Lakewood approves building of apartment complex despite long-fought community battle

Lakewood approves building of apartment complex despite long-fought community battle

The apartment complex will sit directly next to the beloved Belmar Park.

New apartments at edge of Lakewood’s Belmar Park win planning OK after long-running controversy

The Lakewood Planning Commission has approved a proposed apartment building at the edge of Belmar Park that spurred a yearslong debate, a lawsuit and changes to the city’s land-use code. A major site plan for the 411-unit apartment building was approved 5-0 late Wednesday night by the Planning Commission, with the members concluding that the project complied with Lakewood’s zoning code. The new five-story structure will replace an old vacant off…

Lakewood approves plan for apartment complex near Belmar Park despite community pushback

More than 100 of those neighbors came to Wednesday night’s planning commission meeting to speak out against the plan, with about 60 signing up for a public comment period that surpassed two hours.

New apartments at edge of Lakewood’s Belmar Park win planning OK after long-running controversy - BusinessDen

The closed Irongate building, pictured in December 2023, at 777 S. Yarrow St. next to Lakewood’s Belmar Park has started to undergo demolition. The Lakewood Planning Commission on Wednesday night approved a major site plan for a 411-unit apartment building at the site. (Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post) The Lakewood Planning Commission has approved a proposed apartment building at the edge of Belmar Park that spurred a yearslong debate, a lawsuit an…