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The Stapleton Development Corporation (SDC) is a private sector, non profit entity created by Mayor Wellington E. Webb and the Denver City Council in 1995 to oversee the disposition of the former Stapleton International Airport. The SDC, which is governed by a board of distinguished citizens, includes elected officials, business, and civic leaders. The corporation also receives the benefit of guidance from a citizen’s advisory board that has been actively involved in all critical phases of the Stapleton development process.

The Stapleton Development Corporation is charged with the responsibility to implement the Stapleton Development Plan, a community-based vision for creating new jobs, housing, and open space, on the 4,700 acres airport property that lies in the heart of the Denver metropolitan area. The Stapleton Development Plan calls for the development of 17 million square feet of new commercial space and up to 10,000 units of housing. At the same time, more than one third of the property would be preserved as 1,700 acres of parks and open space, that plan has been approved by the Denver Planning Board and the Denver City Council as part of the City of Denver’s Comprehensive Plan.

The Federal Aviation Administration requires that sales of the land at Stapleton be at fair market value, with proceeds being applied to reduce the indebtedness of Denver International Airport.

Stapleton Airport has grown dramatically over 65 years. Capacity constraints and community concerns led to the decision in 1985 to relocate aviation activities.