Property’s future may look very different
“Littleton’s lone urban renewal area sits in a state of disrepair behind a 6-foot fence. Trash and broken glass are strewn along walkways and graffiti lines the outside of buildings that have not been occupied in several years at what once was the Columbine Square shopping center.
Carol Pinigis, who lives nearby, said the property has been poorly maintained for years and she fears it is negatively affecting property values.
“We apologize for what it looks like today,” property owner Carl Chang said at a Dec. 6 city council meeting.
The Chang family has owned Columbine Square, located at the southwest corner of Belleview Avenue and Federal Boulevard, since 1989. Since it has been vacant, several plans to bring a large store in to serve as an anchor at the shopping center failed, including an attempt to lure King Soopers to the site from its location a few hundred yards away in Englewood at the northeast corner of Belleview and Federal.
The Columbine Square plan area consists of about 35 acres and is centered around the shuttered shopping center. It is owned by the Chang family through its company, Redwood-Kairos Real Estate Partners.”
Hardin, Kyle. Littleton Independent 3 January 2017.