The acres of parking lots that surround the 25-year-old arena today are expected to transform over the next 30 years or so into a mixed-use urban neighborhood.

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston said that the Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche will stay at Ball Arena for the next 26 years, until 2050.

The transformational redevelopment project that will create a new residential and commercial district around Ball Arena can now move forward after Denver City Council approved a series of rezoning, development agreements,