Central Park
The old airport, rebuilt since 2002 as Denver's largest new-urbanist neighborhood.
Pricing trends
Central Park prices sit above the Denver median for detached homes and attract buyers comparing it with Lowry and the newer suburbs. The southern filings near 29th Avenue, closest to Park Hill and the town center, carry the premium; the northern filings offer newer and often larger homes for the money.
| Denver, August 2026 | Median price | Homes sold | Days on market | Active listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single Family | $635,000−5.6% vs August 2025 | 483 | 38average days | 1,874 |
| Townhome / condo | $360,000−10.0% vs August 2025 | 213 | 65average days | 2,002 |
Citywide figures for Denver. Source: Local Market Update, August 2026, REcolorado data compiled by the Colorado Association of REALTORS®. Neighborhood-level figures vary; ask me for comparables on any specific home. See all area tables.
About Central Park
Central Park, called Stapleton until 2020, is the master-planned neighborhood built on the runways of Denver's former airport. It was designed for front porches, alleys, pocket parks and walkable town centers, and over two decades it has grown into a community of more than 30,000 people with its own schools, pools and main streets. For families who want new construction without leaving the city, it has few rivals.
Location
Central Park runs from Quebec Street east to Havana Street and from Montview Boulevard north across Interstate 70 to 56th Avenue, with Park Hill to the west, Aurora to the east and the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge to the north. The Central Park station on the A Line gives a direct ride to Union Station and the airport.
History and background
Where it sits. Central Park is in northeast Denver, east of downtown on the former Stapleton International Airport site, along Central Park Boulevard and near Interstate 70.
Denver's municipal airport was built during Mayor Benjamin Stapleton's first term and was renamed Stapleton International Airport in 1944. Stapleton's political résumé included Denver police magistrate, postmaster, state auditor and mayor, in 1923 to 1931 and again from 1935 to 1947. When operations moved to Denver International Airport, the Stapleton name stayed on the surrounding neighborhood built on the old airport land.
Forest City was chosen as the redevelopment partner in 1998, and construction began in 2001. The 80-acre Central Park opened in 2007, and RTD's light rail system connected the area to Union Station and the airport in 2016.
Because of Stapleton's documented Ku Klux Klan ties, the neighborhood changed its name in 2020, and Central Park won 63 percent of the vote over the other finalist, Skyview.
Why people like it. People like Central Park for its 80-acre namesake park, a trail network that reached 38 miles by 2011, Bluff Lake Nature Center, the Sand Creek Regional Greenway, many neighborhood parks and the A Line station.
Fun fact. Bluff Lake Nature Center, inside the neighborhood, is described as one of the nation's largest urban wildlife refuges.
Sources and caveats for this history
Housing and architecture
Builders delivered a deliberate range: alley-loaded single-family homes in traditional styles, row houses, paired homes, condominiums above the town centers and larger homes on the northern filings. Nearly everything dates from 2002 onward, with the newest sections north of I-70. Most homes have detached rear garages and front porches, and most belong to the community's master association.
Parks and recreation
The neighborhood has more than fifty parks, the Central Park Recreation Center, a string of neighborhood pools run by the community association, the Westerly Creek and Sand Creek greenways and the Bluff Lake Nature Center. The Rocky Mountain Arsenal refuge, with its bison herd and trails, is across 56th Avenue.
Dining, shopping and daily life
Three town centers carry the daily errands: the 29th Avenue Town Center with its restaurants and a King Soopers, Eastbridge with Stanley Marketplace just across the Aurora line, and the Northfield shopping district with a Target, a theater and big-box retail. Stanley Marketplace, in a former aviation hangar, is the neighborhood's best-known food and shopping destination.
Nearby
Other nearby communities
Northeast Denver Park Hill Tree-lined parkways, a hundred years of architecture, and a neighborhood that organizes itself. 
Northeast Denver Lowry A former Air Force base turned into parks, a town center and a mix of homes close to Cherry Creek. 
East Metro Aurora Colorado's third-largest city, with the metro's biggest medical campus, its best-value homes and the reservoir on the south side. 
Northeast Denver Capitol Hill and Cheesman Park Denver's densest, oldest and most walkable neighborhood, with mansions, condos and a marble pavilion in the park. 
Northeast Denver City Park Denver's largest park and the blocks of grand houses along its 17th Avenue parkway edge. 
Northeast Denver City Park West and Uptown Restaurant Row on 17th Avenue, hospital campuses, and Victorian blocks between downtown and City Park. Let’s talk about Central Park
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Geoffry Kaatz
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