The United Airlines development plan for 113.7 acres that it bought near Denver Airport raised questions about what the carrier plans to do with all of that area.
The airline said that it will build a new flight center to complete its main training facility in northeastern Denver, but it has been my mother in its full plans. “It takes no more than 100 acres for experimental training.”
Chicago Tribune last year, where Windy City can be in danger.
United, the dominant carrier at Denver International Airport, presented an initial plan for the city in November to the land it bought for $ 33 million. The main plan for the infrastructure prepared by the ZGF architecture company said that the airline will build a new aviation training center, which you want to run by the fall of 2027.
It will remain a large area as soon as the airline is built. The main plan includes five offices to the West from the training facility. The plan plans 1.6 million square feet for 6171 employees, but it does not specify what the buildings will be spent.
Gary Lev, Financial Executive Director and founder of the frequent web show of the wing, wrote in a blog on January 31, United officials said there are no imminent plans to transfer the headquarters of the airline.
“The saying that there is no” imminent step “was not a denial, adding that United has retracted his presence in the Willis Tower in Chicago, where the lease contract lasts until 2032. He owns.”
“We have nothing additional to share our plans for the land that we bought in Denver. United Russell Carlton spokesman on Monday in an email:“ The Earth United provides future options, there are no specific plans that go beyond the use of the land to expand our aviation training center. ” .
United said that Denver is its fastest growing center and has nearly 10,000 employees in the state. Denver is also home to the training center where all United pilots go. The current center, which has a 23 -acre area in northeastern Denver, has reached its maximum capacity.
The suggestion is the first step in redirecting the land of agricultural use. Ryan Hove, a spokesman for the planning and development of society in Denver, said that employees expect to complete the review by the fourth quarter this year. Other steps will follow, including reviewing the site development plan.
The main plan of the infrastructure is displayed four buildings to the additional aviation training center, which has a total of 865,000 square feet on the site at the 64th Street Corner and Yamba Street. The first stage of development includes a training center and an energy factory.
The largest part of the northwest is referred to as a “future location” in the plan, which said that the land is dedicated to “flexible development” with distinctive views of the mountains and reaching the open space facing Benia Street, the main road to the airport, and the light railway.
Is there a new headquarters for companies in the future of the site? The CEO of United Scott Kirby, who attended the great opening last year to expand the current aviation training center, said that there are no other specific plans for the rest of the parcels with an area of 113 acres.
“There is nothing” yes “. There is nothing.” No. “