A new development in Pueblo, Colorado, could be the city’s largest in over two decades. The Dillon North project will feature restaurants, retail stores, and a medical office building. Public improvements totaling $18.7 million were needed to address infrastructure and floodplain issues. Businesses are expected to begin opening in the coming months, with more to follow through 2027.It could be the “largest cluster of new development” that the city of Pueblo has seen in over 20 years, according to Dillon North project Lead Developer Avik Amin. Amin told the Chieftain that the development is slated to be home to a north side Panda Express, Aspen Dental, Firehouse Subs, nail salon, Les Schwab Tire Center, Murphy USA convenience store, 7 Brew Coffee, Take 5 Oil Change and a three-story medical office building. Talks also are underway to bring a large grocery chain into the development. “We feel its probably the best location left within the city to develop retail and office,” Amin said. “It’s just the hurdle to get the development started there.”
The Dillon North development is located in the Pueblo Urban Renewal Authority (PURA)’s Dillon Drive Urban Renewal Area north of Cesar Chavez Boulevard, east of Bijou Street, south of Walmart Supercenter and west of Fountain Creek. A portion of the development’s namesake, Dillon Drive, runs through the urban renewal area. According to a statement from the Pueblo Urban Renewal Authority, the urban renewal area had “significant infrastructure needs” challenging private investment.
Dillon North is part of a floodplain, so crews brought in about one million cubic yards of dirt for the site. Utilities also had to be added, Amin said. A “Redevelopment and Reimbursement Agreement” between PURA and Amin facilitated $18.7 million worth of public improvements. This included critical site preparation, environmental remediation, stormwater infrastructure and wastewater infrastructure-related improvements.
“The Dillon Drive Urban Renewal Area project demonstrates the impact that urban renewal can have in transforming underutilized land into a valuable community asset,” said Cherish Deeg, PURA executive director. “This project is a clear example of how strategic infrastructure investments can leverage private development, create jobs, expand economic opportunities, and generate long-term benefits for the Pueblo community.”
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