Englewood's South Broadway Changed Block by Block in 2026

Construction on the Barn at 3299 South Broadway started on January 2. Less than three months later the restaurant was open, with new floors, new tables and reclaimed wood around the whole room. It took over the former Whiskey Biscuit space, next door to Moe's Original BBQ and Bowling. According to Westword's March profile, the owners chose Englewood after a visit to the suburb's annual block party.

That pace explains most of what happened on Englewood's South Broadway this year. The corridor changed through dozens of small projects that each took a few months: a dining room reworked over one winter, one bus stop rebuilt at a time, a light pole here and a planter box there. If you walk the stretch on Second Saturday, November 14, you'll be walking on the results. The one large project in the area, CityCenter, runs on a schedule measured in years.

The storefronts that changed hands this year

Here are the 2026 openings and closings with an Englewood South Broadway or Hampden address, listed north to south:

• Santana's Cantina, 2598 S. Broadway: Moved into the former Gennaro's Bar & Lounge space. Westword reported it open in late July.
• Good Girl Cafe and Bookstore, 2807 S. Broadway: On Westword's list of September openings.
• The Barn, 3299 S. Broadway: Opened in March.
• Sukiya Ramen, 3401 S. Broadway: One of Westword's March openings.
• Wapos Cantina, 3495 S. Broadway: Opened the first week of March in the former El Tepehuan space.
• Pesto Italiano, 3999 S. Broadway: Listed among April closings.
• Bad Ass Coffee, 4298 S. Broadway: Opened its drive-through and walk-up shop on October 24.
• Western Sky Bar & Taproom, 4361 S. Broadway: Reopened in October under new ownership.

Just off the main street, Beirut Grill at 203 W. Hampden Ave. was on Westword's August closings list.

Most of these openings moved into spaces that had already housed a restaurant or bar. Santana's took over Gennaro's, Wapos took over El Tepehuan, and the Barn took over the Whiskey Biscuit. Reusing a space built for food service is a big part of how a place can open in months, the way the Barn did.

Western Sky's year

The 4300 block of South Broadway gives the clearest view of how this year went. On April 30, the City of Englewood held its South Broadway Phase Two progress open house on that block, near Western Sky. When rain and cold were forecast, the event moved inside Western Sky Bar & Taproom. That spring, the taproom was where the city went to show off its corridor plans.

Then Western Sky showed up among the closings on Westword's September list. In late October, Westword's weekly roundup listed it as reopened under new ownership. The same week, Bad Ass Coffee opened across the street at 4298. In about six months, the block went from hosting the city's open house to having a dark taproom to reopening with a new coffee stop beside it.

Western Sky also hosts one of the city's smaller additions. In its August council update, the city reported two Little Free Libraries were finished: one at BMO and Western Sky, and one at Peace Addict.

What the street work has finished so far

Two city efforts overlap here, and it's easy to mix them up. The one you can see is the South Broadway Complete Streets project. Its work area runs from US-285 to Belleview. Construction started January 12, 2026, and the city expects it to finish in December 2026. The plan covers ADA upgrades, bus-stop amenities, lighting, landscaping and wayfinding, plus a bike corridor on South Sherman.

Following the city's monthly updates in order shows the work moving down the street one intersection at a time:

1. June update: New curb, gutter, ADA ramps, planter boxes, bus pads and sidewalk were in at Oxford Avenue. In May, crews had also torn out street and sidewalk at Mansfield.
2. July update: Oxford Avenue had ADA ramps, sidewalks, curbs, metal fencing and concrete planter boxes. The northbound Oxford, southbound Mansfield and northbound Kenyon bus stops had reopened after renovation.
3. August update: Most sidewalk light-pole locations on the west side were done, with about six left. The southbound Kenyon stop had reopened.
4. September update, posted October 5: Crews worked on excavation, drainage, concrete, and curb and gutter at Oxford Avenue, and built the Oxford bus pad. They also relocated or replaced caissons near Belleview.

For October, the plan called for new shelters, benches and trash bins at the Chenango, Tufts, Quincy, Mansfield and Kenyon bus stops. It also included new median cover at four of those avenues, topsoil for the new planter boxes, and new pavement markings around Chenango, Tufts, Mansfield and Kenyon. The city said some of that work had been pushed back because of stormwater improvements. Those items were planned work, so check the project page before you count on a finished shelter at your stop.

The smaller fixes, and the ones on hold

The second effort is the South Broadway Revitalization Project. Its changes are smaller and easy to miss. The corridor now has its own name, "Englewood South," and banners with that name hang from its light poles. The city has added more speed-limit signs along Broadway. It has also launched a pilot business-improvement grant program, with five grants awarded or pending completion. The city is working on permit changes too, including three-year patio permits.

The August council update also lists what is on hold. The overhead South Broadway banner was shelved because moving the utilities would have cost too much. Parklets are paused while staff studies how to install them safely. Expanding the tree canopy is paused for a feasibility study. Wider sidewalks are waiting on targeted grant funding. As of that update, the public-art strategy that will decide where murals go was still being written. The finished items are cheap and quick to install. The stalled ones all need more money, more engineering or more space.

Where to go on Second Saturday, November 14

The Englewood Downtown Development Authority's Happenings page lists the dates for the rest of the year:

• Saturday, November 7, 1 to 3 p.m.: Artist talk for "Duets" at the CAST Colorado gallery in CitySpark, 901 Englewood Parkway. The exhibit pairs studio artists from Carousel Arts and Studio 108 and is up through December 31.
• Saturday, November 14: Second Saturday, led by Nicole Korbe of EASEL Co Art Space and Hayley Schneider of SeeSaw Gallery. Expect pop-ups, music, studio events and special hours at participating businesses. EASEL posts the current map.
• Saturday, November 14, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.: The Old School Cool Vintage Market in the parking lot at South Broadway and West Hampden. It's the last market on the 2026 schedule.
• December 3 through January 24: EASEL's Winter Art Market, with work from the 19 artist members of NKollectiv plus guest artists.
• Saturday, December 12: The year's last Second Saturday, plus a holiday party for EASEL's two-year anniversary. That marks two years since NKollectiv moved to Downtown Englewood from the Santa Fe Art District.

On November 14, the vintage market at Hampden is a good place to start. From there, Wapos Cantina, Sukiya Ramen and the Barn are all on the 3200 to 3400 blocks, close together. If you head south toward the 4300 block, you'll pass the new Mansfield and Kenyon bus stops before you reach Western Sky and Bad Ass Coffee.

CityCenter runs on a much longer timeline

A few blocks west, plans for the CityCenter site are moving on a very different schedule. On February 5, the city and the developer New Englewood closed the first phase of a land transaction. New Englewood got Block D and Parcel C-2. The city got the former 24-Hour Fitness building and the ArtWalk plaza retail spaces. The renderings the city posted September 29 show housing, local retail, a hotel, expanded parks, an outdoor performance venue and a beer garden. The city noted that no final master plan has been chosen.

On October 12, council members generally supported Concept 2 as a starting point for more planning, The Badger reported. That support does not approve a redevelopment plan or a way to pay for it. Staff estimated that replacing the parking garage would cost $10 million to $16 million, and that stabilizing it would cost about $1.5 million. Council did not choose a garage option. Harbor Freight's lease on the C1 parcel runs through 2040. The city's October packet projects demolition and grading on Parcel C.2 around mid-2027. The developer's August presentation projected Phase 1 design starting in the first quarter of 2027, with the first phase opening beginning in 2030.

The Barn went from bare walls to open tables in less than three months. On the developer's projected schedule, the first phase of CityCenter would open about four years after that.

If you're curious how this year's changes along South Broadway might affect homes nearby, the team at NAV Real Estate is glad to talk it through with you, whether that's this week or after your Second Saturday walk. Contact Us whenever you're ready.