Denver Mayor Mike Johnston announced Wednesday the city is acquiring the former Park Hill Golf Course in a land swap deal.

Denver will acquire the former Park Hill Golf Course in an unprecedented land swap deal that will give the city its fourth largest park, Mayor Mike Johnston said Wednesday. Why it matters: The move all but settles a longstanding fight between those who wanted development on the site and those wishing to keep it as open space.

The future of the property has been unclear for years. In 2023, Denver voters rejected a ballot measure that would have allowed the land to be developed.

After years of controversy over Park Hill Golf Course, the vast piece of undeveloped land in northeast Denver is set to open to the public as a park this summer under the terms of a deal announced Wednesday by city officials.

The City of Denver and the owner of the former Park Hill Golf Course property in northeast Denver are attempting to wrap up a land swap agreement that would allow the city to take back control of the controversial 155-acre property.

A developer and Denver reach a deal to resolve the future of land at the heart of a controversial development proposal.