About Ballpark Collective RNO
Five Points Neighborhood + Police District 6 + Council District 9
Ballpark Collective RNO, a Colorado non-profit corporation, is a Registered Neighborhood Organization (RNO) community group representing an area in downtown Denver, Colorado’s Five Points Neighborhood east of Coors Field baseball stadium.
Although not currently a registered special district, the area is colloquially referred to as the Ballpark Neighborhood or Ballpark District. The defined boundaries are 20th St to the South, California St to the Southeast, Broadway/24th St/Park Avenue West to the Northeast, and Wewatta/Delgany St to the Northwest.
It is a mixed-use neighborhood with predominantly small businesses, low-rise apartment buildings, and parking lots. The Arapahoe Square Zoning district allows for high-rise buildings and increased density. It is bordered by registered special districts including Sakura Square, Welton Street Corridor, Denver’s Central Business District, Five Points Cultural, Curtis Park, RiNo Arts, LoDo, and Union Station Districts.
Ballpark District Denver
Area in Downtown Denver represented by Ballpark Collective RNO and Ballpark General Improvement District (GID) study.
Advocate
- Pursue investment from government agencies, private foundations, and other funding sources and grantors to address critical community needs and develop public spaces, art, entertainment, green space, and infrastructure.
- Promote proactive and consistent management and maintenance of public space, amenities, and infrastructure.
- Establish and promote community standards for safety, security, and cleanliness.
Collaborate
- Support neighborhood businesses and residents to create a vibrant and inviting space to safely live, work, and play.
- Engage with public officials, city agencies, RNOs, special districts, and other community and non-profit groups to promote common objectives.
- Be a resource for area historic context, economically viable preservation, and community development and investment.
Communicate
- Facilitate, develop, and promote a long-term district vision, brand/identity, and marketing plan.
- Host community events that positively promote the area’s multi-generational entertainment offerings and local businesses.
- Connect business owners, residents, and visitors to available resources and promote the support of and volunteering with established social services and initiatives to help people seeking need.
Our Board & Advisors
The board members are volunteers. Contract and part-time staff are hired to manage communication/marketing platform, memberships, initiatives, community meetings/events/promotions, bookkeeping, and assist the board.
This committed group of stakeholders is taking action to address the needs related to business development, social unity, maintenance, safety, and positive activation. They seek to create more opportunities for partnership and involvement, to be advocates and a strong collective voice for the area, and to organize and invest in area improvements.
Matt
Van Sistine
Board Chair
Resident + Business + Property Owner
CEO, MTR
Chris
Payne
Vice Chair
Construction and Development
Senior VP, Riverside Development
Lisa
Franz
Treasurer
Business Owner
Frank’s Gentlemen's Salon
Candice
Pineda
Secretary
Business + Property Owner
Mexico City
Chris
Boling
Director
Resident + Property Owner
Partner, Holland & Hart LLP
Chad
Bratt
Director
Business Owner
Jagged Mountain Brewery Slackline Coffee
Stevenson Farnsworth
Director
Resident + Property Owner
Broker Associate, 1858 Real Estate
Wyn
Ferrell
Director
Business + Property Owner
Mile High Spirits
Matt
Hand
Director
Business + Property Owner + Non-profit
Asterisk Denver & Pastor Grace City Church
Kevin
Kahn
Director
Colorado Rockies + MLB Stadium District
VP and Chief Customer Officer, Colorado Rockies
Patrick
McMichael
Director
Resident + Business + Property Owner
Owner/Architect, Track Architecture
Bryan
Sederwall
Director
Non-profit
Pastor & Hope Dealer, Denver Dream Center
Jay
Soneff
Director
Business + Property Owner
Jamis Companies
Advisors
- Gage Gutierrez Commercial Account Partner, Risk Management Partners
- Cara Lawrence Partner, Tierney Lawrence Stiles LLC
- Jamie Giellis President, Centro Inc.
- Jerry Orten President, Lower Downtown Neighborhood Association
Join us!
As a member of Denver's Ballpark District community, join us to be a part of the dialogue as we seek to define the district’s future and development. Your input will help us gain insights into the community’s attitudes and desires for the district moving forward in a way that will best represent these interests. Your opinions are very valuable and will help ensure that this area progresses in the most democratic and advantageous way possible.