Denver Mayor Mike Johnston said that the Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche will stay at Ball Arena for the next 26 years, until 2050.

The redevelopment is expected to bring 6,000 housing units, 780 hotel rooms, retail spaces, a recreation center, a child care facility, new transit stops and a 3-acre park, along with increased connectivity to surrounding neighborhoods, according to speakers at the hearings.

The Denver City Council on Monday cleared the way for Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche owner Stan Kroenke to build new skyscrapers on the expanse of parking lots around Ball Arena where those teams play. The council also ensured those teams will stay on Kroenke-owned land in central Denver for another quarter century.

The Denver City Council voted to approve a plan to rezone the area around Ball Arena for a development proposal.

Part of the agreement will keep the Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche in downtown Denver until 2050.

Kroenke Sports and Entertainment (KSE), which owns Ball Arena as well as the Colorado Avalanche and Denver Nuggets, is behind the 64-acre redevelopment project. They say it would create a new neighborhood with housing, bike lanes, open space and amenities like artist spaces and childcare facilities.

Downtown Denver's skyline will look different thanks to a new project that Denver City Council voted to approve on Monday.