415,000-SF IKEA Breaks Ground

CENTENNIAL, CO-With company representatives, local officials and community leaders on-hand, IKEA officially broke ground for its future Denver-area store in Centennial, CO. The 415,000-square-foot IKEA Centennial, with approximately 1,500 parking spaces, will be built on 13.5 acres along the western side of Interstate 25, north of the Park Meadows area, accessible from connections to Dry Creek Road and County Line Road exits.

When it opens, the store will employ approximately 400 coworkers and reflect the same architectural design for which IKEA stores are known worldwide. Also, IKEA Centennial will, according to a statement from the company, be the first IKEA store in the US to incorporate a geothermal component as part of its heating/cooling system, meaning heat will be pumped either from or into the ground, depending on the weather.