Hitching Post Plaza

Cheyenne, WY | Mixed-Use Urban Renewal Development

Palma Land Planning principals have been engaged with this ±12-acre property in various capacities under multiple ownerships to redevelop the historic and locally significant location into a mixed-use activity center – integrated with the City of Cheyenne’s abutting recreation complex, including indoor and outdoor facilities and an ice rink.

The Hitching Post Inn, originally known as Lincoln Court Motor Hotel was built in 1925. Following a fire in 2011, the property had fallen into disrepair and beginning in 2016 Palma Land Planning worked with the City of Cheyenne to create a statutory Urban Renewal Authority (URA) and develop a plan to redevelop the area in conformance with the City’s Comprehensive Plan using Tax Increment Financing and other tools enabled by the creation of the URA.

Following the URA designation, PLP developed a master plan for the property, coordinating with abutting owners and prospective plaza tenants and developers to establish a baseline for improvements. Following approval of the plan and proposed funding strategies by the Governing Body, Palma Land Planning has facilitated the entitlements and design to move the project forward from the ashes to reality. 

Master Plan

By the Numbers

  • 12.22 acres converted from blighted hotel and parking lots to usable development ground
  • Approximately 800 feet of private roadway including water and sewer main replacement and re-alignment
  • 114-room 4-Story Hotel slated for completion in 2024 along with nearly ¼ mile of public roadway
  • ±30,000 SF Surgical Center and 102-room Hotel & Conference Center
  • ±25,000 SF of planned office and retail with 72 dwelling units above
  • ±15,000 SF restaurant and in-line retail plaza
  • Drive-through Coffee shop and 3-story administrative office building

Services

  • URA establishment and representation for project applications
  • Site & landscape design
  • Coordination of new utilities infrastructure and roadways
  • Design & Facilitation of Master Plan, Land Subdivision, Zoning and property conveyances
  • Individual Site Designs including of City of Cheyenne entitlement/ approval processes