Peña Station NEXT represents the future of real-world smart communities. A new, forward-looking approach to real estate development. A new vision for placemaking that synthesizes clean energy, smart technology, mobility and living lab principles together like never before. Peña Station NEXT is one of the most unique places you’ll ever visit, and one of the most remarkable places you’ll ever live.
Imagine a community where a three-minute walk takes you to the office, a café, a gallery or a park. Where advanced smart technologies keep you in the flow at work, home or play. Where the best practices in sustainability and clean energy make it effortless to protect our planet. Where the community truly believes in the power of forward-thinking and forward-living. Now imagine all of that—and more—placed in one of America’s greatest cities, where the most spectacular natural landscapes host unbelievable sunrises and sunsets every day. This is Peña Station NEXT.
Peña Station NEXT is a community-centric, transit-oriented development where energy efficiency and green building, renewable solar energy and emissions-free mobility add up to clean energy that powers your business, your home and your active lifestyle.
Green buildings make for healthier, happier, more productive places in which to live and work. That’s why Peña Station NEXT requires that each project, at a minimum, meet LEED Silver criteria.
A 1.6 MW solar PV system at the 61st and Peña rail station, and another 259 kW of solar PV on Panasonic’s rooftop, help power Peña Station NEXT with renewable energy. This system and a large on-site battery system owned and operated by Xcel Energy form a microgrid that strengthens energy resilience and ensures the community is supplied by clean energy.
Panasonic’s smart city initiative in North America called Panasonic Smart Mobility Office, pioneered here at Peña Station NEXT, is transforming communities into hubs of innovation, clean energy and smart technology to bring a connected and resilient environment to all residents.
With its location directly adjacent to the 61st and Peña station on the University of Colorado A-Line train, Peña Station NEXT is all about transit-oriented development and convenient mobility options. It’s also about low-emissions mobility that helps protect Denver's air quality and climate.
Peña Station NEXT is not only a dynamic transit-oriented community directly connected to the University of Colorado A-Line commuter rail, between downtown Denver and Denver International Airport, but it also offers a range of energy-efficient mobility options, including electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, autonomous shuttles, connected cars supported by V2X technology, and a connected network of trails for bikes and pedestrians throughout the entire Peña Station NEXT community and beyond.
With robust fiber infrastructure, a microgrid powered by clean energy, and smart streets that monitor air quality and light intensity, Peña Station NEXT is utilizing the most advanced smart technology, and these are overseen by Panasonic Smart Mobility Office (formerly Panasonic CityNOW).
When smart technology and energy efficiency come together, the results are game-changing.
Autonomous shuttles and connected transit make transportation mobility a breeze throughout the community and beyond.
The Array of Things is a collaborative effort among leading scientists, local government and communities to collect real-time data on the city’s environment, infrastructure, and activity for research and public use.
At Peña Station NEXT, you’ll be empowered to live a smart, green, healthy life. A centrally located health & wellness center will offer leading-edge traditional medicine, along with the best in alternative healthcare and health education. In addition, a world-class fitness center with state-of-the-art training facilities will offer convenient hours and a robust program of on-site and remote classes in exercise, yoga, meditation and more.
When you’re finished evolving, you’re finished. Peña Station NEXT is a new world concept that, by definition, is never a finished product, constantly evolving and pushing the boundary of what’s next for community building and placemaking. This is what we mean when we call Peña Station NEXT a Living Lab. Our advanced technology systems will allow us to constantly evolve and improve.
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