Denver Federal Center

Connect with the DFC on Facebook

West 6th Avenue and Kipling Street
Lakewood, CO 80225

The Denver Federal Center (DFC) is located adjacent to the foothills of the Colorado Rockies and is only minutes from downtown Denver. Fifty-five federal buildings, totaling four million square feet of rentable space, occupy the 623-acre campus. Agency tenants with facility related questions or concerns should contact (888) 999-4777.

Information on DFC future developments can be found at the Denver Federal Center Site Plan Study. 

Amenities: The numerous amenities within the DFC complex include child care facility, credit unions, food services, health unit, a wellness center, a museum and security. For a detailed list of amenities, click here.

Visitor Access: The DFC is open to the public from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal holidays. Visitors must stop and show identification, (i.e., government ID or a driver's license) to enter. Please be prepared to present a valid drivers license and current vehicle registration at the gates:

Gate 1 - Kipling and Alameda
Employee/visitor/bus/delivery
6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday
After hours accessibility with prior authorization

Gate 4 - Union and 6th Avenue
Employee/visitor/bus
6 a.m to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday
 

Parking: Parking throughout the DFC is open to visitors unless specifically designated. Visitor spaces are located near entrances to the buildings. Parking spaces are designated as 30 minute, one hour or two hour spaces.

Going Green: The DFC is committed to becoming the most sustainable campus in the United States by the year 2020. To do this, we are working on a variety of projects that allow us to be more eco-friendly. Some of these projects are:

• GSA has been able to replace 19 leased cars with Neighborhood Electrical Cars saving the tax payer about $80,000 per year;
• Campus solar panels provide more than 15% of the DFC’s electrical needs annually.  The combined capacity of all of the solar arrays is enough to power 1,064 residential homes for one year (about 8 MegaWatts of energy). In 2007, GSA installed its first six-acre, 1.2 MW solar PV park that includes 6,192 solar panels at the 623-acre campus in Lakewood, CO.  In 2009, GSA received additional funding to add nearly 7 MW more PV. 
• Recycled demolished building materials saving approximately $1.5 million dollars; and
• Relandscaped with drought-resistant vegetation (xeriscaping) to reduce water consumption.

Click here to view the DFC Visitor Guide

Click here to view the Denver Visitors Guide

The shortcut for this page is www.gsa.gov/r8dfc.