Gallantry is a part of the Lowry master plan, once a working Air Force base in Denver, Colorado, Lowry transformed into a forward-thinking, mixed-use community. The idea behind Lowry was to take an existing urban area, give it new life and avoid adding to the problem of urban sprawl. That dream is now a reality. In fact, Lowry has been so successful that it received the Governor's Award for Smart Growth and has become a model community for urban-infill projects across the country.

Lowry is in the center of metropolitan Denver, about 15 minutes from downtown, 10 minutes from the Cherry Creek shopping district and 25 minutes from the Denver International Airport. It is bounded generally by Quebec Street on the west, Eleventh Avenue on the north, Dayton Street on the east, and Alameda Avenue on the south. Approximately 89 percent of Lowry is in the City of Denver, and 11 percent is in the City of Aurora.

The plan for Lowry was developed in 1991-93 by hundreds of citizens, elected officials and community leaders. It calls for a mixed-use community where people can live, learn, work and play:

LIVE: Approximately 4,500 new homes and apartments will be built at Lowry. A full range of housing types and prices will include single-family homes, town homes, apartments and custom homes. Many of the existing housing units will be renovated and resold. Residential construction is scheduled for completion by the year 2009.

LEARN: The 156-acre Lowry Campus, includes the Colorado Community College System, Community College of Denver and Community College of Aurora. Also at Lowry, Colorado Free University offers continuing education classes for metro area students. Seven independent schools and a Denver public elementary school have likewise established themselves at Lowry.

WORK: Lowry is home to medical office, real estate firms, telecommunications, financial firms and professional services. The Town Center is a gathering place with neighborhood-scale retailers, restaurants and multifamily homes. Lowry will not have any heavy industrial or large retail outlets. Commercial development is scheduled for completion by the year 2009.

PLAY: Almost 800 acres of open space connects all areas of Lowry. This space includes urban trails, parks, playing fields, an ice arena, baseball diamonds and a large public golf complex.