One of Colorado Boulevard’s longtime grocery anchors is packing up for bigger digs just down the road. King Soopers is closing its Belcaro store at 825 S. Colorado Blvd. on Tuesday, June 2, and opening a much larger Virginia Village location about a mile south at 4201 E. Arkansas Ave. the very next day, Wednesday, June 3. Regulars at the Belcaro store say the move is already showing up on the shelves in the form of steep markdowns as the grocer clears out inventory.
As reported by Denverite, signs posted at the Virginia Village site promote a June 3 grand opening, while the Belcaro store has rolled out heavy discounts to move product quickly. That reporting notes the new supermarket is rising on land that previously housed the Colorado Department of Transportation’s headquarters, and that King Soopers broke ground on the project in 2025. For shoppers, the headline right now is simple: more and more Belcaro shelves are carrying markdown tags.
Grand opening events and clearance sales
Local coverage points to a bit of ceremony along with the fresh produce. A ribbon-cutting and customer giveaways are planned for Virginia Village, with an 8:30 a.m. ceremony and a 9 a.m. public opening on Wednesday, according to Mile High on the Cheap. The same outlet reports employees saying most of the Belcaro store’s existing inventory will be sold off or donated instead of being hauled to the new site. Deal seekers can expect those discounts to intensify as the June 2 shutdown approaches.
A much bigger store with specialty shops
The Virginia Village location is a ground-up, 103,000-square-foot King Soopers project that Denverite has previously reported carried a price tag of about $37.1 million and broke ground in 2025. As the Denverite detailed, the new store will feature a Murray’s Cheese Shop, an in-store Starbucks, grocery pickup and delivery, a drive-thru pharmacy, and a King Soopers fuel center across the street. Earlier coverage also puts staffing at roughly 200 jobs for the surrounding neighborhood.
Belcaro site’s next chapter
Developers Kentro Group and Embrey have advanced a scaled-back plan to replace the Belcaro Shopping Center with mid-rise apartments, and industry reporting says the retail strip, including the current King Soopers building, is expected to be demolished once the supermarket relocates. Bisnow reports the concept envisions roughly 347 residential units with a smaller retail footprint, and notes that the property is owned by Dillon Cos., the parent company of King Soopers. The redevelopment outlook helps explain the timing of the shift to a larger, Marketplace-style store in Virginia Village.
What shoppers should do
Anyone plotting a last-minute Belcaro run would be wise to double-check hours and pick up the phone first, since King Soopers still lists the Belcaro store’s address and contact information on its website. King Soopers maintains up-to-date store details and notices online. For grand opening giveaway times and other specifics, local coverage again cites an 8:30 a.m. ceremony and a 9 a.m. public opening on Wednesday, according to Mile High on the Cheap, but shoppers should confirm exact times with the retailer before heading to Virginia Village.
