Five new apartment buildings have risen across from Aurora Town Center, bringing 419 fresh units to a stretch of Aurora. Kairoi Residential and Clarion Partners announced they have completed construction on The Gild at Metro Center, a Class A community built across 12 acres within a Qualified Opportunity Zone.
Five Buildings, Hundreds of Floor Plans
According to the companies' announcement, carried by prnewswire.com, the five elevator-served buildings hold studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging from 541 to 1,378 square feet. The project is part of the broader Metro Center mixed-use development, and as reported by Mile High CRE, it sits near Buckley Space Force Base and is walkable to Aurora City Center Park. The 419-unit project is now complete.
The amenity list reads like a wish list for renters chasing convenience and indulgence in equal measure. Per the prnewswire.com announcement, residents get a 24-hour health club, an expansive pool, spin rooms, a dog park and a speakeasy. Mile High CRE's account adds that the property also includes a sky lounge, coworking spaces with conference rooms scattered throughout, and art installations tucked into small urban parks on site.
Location Near Hospitals and Light Rail
The Gild sits directly across from Aurora Town Center and Aurora City Place, which together offer more than 2 million square feet of restaurants and retail, the prnewswire.com release notes. The development is also near several major medical campuses, including the University of Colorado Health Hospital, Anschutz Hospital and the Rocky Mountain Regional Medical Center. For commuters, the complex is walkable to the Aurora Metro Center Station R-Line light-rail stop, which the announcement says leads directly to Downtown Denver and Denver International Airport.
Kairoi Residential, which is based in San Antonio, framed the project as a response to resident expectations. “Designed to meet the demands of future residents while bringing value to the community,” said Daniel Zunker, Kairoi's President of Development, according to Mile High CRE's reporting, which also quotes him saying the development was built for quality and an exceptional residential experience meant to bring a fresh aesthetic to the neighborhood.
Clarion's Growing Denver Footprint
Clarion Partners Senior Vice President Brent Gerst said the firm values its longstanding relationship with Kairoi Residential and the opportunity to build on that partnership through Aurora Metro Center, per Mile High CRE. Clarion separately said its investment reflects continued conviction in the region and in well-located qualified opportunity zones throughout the U.S. The firm already owns more than 50 properties across multiple sectors in the Denver area and more than 2,500 multifamily apartment units in the metro, the outlet reports.
The Gild isn't the only project rising in this corner of Aurora. A Clarion Partners joint venture previously delivered the first phase of The Gild next to the Alta Metro Center site, where developer Wood Partners and Clarion broke ground on a separate 365-unit project, according to Multifamily Dive. That four-building, four-story community is also located within an Opportunity Zone inside the larger master-planned Metro Center and is slated for delivery in the first quarter of 2028. Nearby, Dominium celebrated the grand opening of The Addie at Metro Center on October 13, an affordable senior housing community with 106 one-bedroom and 106 two-bedroom apartments priced for residents earning 30% to 70% of the area median income, Mile High CRE has also reported.
Where Rents and Home Prices Stand
The new supply adds apartments to Aurora's rental market.
Home sales in the area have also slowed. The Colorado Association of REALTORS® reported that Aurora and Centennial's spring 2026 housing market got off to a slower-than-expected start, with inventory down by as much as 45% in some areas compared with the prior year. The association said home prices had declined 1% to 8%, sales had decreased and homes were taking longer to sell, with median prices ranging from roughly $510,000 to $669,700 and sellers facing about 60 days on market.
For prospective tenants, Colorado allows applicants to submit a Portable Tenant Screening Report.
