[6][7][8][9] In November 2020 the Denver City Council unanimously approved rezoning the Chaffee Park neighborhood to allow ADUs.

The measure is consistent with the City Council's Blueprint Denver land use and transportation policy document, easing zoning to provide more housing.

In practice this commonly means providing transitional housing for aging parents and adult children starting their careers.

[10] Chaffee Park has access to major roads and highways that connect the Denver metropolitan area, including: Federal Boulevard, Pecos Street and I-70.

There was so much demand for building supplies in the United States during this period that contractors bartered with other companies around the country for materials during construction.

Numerous residents of the newly developed Chaffee Park neighborhood were second-generation Italian-Americans who were served by the nearby Guardian Angels Catholic Church of Denver that was established in 1953.

The Fitness Zone was developed as a part of a partnership between nearby Regis University and The Trust for Public Land, who installed the equipment in March 2016 in coordination with Denver Parks and Recreation.

Additional facilities were added, including the: library, gymnasium, kitchen, clinic, conference room, office, and teacher's lounge.

[34][35] In October 2016 Beach Court Elementary was among the first Denver Public Schools (DPS) to receive a SmartLab, after a competitive application process.

[34] The Chaffee Park Shopping Center, located near West 48th Avenue and Pecos Street, opened in 1947–1949.

Developers were confident that residential real estate construction for veterans returning from World War II would fill in the housing blocks adjacent to the complex, which happened shortly thereafter.

The Zuni Plaza project is led by Denver-based developers Columbia Group and Paul Tamburello (founder of Little Man Ice Cream in LoHi and dubbed the "father of the rejuvenated Highland" by The Denver Post.

)[41][42] Chaffee Park's annual Skyline Festival in Zuni Park is a community event featuring: exercise, games, food trucks, pot luck food share, children's activities, booths from local community organizations and vendors, and live music.