Revived Broadway redevelopment to go before Boulder planning board

BOULDER — A mixed-use project in North Boulder some nine years in the making could finally be moving forward.

Officials for Emerald Investments I LLC will go before the Boulder planning board for a public hearing on Thursday to seek approval for the $12 million redevelopment of 2.5 acres at 4403 Broadway that is the former headquarters of Blue Spruce Auto Sales.

The project, at the northwest corner of Broadway and Violet Avenue, is slated to include 12 for-sale townhomes spread among two three-story buildings — one facing Violet and the other 10th Street. The eastern portion of the site would see…