The Church Building Off I-25 in Greenwood Village Is Becoming a 24-Hour Animal Hospital

A 38,742-square-foot building sits on 2.95 acres at 6160 S. Wabash Way, which Mile High CRE describes as "in the heart of the Denver Tech Center along Interstate 25." It used to hold Sunday services. On Saturday, Nov. 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the City of Greenwood Village's calendar lists a grand opening there for Kin Veterinary Emergency & Specialty Center.

For pet owners in the Village, the address is the news. Each of the established 24-hour emergency animal hospitals listed below sits in a neighboring city: Englewood, Littleton, Denver, Lakewood or Parker. Kin is inside the city line, a few minutes' drive from much of the Village.

A Church Sale Made With a Hospital in Mind

The building changed hands quietly in the summer of 2025. Highline Community Church sold it for $6 million on June 17, 2025, to JDM Properties, LLC, according to Mile High CRE's transactions report from that July. The same report said the buyer planned to create "a veterinary hospital offering a wide range of services at this key regional location."

That plan accounts for the building and the site. A former church brings large open rooms and a parking lot built for crowds that all arrive at once. It sits on 2.95 acres next to the interstate, not tucked into a strip center. For an emergency hospital, a big footprint and easy highway access are the whole point, since people arriving at 2 a.m. with an injured dog won't be circling a garage.

By the grand opening, nearly 17 months will have passed since the sale. Kin's own homepage still describes it as "a new independent emergency and specialty veterinary hospital coming to south Denver in 2026." For now the city calendar is the clearest signal of timing, and it puts the public milestone on Nov. 7.

What the Hospital Says It Will Treat

The service list on Kin's website reaches well past an after-hours clinic. The hospital lists:

  • 24-7 ER and urgent care
  • Critical care
  • Dialysis and extracorporeal therapies
  • Internal medicine
  • Nephrology and urology
  • Neurology and neurosurgery
  • Oncology
  • Radiology
  • Surgery
  • Cardiology, which the site marks as coming in January 2027

That mix shapes what a visit could look like. With emergency care paired with specialty departments, an overnight emergency and the specialist follow-up that comes after it could happen in the same building on South Wabash Way. Few people expect a kidney service with dialysis or a neurosurgery department a short drive from Orchard Road. Kin's site lists both.

The site doesn't post a phone number or separate hours for the specialty departments. The round-the-clock promise appears on the homepage as "24-7 ER and Urgent Care." Check the hospital's site before relying on it for a specific need.

Where the Overnight Map Stood Before

The new address changes the most for anyone who has driven a sick animal across the south metro after dark. Here are the 24-hour emergency hospitals that south-metro pet owners have used, as each describes itself on its own website:

Hospital Address City Emergency hours as posted
VRCC Veterinary Specialty & Emergency Hospital 3550 S. Jason St. Englewood 24/7
Colorado Veterinary Specialty Group 401 E. County Line Road Littleton 24 hours
VEG Denver Tech Center 6305 E. Hampden Ave. Denver 24/7
VEG Wadsworth location 5066 S. Wadsworth Way Listed by VEG as both Littleton and Lakewood 24/7
Animal Emergency & Specialty Center 17701 Cottonwood Dr. Parker 24/7/365

None of those hospitals is going anywhere, and each will keep serving the Village's pet owners. Kin adds an option at an address many residents pass every week. For a household near the I-25 corridor, the choice in an emergency is now between hospitals in the same part of town, rather than in different suburbs.

Save the address now, before you need it. Ahead of an emergency, it helps to have both the nearest 24-hour hospital and the one your family veterinarian refers to already stored in your phone.

Owned by the People in Scrubs

Kin's description of itself sets it apart in the field. On its homepage, the hospital puts its ownership plainly:

"Kin will be owned and managed by the doctors and employees who care for your pet. Not a big corporation. Not a private equity fund."

The structure behind that line is an Employee Stock Ownership Plan. Kin's site says "every employee will share in ownership through our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)," and presents the arrangement as a way to support long-term financial well-being and strengthen workplace culture. The hospital lists three values, Connection, Kindness and Integrity, and writes that it will "foster connectivity with our community of pet owners, family veterinarians, and each other."

That last phrase points to the hospital's relationship with the general-practice veterinarians across the Village and nearby suburbs. Specialty and emergency hospitals depend on referrals from family vets, and Kin's site also previews a communication app called Kinnect, labeled "coming soon."

Saturday, Nov. 7, Across the Village

The city's calendar entry for the grand opening says members of City Council may attend. The listing doesn't describe activities or say whether the event is open to the general public. Check the city calendar entry before planning to stop by.

The same Saturday brings a second opening on the other side of the Village. The Curtis Center for the Arts, at 2349 E. Orchard Road, opens two new exhibitions on Nov. 7, according to the city's October newsletter. "Fragments: Work by Julia Rymer, with Guest Artist Deborah Howard" fills the South Gallery, and "Elemental: Artwork from the Seed Sisters Collective" takes the North Gallery. The newsletter says the two shows bring together "artists from Colorado and around the world to explore themes of memory, landscape, nature and cultural connection," and both are free and open to the public.

Rymer returns for an artist talk on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 11 a.m. The Curtis Center page lists upcoming classes and art events for the rest of the season.

So the same morning brings a former schoolhouse on Orchard Road opening its winter shows and a former church by I-25 opening as a hospital.

Changes like this one, from a church to a 24-hour hospital, alter how a part of the Village works day to day, often before a sign goes up. If you'd like to talk about what new uses near the Tech Center mean for your home, Rule Properties is glad to help. Connect with Ben & Erin for a tailored market valuation.

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