Southglenn was developed as a master-planned community and is now part of the city of Centennial, best known locally for the Streets at SouthGlenn, a mixed-use redevelopment of what was originally an enclosed shopping mall dating back to the 1970s. The surrounding residential neighborhood is correspondingly established, with mature trees and housing stock that predates most of Lone Tree's development.
At about 4.3 miles from our Lone Tree base, Southglenn is a regular part of our service area.
Southglenn's identity is closely tied to the Streets at SouthGlenn, a mixed-use redevelopment of what was originally an enclosed shopping mall dating back to 1974. The surrounding residential streets were built as part of the same era's master-planned development, which makes Southglenn one of the more architecturally consistent, and similarly aged, neighborhoods in our coverage area.
Built around a mall that's been redeveloped twice
The mature landscaping throughout Southglenn's residential streets means root intrusion into older sewer laterals is a more common issue there than in newer, less-established neighborhoods, which is a factor we account for when a Southglenn customer reports a recurring drain backup.
Because the neighborhood was built out over a relatively defined period decades ago, original supply and drain piping across many Southglenn homes is now old enough that we regularly have the repiping conversation with customers there, alongside the mature-tree root intrusion issues common to established landscaping.
The surrounding Centennial area, including Southglenn, is served in part by the South Suburban Park and Recreation District for parks and recreation facilities, consistent with the neighborhood's identity as an established, amenity-rich residential community built well before Centennial's formal 2001 incorporation.
The Southglenn neighborhood's residential streets were largely built out during the same era as the original Southglenn Mall's early years, which puts a meaningful share of the neighborhood's housing stock decades ahead of Lone Tree's newer construction in terms of typical plumbing material and fixture age.
That age gap is exactly why we recommend a camera inspection more readily for a recurring Southglenn drain complaint than we would for the same complaint from a newer RidgeGate address.
It also means a first-time customer in Southglenn is more likely to be starting a conversation about aging infrastructure generally, not just the single fixture or drain that prompted today's call. We treat that first call as a chance to flag anything else worth watching, not just fix the one thing reported.
ZIP codes we cover around Southglenn:
What mature landscaping means for your sewer line
Hydro Jetting
A cable snake bores a hole through a clog. Hydro jetting clears the entire pipe wall, which is a different result for a recurring problem.
Call about hydro jetting →Sewer Line Repair & Replacement
Expansive clay pulls sewer joints apart and settles sections out of grade over time, which is a soil problem that shows up as a plumbing symptom.
Call about sewer line repair & replacement →Drain Cleaning
A slow drain rarely fixes itself, and the store-bought chemical fix usually just moves the clog a few feet further down the line.
Call about drain cleaning →Repiping
Original-phase homes from Lone Tree's earlier development years are reaching the point where individual leak repairs stop making sense compared to a full repipe.
Call about repiping →