CENTENNIAL, Colo. -- IKEA is coming to Colorado.

While the opening date has not yet been determined, officials announced Tuesday that the new store will be located in Centennial, just west of Interstate 25 and north of Park Meadows Mall. The building will be located south of Dry Creek and north of County Line Road.

The iconic blue and yellow complex will occupy 400,000 square feet on 13.5 acres and will have two levels, a restaurant and 1,700 parking spaces.

Currently, the nearest IKEA stores are located in Draper, Utah, a suburb of Salt Lake City and in Tempe, Ariz., so officials think the Denver-area store will draw thousands of people from all over the Rocky Mountain West.

"This will be a multistate draw and folks will be coming from all over, which adds a different dimension, not only to the city but to the region," said Centennial Mayor Randy Pye.

IKEA said it gets phone calls on a daily basis from Colorado residents asking for a store in Colorado.

"We are thrilled to submit plans for IKEA Centennial where we can build upon our western U.S. presence," said Doug Greenholz, U.S. real estate manager for IKEA. "This proposed IKEA store would bring existing Colorado customers a store of their own and would introduce other Coloradans to the unique IKEA product selection and family-friendly shopping experience."

The Colorado store will be IKEA's 36th store in the United States.

The store would employ 900 people. It will take 500 people to construct the store and IKEA will hire 400 employees to work inside.

Store officials said because of its benefits, wages and flexible hours, IKEA has been ranked in FORTUNE's annual "100 Best Companies to Work For" list three years in a row and Working Mother magazine's annual list of "100 Best Companies for Working Mothers" for four years in a row.

The Swedish company is the world's leading home furnishings retailer and known for stylish, affordable, assemble-yourself furniture.