The 1,100-room Hyatt Regency, valued before the pandemic at $296 million by the county, is now valued at $207 million — 30 percent less.
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PERA sues 3 counties over dissolution of Tri-County Health Department
The Colorado Public Employees Retirement Association claims that the department and Arapahoe, Adams and Douglas counties need to pay $50 million to break away.
Denver wants to make building ADUs easier, but what’s the baseline?
There were 33 to 60 ADUs completed each year from 2016 to 2020 and eight in 2021 as of Nov. 18. The city does not have a target number for how many it wants.
DIA seeks developers to build hotels and restaurants near cell phone lot
Airport officials envision at least 200 hotel rooms with a rooftop bar as well as casual and drive-thru restaurants on the 26-acre site.
Littleton City Council sends Aspen Grove redevelopment plans to voters
The council OK’d cutting the mall’s retail space in half and adding 2,000 dwellings in November but 3,700 residents signed a petition objecting to the decision.
Denver releases new version of income-restricted housing mandate
Developers would have to reserve some of their units for those making less than the area median income or pay a “fee-in-lieu” for each of the missing units.
DTC shopping center owner seeks rezoning for mixed-use makeover
Shea Properties plans to demolish the Marina Square Shopping Center and build hundreds of apartments, an office building and retail space up to eight stories high.
Denver fines 23 retailers for selling tobacco without a license
The businesses, nearly half of them individual Family Dollar stores, were required to obtain licenses under a law that went into effect in July.
Developer sought to build Globeville site’s income-restricted housing
The city paid $6 million for an old car dealership that it wants transformed into 200 residential units in a complex that may include a branch library.
Denver businesses seek hospitality licenses to let patrons smoke weed
A Cap Hill inn, a private club in RiNo, and a South Broadway lounge are the first to seek the city’s permission to allow cannabis consumption on site.