A huge site along Brighton Boulevard in Denver’s RiNo neighborhood just hit the market.
Realberry, the Denver-based development firm formerly known as McWhinney, is looking to sell a 2.5-acre lot it owns in the 3300 block of Brighton.
McWhinney bought the undeveloped 3333 and 3395 Brighton Blvd. parcels in December 2019 for $20 million.
The seller in that deal was Great Divide Brewing Co., which at the time owned and operated a 65,000-square-foot packaging facility and bar next door. Two years later, in 2021, McWhinney bought that real estate as well, giving it 4.7 acres in all.
In 2022, the firm submitted development plans to the city, proposing an office building and an apartment building, both with retail at their base — 1.2 million square feet of development in all. But the project never progressed past the concept plan stage.
Now, four years later, the firm has hired JLL to find a buyer for the vacant lot.
“This high-visibility site is positioned at the epicenter of one of the nation’s most successful urban infill transformations,” the brokerage’s offering memorandum reads.
The memorandum does not include a list price. The site is zoned C-MX-8 and C-MX-12, which generally allows a mix of uses up to eight and 12 stories, respectively.
Realberry founder Chad McWhinney didn’t respond to requests for comment on the listing. His firm changed its name in January.
The listing doesn’t include the former Great Divide building, which Realberry still owns. The brewery ceased operations there last June. A padel club is moving in.
