The church and office space at 1700-1710 S. Grant St. sold for $3.15 million. (Thomas Gounley)
The new owner of a Platt Park church hopes to repurpose the structure for residential use.
Denver-based Revesco Properties, in partnership with Sprocket president Bill Moore, purchased 1700-1710 S. Grant St. in Denver earlier this month for $3.15 million.
The 25,937-square-foot building on 1 acre was once known as South Presbyterian Church.
The seller was The Presbytery of Denver, a religious organization which oversees 50 congregations around the region, according to its website. Todd Snyder and Evan Makovsky of NAI Shames Makovsky represented the seller.
Revesco Properties President and CEO Rhys Duggan said partner Moore brought the building to his attention.
“The opportunities to do something unique, they don’t come along often, especially not now,” he said.
Olivia Hudson Smith, stated clerk of The Presbytery of Denver, said the congregation that used to worship at South Presbyterian has been “dissolved for many years.” Since then, she said, the worship space has been used by some small “fellowships,” or groups of worshippers that haven’t taken the steps to become a congregation.
The building’s main function recently has been housing the Presbytery’s main offices. Hudson Smith said only four employees work there, and the organization chose to sell because it just doesn’t need all the space.
“Good stewardship says we can use our proceeds from the sale for different and better uses for our ministry,” she said.
Duggan said the property needs to be rezoned in order to be developed.
Duggan said the ownership’s current inclination is to convert the church into condos, and then build single-family homes or townhouses on the south end of the lot, which currently is a parking lot. He wants to preserve a small community garden on the property.
On Friday, a notice posted outside the church indicated that the city had received a demolition application for the property. Duggan said Moore may have applied for a demolition permit in case one was needed, but that the hope is to preserve the church.
“I try not to tear old buildings down in Denver,” Duggan said. “I just think it brings bad karma.”
The Presbytery is leasing back the building until it moves its offices to a new space.
The church and office space at 1700-1710 S. Grant St. sold for $3.15 million. (Thomas Gounley)
The new owner of a Platt Park church hopes to repurpose the structure for residential use.
Denver-based Revesco Properties, in partnership with Sprocket president Bill Moore, purchased 1700-1710 S. Grant St. in Denver earlier this month for $3.15 million.
The 25,937-square-foot building on 1 acre was once known as South Presbyterian Church.
The seller was The Presbytery of Denver, a religious organization which oversees 50 congregations around the region, according to its website. Todd Snyder and Evan Makovsky of NAI Shames Makovsky represented the seller.
Revesco Properties President and CEO Rhys Duggan said partner Moore brought the building to his attention.
“The opportunities to do something unique, they don’t come along often, especially not now,” he said.
Olivia Hudson Smith, stated clerk of The Presbytery of Denver, said the congregation that used to worship at South Presbyterian has been “dissolved for many years.” Since then, she said, the worship space has been used by some small “fellowships,” or groups of worshippers that haven’t taken the steps to become a congregation.
The building’s main function recently has been housing the Presbytery’s main offices. Hudson Smith said only four employees work there, and the organization chose to sell because it just doesn’t need all the space.
“Good stewardship says we can use our proceeds from the sale for different and better uses for our ministry,” she said.
Duggan said the property needs to be rezoned in order to be developed.
Duggan said the ownership’s current inclination is to convert the church into condos, and then build single-family homes or townhouses on the south end of the lot, which currently is a parking lot. He wants to preserve a small community garden on the property.
On Friday, a notice posted outside the church indicated that the city had received a demolition application for the property. Duggan said Moore may have applied for a demolition permit in case one was needed, but that the hope is to preserve the church.
“I try not to tear old buildings down in Denver,” Duggan said. “I just think it brings bad karma.”
The Presbytery is leasing back the building until it moves its offices to a new space.
As a neighbor in the schoolhouse building next door and leader of the current community garden on the property, I am very grateful to see the church building being renovated (keeping the character of our block) and of course the idea of keeping a garden. Thanks to Bill for doing due diligence in meeting with many neighbors (including our building), gathering feedback and showing the plans openly. They are very well thought out, not nearly as dense as all of the other projects going up in Denver. I believe there will be a public showing of the plans in November to gather further neighbor feedback. Personally, I think this will add much value to the neighborhood and will be very pleasing to the eye.
Has the church been renovate? Or is still for sale?