On Thursday, BusinessDen detailed the major office projects slated to break ground in Denver in 2020.
Today, it’s time for the hospitality sector.
Here are 10 major hotel and hostel projects (and one maybe) expected to break ground within city limits this year.
Marriott (CBD)
A rendering of the new Marriott.
Denver-based Focus Property Group plans to break ground in the second quarter on a 28-story Marriott hotel across from the Colorado Convention Center at 727 14th St., according to a Focus executive.
At 525 rooms, the hotel is slated to become the fourth-largest by room count in downtown Denver. Stantec is the architect.
Fairfield Inn & Suites/TownePlace Suites (CBD)
A rendering of the new hotel.
Iowa-based Hawkeye Hospitality plans to break ground in the second quarter on a 13-story dual-brand hotel at 1320 Glenarm St., according to a company official.
The 379-room property is slated to be a Fairfield Inn & Suites and TownePlace Suites.
World Trade Center (RiNo)
A rendering of the World Trade Center Denver project. (Formativ)
This also appeared on our office groundbreakings list.
Denver-based Formativ and Memphis-based Kemmons Wilson Cos. expect to break ground on the hotel component of World Trade Center Denver by RiNo’s 38th and Blake station in the second quarter, according to a Formativ executive. The project is slated to incorporate about 240 rooms.
Formativ and Chicago-based Golub & Co. plan to break ground on the project’s office component around the same time.
Stonebridge project (DTC)
This also appeared on our office groundbreakings list.
Denver-based Stonebridge Cos. plans to break ground in the first quarter on an 18-story building in the Denver Tech Center’s Belleview Station area, according to a company representative.
Development plans call for five floors of hotel rooms, approximately 236 rooms in all, topped by 11 stories of office space. There will be retail, restaurant and lobby space on the ground floor. The company declined to provide a rendering.
The project is slated to replace the existing Economy Suites DTC hotel at 4885 S. Quebec St.
Kimpton (DTC)
Developer Cypress 16 plans to break ground in mid-2020 on a 20-story Kimpton hotel in the Denver Tech Center’s Belleview Station area, according to an executive.
The project is slated for the northwest corner of Chenango Avenue and Olive Street, and will have 190 rooms. The site is currently undeveloped. The company declined to provide a rendering.
Sonder (LoHi)
A rendering of the planned hotel. (Pappas Architecture + Design – PappasArc LLC)
Forbes Partnership expects to break ground in the fourth quarter on a 116-room Sonder hotel at 2534 18th St., according to principal Mike Mathieson.
The five-story project will have a mix of studios and one- and two-bedroom units. Mathieson has developed one other hotel for Sonder, at 3022 Zuni St.
Gaylord project (City Park West)
Forbes Partnership also expects to break ground in the second quarter on a 74-room hotel at 2190 E. 18th Ave. in City Park West, Mathieson said.
The five-story project will have a mix of studios and one-bedroom units. Mathieson has yet to sign a deal with a hotel operator.
Arapahoe Square hostel
The building at 2235 Arapahoe St. sold for $2.6 million. (BizDen file photo)
The owners of Native Hostel in Austin, Texas, purchased the existing building at 2335 Arapahoe St. in Denver in December. Will Steakley and partners plan to convert the structure into an approximately 100-bed hostel, including building a 10,000-square-foot addition on an adjacent parking lot. A 2021 opening is eyed.
Hotel Perenne (LoHi)
A rendering of the planned hotel. (Central Street Capital)
Denver-based Central Street Capital plans to break ground in the second quarter on a five-story, 70-room independent hotel at 2500 18th St. in LoHi, according to a company executive.
The hotel is slated to be named Hotel Perenne, which draws its name from the Spanish word for “perennial.”
Cabarita House (Five Points)
A rendering of Cabarita.
Denver-based Mainspring expects to break ground in the first half of 2020 on a five-story hostel at 3030 Welton St., dubbed Cabarita House, according to a company executive.
Plans call for 80 beds in shared rooms, as well as 11 private rooms.
Maybe: Train (RiNo)
This also appeared on our office groundbreakings list.
Denver-based Invent Development Partners and New York-based partner Halpern Real Estate Ventures hope to break ground on their project dubbed Train near RiNo’s 38th and Blake station in either the fourth quarter of 2020 or the first quarter of 2021, according to an Invent executive. Plans call for hundreds of hotel rooms.
What’s not on here?
Developers behind proposals for a 14-story hotel at 270 14th St., an eight-story hotel at 1637-1655 Blake St., a 12-story hotel at 3660 Brighton Blvd. and a 12-story hotel at 370 S. Garfield St. either didn’t respond to a request for comment or declined to discuss when they expect to break ground.
A Mortenson executive, meanwhile, said the company has “not made any definitive decisions” regarding the eight-story, 192-room Courtyard by Marriott hotel the company proposed at 2099 Chestnut Place. The project was dealt a blow when the city rejected Mortenson’s bid late last year for 5,074 square feet of adjacent right-of-way.
On Thursday, BusinessDen detailed the major office projects slated to break ground in Denver in 2020.
Today, it’s time for the hospitality sector.
Here are 10 major hotel and hostel projects (and one maybe) expected to break ground within city limits this year.
Marriott (CBD)
A rendering of the new Marriott.
Denver-based Focus Property Group plans to break ground in the second quarter on a 28-story Marriott hotel across from the Colorado Convention Center at 727 14th St., according to a Focus executive.
At 525 rooms, the hotel is slated to become the fourth-largest by room count in downtown Denver. Stantec is the architect.
Fairfield Inn & Suites/TownePlace Suites (CBD)
A rendering of the new hotel.
Iowa-based Hawkeye Hospitality plans to break ground in the second quarter on a 13-story dual-brand hotel at 1320 Glenarm St., according to a company official.
The 379-room property is slated to be a Fairfield Inn & Suites and TownePlace Suites.
World Trade Center (RiNo)
A rendering of the World Trade Center Denver project. (Formativ)
This also appeared on our office groundbreakings list.
Denver-based Formativ and Memphis-based Kemmons Wilson Cos. expect to break ground on the hotel component of World Trade Center Denver by RiNo’s 38th and Blake station in the second quarter, according to a Formativ executive. The project is slated to incorporate about 240 rooms.
Formativ and Chicago-based Golub & Co. plan to break ground on the project’s office component around the same time.
Stonebridge project (DTC)
This also appeared on our office groundbreakings list.
Denver-based Stonebridge Cos. plans to break ground in the first quarter on an 18-story building in the Denver Tech Center’s Belleview Station area, according to a company representative.
Development plans call for five floors of hotel rooms, approximately 236 rooms in all, topped by 11 stories of office space. There will be retail, restaurant and lobby space on the ground floor. The company declined to provide a rendering.
The project is slated to replace the existing Economy Suites DTC hotel at 4885 S. Quebec St.
Kimpton (DTC)
Developer Cypress 16 plans to break ground in mid-2020 on a 20-story Kimpton hotel in the Denver Tech Center’s Belleview Station area, according to an executive.
The project is slated for the northwest corner of Chenango Avenue and Olive Street, and will have 190 rooms. The site is currently undeveloped. The company declined to provide a rendering.
Sonder (LoHi)
A rendering of the planned hotel. (Pappas Architecture + Design – PappasArc LLC)
Forbes Partnership expects to break ground in the fourth quarter on a 116-room Sonder hotel at 2534 18th St., according to principal Mike Mathieson.
The five-story project will have a mix of studios and one- and two-bedroom units. Mathieson has developed one other hotel for Sonder, at 3022 Zuni St.
Gaylord project (City Park West)
Forbes Partnership also expects to break ground in the second quarter on a 74-room hotel at 2190 E. 18th Ave. in City Park West, Mathieson said.
The five-story project will have a mix of studios and one-bedroom units. Mathieson has yet to sign a deal with a hotel operator.
Arapahoe Square hostel
The building at 2235 Arapahoe St. sold for $2.6 million. (BizDen file photo)
The owners of Native Hostel in Austin, Texas, purchased the existing building at 2335 Arapahoe St. in Denver in December. Will Steakley and partners plan to convert the structure into an approximately 100-bed hostel, including building a 10,000-square-foot addition on an adjacent parking lot. A 2021 opening is eyed.
Hotel Perenne (LoHi)
A rendering of the planned hotel. (Central Street Capital)
Denver-based Central Street Capital plans to break ground in the second quarter on a five-story, 70-room independent hotel at 2500 18th St. in LoHi, according to a company executive.
The hotel is slated to be named Hotel Perenne, which draws its name from the Spanish word for “perennial.”
Cabarita House (Five Points)
A rendering of Cabarita.
Denver-based Mainspring expects to break ground in the first half of 2020 on a five-story hostel at 3030 Welton St., dubbed Cabarita House, according to a company executive.
Plans call for 80 beds in shared rooms, as well as 11 private rooms.
Maybe: Train (RiNo)
This also appeared on our office groundbreakings list.
Denver-based Invent Development Partners and New York-based partner Halpern Real Estate Ventures hope to break ground on their project dubbed Train near RiNo’s 38th and Blake station in either the fourth quarter of 2020 or the first quarter of 2021, according to an Invent executive. Plans call for hundreds of hotel rooms.
What’s not on here?
Developers behind proposals for a 14-story hotel at 270 14th St., an eight-story hotel at 1637-1655 Blake St., a 12-story hotel at 3660 Brighton Blvd. and a 12-story hotel at 370 S. Garfield St. either didn’t respond to a request for comment or declined to discuss when they expect to break ground.
A Mortenson executive, meanwhile, said the company has “not made any definitive decisions” regarding the eight-story, 192-room Courtyard by Marriott hotel the company proposed at 2099 Chestnut Place. The project was dealt a blow when the city rejected Mortenson’s bid late last year for 5,074 square feet of adjacent right-of-way.
Hostels? How interesting. What a great way to attract younger tourists to our city. It’s the only way I was able to make my way through Europe as a young person.
Does anyone have insight on the Ace Hotel that was proposed for 19th & Logan? That looked like such a cool project.