Status Ultra Lounge was across the street from The Dairy Block development and a couple doors down from the restaurant Pony Up. (Max Scheinblum/BusinessDen)
Status’ status is closed.
Status Ultra Lounge, the LoDo nightclub, has closed after a three-year run at 1822 Blake St. The City of Denver posted a sign on the club door that calls the property a “public nuisance” for “unlawful use, firing, or discharging of any firearm.”
The notice appears related to an incident Aug. 14, when a Denver police officer heard a gunshot come from the back of the club at 2 a.m, Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection records show. There was a group of males standing outside, some of whom “fled into the club through a rear door” after the shot, according to a Department of Licensing report.
A vehicle near the shooting was registered to one of the owners of the business, who the report refers to as “J.M.” That appears to be Jessie Mack, who owns the club along with Gabriel Lindsay and Neelin Shead, according to a Westword story when Status opened on New Year’s Eve in 2022.
The notice posted outside of Status. (Max Scheinblum/BusinessDen)
Lindsay, who is referred to as “G.L.” in the report, “denied any knowledge of the incident and informed the officers that there was no surveillance footage of the incident, claiming the surveillance system had been malfunctioning.
“Upon further review,” the document continues, “the timeframe of video that would have captured the shooting was missing entirely from the surveillance recording system.”
But a police crime lab recovered some of the footage from the system, the report says. Its hard drive had been reformatted Aug. 14 at 1:08 p.m, about 12 hours after the shooting.
“The recorded video shows the gunshot and several individuals entering the club through the rear door after the shooting,” the Department of Licensing report reads.
Status’ owners and general manager could not be reached for comment by BusinessDen. An additional sign posted outside Status’ door told customers to check out its other spot, Gatsby Social Lounge at 1612 Wazee St., in the former Nativ Hotel building.
Denver’s public nuisance abatement coordinator, which is under the city attorney’s office, did not respond to multiple requests for comment from BusinessDen. A spokesperson for the Denver Police Department said an investigation is ongoing and no arrests have been made.
The real estate at 1822 Blake St. is listed for sale at $1.85 million on LoopNet. Its owner and the broker for the listing did not respond to a request for comment from BusinessDen. That address was home to the upscale restaurant Vesta for 23 years before its closure in 2020, then briefly housed the gay nightclub Sir in 2022, according to the Westword story.
This isn’t the first time Status has been cited by the city’s licensing department, which formerly went by the name Excise and Licensing.
Soon after the club opened in early 2023, local restaurateur William Brinkerhoff filed a noise complaint, a matter that was eventually settled by Status installing a sound barrier along the wall that it shared with Brinkerhoff’s residence next door.
In December 2024, an unreported assault took place at the club. A male patron, Jacion Pope, struck one of Status’ female employees five times with a firearm and also punched her, according to a city report. A individual named Davon Woods acting as a security guard witnessed the assault but did nothing to help her, the document says.
“Mr. Woods knew or should have known that Mr. Pope possessed a firearm and allowed Mr. Pope to enter the club with the firearm,” the document says. “Mr. Woods does not possess a valid private security guard license but appeared to act as a security guard.”
No employee, manager or owner of Status reported the incident to law enforcement. Status settled with the city attorney this past summer and agreed to close the business for several days as a punishment, licensing records show.
The owners also once had a club called Onyx Ultra Lounge within the city-owned Denver Performing Arts Center. Onyx was kicked out by the city, which cited crime in terminating the lease.
Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly identified Davon Woods.
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Status Ultra Lounge was across the street from The Dairy Block development and a couple doors down from the restaurant Pony Up. (Max Scheinblum/BusinessDen)
Status’ status is closed.
Status Ultra Lounge, the LoDo nightclub, has closed after a three-year run at 1822 Blake St. The City of Denver posted a sign on the club door that calls the property a “public nuisance” for “unlawful use, firing, or discharging of any firearm.”
The notice appears related to an incident Aug. 14, when a Denver police officer heard a gunshot come from the back of the club at 2 a.m, Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection records show. There was a group of males standing outside, some of whom “fled into the club through a rear door” after the shot, according to a Department of Licensing report.
A vehicle near the shooting was registered to one of the owners of the business, who the report refers to as “J.M.” That appears to be Jessie Mack, who owns the club along with Gabriel Lindsay and Neelin Shead, according to a Westword story when Status opened on New Year’s Eve in 2022.
The notice posted outside of Status. (Max Scheinblum/BusinessDen)
Lindsay, who is referred to as “G.L.” in the report, “denied any knowledge of the incident and informed the officers that there was no surveillance footage of the incident, claiming the surveillance system had been malfunctioning.
“Upon further review,” the document continues, “the timeframe of video that would have captured the shooting was missing entirely from the surveillance recording system.”
But a police crime lab recovered some of the footage from the system, the report says. Its hard drive had been reformatted Aug. 14 at 1:08 p.m, about 12 hours after the shooting.
“The recorded video shows the gunshot and several individuals entering the club through the rear door after the shooting,” the Department of Licensing report reads.
Status’ owners and general manager could not be reached for comment by BusinessDen. An additional sign posted outside Status’ door told customers to check out its other spot, Gatsby Social Lounge at 1612 Wazee St., in the former Nativ Hotel building.
Denver’s public nuisance abatement coordinator, which is under the city attorney’s office, did not respond to multiple requests for comment from BusinessDen. A spokesperson for the Denver Police Department said an investigation is ongoing and no arrests have been made.
The real estate at 1822 Blake St. is listed for sale at $1.85 million on LoopNet. Its owner and the broker for the listing did not respond to a request for comment from BusinessDen. That address was home to the upscale restaurant Vesta for 23 years before its closure in 2020, then briefly housed the gay nightclub Sir in 2022, according to the Westword story.
This isn’t the first time Status has been cited by the city’s licensing department, which formerly went by the name Excise and Licensing.
Soon after the club opened in early 2023, local restaurateur William Brinkerhoff filed a noise complaint, a matter that was eventually settled by Status installing a sound barrier along the wall that it shared with Brinkerhoff’s residence next door.
In December 2024, an unreported assault took place at the club. A male patron, Jacion Pope, struck one of Status’ female employees five times with a firearm and also punched her, according to a city report. A individual named Davon Woods acting as a security guard witnessed the assault but did nothing to help her, the document says.
“Mr. Woods knew or should have known that Mr. Pope possessed a firearm and allowed Mr. Pope to enter the club with the firearm,” the document says. “Mr. Woods does not possess a valid private security guard license but appeared to act as a security guard.”
No employee, manager or owner of Status reported the incident to law enforcement. Status settled with the city attorney this past summer and agreed to close the business for several days as a punishment, licensing records show.
The owners also once had a club called Onyx Ultra Lounge within the city-owned Denver Performing Arts Center. Onyx was kicked out by the city, which cited crime in terminating the lease.
Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly identified Davon Woods.
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