Downtown landlord evicts, sues 801 Fish restaurant year after its closure

801 Fish LoDo

801 Fish in LoDo closed in October 2024. (Max Scheinblum/BusinessDen)

801 Fish is awash in legal trouble.

The downtown Denver seafood restaurant, which closed in late 2024 after an early 2023 opening, was evicted from 999 17th St. last month, court documents show. 

In a lawsuit filed in late December, landlord Shea Properties alleges the spot owned by Iowa-based 801 Restaurant Group stopped paying rent in September and caused “significant damage” when moving furniture and equipment from the space.

Shea also claims its tenant did not replace a wall it took down to make the space bigger, which the lease specifies should have happened before moving out.

The lawsuit comes after a failed bid by 801 to rebrand the space. 

When 801 Fish closed, Shea Executive Vice President Peter Culshaw told BusinessDen the restaurant had been struggling and 801 Restaurant Group planned to change the concept. It also operates a concept called 801 Chophouse, which has one of its seven locations in the Cherry Creek Shopping Center.

801 Restaurant Group did not return a request for comment from BusinessDen. Culshaw declined to comment.

Attorneys Michael L. Schlepp and Daniel A. Sol of S&D Law are representing Shea in the case.

801 Fish LoDo

801 Fish in LoDo closed in October 2024. (Max Scheinblum/BusinessDen)

801 Fish is awash in legal trouble.

The downtown Denver seafood restaurant, which closed in late 2024 after an early 2023 opening, was evicted from 999 17th St. last month, court documents show. 

In a lawsuit filed in late December, landlord Shea Properties alleges the spot owned by Iowa-based 801 Restaurant Group stopped paying rent in September and caused “significant damage” when moving furniture and equipment from the space.

Shea also claims its tenant did not replace a wall it took down to make the space bigger, which the lease specifies should have happened before moving out.

The lawsuit comes after a failed bid by 801 to rebrand the space. 

When 801 Fish closed, Shea Executive Vice President Peter Culshaw told BusinessDen the restaurant had been struggling and 801 Restaurant Group planned to change the concept. It also operates a concept called 801 Chophouse, which has one of its seven locations in the Cherry Creek Shopping Center.

801 Restaurant Group did not return a request for comment from BusinessDen. Culshaw declined to comment.

Attorneys Michael L. Schlepp and Daniel A. Sol of S&D Law are representing Shea in the case.

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