“They tried to make my life hell so that I couldn’t defend myself against a $1 trillion company,” the developer claims in his first courtroom remarks about it.
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‘The federal government was weaponized by Amazon,’ Watson says in SEC trial
Nonprofit buys Aurora church for $6M to build new campus
Until last month, Colorado UpLift was operating out of 17,000 square feet in a northwest Denver office building. Now, it will call a sprawling 6.5-acre property home.
South Broadway theater owner goes bankrupt to avoid foreclosure
“We really tried to restore it to its former glory,” a co-owner of the Jewel Theater said in September.
Northstar’s last employee says Watson strived ‘to protect investor money’
Brian Watson took the witness stand for a second day and suggested SEC allegations killed Don Marcotte.
Tenant holdout disrupts planned downtown office-to-residential conversion
That’s a problem for his landlord and city officials who want more residents downtown.
Local firm snaps up West Wash Park office building for $4.7M
The two golf buddies will work to renovate the fully occupied property.
Watson slams SEC’s ‘sad and offensive’ fraud claims: ‘I do invest my capital’
Northstar’s former CFO claims Watson “would ignore the conversation or direct it elsewhere” when reminded of his vow to invest.
Denver Place to be purchased by owner of adjacent office tower
The two-tower downtown office complex last sold for $200 million in 2007.
Nichols aims for condos on Cherry Creek corner
The developer, which bought the property last year, is trying to get it rezoned.
Jurors to decide if Watson defrauded investors or was only ‘less than perfect’
The allegations against him in this week’s trial in downtown Denver are unrelated to those levied by Amazon involving data centers in Virginia.
