“After decades of trial and error to revive the 106-year-old building, the jewel of Five Points will return as a hotel, jazz venue and restaurant. The announcement came last night at the Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library where a surprising mix of partners revealed the plan to a packed room of community members. The … [Read more…]
“As gentrification sweeps across Denver, few places show it quite like Welton Street in Five Points, where the tension between the neighborhood’s history and new development is on prominent display along one strip. On its face, gentrification is simply an economic function, the physical manifestations of investment and development in an underserved area. These … [Read more…]
“The new owner of a long-unoccupied landmark in Five Points has hatched a plan to “bring its historical uses back into play today.” Developer Paul Books, president and founder of Palisade Partners, wants to add a fourth floor to the former Rossonian Hotel at 2650 Welton St. He wants to operate it as a … [Read more…]
“The customers eating soul food at the Welton Street Cafe are changing as developers add new buildings and new faces to Denver’s historic Five Points neighborhood. Those stopping into 2736 Welton St. for fried chicken and collard greens tend to be younger and, frankly, whiter, than the people who typically filled the Southern and … [Read more…]
“Tally another $40 million of apartments to the Welton Street development boom. Confluence Companies and Palisade Partners have started work on another 129 apartments along Welton Street with retail and office space. Paul Books, who heads Palisade Partners, said he liked the chance to put a dense residential development with a retail forum right … [Read more…]
“Welton Street’s first major residential development in a decade is selling out as fast as it’s coming up. A row of townhomes and a first-story parking garage are taking shape at The Wheatley, a hybrid apartment-townhome project at Welton and 25th streets. Palisade Partners is developing the $21 million site in what president Paul … [Read more…]