New plans to resurrect the historic Rossonian Hotel in Denver’s Five Points neighborhood call for a restaurant and bar, and a lobby music lounge with a Prohibition-era feel to reflect the hotel’s j…
in Denver’s Five Points neighborhood call for a 150-seat restaurant and bar, 90 hotel rooms, a conference space and a lobby music lounge with a Prohibition-era feel to reflect the hotel’s jazz-age heyday.this month approved a new design plan for the 112-year-old hotel, signaling the building may finally be renovated after years of promises from developers and swelling hope in a neighborhood that needs an economic boost.
The commission also approved a plan to demolish the building’s old roof, which is in disrepair. The new roof would preserve the portico over the cornices and other historic details, as well as shore up the building’s walls, which are starting to pull away from the structure after years of neglect, according to a presentation before the preservation commission.said during the July 9 meeting. “It’s a successful beautification of the old and the new.
The Rossonian Hotel, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is the centerpiece of the Five Points neighborhood. The triangular building sits at the five-way intersection — the convergence of Welton, 27th and North Washington streets — that gives the neighborhood its name. Dan Sawyer, who owns Duke’s Good Sandwiches with his wife, Michelle Sawyer, said they’re eager to see the development project finally get started after years of waiting. They picked their location at 2748 Welton St. in part because of the promises surrounding the Rossonian’s redevelopment.
This time, Palisade Partners and its team from Craine Architecture appeared before the preservation commission to explain design plans and how they want the hotel to look. During, Gassman said they had studied old pictures and talked with preservationists to come up with the best design for the Rossonian.
Parking for the hotel will be shared with The Lydian, an apartment complex to the Rossonian’s south that is also owned by Palisade Partners.
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