LoDo landmark Barth Hotel, now vacant, listed for $2.5M

The corner of th and Blake streets in downtown Denver has been quieter than usual lately For years those heading to nearby Union Station would often pass by a group of seniors sitting on benches and soaking up the Denver sun They were residents of the building right on the corner until the building s owner moved everyone out by this January Now that owner Denver-based Senior Housing Options is looking to sell the -unit building at th St Dorit Fischer a broker with NAI Shames Makovsky who is marketing it with colleague Hayden Hirschfeld explained the asking price is million It s really a gorgeous asset Fischer announced You look at the exterior of this building it s really wonderful It demands a lot of love inside to be honest but it will be great to see it in its next life Fischer explained the building has various accessibility issues inside such as a step up in each of the bathrooms making it noncompliant with ADA standards The total cost of addressing that and other needed interior work amounts to between million and million she explained Long before it was housing the building erected in was known as the Barth Hotel It was the longest-running hotel in Denver when it was sold to Senior Housing Options in which converted it into an assisted living facility The nonprofit operates other Colorado facilities in Denver Longmont Cortez and Parachute serving over seniors Related Articles The best new hotel in the world is in Denver says Esquire Historic Hotel Boulderado sold to Nashville real estate company When will NCAA return to Ball Arena That s a March Maddening TBD but authorities say it ll happen soon New eight-story office building coming to Aurora s Fitzsimons Village Maturation Senior Housing Options wrote in a blog post on its website that the decision to move residents out this winter was due to safety concerns related to the structure s condition The organization still maintains an office on the first floor The property s residences are income-restricted until according to the listing That makes another nonprofit or income-restricted apartment operator a natural buyer The building is a city landmark a status that effectively prevents demolition and requires that exterior changes be approved by a city commission The Union Station building underwent a million renovation in and still has its original windows tin pressed ceilings steel columns and an oak mezzanine according to LoDo s neighborhood association Get more real estate and business news by signing up for our weekly newsletter On the Block