A three-story building built in 1897 in Denver’s Lower Downtown district that once housed hotel space before becoming an office building is on the market for around $11.2 million.
Located at 1433 17th Street, the St. Elmo Building was originally opened as a full-service hotel with a restaurant, tavern, barber shop, dress shop, and newsstand.
Measuring around 20,700 square feet, the structure changed hands several times before being renovated in 1980 for office space on its upper floors and restaurant and retail on the ground level.
The structure, listed as Class B office space, underwent an additional renovation in 2007 that saw the restoration of its original arched masonry entrances and the creation of a two-story modern lobby.
The structure, less than half a mile from the historic Denver Union Station, is now being listed with the local offices of Cushman & Wakefield realtors.
Sitting on a less than half-acre site on a block of modern multi-story structures and high-rises, the former St. Elmo Hotel was once one of half a dozen hotels in the neighborhood catering to railroad travelers and workers.
By Garry Boulard
