Status Ultra Lounge is closed after the City of Denver declared the nightclub at 1822 Blake Street a “public nuisance.”
The city left a notice on the door that cited “unlawful use, firing, or discharging of any firearm.” The club will have to show cause to the Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection on January 9 to argue that its license should not be suspended or revoked.
The news came after a string of incidents since Status opened on New Year’s Eve 2022 in the space that was previously occupied by the gay nightclub Sir, which opened in January 2022 and closed that April. Before that, the building housed Vesta, an upscale restaurant that closed in 2020 after 23 years in business. Status owners Jessie Mack, Gabriel Lindsay and Neelin Shead had once run Onyx Ultra Lounge, which was also closed by the City of Denver, citing shootings at the establishment…