The crumbling two-story masonry building at 2100 Larimer Street, vacant since 2018, is finally getting serious attention. Developer Matthew Van Sistine has crews on site stabilizing walls, hauling out decades of debris and prepping the early-1900s block for a new life as a mix of bars, a small performance space and a boutique hotel. Van Sistine says he expects the overhaul to wrap up by the end of 2027.
As detailed by The Denver Post, plans call for adding a third floor and turning the interior into a three-story hospitality and entertainment hub, with a lobby, street-level patio, a small theater-style venue and a wraparound rooftop patio with downtown and mountain views. Early work has zeroed in on meeting modern building codes while still keeping as much of the historic fabric as possible.
Per BusinessDen, Van Sistine bought the 11,600-square-foot property in 2025 for $1.45 million after it sat empty following the 2018 closure of El Charrito. The outlet also reports that the city placed 2100 Larimer on its neglected and derelict buildings list in 2024, after a partial roof collapse in February of that year.
Crews Are Finally Stabilizing The Structure
Contractors have been shoring up the building through extensive brick repairs on both interior and exterior walls, pulling off boarded-up windows and clearing an estimated 10 to 12 dumpsters worth of material from the site, according to The Denver Post. Workers have also been evicting pigeons from ceiling cavities and reinforcing the original masonry so the structure keeps its historic character while meeting current safety standards.
What The Project Will Bring To The Block
Design plans call for a high-volume kitchen, bathrooms and storage areas to support multiple restaurant tenants, a karaoke lounge and a hidden “boiler room” speakeasy built around the building’s original coal boiler. The upper floors are proposed as flexible performance and hotel space, with schematics showing a 15-room boutique hotel and compact event and performance areas aimed at bringing local music and theater back to this stretch of Larimer.
Neighbors Say The Overhaul Is Long Overdue
Nearby business owners and Ballpark residents have been pushing for action for years, telling BusinessDen that the empty building had turned into an eyesore and a safety concern. Local merchants say steady construction activity and a busy ground floor should help cut down on trash, encampments and other problems that piled up while the property sat idle…