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The next chapter of the former Denver campus of Johnson & Wales University has begun.
Denver-based nonprofit Urban Land Conservancy closed on the purchase of the 13-building, 25-acre campus at 7150 Montview Blvd. in South Park Hill on Tuesday.
ULC President and CEO Aaron Miripol told BusinessDen the organization which has users lined up for every structure paid approximately $62 million.
That transaction was the first of a three-part deal, which saw ULC immediately resell portions of the campus to Denver Public Schools and the Denver Housing Authority, while retaining ownership of the remainder.
“To me, this is an amazing opportunity,” Miripol said.
/PRNewswire/ EnergyLink recently helped Urban Land Conservancy (ULC) carry out a $3.2 million energy efficiency renovation on their Oxford Vista campus..
Denver school board approves $30M buy of part of Johnson & Wales campus
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Denver Public Schools will purchase a portion of Johnson & Wales University after a unanimous school board vote Thursday.
Four buildings on the campus of the university, which is set to close, will become an expansion of the school system’s Denver School of the Arts, a magnet school for sixth to 12th graders located across the street.
The vote to approve the deal was preceded by very little discussion by the board, but Vice President Jennifer Bacon voiced her support.
“This is an opportunity for our community to not only really think about being able to acquire some property, and not just the expansion of potential seats for (Denver School of the Arts), but hopefully push us to have conversations across the district about including arts comprehensively in our schools,” Bacon said. “For all our communities watching this, thank you for your feedback and thoughts. We look forward
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