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City Council sides with Denver7, rejects landmark status for TV station building BusinessDen file photo) Denver7’s building at Speer Boulevard and Lincoln Street will not be designated a city landmark. The Denver City Council voted unanimously Monday to reject a landmark application submitted for the building at 123 Speer Blvd. by three Denver residents. The application was opposed by the television station. The vote paves the way for the station to sell its 2.3-acre block and means its building and five-story octagonal tower will likely be demolished by the buyer. Councilwoman Robin Kniech criticized city staff and the Landmark Preservation Commission for determining the building had the potential to be eligible for landmark status, saying that “the adjectives matter” when it comes to criteria. ....
Council members look for compromise in Denver7 landmark fight BusinessDen file photo) The fight over whether a television station building should be named a city landmark went before a Denver City Council committee on Tuesday, and members probed whether the two sides could meet in the middle. “I hope that the two parties can come together and stop talking in absolutes … and start talking about maybe having a compromise,” Councilwoman Amanda Sandoval said at the meeting. “Because it doesn’t work in our community having these absolutes, either demolition or 100 percent preservation.” To recap: Denver7, the ABC affiliate also known as KMGH and The Denver Channel, wants to sell its building at 123 Speer Blvd., saying the structure custom-built for it in 1959 no longer fits its needs. The firm plans to relocate elsewhere near downtown. ....
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Station GM speaks out as landmark application filed for Denver7 building BusinessDen file) Tom’s Diner. The Olinger Moore Howard Chapel. Carmen Court. And now, the city’s debate over preservation and private property rights turns to the five-story Brutalist-style office building used by television station Denver7 on the corner of Speer Boulevard and Lincoln Street. Last week, three Denver residents submitted a landmark application, asking the city to give the structure a designation that would effectively prevent it from being demolished. The trio retired attorneys Bradley Cameron and Michael Henry, along with architect David Lynn Wise had signaled last month they were likely to do so. ....