Park Hill Golf Club land sells to Denver-based developer for $24 million The impending sale sparked outcry from locals who want the area to remain a golf course. Esteban L. Hernandez Jul. 11, 2019, 6:15 p.m The George W. Clayton Trust has closed a deal to sell the Park Hill Golf Club land to Denver-based developer Westside Investment Partners … Continue reading →
Former Mayor Webb wants citizens’ help stopping Park Hill golf course development deal set to close in July Wellington Webb weighed in on the neighborhood conflict Monday. David Sachs Denverite June 24, 2019 Former Mayor Wellington Webb looked to galvanize Denverites and light a fire under new City Council members Monday by asking residents and elected officials … Continue reading →
The land is still under a city-held easement restriction that doesn’t allow development. And the public sentiment these days, and for the foreseeable future, is strongly in the camp of increased parkland and open space. We can’t imagine the City Council or Mayor Michael Hancock would be foolish enough to lift the restrictions.
Rare isn’t a strong enough word for this opportunity. City leaders did the right thing years ago by paying $2 million, a pittance by today’s standards, to put an easement on that land. And now the city holds the power over what happens if it’s no longer going to be a golf course.
Clayton Early Learning, the nonprofit that controls the 155-acre property, confirmed on Wednesday that it was “in discussions” with Westside Investment Partners about the land. The Hancock administration looked to buy the land for development in 2017. That deal stalled after Arcis said it intended to renew its lease and filed a lawsuit asserting its right to match the city’s … Continue reading →
COURT PLEADINGS: Evergreen Alliance Golf Limited, L.P., d/b/a Arcis Golf v. The City and County of Denver, Case Number 2019CV31165
On April 13 2019 a Mayoral Forum was held and hosted by the League of Women Voters, Inter-Neighborhood Cooperation, Historic Denver, and Denver Channel 8. Two questions to the candidates in the lightning round were based on resolutions passed by the INC Delegation. They were a resolution regardingthe acquisition of Park Hill Golf Course and its disposition and a resolution … Continue reading →
Business Den Aaron Kremer March 27, 2019 The operator of the now-closed Park Hill Golf Club this week sued the City of Denver, asking a court to prevent construction work affecting four holes until an agreement is in place regarding how the operator will be compensated for expenses related to the course closing. Texas-based golf course operator Arcis Golf, whose … Continue reading →
