Demolition of shuttered motel at Colorado and Colfax begins

The Royal Palace Motel is at last coming down a year after being purchased by a developer On Monday crews began demolishing the long-abandoned building just north of the intersection of Colorado Boulevard and Colfax Avenue Thomas Gounley BusinessDenThe Royal Palace Motel opened in and closed in Thomas Gounley BusinessDen The five-story structure on just over an acre at N Colorado Blvd was bought for million in January by Chicago-based Laramar Group The firm develops apartments and has submitted plans for a six-story building at the site with about units A local executive with Laramar didn t respond to a request for comment Tuesday The five-story yellow-and-turquoise Royal Palace Motel was built in at the tail end of the golden era of motels on Colfax Interstate through Denver was completed around the same time diverting travelers The greater part Colfax motels have since been demolished or used as housing by the city s poorest residents The Royal Palace hung on for decades before closing in A homicide at the motel remains a cold situation Related Articles Brewery owner opens retro-themed dive bar on Colfax Gov Jared Polis signs law that will bring more single-stair apartment buildings to Denver Fatal shooting of Denver man still unsolved years later Peek inside Denver s new cannabis club now serving marijuana and munchies How should Denver spend million Residents pitch bond ideas for street repaving parks and rec centers Laramar bought the property from Denver developer Jeff Oberg who purchased it for in Read more at our partner BusinessDen