Denver planning officials have determined a 59-year-old funeral chapel in the city’s Berkeley neighborhood has potential to be a historic landmark and opened up a period during which anyone can file paperwork seeking to have it protected as one.
Developer Koelbel & Co. filed an application to demolish the Olinger Moore Howard-Berkeley Park Funeral Chapel at West 46th Avenue and Tennyson Street late last month seeking to clear the way for townhomes, according to city records. As of last week, the chapel was still owned by SCI Funeral Services of Colorado, but negotiations with an undisclosed buyer were ongoing, officials with that company said.
Koelbel’s demolition application sparked a city review that resulted in the now-open landmark designation period. Paperwork seeking to have the chapel preserved must be filed with the city no later than July 3, planning department spokeswoman Alexandra Foster said. If the city receives a notice that someone intends to file the paperwork by June 26, the application period would be extended by one week.
The paperwork carries an $875 fee if filed without owner consent.
If no one files an application, demolition of the property will be approved, city officials say.
Related Articles
- June 5, 2019
Funeral home in Denver’s Berkeley neighborhood could be demolished to make way for 58 townhomes
- May 15, 2019
Tom’s Diner could soon be demolished to make way for an eight-story apartment building
- April 17, 2019
Owners of Denver’s 85-year-old Bonnie Brae Tavern apply for non-historic status, move would make it easier to demolish
