The Denver Diner building on Colfax will become a Chase Bank

The company plans to renovate the existing building.
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The old Denver Diner building on Colfax Avenue stands abandoned and empty, awaiting its new life as a Chase bank. November 2, 2021.
Kevin J. Beaty

After sitting empty for months, the Denver Diner building at 740 W. Colfax Ave. has been sold.

The 3,646 square foot building is now in the hands of JPMorgan Chase & Co., which plans to open a Chase branch there. A representative for the bank told Denverite that they plan to renovate the building, not tear it down.

"It's a fantastic corner at the entrance to downtown and the heart of the Civic Center area," a representative for Chase said in an email to Denverite. "There is also a lot of residential redevelopment in the area and we want to serve our customers there."

The neighborhood in question is the Golden Triangle, an area that's recently been a center for development initiatives in the city.

The old Denver Diner building on Colfax Avenue stands abandoned and empty, awaiting its new life as a Chase bank. November 2, 2021.
Kevin J. Beaty

The historic, family-owned 24/7 diner closed for good earlier this year after struggling during the pandemic. For decades, it had been a late night haunt and a drunk food favorite for hungry Denverites. In 2018, longtime owner George Skordos sold the building to 740 West Colfax LLC, a group affiliated with Brue Baukol Capital Partners, who did not return Denverite's request for comment.

Chase plans to open the bank location towards the end of 2022.

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