Downtown Denver at a crossroads as offices sit empty, buildings go into default and safety concerns persist

Downtown Denver at a crossroads as offices sit empty, buildings go into default and safety concerns persist

The COVID-19 pandemic turned Downtown Denver from the place to be to a place to flee, derailing two decades of momentum overnight. Five years later, downtown’s recovery continues to lag behind most other cities, and the delay is costing Denver and the region. “We can wait 10 or 15 years and the market will correct. It historically always has,” said Kourtny Garrett, president and CEO of the Downtown Denver Partnership. “But what will we lose in t…