El Centro buys building
El Centro Su Teatro paid $1.35 million last week for a building at 215 S. Santa Fe Drive it plans to redevelop as a theater.
The Latino-run nonprofit is launching a $3.5 million capital campaign to pay for renovations for the Su Teatro Cultural and Performing Arts Center, which will include large indoor and outdoor performance spaces, a smaller black- box studio theater, gallery and office space.
El Centro Su Teatro received a $1.5 million loan from the city and county of Denver to help with the project.
Sharing Highlands Ranch
After months of legal wrangling, Keller Williams agent Brian Petrelli has won the right to use the name Highlands Ranch to market real estate over the Internet.
Under terms of a recent settlement with Shea Homes, Petrelli is able to use the domain names myhighlandsranch.com, highlandsranchcondos.net, highlandsranchtownhomes.net and highlandsranchtownhouses.net.
For about four years, Petrelli marketed his services at myhighlandsranch.com. But Shea, developer of Highlands Ranch, said Petrelli was infringing on its trademark and tried to enforce its ownership of them.
Museum contract
Denver-based Fentress Bradburn Architects Ltd. has been selected as architect of record for the Cleveland Museum of Natural History’s first phase of renovation and expansion.
Fentress Bradburn says it will help transform the way the museum presents natural history, making it more relevant to the visitor by highlighting its research and collections.
The firm’s work will include evaluating infrastructure and utilities concerns; assessing design elements and selecting building materials; developing conceptual floor plans and building elevations; and preparing cost estimates.
New Rifle community
With the booming energy industry fueling growth in Rifle, Willow Ranch Development LLC is breaking ground this month on a 60-home community.
Located on the west side of Colorado 13 at 26th Street, prices for homes at Willow Ranch at Rifle will start around $250,000. Designed by Stryker/Brown Architects of Aspen, all homes will have three bedrooms and two or three bathrooms.
