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Welton Street Cafe wins $1 million judgment against contractor

The Five Point’s restaurant project was supposed to be completed in six months. It took three years, the owners said.

Norman Harris lifts his daughter, Emory Harris, 4, onto his shoulders as he and others walk down Welton Street, past the new location of Welton Street Cafe, to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a pet parade and bar crawl in Five Points, Denver’s historic Black neighborhood once known as the Harlem of the West, on Saturday, March 16, 2024, in Denver. Harris, who helped organize the event and has deep roots in the neighborhood, is the executive director of the Five Points Business Improvement District and part-owner of the nearby Spangalang Brewery. (Eli Imadali/Special to The Denver Post)
Norman Harris lifts his daughter, Emory Harris, 4, onto his shoulders as he and others walk down Welton Street, past the new location of Welton Street Cafe, to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a pet parade and bar crawl in Five Points, Denver’s historic Black neighborhood once known as the Harlem of the West, on Saturday, March 16, 2024, in Denver. Harris, who helped organize the event and has deep roots in the neighborhood, is the executive director of the Five Points Business Improvement District and part-owner of the nearby Spangalang Brewery. (Eli Imadali/Special to The Denver Post)
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Welton Street Café’s years‑long struggle to rebuild has now culminated in a more than $1 million judgment against the contractor accused of stalling and botching the project.

Welton Street Café, in Denver’s Five Points neighborhood, has been a family‑run fixture for a generation. Welton Street Café opened in 1999 and quickly became a cornerstone in the neighborhood.

But it was nearly lost post‑pandemic. They hired Denver design‑build firm Desibl and owner Keesh Pankey to design and construct the new space.

They hired Denver design‑build firm Desibl and owner Keesh Pankey to design and construct the new space.

The project was supposed to be completed in six months.

“It took almost three years,” said co‑owner Fathima Dickerson.

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