Despite increased activity and the positive trend lines, some remain skeptical about downtown’s ability to regain its pre-pandemic luster. What do you think, is downtown dead?
from groups including Regional Transportation District workers and residents of nearby condo buildings.
In 2019, the Central Business District and Union Station saw a combined 5,155 reported criminal offenses, according to Denver Police Department statistics. In 2020, the number of offenses fell to 4,366, a 15% decrease. Last year, the total was 5,551, up more than 7.5% over 2019. The police presence around Union Station is starting to turn things around, Spritzer said, even though he laments how quickly people who get arrested are released on what he feels are inappropriately low bond amounts.
From Feb. 24 through March 9, the number of people sitting down for meals in restaurants that use Open Table swung significantly on a day-to-day basis. But on average, the number of seated diners in Denver eateries over that two-week period was down less than 2% compared to business levels three years ago.
“Mercantile is a pretty large restaurant so you have to be careful in how you operate it,” he said. “When your payroll is what it is to be able to staff it, do you open on a Sunday or Monday when there’s not a lot going on?” That wave crested in the middle of 2021 when just shy of 1.96 million square feet of space was available for sublease.
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