Fox Not a Bohemian

Alan C. Fox has been a Tricky Fox who wanted to destroy Bohemian Hotspot. He was sued over Writer Square deal.

Jon Presco

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The bright and moving lights of Times Square could be making an appearance at Writer Square in downtown Denver; however, not anytime soon, if the city’s planning board has anything to say about it.
Writer Square’s new owners, ACF Property Management Inc. and GDA Real Estate Services LLC, want to revitalize the area.
“The ownership needed a way to bring the property up to 2010 standards,” said Gary Dragul, part owner. “Our vision was to update the property, revitalize the property.”
But residents who live at Writer Square and at nearby Barclay Tower and Larimer Place feel the proposal is not in the best interest of the neighborhood.
“We have restaurants and bars that we frequent and like having there, so we do like the vibrancy, we just don’t want to be Las Vegas or Times Square,” said David Hannes, president of Writer Square’s homeowners association.
The ownership group proposed a 96 square foot LED sign that would face toward Larimer Square, two LED banner signs that would curve around two of the edges of the property, along with individual store signs that would also be illuminated.
The original plan had been tweaked prior to presenting to the planning board, as two LED signs on the square’s clock tower had been removed after residents adamantly disapproved.
“It seems like it would be very disturbing to our life that we have there,” said Hannes. “And of course, a lot of it to be honest is a bit of the fear of what it would be, and once we go with these signs there is no going back.”
“We have heard from the homeowners, we agree with the homeowners, the last thing we would want is for something to be caustic,” said Dragul.
The planning board however disagreed with the new ownership. They felt the ownership group had not done a good enough job of reaching out to residents in the area. The board asked the owners to go back and redo their concept.
Even though the planning board denied the sign request, the idea is not dead. The plan now moves to the city’s zoning administrator who has the final say.
Immediately before this presentation to the planning board, the Pavillions, on the 16th Street Mall, asked for permission to build and install LED signs. Their request was granted.