Tattered Cover is moving its store in historic lower downtown Denver, Colo., to McGregor Square, a new multiuse development being built next to Coors Field, sometime in the first quarter of next year. The store hopes to be closed for only a day or two to move.
The McGregor Square Tattered Cover will be on the first two levels of the private residence building, located at 20th and Wazee, just four blocks from the current LoDo Tattered Cover. With 6,000 square feet of space, the new store will feature a grand staircase, "harkening back to both the original LoDo store and the legendary former Tattered Cover location in Cherry Creek," Tattered Cover said. "The store will be warm and inviting with significant natural light, and a full selection of books and gifts. This new location will also present a robust calendar of events. 1ine Studio is creating the design."
Currently under construction and set to open in early 2021, McGregor Square will have 655,000 square feet of residential and commercial space that will include restaurant and retail tenants, a hotel and commercial offices. Three buildings will surround a 29,000-square-foot open plaza that will offer events year-round.
"The McGregor Square project will be a boon to the ballpark and LoDo neighborhoods, and, given the strong local flavor of the project, is a great fit for Tattered Cover," said co-owner and CEO Len Vlahos. "This move, when combined with our existing satellite store in Union Station, will insure we continue to have a significant presence downtown for many years to come."
"This was nothing less than perfect timing," said Dick Monfort, chairman and CEO of the McGregor Square development group and owner, chairman and CEO of the Colorado Rockies, who play in Coors Field. "Tattered Cover has been quintessentially Denver for 50 years and it is exactly the type of retail partner we were hoping to have at McGregor Square. We always wanted a diverse mix of offerings, and we couldn't be more proud to have locally-owned, family-owned Tattered Cover be one of our first public announcements. And, from a personal standpoint, we are very much looking forward to having such a beloved destination in the first two levels of the McGregor Square Residences building. I am sure my wife and I will be frequent visitors."
The original LoDo Tattered Cover opened in 1994, at the corner of 16th and Wynkoop. It was one of the first businesses to open a new location in what had become a neglected part of the city, and it played a key role in the revitalization of lower downtown Denver.
Tattered Cover has four stores in the Denver area, with a fifth scheduled to open this summer, and three satellite stores at Denver International Airport.