Demolition & Certificates of Demolition Eligibility

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Landmark Preservation staff review all applications for total demolition permits and for certificates of demolition eligibility (CDEs) citywide, including for structures that are not local landmarks or that are not in historic districts. This requirement helps preserve Denver’s history by providing the community an opportunity to protect buildings that prove to have historic, architectural, geographic or cultural significance.

Owners of non-landmark, non-historic-district properties who are not currently planning demolition but who want increased certainty about a potential future demolition may apply for a certificate of demolition eligibility (CDE), which involves a similar level of review. If a CDE is issued, a property owner or owner's agent may proceed with a demolition application without further review to the structure’s potential for designation for a period of five years. If you are in the due-diligence or entitlement planning process, we encourage you to apply for a CDE.

Properties that do not have potential to be an individual landmark are cleared for demolition or granted the CDE. For properties that do have potential to be an individual landmark, notice of the demolition/CDE application is posted for 21 days. If a notice of intent to file a designation application is submitted, the property and next steps will be listed on this page. If a review reveals that a property may qualify for historic designation, total demolition may not be allowed.  

Currently Posted Properties

When an application for demolition or a certification of demolition eligibility is submitted for a property that staff deems to have potential for landmark designation, notice of the application is posted on the property and on this page for 21 days. 

800 South Franklin Street - Demolition

Posted: 6/6/25
 21 days: 6/27/25
60 days: 8/5/25

6/27/25 update: A notice of intent to file a designation application has been received for this property, which extends the posting period to August 5, 2025.

400 South Williams Street - Demolition

Posted: 3/28/25
21 days: 4/18/25
60 days: 5/27/25

4/18/25 update:  A notice of intent to file a designation application has been received for this property, which extends the posting period to May 27, 2025.

5/23/25 update: The property owners and community members have agreed to an extension for the notice of intent (NOI) process for 400 S. Williams St. The Landmark Preservation Commission will meet on May 27 to review and vote on the extension. 

5/28/25 update: The Landmark Preservation Commission has approved an extension of the time limit for the 400 S. Williams St. demolition case. The extension is supported by the property owner and the residents who filed the notice of intent. The posting period is now extended to July 1. 

7/10/25 update: The Landmark Preservation Commission has approved an extension of the time limit for the 400 S. Williams St. demolition case. The extension to Aug. 5, 2025 is supported by the property owner and the residents who filed the notice of intent. 

 

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