Coliseum Building Rehab Loan

Jul 4

Written By REACH

I’m excited to share that the Council authorized a $1.5 million loan from our Commercial Property Development Fund for the rehabilitation of the Coliseum building located at 27th Ave S and E Lake St.

Many know this building as Denny’s on E Lake Street. The building covers nearly an entire block and was badly damaged during the summer of 2020. The Coliseum Building is going to be renovated through a collaboration of Seward Redesign, Chris Montana of Du Nord Social Spirits, the first Black Owned Distillery in the nation; Janice Downing of CommonSense Consulting@Work; and Alicia Belton of Urban Design Perspectives.

In addition to Black-owned small business, the Coliseum will have an event center and training facilities. The rehabilitation will maintain the beautiful historic exterior while supporting local Black business and ownership and actualizing a community-led vision for the intersection of Lake & Minnehaha.

“I am very excited to see this project advance and want to thank the city staff and the business leaders for working together on it, and want to highlight how impressed I am with the intentionality that was taken to bring the community in throughout this whole process.”

— Council Member Robin Wonsley

WHO

Redesign, Inc. Community Developers

WHERE

WHEN

Anticipated Grand Opening Summer 2023

WHY

Advancing equitable development in the areas most affected by the civil uprising of 2020.

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