Developer’s plan targets Golden Buff Lodge

BOULDER — The book could be closing on Boulder’s venerable Golden Buff Lodge, as Pedersen Development Co. is under contract to acquire the property from the Boeve family and has submitted plans to redevelop the site at the corner of 28th Street and Canyon Boulevard.

Pedersen Development would build two hotels — a 212-room full-service hotel and a 137-room extended stay hotel — if its plans go through, principal Scott Pedersen said. Pedersen said the project could cost in the $80 million range.

“It’s pretty simple,” Pedersen said. “We are just going to redevelop the Golden Buff and take it from an…