Real Estate & Construction  January 3, 2025

Residence Inn remains incomplete more than six months after all work stopped

A planned 109-room Residence Inn sits half-framed at 2495 28th St. in Greeley while the owners work to find a new general contractor and pay off $2 million in liens. Sharon Dunn/BizWest
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GREELEY —  Contractors filed liens aplenty last summer on the Residence Inn by Marriott in Greeley that was being built along U.S. Highway 34 Bypass by developer D Greeley LLC. Now those liens have mushroomed into lawsuits, with no visible signs of the project being completed anytime soon.

Today, the wooden L-shaped frame of the massive 109-room hotel continues to withstand the elements, as all activity has stopped more than six months ago, amid $2 million-plus in liens filed on the property, many of which have evolved into lawsuits filed against the developer this past fall. 

Larry Williams, a representative of Galaxy Hotels, the parent company of D Greeley LLC, did not return a call seeking comment by deadline.

Even the City of Greeley filed liens against the hotel last month for nearly $2,000 in unpaid code violation fines.

So now what? Greeley officials maintain that they can only monitor the site and ensure it remains safe.

“The City of Greeley’s involvement in this project to date has been limited to permitting. While there were liens placed on the property, all city liens have since been resolved,” according to a prepared statement from the city. 

“At this time, the building permit for the Residence Inn has expired,” the statement said. “When the developer is ready to move forward, they will need to provide a structural assessment and apply for new permits to proceed. In the meantime, the city’s role is to ensure the developer maintains and secures the property in compliance with City Code.

“We understand the community’s interest in seeing progress on this project and, while the city cannot compel the developer to move forward, we will continue to monitor the site to address any potential safety or compliance concerns,” the statement said.

The property is owned by Texas-based D Greeley LLC, which is an offshoot of Galaxy Hotels out of Frisco, Texas. The company has hotels throughout Colorado, Arizona, California and Nevada, including Marriotts and Hiltons.

When contacted last summer, Williams of Galaxy Hotels said the project was on hold for up to 60 days while they searched for a new general contractor and paid the liens. 

“Those are all being handled, and they will all be settled,” Williams said in an interview last summer. “We are very committed to the subcontractors. And we are very dedicated to the project.”

Since June, when BizWest first reported this story, more liens have been filed., including a $41,430 lien from Pierce Supply, $7,135 from Down to Earth Compliance and $386,412 from White Star Electric.

The lawsuits to date are from Builders Warehouse Inc. claiming more than $1.358 million in damages; White Star Electric Limited LLC claiming $386,412 in damages; Veltri Steel LLC claiming $111,275 in damages; and Anytime Mechanical LLC and Jr. and Sr. Builders LLC, together claiming damages of $412,386. Phoenix Masonry has filed a counterclaim in a lawsuit involving the developer demanding $69,856.

Contractors filed liens aplenty last summer on the Residence Inn by Marriott in Greeley that was being built along U.S. Highway 34 Bypass by developer D Greeley LLC. Now those liens have mushroomed into lawsuits, with no visible signs of the project being completed anytime soon.

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Sharon Dunn is an award-winning journalist covering business, banking, real estate, energy, local government and crime in Northern Colorado since 1994. She began her journalism career in Alaska after graduating Metropolitan State College in Denver in 1992. She found her way back to Colorado, where she worked at the Greeley Tribune for 25 years. She has a master's degree in communications management from the University of Denver. She is married and has one grown daughter — and a beloved English pointer at her side while she writes. When not writing, you may find her enjoying embroidery and crochet projects, watching football, or kayaking and birdwatching on a high-mountain lake.
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