CU buys hotel near Anschutz campus

AURORA — The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus has acquired a hotel adjacent to its campus in Aurora.

CU paid $22.5 million for the Benson Hotel & Faculty Club at 13025 E. Montview Ave. The property was acquired from Denver-based Aimco, which built the hotel in 2023 at a cost of $52 million, according to BusinessDen, citing trade publication ENR. Aimco announced in November that it planned to liquidate.

CU Anschutz chancellor Don Elliman, in a press release, said, “It’s a place where we welcome visiting partners, recruit faculty, host events, and provide a comfortable home base for patient families. Owning this exceptional hotel allows us to ensure it continues to support our mission as a world-class academic medical campus in meaningful ways.”

The university intends to expand the hotel’s role in provided extended-stay opportunities for patients and their families, according to the press release.

The hotel will be managed by Sage Hospitality Group, a Denver-based hospitality-management company.

“Sage is widely known for excellence in hospitality,” Elliman said. “Their expertise in managing high-quality hotels makes them the right partner to ensure the Benson Hotel remains a premier destination near campus and near Denver International Airport.”

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