Overview

• An Oct. 2 lawsuit filed by John Crays of Crays Real Estate Investments seeks a court-appointed receiver, firm remediation deadlines, or authorization to demolish or sell 2725 E. 7th Ave.
• Owner Flavia Montecinos says she received a renovation permit Wednesday with contractors set to meet on site Thursday, a timeline neighbors question and that has not been verified by the city.
• City records document 28 complaints since 2019, and the 120-year-old property was placed on Denver's neglected and derelict building list in 2024.
• The complaint describes trespassing, encampments, fires, garbage and drug activity at the boarded home, with some passersby throwing bagged dog waste onto the steps in protest.
• The filing asks Denver District Judge Bruce Jones to appoint a receiver, and no hearing date had been set as of publication.