Nashville-based Gaylord Entertainment Co.’s plan to build an $824-million hotel and conference center northeast of Denver in neighboring Aurora County, targeted for a late-2015 opening, has spawned friction between the two cities.
The complex would be located on 85 acres in an area known as High Point, just south of Denver International Airport. Gaylord is buying the land from LNR Property LLC, Miami Beach, Fla., for an undisclosed amount, with the sale expected to close this year. Greeley, Colo.-based Hensel Phelps Construction Co. will serve as the general contractor.