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DENVER-The Tattered Cover Book Store will move from Cherry Creek North to a new location in the historic Lowenstein Theater on East Colfax Avenue. The current store has more than three full floors of books. Tattered Cover is one of the largest and most widely acclaimed bookstores in the nation.

"We wanted to do our best to exhaust the possibilities for continued use in some portion of the existing location; now it is time to move on," says Joyce Meskis, owner of the Tattered Cover Book Store. The move into the renovated theater is tentatively scheduled for late June, which is the date the lease expires on the Cherry Creek store. The Tattered Cover first opened in Cherry Creek, at a different location, in 1971. Meskis bought the store in 1974.

As part of the Lowenstein Redevelopment Project, a Twist & Shout music store, and other tenants still to be announced will join the new Tattered Cover location. The Tattered Cover store, which will occupy the largest portion of the renovated theater, will feature a newsstand, coffee shop, author event space, and free parking for its customers. Plans are in development to house the same number of book volumes currently available at the Cherry Creek location.

"The site is quite accessible and visible with interesting architecture that will convert well to bookstore use while honoring the historic venue, which is very important to the community," says Meskis. The Lowenstein is being developed by her friend and real estate adviser, Charlie Woolley, of the St. Charles Town Co.

"While the Tattered Cover has cherished our remarkable 34 years in the Cherry Creek area, recent years have seen a significant decline in business accompanied by increased costs, necessitating our difficult decision to move the store when the lease expires," says Meskis. "Fortunately, a marvelous opportunity arose in the form of the Lowenstein Redevelopment Project. Located just minutes from Cherry Creek, with a synergistic mix of tenants, it came along at just the right time for the store."

The Tattered Cover's Fourth Story Restaurant & Bar, located above the store in Cherry Creek, will close shortly before the bookstore's move. Meskis is continuing to seek opportunities in the Cherry Creek area for a possible smaller satellite location that could include a bookstore and café or restaurant component.

"We'd love to be able to have a presence in Cherry Creek," says Meskis. She adds that if she is able to stay in Cherry Creek, she would like to have a space that could incorporate a restaurant or café. There are also Tattered Cover Book Stores in LoDo and in Highlands Ranch in Douglas County.

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Tattered Cover Leaving Cherry Creek for Lowenstein Redevelopment Site

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