Bidwell Building Up First for Mark Hunt Construction Projects

Developer Mark Hunt’s has started the redevelopment of multiple buildings on the Cooper Avenue mall, the Aspen Daily News reported. The project begins at the corner of Cooper Avenue and Galena Street, where the Bidwell building will be torn down, and includes the Red Onion annex, also set for demolition, as well as renovations of the second-floor spaces above the historic restaurant and building to the west. The corner building will house new retail units, while the second floor space above the Red Onion is slated to become a performance venue and educational space run by Jazz Aspen Snowmass. Next on Hunt’s list is the demolition of the Buckhorn Arms building at 730 E. Cooper Ave. across the street from City Market, which is to become a new hotel.