Kairoi Residential purchased a prominent corner in LoHi for $39 million Friday.

The San Antonio, Texas-based apartment developer paid $231 a square foot for the 4 acres under the Residence Inn by Marriott hotel at 2777 Zuni St., public records show.

Kairoi plans to build a 5-story, 429-unit apartment complex near the Speer Boulevard and Zuni Street intersection. The company submitted documents to Denver in July estimating the planned construction cost at $65.6 million.

Kairoi did not respond to a request for comment. BusinessDen first reported that the developer was interested in the site in May 2024.

The hotel, constructed in 1982, has closed. American Demolition has been hired to knock it down, the company said Monday.

The seller in the deal was Highgate, a New York-based hotel inv

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