Sage Hospitality Group and Norwood Development Group have submitted a preliminary proposal to build a new Catbird Hotel in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., at the corner of East Moreno Avenue and South Cascade Avenue. The proposal envisions a new full-service, independent extended-stay hotel that will have 180 rooms, dining and meeting spaces.
If the plans are approved, the hotel would be the second in the Catbird brand, joining the Catbird Hotel, Denver, which opened in 2021 in the RiNo neighborhood. The hotel would join other independent lifestyle hotels in Sage’s portfolio, including The Crawford Hotel, The Oxford Hotel, The Maven and The Rally in Denver alone.
Groundbreaking is expected in spring 2025 and completion is scheduled for fall 2027. Sage will manage and operate the hotel and dining outlets. Catbird Hotel, Colorado Springs would be part of the New South End, a neighborhood that has seen a rise in new restaurants, art spaces and contemporary developments.
Sage Studio, the in-house strategy and creative team at Sage Hospitality Group, will oversee the concept, brand and design of the hotel.
DLR Group, the global integrated design firm that delivered the award-winning guestroom prototypes for Catbird Denver, will lead design of the guestroom interiors, guestroom corridors and elevator lobbies. The interior design of the public spaces, as well as additional branding, will be led by Portland-based OMFGCo, who developed the original brand design for Catbird, Denver. Architectural design will be provided by Denver-based JNS Architecture + Interior Design.
“Catbird is an innovative extended-stay brand that is poised for growth nationally, through conversion and new construction projects,” Daniel del Olmo, president of Sage Hospitality Group, said in a statement. “We see tremendous potential in Colorado Springs as a dynamic destination that is welcoming business and leisure travelers. Partnering with Norwood Development Group, with their deep local expertise and visionary approach, gives us great confidence that this hotel will be a transformative project for the city, and a valuable addition to our portfolio.”
Sage Studio created the Catbird brand as a design-forward, independent extended-stay offering. Catbird, Denver has an apartment-style design including full micro-kitchens and multifunctional loft beds with modular storage solutions. The design of the new seven-story Catbird in Colorado Springs will have some similarities to the Denver hotel, while reflecting the natural surroundings of its location and leaning into the comforts of a residential experience. The hotel will have an indoor/outdoor lobby space with a Catbird kitchen, meeting rooms, a fitness room and an indoor/outdoor rooftop space. Like its sister hotel in Denver, Catbird in Colorado Springs will have a “playroom” with a signature lending program for everything from mopeds to snowboards for guests to borrow and use during their stay. The property’s team will partner with local artisans and creatives on decor and programming.
“Sage is a world-class hospitality organization,” Norwood CEO Chris Jenkins said. “We view Catbird as the start of a new wave of hospitality projects brought to Colorado Springs through the exciting collaboration between Norwood and Sage.”