Catamount Constructors Completes Tavern Tech Center

Catamount Constructors Inc., a privately held commercial general contractor with offices in Denver and Atlanta, recently completed a new 9,000-sq-ft tavern and restaurant for Denver-based developer Tavern Hospitality Group.

Tavern Tech Center opened to the public on Monday, offering a game room, bowling, a pool table, shuffleboard, a dining room, dance floor and several patios.

Photo courtesy of Catamount Constructors Inc.

Designed by Denver’s Semple Brown Design, the upscale two-story tavern includes a game room, Thunderbowl mini-lanes, a pool table, shuffleboard, a dining room and dance floor, several patios, a large fireplace, a lounge area with state-of-the-art plasma TVs and 7,800 sq ft of new parking space.

Interior finishes include timber and wood construction and high-end architectural features that highlight THG’s tavern brand. Exterior construction includes a complex mix of four different finishes, including natural stone veneer.

Construction began on the Tavern Tech Center in May 2007. It opened to the public on Monday. It is the fourth facility Catamount has constructed for THG in the Denver area.

“Our relationship with THG dates back to 2002 when we constructed [developer] Frank Schultz’s first tavern facility,” said Jeff Cochran, Catamount Denver division president.

The brainchild of Schultz, his mother and stepfather Terry, and Al Papay, THG is a Denver-based, family-owned company. The company’s growth and development is grounded in the tavern concept. During their quest for an upscale neighborhood bar with great food, THG owners realized there was a market for such an establishment in the Denver area.

“We saw an incredible opportunity in becoming a member of such a vibrant neighborhood and felt our specialized branding would give the residents and those working in the area another option for dining and entertainment,” said Schultz. “As with our other taverns, Tavern Tech Center offers a warm, inviting atmosphere with many distinctive amenities and a rooftop patio that will be this facility’s greatest and most unique draw.”

Additional establishments owned by THG include Tavern Uptown, Tavern Downtown, Tavern Lowery, The Soiled Dove Underground and Cowboy Lounge. Plans are under way to open Tavern Wash Park by the end of September.