South Park Hill home lists for sale as owner-opposed landmark push continues

A South Park Hill home that the current owner wants to demolish, but that some neighbors want to see preserved, is now being marketed for sale.

A listing for the 4,500-square-foot home on 0.43 acres at 5013 E. Montview Ave. went live on Zillow last week with a $2.73 million asking price.

Owners Mark and Marianne Rinehart purchased the home on 0.43 acres through a trust for $2.5 million in September 2022, records show. They want to demolish the structure and build a larger single-family home, according to documents submitted to the city.

In November, however, three women who live nearby submitted a landmark designation application for the home with the help of the nonprofit Historic Denver.

Naming the structure a city landmark would effectively prevent demolition. The application is still pending and has yet to be reviewed by Denver’s Landmark Preservation Commission. If it passes that step, the final decision will be up to the City Council, which earlier this year approved an owner-opposed landmark application for the second time ever.

Mark Rinehart, who founded a firm that helps personal injury attorneys with advertising, told BusinessDen Tuesday the house was listed “to give the applicants and Historic Denver a chance to find a preservation-minded buyer.”

“The listing amount will simply get me my money back that we’ve paid to date, not including mortgage payments,” Rinehart said. “Historic Denver and the applicants were unwilling to pull their application in the event that we cannot secure a preservation-minded buyer.”