Gastamo Group is keeping its plate full.
The Denver-based restaurant group is opening a third Lady Nomada in Central Park, bringing Homegrown Tap & Dough to Parker and opening two of its concepts in the former C.B. Potts in Westminster, according to owners Jean-Philippe Failyau and Peter Newlin.
“In the city of Denver, if we don’t do a project there are five other people behind us that will,” Newlin said. “The point of building these hospitality restaurants is becoming this value-add … which is part of the reason we really shifted our focus to these incredible markets that surround the Denver core.”
In Central Park, Lady Nomada is expected to open next year in 4,000 square feet at 7301 E. 29th Avenue, within the Town Center at Central Park shopping center.
JLL broker Lorenzo Harris, who represented Gastomo in all three deals alongside colleague Sam Zaitz, said the space was home to Casey’s Pub for almost 20 years before it closed in late 2022.
“This restaurant is 25-plus years old so it needs a lot of rehab … a complete gut job,” Newlin said. “And ultimately for a second-generation restaurant building it’s really important you change the perception of the space.”
The ice cream shop High Point Creamery recently opened its fourth location in Town Center at Central Park. And Naples-based pizza restaurant Rosso Pomodoro will open later this year.
Gastamo’s Lady Nomada, meanwhile, made its debut in 2021, serving coastal-style Mexican cuisine in Olde Town Arvada. A second location in Lakewood debuted last year.
“How do we keep it traditional to some extent, and make it a little more fun and playful, add the Gastamo touch,” Failyau said of the food.
Further south, in Parker, Gastamo bought 19320 Cottonwood Drive last year for a little more than $3 million to open the fourth Homegrown Tap & Dough, which serves wood-fired pizza.
“Gastamo Group is really trying to acquire the real estate for all projects we’re doing,” Newlin said. “We’re trying to open restaurants to run for generations and if that’s the case, it makes it so much easier to overinvest in infrastructure.”
Work has already started on the 6,115-square-foot building, which Newlin said he expects to be finished by year-end. In addition to interior renovations, he said, the company is adding a large outdoor space that will include bocce ball courts.
“How do you merge Homegrown with a neighborhood park has kind of been the thought process,” Newlin said.
Failyau grew up just north of Parker and said he has wanted to bring a Gastamo Group concept to the town for years.
“I think what we’ve found is people are just a little tired of Chili’s and so forth, so when you can provide a downtown Denver concept to these communities, the level of excitement is there,” Failyau said.
In addition to Parker, the group plans to open another Homegrown in Westminster this year. But this one will be a little different.
Newlin said they bought the 12,000-square-feet building at 1257 W. 120th St. in 2022 for roughly $2.65 million and plan to turn it into a dual restaurant.
Homegrown will operate on one side of the building, while the Gastamo Group’s other Mexican concept, Perdida, will take the other.
“Without a doubt it’s the biggest development we’ve done to date,” Newlin said. “Totally two different experiences, but focused on building complementary brands.”
Failyau opened his first restaurant, Park Burger, in 2009. That’s where he met Newlin, who was a waiter at the restaurant before becoming partner. The duo formed Gastamo Group and now have seven concepts, including Birdcall, Park & Co. and Perdida.
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