Park Pass Coffee, the Denver roaster known for donating a slice of every sale to national parks, has signed a lease on a space at 4491 Tennyson Street in Denver's Berkeley/Highlands area.
Park Pass Coffee's founders are Schippel and Grant Newsome. Commercial real estate brokers Sean Kulzer and Grace Newman of Blue West Capital represented the landlord in finalizing the deal.
The leased space is expected to employ approximately four to six staff members.
Park Pass Coffee's Bagged Coffee Lineup
Park Pass Coffee's bagged coffee varieties are named after different national parks. According to StickerGiant, the roasts come packaged in bags featuring illustrations of parks like Badlands, Mesa Verde, and Rocky Mountain, printed on post-consumer recycled paper labels meant to highlight conservation and education.
Giving back is baked into the business model. Park Pass Coffee has a mission centered on specialty coffee and giving back to national parks, partnering with organizations that directly support them. Per Park Pass Coffee, the brand commits to donating 10% of all sales to support National Parks.
From Farmers Markets to a Storefront
Park Pass Coffee served cold brew and espresso at the South Pearl Farmers Market, according to a South Pearl Farmers Market vendor spotlight.
Co-founder Grant Newsome brings industry pedigree to the venture, having previously worked as production manager and head of education at Dogwood Coffee Co. in Minnesota before becoming a Park Pass Coffee founder. Newsome has pointed to post-pandemic consumer shifts toward specialty origin coffee, a trend detailed by Twin Cities Business, which reports sales growth and longer customer stays as patrons increasingly adopted neighborhood coffee shops as remote-work hubs.
Joining a Crowded Tennyson Street Corridor
Park Pass Coffee is stepping into one of Denver's most competitive food and beverage strips. Tennyson Street in Berkeley has become one of the city's most competitive specialty food and beverage corridors, anchored by artisan establishments like Bakery Four and MOB Coffee, as Hoodline has previously reported.
Denver proposed a DO-8 zoning design overlay as an Active Centers and Corridors Design Overlay. Tennyson Street has commercial and mixed-use street-level development.
