Former Channel 7 building defaced in Denver, squatters flood basement | News [Video]

Months after KMGH Denver 7 left its longtime home at 6th and Speer Boulevard, the building has been home to trespassers and squatters who have left feces, needles and, most recently, graffiti inside and out.

The old eight-sided, five-level building at 123 E. Speer Blvd. greets thousands of pedestrians and motorists, as they move north on Lincoln Street or Speer.

Recently, the top levels of the building’s south and west sides have been tagged with large white, black, and yellow graffiti.

The new property owners, New York-based developer Property Markets Group (PMG) and Greybrook Realty Partners, a Toronto-based private equity and asset management firm, said they’re keeping up security.

Records from the city of Denver and Denver Police Department show otherwise.

The city’s permitting and …