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Hardwood court courting buyers
Basketball floor has to go after owner loses lease
Published August 25, 2007 at midnight
WESTMINSTER - Jason Moen has some wood for sale - 3,825 square feet, to be exact.
Excellent quality: maple and rarely used.
"I hate to just burn it for firewood," Moen, 27, lamented about an 85-foot by 45-foot hardwood floor, which was once a combined basketball and volleyball court that covered a section of his now-defunct Hard Nutrition Player Development Center. Moen installed the $45,000 floor less than a year ago for youngsters and high school athletes to use.
He got stuck with the court and some recreational equipment after he had a legal falling out with his former business partner. The two had leased the recreation facility at 4201 W. 94th Ave., from Hyland Hills Parks and Recreation District for their sports and business venture. The pair's fallout caused them to miss payments on their lease and they fell behind.
Hyland Hills allowed Moen a chance to see if he could sell the court, which is what he's trying to do now.
During the past week Moen has posted the hardwood floor, now technically owned by Hyland Hills, for sale on Craigslist for $13,000.
If he has no buyer by today, though, the price will climb to $15,000 to cover the cost of removing the floor from the center, Moen said. So far he has received four inquiries from homeowners interested in buying small sections to put in their homes and one from a man who was considering putting it in a school. He hasn't called back, Moen said.
"It makes me sick just coming back in here," he said.
Joann Saitta, Hyland Hills spokeswoman, said the district tried to work with Moen but the lease violations forced it to take over the property, including the court. Hard Nutrition Player Development Center closed in February.
Moen will take offers today at 720-364-2544.
If there are no takers, Moen and his father plan to cut the floor in pieces to move it. "I have a storage unit that I'm going to try to pile it all into," Moen said.
The court has to be moved to make way for an extended AstroTurf field.
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