#STAYSURSY

Shoppable rental homes designed to support local artists + makers.

#shopthestay

WHO WE ARE

The Sursy is an experiential design and development group based in Denver, Colorado.

We’re obsessed with innovation in real estate and the built world and have designed a new way to stay, shop, and experience at the intersection of design, retail, and hospitality. Our mission is to create eclectic destinations that bring locals and travelers together, to serve the modern traveler and consumer, and to support our local makers every step of the way.

THE STUDIO

Our interior design team, offering residential and commercial design services and a suite of Airbnb optimization services.

THE COLLECTIVE

Our growing portfolio of shoppable rental homes, all filled with locally made furnishings, artwork, and decor so guests can #shopthestay.

THE SHOP

Our online shop allows guests and non-guests to explore our design projects and purchase the items for sale in our shoppable spaces.

THE GROUP

Our commercial development team, currently building a ‘Shoppable Motel and Neighborhood Destination,” coming to Colorado in 2021.

NOUN:

SURSY [Sir-See]:

A southern slang term for a ‘souvenir’; a memorable item you bring back from a trip.

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Cold n’ hot n’ hot n’ cold...Colorado Spri

Cold n’ hot n’ hot n’ cold...Colorado Spring and Fall seasons always throw me (and my wardrobe!) for a loop with the temps fluctuating day to day between snow one day to upper 70s and sunny the next. I have grown to love the ‘weather whiplash’ over the past few years as a Denverite — just the universe keeping us on our toes on the daily, I suppose!Currently posted up at @stellascoffeehaus off Pearl Street to meet with Michelle of @rubysmarket.denver — it’s always a good day to support small biz + meet other local business owners with shared vision and appreciate for community!Fun #shoppableairbnb update: The Coal Creek Cabin (Main Suite pictured here ☝🏽) is booked out through late July at this point and we are doing a light re-zhuzh of the space this month to refresh with some pieces that have sold since we launched this listing nearly a whole year ago! Time flies when you’re in a pandemic...Head to the link in bio to book your stay! We have some early autumn availability and it is b-e-a-utiful that time of year up there! 🍁#staysursy
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#shoppablespaces

Here’s a happy little watercolor with a snazzy l

Here’s a happy little watercolor with a snazzy little frame to get you across the finish line with your Monday workday 🌸 💐 🌺This artwork is by the oh so talented @meredithsteeleart, and is going up in the kiddos room of our Manhattan Beach design project!Meredith is one of my fave artists and Denver pals, who recently teamed up with another rad local artist and all around awesome human, @kristen_fogarty, to create @magik.studios 🎨 ✨I got to learn about Kristen + Meredith’s new venture over coffee @visitnurture this past Friday (run don’t walk if you haven’t been yet!), and was so impressed by their business vision + mission. The pair donates 20% of profits from each of their public murals to support local art programs in schools around town! So. Freaking. Cool.Really digging how localized philanthropy is becoming more and more ingrained in businesses in authentic ways; it’s no longer “because I have to” but “because I can” and “because I want to,” and that’s truly a beautiful thing. 💯 🤍 💫

The sun is out this Easter Sunday + this girl is f

The sun is out this Easter Sunday + this girl is fully vaccinated as of yesterday 🙋🏻‍♀️💯☀️ #shotgirlsummer has begun...🤣Today I’m chugging electrolytes + trying to mind-over-matter vaccine symptoms as I dial in the business plan for our Phase I motel operations. While the long-term ‘shoppable motel’ vision remains, our first step is to secure a loan to buy this thing. To do that, we’re leaning hard into the potential for The White Swan Motel to be a resource for the 40 West community as a safe, clean shelter for those experiencing homelessness.To risk-averse banks, there’s no appetite to lend on a bold hospitality venture during a global pandemic (fair, I guess...😐), so our pivot is to make this project a community restoration initiative. We’re going to give this retro motel a give-back final leg of life, and I’m genuinely excited about the opportunity to work with and support the Lakewood community in this capacity.When I’m in the headspace of “what the hell am I doing?!,” I frequently tune into an interview that @thelizlambert did a few years ago where she talks about the early days of @hotelsanjose; how she fell in love with the run down motel in the mid-90s, with the stories of the transient people staying + passing through, and how she saw what south congress could be, well before it was what it now is. When I feel like I can’t, I think about how Liz did. I think about how I first got the spark for @thesursy while sitting + working at this very spot in Austin nearly a decade ago.The journey doesn’t look at all like I thought it might, but I’m trying to stay excited about + ready for the challenges that each closed door keeps presenting.Bring on door 24...#whiteswanmotel
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It’s been sporadic doozy of a few weeks over her

It’s been sporadic doozy of a few weeks over here, but in the best way!I got my first vaccine shot; I flew to Minnesota to start a new design project; I hosted my mom and one of my best friends in Denver for a handful of days; I found a wedding dress; I started another new residential project in Texas; I got through environmental inspections at the motel.Even though it may be premature to say: it truly feels like the light at the end of the tunnel of a post-COVID world is starting to shine. A sense of normalcy is returning, perhaps?I’m excited to give my very first State of the Business this morning to our motel project team and investors, a monthly ritual I’m starting to share updates and pivots and data as we inch closer to Phase I: Closing and dive immediately into Phase II: Existing Operations. I’ll share some updates via our email newsletter this week, so sign up if you want to hear the latest!Pictured: Design Scheme for a “Texas Natural” palette we’re developing for our newest interior design project just outside of Dallas!Happy Monday, friends 🌞

Happy International Women’s Day, ya’ll!In ho

Happy International Women’s Day, ya’ll!In honor of the day, I’m shining a light on one of the raddest women I know: a woman I’m proud to call my client, boss, business partner, colleague, mentor, and most of all, my friend. Here’s to you, Nicole!A not-told-enough story is that of the early days of The Sursy, and how integral a force Nicole has been since the inception of the company, starting with our serendipitous meet via @airbnb! Since agreeing to meet for coffee to hear me — a complete stranger — out on my “retail-meets-hospitality” concept one random Wednesday in early 2019, Nicole has quickly become one of the most important + impactful people in my life. And, as Architect for the motel development, she’s been and will continue to be an integral part of that vision becoming a reality!I’m so grateful for the spirit of strong, smart women like Nicole and so many I have met through this business building journey and all the female forces in my life I’ve known before; women who value collaboration over competition, who believe no hill is too high to conquer, and who lift others up with intention as they rise.Happy to be a female in a time in the world where the possibilities to shatter glass ceilings are endless! High-fives, handshakes, and fist-bumps to all you out there doin’ the damn thing.#thefutureisfemale
#liftaswerise📸 @josephine_virginia

Spring is coming, which means it’s almost time f

Spring is coming, which means it’s almost time for the @shelterco tent to pop back up for the season!We first added this fun backyard amenity when @kelclight came to stay with us back in 2019 (hard to believe it’s been that long ago!) and it was a hit!Thinking maybe this year we turn it into a lounge / outdoor office? ...because #workfromanywhere is all the rage, and something about the sound of a ‘glamping office’ makes me think even spreadsheets could be less daunting if you were posted up right here ☝🏽⛺️👩‍💻