Bonnie Brae Tavern has been deemed non-historic by the city of Denver, a designation that will make the 85-year-old restaurant easier to demolish if its owners choose to do so over the next five years.

The status was granted last week, BusinessDen reported, after no applications for historic preservation were submitted by the community. Last month, the third-generation family owners of the tavern applied for non-historic status as they weighed their options to remodel, expand or sell their building.

Co-owner Michael Dire told The Denver Post in April that he, his sister and their two cousins were “just trying to find out where we stood” when they applied for the designation. He said they had no immediate plans for the space and mentioned an 85th birthday party coming up in June at the restaurant.

Community members had until the end of April to appeal on the building’s behalf for landmark designation. The Dire family has owned Bonnie Brae Tavern at 740 S. University Blvd. since 1934. Today, it stands as one of the oldest businesses in the area.

Calls to the Tavern’s owners were not immediately returned on Monday.