Cherry Creek restaurateur Jim Sullivan has closed the doors on his last two Denver restaurant interests, after 11 years. Ocean, located at 201 Columbine St., and Nine75, located at 975 Lincoln St., both were shut down at the end of September.

Sullivan had opened Ocean a couple years back as a replacement for the ill-fated Mao, which failed to capture the attention of Denver’s fine dining denizens. Nine75 went the way of its Westminster predecessor, which also closed earlier this year.

Sullivan expects to spend time in other pursuits for the time being. “People just don’t have the money they once did,” said Sullivan, listing “fine dining” as one of the first luxuries to go, when hard times come.