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Spirit at the River

Spirit Hospitality brings new life to river with hotel, steakhouse

A 4.37-acre site along the Cache la Poudre River in Fort Collins will come to life with a new hotel and restaurant. Spirit Hospitality recently received city approval to develop a 107-room Staybridge Suites and Johnny’s Italian Steakhouse at 301 E. Lincoln Ave., just east of downtown and next to Woodward Inc.’s World Headquarters. The…

Kris Oppermann Stern

June 9, 2018
brown palace

Crescent buys Brown Palace for $125.35 million

Crescent Real Estate LLC has acquired Denver’s legendary Brown Palace Hotel and Spa and the adjacent 231-room Holiday Inn Express, which is part of the Brown Palace complex. The price wasn’t released, but Denver County records show the hotels sold for $125.35 million. The 241-room Brown Palace and Holiday Inn Express are located at 321…

Kris Oppermann Stern

June 8, 2018
Mill Creek

Mill Creek multifamily – Modera West Wash Park, Modera LoHi

Mill Creek Residential is on a roll in Denver, with luxury apartment towers under construction at the edge of two ends of downtown. Dallas-based Mill Creek, the nation’s second largest apartment developer in 2017, also recently sold the 275-unit Modera Observatory Park apartment community near the University of Denver for $92.5 million. I spoke to…

Kris Oppermann Stern

June 8, 2018
REDI

REDI to tackle 64-acre Sheridan corridor

REDI, or the Real Estate Diversity Initiative, in the coming months will be ready to help to redefine and redevelop a 64-acre parcel along South Sheridan Boulevard that was once a bustling retail site but now is a largely desolate swath in southwest Denver. REDI, an MBA-like real estate development for women and minorities, will…

Kris Oppermann Stern

June 4, 2018
corrida restuarant

Arch11 unveils Spanish-inspired design for Boulder eatery

When the highly anticipated Spanish-style steak and tapas restaurant Corrida opened its doors in downtown Boulder in March, guests were greeted by warm wood and neutral hues, white linens, modern lighting and unobstructed views of the surrounding Flatirons. 

Kris Oppermann Stern

June 3, 2018
Cannabis grow house

Pressure on cannabis growers could put space on market

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Kris Oppermann Stern

June 3, 2018
1401 & 1331 17th

LoDo office towers with edge on parking trade for $189M

A pair of 17thStreet office towers that sit across the street from one another sold to a California buyer for $189 million. CIM Group bought the Guaranty Bank building at 1331 17thSt. for $103 million, or $467.57 per square foot, and paid another $86 million, or $449.90 per sf, for 1401 17thSt., according to Denver…

Kris Oppermann Stern

June 2, 2018
Parc Santa Fe

Developers team up on Littleton industrial park

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Kris Oppermann Stern

June 1, 2018
Broadway Park

Momentum building at Broadway Park TOD

A key piece in redevelopment of the Denver Design District, rebranded as Broadway Park, is taking shape. The former 120,000-square-foot Kmart is being torn down to make way for a high-density transit-oriented development to include for-rent and for-sale residential units, along with new retail and a park. Chris Waggett “It’s extremely gratifying,” said Chris Waggett,…

Kris Oppermann Stern

May 28, 2018
zocalo's vita

Zocalo completes Vita in downtown Littleton

Zocalo Community Development’s Vita, a LEED Gold-targeted 55-plus mixed-use residential rental apartment community in the Denver metro area, is complete. The sustainable 159-unit apartment community is the latest development by Zocalo. KTGY designed the project. 

Kris Oppermann Stern

May 27, 2018

Kris Oppermann Stern is publisher and editor of Building Dialogue, a Colorado Real Estate Journal publication, and editor of CREJ's construction, design, and engineering section, including news and bylined articles. Building Dialogue is a quarterly, four-color magazine that caters specifically to the AEC industry, including features on projects and people, as well as covering trends in design, construction, interior design, development and more. Kris joined CREJ as an editor in 1998, after serving as editor of the Colorado Springs Business Journal. Kris earned her Bachelor of Arts, Journalism and Mass Communication, from the University of Colorado at Boulder. When not covering Colorado’s commercial AEC community, she enjoys Pilates, reading, traveling, walking her Golden Retriever and cheering on her hockey-playing son.