Five Points embraces community-driven concepts
At the beginning of the pandemic, there was widespread speculation around how this public health crisis would affect different commercial real estate sectors. Now several months in, it has become unmistakably
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November 23, 2020Landlords, tenants adapt as we await a vaccine
Prior to the pandemic, retail as an asset class was in the midst of significant change and a sustained period of transformation. Shopping centers were becoming gathering places for neighborhoods and featured tenant
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November 20, 2020What does the future hold for retail?
While retailers have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, year-over-year U.S. retail sales are up 0.6% (August 2019 to August 2020) including e-commerce. When excluding e-commerce, U.S. retail sales were down, but only by
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November 16, 2020Retrofitting retail users in a post-COVID-19 world
COVID-19 has universally impacted all industries, and retail commercial space is no exception. Often when a disaster hits the global economy, commercial real estate feels the effects later than other industries; however, due to both the
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November 16, 2020Maximized efficiencies will help food halls survive
During COVID-19, restaurants have done their best to survive the whiplash of ever-changing public health guidelines while ensuring the safety of their guests and employees. Initially closing altogether, many originally reopened for
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August 24, 2020Net-lease investors seek credit and essentials
The COVID-19 pandemic undoubtedly has impacted all facets of commercial real estate, including single-tenant net-leased retail properties. In the second quarter, transaction volume for STNL retail properties was down 38.4%
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August 21, 2020Creating safer people-oriented places
We’ve long believed that retail and restaurants are instrumental in creating the character of a neighborhood. Think of the blocks you love most in Denver and chances are you’re imagining a collection of small
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August 17, 2020Factors impacting the investment property market
Hindsight is classically 20-20, but it’s difficult to imagine that on Jan. 1, 2020, any participant in Colorado’s retail investment market could’ve accurately predicted the dramatic shift we encountered overnight on March 15
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August 16, 2020Landlords & tenants work together during the COVID-19 crisis
Over the course of three weeks in March, our lives were turned over forcefully by the tsunami-like winds of a global pandemic. For those who’ve lost loved ones, friends, jobs or any chance of maintaining your
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June 1, 2020Legal limits: Shutdowns, rent issues & distancing
Even before the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, the retail sector was struggling nationwide, presenting myriad challenges for the commercial real estate sector. Now, the pandemic has accelerated
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May 25, 2020