LOCATION Hyatt Regency Aurora-Denver Conference Center We anticipate this to be the largest retail development and investment conference of the year in Colorado with more than 350 attendees. Four hours of continuing education have been applied for.

Majestic Realty Co. went small and saw big demand for a series of new buildings in Aurora. “Our general M.O. around the country and here in Aurora is to build the largest spec building that any given market can sustain, and we’re longterm holders as well,” said Majestic Realty Vice President Michael Kapoor. In the…

Clarion Partners landed a three-building office portfolio in downtown Boulder for $146.3 million, or $621.72 per square foot. The deal included two of the largest office buildings downtown, 1050 Walnut and Canyon Center, along with 1900 15th St. The portfolio totals 235,316 sf. “Downtown Boulder is such a unique market. For someone to come in…

Western Union sold its former headquarters buildings in Englewood for $40 million. A Reno, Nevada-based group bought the 391,240-square-foot campus in Meridian International Business Center. It consists of two buildings, 192,779 and 198,461 sf, at 12500 and 12510 E. Belford Ave. Connected by a basement-level walkway, the buildings include office and data center space, a…

Two big retailers are expanding their footprints in the Denver industrial market with distribution facilities that could reach more than a half-million square feet each. Amazon leased the first speculative building at First Aurora Commerce Center in Aurora, and Costco is starting construction of a new “depot” in the Porteos development near Denver International Airport.…

Land Title Guarantee Co. and NAIOP Colorado, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, selected a portion of a 60-acre parcel owned by Denver International Airport at East 61st Avenue and Peña Boulevard in Denver as the subject for the 18th annual Rocky Mountain Real Estate Challenge to be held Tuesday, April 28. The challenge is…

Denver’s position slipped in the latest Emerging Trends in Real Estate report, but the city remains in the top 20 markets to watch nationally in 2020. In terms of overall real estate prospects, Denver ranked 17th in the nation, down from No. 8 last year. The lower ranking shouldn’t be concerning because there is less…

Boulder Housing Partners and the city of Boulder have broken ground on a 120-unit permanently affordable housing community – the most significant development of its kind in the city’s history. BHP is the master developer of the project, called 30Pearl. It will be located on 4.6 acres at 2630 30th St. in Boulder Junction, a…

A 100%-leased multitenant retail building at 2534 in Johnstown sold to an investor who knows the area well. Gerrard Family Limited Partnership LLLP paid the full asking price of $4.66 million, or $665.71 per square foot, for the 7,000-sf building at 4930 Thompson Parkway. The partnership is managed by Gary Gerrard, one of the original owners and master developers of 2534. Given his familiarity with the development, “We couldn’t have had a better buyer,” said Zander Rodriguez of David Hicks & Lampert Brokerage.

Brinkman has acquired a newly completed hotel in Parker as part of a long-term investment strategy. Brinkman, in partnership with Utah-based developer Colmena Group, purchased the 108-room SpringHill Suites by Marriott at 9355 Silverado Drive. The price was $17.28 million, or $160,000 per key. The 66,641-square-foot building is located off Silverado and North Pine Lane, less than a mile from the intersection of E-470 and Parker Road. The upper-midscale hotel features a breakfast area, 356 sf of meeting space, an indoor pool, fitness center, lobby workstation, market pantry and guest laundry area.