Ivy Realty added to its Boulder portfolio with the $8.75 million acquisition of two industrial/flex buildings that it will reposition as creative office space. The buildings at 5300 and 5306 Sterling Drive total 46,702 square feet. They are located adjacent to 5360 Sterling, a building Ivy acquired last year, transformed into creative space and leased to a technology company. “Ivy has a proven track record in Boulder, and their acquisition of 5300 and 5305 Sterling will be a continuance of their creative vision that attracts best-in-class tenancy,” said JLL Senior Director Leon McBroom. McBroom led a JLL Capital Markets team that arranged $8.7 million in acquisition bridge financing for the purchase.

Office investors continue to ask themselves where they can find opportunity in the metro’s rapidly developing markets.

In December 2018, Denver City Council approved a rezoning for the 62-acre parcel that is currently home to the Elitch Gardens amusement park, the first step toward realizing a massive urban reconfiguration that developer Revesco Properties is calling “The River Mile.”

Since the market began to rebound in 2011, Denver’s landscape has changed significantly, both economically and physically.

Florida-based TerraCap Management LLC entered the Denver market with the $71.71 million purchase of Denver Corporate Center II and III. “We feel there are some great opportunities in Denver, particularly with these assets,” said Steve Good, TerraCap partner and director of acquisitions. “We like both the short- and long-term growth aspects of the market and…

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Granite Properties has acquired Regency Plaza, a 319,000 square-foot, Class A, LEED Gold certified office building in the Denver Tech Center. Granite will reposition the building through significant planned improvements to enhance the customer experience. Tim Richey, Mike Winn, Jenny Knowlton, Charley Will and Chad Flynn of CBRE represented the seller, Barings, one of the world’s largest diversified real estate investment managers, on behalf of institutional investors. Stephanie Lawrence, senior managing director, Paul Bennett, senior director of investments, and Patrick Miller, investment associate, of Granite Properties represented Granite. Bob Whittelsey and Abby Patillo of Colliers International will lead the leasing of Regency Plaza. “Regency Plaza is a trophy asset with an incredible presence in the Denver Tech Center,” said Lawrence. “We look forward to repositioning Regency Plaza through a significant improvement plan designed to meet the needs of today’s workforce,” she added.

DPC Cos. already is at work on its latest acquisition in Cherry Creek – the 122,788-square foot office building at 400 S. Colorado Blvd. in Glendale. “Literally the day we closed we went in and started demoing the tired, obsolete spaces,” said DPC President Chris King, whose company has repositioned three other Cherry Creek assets.…

What if work were a home away from home? That’s the idea behind a luxury office condominium development in Louisville, a place with percolating ponds, expansive Front Range views and a “grotto” versus a lobby. Michael Eisenstein of Land Capital LLC, in partnership with Jason Collier, expects to break ground in approximately nine months on…

Denver’s gritty and funky River North neighborhood, one-time warehouse district now hipster central, has been going through a makeover for the last decade. But, after last month’s $86 million sale of 13-acres in Denargo Market for a “game-changing development,” it’s clear that RiNo’s pace of grunge-to-upscale might be kicking into overdrive.