Going green is a growing priority in Denver
Whether it’s new energy benchmarking standards or a push for green rooftops, there’s a new sustainability-focused headline in Denver every week. In reality, the trend toward improving build
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October 2, 2017Is your BAS ready for winter?
As we get closer to the end of the year, some people get excited about football and the changing Aspens, while others get excited for ski trips to the mountains. Then, there is something no one
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October 1, 2017Know Colorado’s roofing contract rules, penalties and protections
Summer in Colorado is notorious for damaging storms as well as other weather catastrophes. A building’s roof is always the first section of a property to battle the severe weather, which
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July 30, 2017How to prepare for potential property tax increases
This time of year, property taxes are at the forefront of the minds of owners, property managers, brokers and tenants. Recently I was asked what can be done to lower the property taxes passed through to the
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April 28, 20171515 Wynkoop earns LEED Platinum certification
Hines and Invesco Real Estate announced that 1515 Wynkoop earned Platinum certification under the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED rating system for existing buildings. Completed in 2009 and owned by a separate account pension fund client of Invesco Real Estate, 1515 Wynkoop is
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February 7, 2017Rebchook Real Estate Corner brought to you by CREJ
Rebchook Real Estate Corner is a new column by John Rebchook that can be found at CREJ.com. Welcome to my new commercial real estate column at CREJ.com Jon Stern, owner and publisher of CREJ, has given me the opportunity to look under the hood of all aspects of commercial real estate with my column, the Rebchook…
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January 31, 2017Tips for enhancing the tenant experience
Simple logic dictates that the most-likely tenants to occupy a building in the future are the existing tenants.
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September 19, 2016IREM comes out against Energize Denver Task Force recommendations
The Greater Denver Chapter of the Institute of Real Estate Management voiced opposition to the current recommendations of the Energize Denver Task Force in a letter to the Department of Environmental Health. "I was shocked and concerned to find out, just the day before yesterday, that the city of Denver is trying to push recommendations through without…
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July 15, 2016How to make your spec suite investment successful
Spec suites – spaces that are built out by a building owner for the purpose of marketing a vacant suite or floor – are growing in popularity and in size, with new projects devoting entire floors and buildings to spec space.
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April 4, 2016The office ‘fun’ factor: Why does it matter?
I recently moderated a panel at the Colorado Real Estate Journal’s 13th Annual Property Management Symposium. The panel, comprising Doug Wulf of Cushman & Wakefield, Jamie Gard of NGKF and Alec Wynne of Avison Young, was focused on the competitive nature of office spaces in the current market.
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