Solar power is cool. Solar panels are so cool, literally and figuratively, they  should be a key component of Denver’s Green Roof ordinance, I believe. The importance of solar was driven home to me recently, as we are in the process of adding solar panels to the roof of our townhome. As part of my…

NZE, or more precisely Net Zero Energy, leasing is the final panel at the Sustainability: Achieving the Next Level conference sponsored by the Colorado Real Estate Journal. You will want to stay for that panel, even if you don’t qualify for the four hours of continuing education credit. The half-day conference, CREJ’s principal Green Building event…

Alzheimer’s care has improved by every measure in the three decades that Megan Carnarius has devoted to the memory care field. Everything from the color schemes in memory care facilities to the sensitivity of how family members treat someone with Alzheimer’s is different today, said Carnarius, author of the book, "A Deeper Perspective on Alzheimer’s and…

Zocalo Community Development plans to build a luxury 16-story condo tower near the increasingly trendy Sloan’s Lake Park. The energy-efficient and yet unnamed development, with a total of 515,400 square feet, would be built on a parking lot at the former Beth Israel Hospital. The development also would include an unusually large affordable workforce rental…

Denver real estate is a bargain...at least if you are coming from San Francisco. Pilot John R. Tennyson late last year moved from San Francisco to Denver. Tennyson, a pilot with Southwest Airlines, brings a mile-high perspective to the Mile High city's real estate, which has never been more expensive. In Denver, Tennyson was able to buy…

Honesty. I was impressed by an article in the Denver Post last month about the closing of the Campus Lounge near the University of Denver, after the new owners had operated it for less than six months. Closing the iconic restaurant/bar, of course, didn’t impress me. It’s always sad when a business closes, especially a…

Senior housing is aging well in the Denver area, but there is a bit of oversupply in the sector, keeping it from going through another growth spurt. “I think we are going to have a very strong 2018 for senior housing in Denver,” said Pamela Pyms, managing director for the Denver office of Blueprint Healthcare…

Medical office buildings are outperforming the overall office market, boasting higher rents and lower vacancy rates. In other words, medical office buildings, or MOBs, comprise a very healthy asset class in the Denver area and in Colorado. “The demand for medical office building space continues to expand in metro Denver by way of population growth,…

Task force. Tragedy. Thoughtlessness. These trio of words resonated with me as antidevelopment rhetoric has reached a fevered pitch in Denver. A new Landmark Ordinance Task Force meets today for the first time that hopefully will set the stage for more collaborative and civil exchanges between preservationists, property owners and developers. My initial idea was…

RidgeGate, the 15-year-old mixed-use community along Interstate 25 in Lone Tree, on Monday unveiled a plan for its City Center that eventually will have enough development to support another 50,000 jobs. Future development east of I-25 also could bring another 10,000 residential units to RidgeGate. Housing, from apartments to single-family detached homes, could add 40,000…