BWE, a national commercial and multifamily mortgage banking company, has secured a combined $67,142,000 in financing for five retail, industrial, and office properties across Colorado.
Peter Keepper, senior vice president, and Summer McSwain in BWE’s Denver office, arranged the financing from life insurance company lenders and a bank on behalf of the borrowers. The financings finish off a banner year for BWE’s Denver office, which secured over $1 billion in loans for its clients in 2025.
“In today’s lending environment, finding financing solutions that properly fit into a sponsor’s business plan and navigate complex ownership structures is no easy task. That’s why relationship lending is so important, as exemplified by these financings. By bringing together lenders and borrowers that have worked together for many years, we can leverage longstanding trust to secure tangible benefits for both parties that may not have been possible without that shared history,” said Keepper. “At BWE, we strongly value the power of building and maintaining these relationships and will continue to leverage our comprehensive suite of capital solutions to ensure optimal financing terms for properties across the asset class spectrum.”
The financings include:
Westminster Village (Westminster), a $2,700,000 loan from a life insurance company with a term of less than three years, tailored to accommodate the borrower’s exit strategy, to refinance the 100% occupied, 30,058-square-foot retail property on behalf of the borrower, a Denver-based commercial real estate firm. Thanks to the strong relationship between borrower and lender, the loan payments will be blended with a co-terminus existing loan, allowing the sponsor to secure a more favorable interest rate.
Highlands Ranch Commerce Center (Highlands Ranch), a $4,000,000, 13-year fully amortizing loan with an extremely low spread from a life insurance company to acquire the 100% occupied, 42,240-square-foot office/warehouse flex property on behalf of the buyer, a Mexico-based family office.
Powers & Palmer Retail (Colorado Springs), a $10,500,000 loan from a life insurance company with a 10-year term and a 20-year amortization to refinance a 73,215-square-foot retail property along a major roadway on behalf of the borrower, who successfully converted the dilapidated building into a fitness center and attracted a major fast food chain to the property. Though the restaurant may not open until 2027, the lender agreed to consider the space as leased due to their strong history with the sponsor.
Pacifica Union (Englewood), an $18,500,000 loan with a 15-year term and 30-year amortization from a life insurance company to acquire the 257,409-square-foot small-bay industrial property on behalf of the borrower, a best-in-class Denver-based commercial real estate firm.
169 Inverness (Englewood), a combined $20,942,000 loan with a four-year term featuring three one-year extensions and a 30-year amortization from an Oklahoma bank to acquire the stabilized, suburban office property containing SCIF space on behalf of the borrower, a strong investor and believer in the resilience of high-quality office properties. The acquisition set a high-water mark for a stabilized, suburban office building in the area, selling for $200 per square foot.
