
Q&A with LS Group Partner and Principal Sarah Erickson, IALD Professional
Founded in 2008 in the Roaring Fork Valley, LS Group is an established lighting design firm with expertise that spans project types, scales, and geographies. The firm is proud to be a certified women-owned business. Sarah Erickson, principal/partner, IALD professional, has a demonstrated history of working in the architecture and …

Overcoming the Split Incentive with Solar
By Rachel Mountain For commercial property owners with triple net leases (NNN), recouping the costs of a capital energy improvement can be a barrier to making sustainable investments. Typically, these improvements lower the tenants’ utility bills in NNN leases, so the owner is not financially incentivized to invest. This is …

Mile High Trendy Office: Fire & Police Pension Association (PHOTOS)
Elsy Studios, a Denver-based commercial interior design firm dedicated to delivering customized environments at any scale, recently had the pleasure of working with the Fire & Police Pension Association (FPPA) to relocate their office space to 7979 E Tufts, Denver. The Fire & Police Pension Association is an organization that …

Q&A with Job Gutierrez, Partner at Wold Architects and Engineers
Job Gutierrez serves as a partner of the Colorado office of Wold Architects and Engineers, a full-service planning, architecture and engineering firm in Denver and one of the top 10 architecture and engineering firms in the state. Over the last decade, the Denver office has experienced significant growth, gaining 30 …

POP Denver Exemplifies the Benefits of Prefabricated Building Solutions
By Brian Miller, director of projects, Wells Mountain States Location plays a crucial role in real estate and POP Denver Apartments boasts one of the finest spots, situated at the intersection of 6th and Santa Fe within Denver’s vibrant Santa Fe Arts District. This neighborhood is brimming with artistic studios, …

Q&A with Alicia Clark, Partner at Ballard Spahr
Across the country, those with investments in office buildings — owners, investors, tenants, lenders, and bondholders — are staring down a perfect storm of distress: rising interest rates, record-high vacancies and operating costs, constrained capital, and more than $900 billion in commercial real estate debt set to mature. Meanwhile, others …

Q&A with Dave Espinosa, Mortenson Project Executive
A seasoned project executive with Mortenson in Denver, Dave Espinosa, LEED GAA has led some of the company’s most impactful projects locally, including the renovation of 1740 Broadway at the Atrium, and the construction of Modern Aviation’s FBO terminal and hangar and the Rocky Mountain Public Media Buell Public Media …

What Makes Great Placemaking?
By Steven Cornwell, global director & CEO — ERA-co At a time when office buildings stand empty and professionals flee to places with lower costs of living, cities must invest in placemaking. Without it, communities neglect to identify their own critical needs — much less address them effectively — while …

Mile High Dine and Recline: The Oxford Hotel, Denver
By Katie Rapone If Denver’s Oxford Hotel was a cocktail, it would contain equal parts nostalgia and modern flair, shaken, not stirred! Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, The Oxford was most recently named a top 500 hotel in the world by the readers of Travel + Leisure. …

Mile High Trendy Office: Astroscale Headquarters (PHOTOS)
Pinkard Construction and Neoera Architecture recently completed the design and construction of Astroscale’s new U.S. headquarters in Denver. Astroscale U.S. Inc, a subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings Inc., is the market leader in satellite servicing and long-term orbital sustainability across all orbits. The newly renovated office at 2201 S Delaware St., offers 13,500 square feet of space and …