
Resourceful Construction Innovation: The Intricacies of the Colorado State Capitol Subbasement Repair Project
By Julie Wanzer, LEED AP. owner and principal of Business Rewritten, Inc. HPM Contracting and Apollo Mechanical Contractors entered into a joint venture (HPM-Apollo JV) to overcome the complex challenges of the Colorado State Capitol Subbasement Repair project. HPM Contracting served as the general contractor and Apollo Mechanical Contractors was the main …

The State of Hospitality: Q&A with Neville Rustomjee, President of Hotel Brokers America
The hotel industry was one of the hardest hit during COVID as travel was severely impacted and city, state, and federal health guidelines limited group gatherings. Many of the larger full-service hotels that hosted business meetings, and hotels close to convention centers located in the Central Business District (CBD) of cities across the U.S., were …

Mile High Dine and Recline: Hilton Garden Inn Thornton
By Aryell Mattern and Scott Ranweiler, Spirit Hospitality Each month, Mile High CRE will highlight a new place to “dine or recline” in the Centennial State. October’s feature is the new Hilton Garden Inn Denver/Thornton, which opened its doors to the North Metro Denver community on May 22, 2019. This property …

Mile High Trendy Office: OpenTable Support Center
As OpenTable was seeking to expand its corporate footprint in the Denver region, AE Design was called upon — along with Venture Architecture — to partner with the national online restaurant-reservation service company in its goal of transforming a 36,000-square-foot warehouse in Centennial into an innovative and modern support center office. …

Q&A with Jami Mohlenkamp, Principal at OZ Architecture
Jami Mohlenkamp, principal at OZ Architecture, leads the Senior Living practice and is passionate about creating spaces that elevate the daily living experience of aging in place. His drive to improve the quality of design and environments is supported by a strong commitment to technical expertise in building design. Jami has worked on …

Haselden Construction Raises Over $710,000 for Homes For Our Troops
By Eric Blanke, director of planning and construction at Haselden Construction Service to the community is a foundation of Haselden Construction’s business model. Built on the core value of relationships, it is integrated into every aspect of the organization, including its annual clay shoot fundraiser that benefits Homes For Our Troops, a …

Mile High Dine and Recline: Stoke & Rye, Avon
By Katie Rapone, editor Each month, Mile High CRE will highlight a new place to “dine or recline” in the Centennial State. September’s feature is the new Stoke & Rye restaurant located inside the award-winning Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa Avon, Vail Valley. Previously Maya, a modern Mexican kitchen by …

Mile High Trendy Office: The Loading Dock, Boulder
The design of The Loading Dock, a transformative 32,000-square-foot office renovation project in Boulder, was recently honored with an AIA Colorado Design Award of Merit at this year’s Design + Honor Awards. Designed by OZ Architecture, the project highlights an honest use of materials, exposing the building’s beautiful structure, unique …

4 Ways Proptech Can Enhance Customer Experience
By Curtis Williams How online property technology, or Proptech, smoothens and optimizes real estate transactions seems so well-known today that real estate industry firms might forget that just 20 years ago, less than half of the software applications used in 2022 existed. Nobody was electronically signing applications or closing documents; …

Building Workplaces as ‘Social Temples’ Rather Than Workshops
By Arian Lewis, CEO of Kiln In March 2020, almost overnight, most people changed where they physically went to work. Now, even as more companies are bringing their staff back into the office, work-from-home levels are still 87 percent higher than pre-pandemic. Though working from home brings a level of …