
Etkin Johnson Sells Newly Renovated Southpark Business Center
Denver, CO – Etkin Johnson Real Estate Partners, a leading full-service, Colorado-based developer, announced today it has sold Southpark Business Center, located at 8000 Southpark Way in Littleton, Colorado, to a private buyer with experience in the self-storage business for $18.225 million. Etkin Johnson acquired the property in 2013 from Lockheed …

New Energy Efficiency Rules in Place for Denver’s Commercial Buildings
View here The Denver City Council passed new regulations regarding energy efficiency for Denver’s commercial buildings before adjourning for the holidays. Starting in 2017, owners of buildings 25,000 SF or larger will need to determine the Energy Star score of their buildings using the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star …

Turner Construction Rejuvenates Historic Denver Club Building
Denver, CO – Turner Construction’s Special Projects Division recently completed capital improvements to the DC Building, formerly known as the Denver Club Building, a 231,454 square foot, 24-story office tower in downtown Denver owned by Unico Properties LLC, a real estate investment and operating company. Primary components include updates to …

Anthem Office Building Changes Hands 2nd Time in Two Years
View here The coined ‘Anthem’ building which houses most of the Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield offices recently sold for $80 million, making this the second sale of the building in the past two years. Photo credit: By KMGH2.jpg: Andrew Williams (KMGH-TV) derivative work: Xnatedawgx (KMGH2.jpg) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or …

Etkin Johnson Leases Lookout Business Center to FIRST RF Corporation
Denver, CO – Etkin Johnson Real Estate Partners leased Lookout Business Center, located at 6150 Lookout Road in Boulder, Colorado, to a single tenant, FIRST RF Corporation. The move allows FIRST RF Corporation to consolidate its more than 100 employees from two separate facilities into one modern and centralized location. Etkin Johnson acquired …

2 LoDo Office Buildings Sold $44M
View here MAVDevelopment Company sold 1900 Wazee, also known as Wazee Exchange, and 1860 Blake for $44M. This building trade was the second largest office building transaction last week in Downtown Denver after the $96M Writer Square sale. Images courtesy of MAVDevelopment Company. Main image: Wazee Exchange; Inset image: 1860 Blake

Local Design Firm Helps Owners Remain Competitive in Growing Office Sector
Denver, CO — According to CBRE Research Denver’s Q3 2016 Office MarketView report, office space under construction exceeded 4.6 million SF, marking its highest level since 2000. In addition, investors continue to purchase existing office space in downtown Denver and pour money into upgrades such as security systems, given the …

Unico Properties Opens First Tenant Bowling Alley in Denver
Denver, CO – Unico Properties LLC recently announced the grand opening of the newly modernized DC Building (DC) in the CBD submarket. The DC grand opening broker event was held December 1, 2016, to showcase the one-and-only tenant bowling alley in Denver. Attendees received a personalized bowling ball with the DC building …

RNL & McWhinney Expand Loveland Office Campus with Rangeview
Denver, CO – RNL has completed design work on Rangeview V, a new 120,000-square-foot office building, in partnership with Colorado-based developer McWHINNEY in Loveland, Colorado. The building’s steel frame topped out in October, and it is on schedule for completion in June 2017. The project is an expansion of the Rangeview Office …

GKT Writer Square LLC Purchases Writer Square for $96M
View here GKT Writer Square LLC, an affiliate of Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, purchased downtown Denver’s Writer Square for $96 million. The mixed-use property includes retail and office space, and is currently 97% leased per Unico. Geoff Baukol from the CBRE Denver office represented the seller in the transaction. Image courtesy of …