
JLL Secures Space for CommercialTribe in the Heart of LoDo
Denver, CO – JLL announced the company has secured a prime location for CommercialTribe in Denver’s LoDo neighborhood in a space formerly occupied by an oil and gas firm. CommercialTribe, which offers video-based sales training solutions, has leased 10,473 square feet of space on the 4th floor of the Guaranty Bank …

Denver Public Schools Board of Education to Vote Sale Emily Griffith Site to Stonebridge
View here The Denver Public Schools Board of Education is scheduled to vote on the sale of Emily Griffith’s historic location to Stonebridge Companies on Thursday, August 18th. The use of the land is undisclosed. Photo credit: By Dtobias (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons

Transcending the Typical Open-Office Space: What’s Next for the CRE Office Sector?
by Julie Wanzer, LEED AP In order for commercial real estate professionals to remain competitive and attract the next generation of office tenants, they will need to seek out and develop spaces that go beyond the typical open-office setting and provide added-value for their potential tenants. When prospecting new office …

Denver’s Skyline Office Space Commands Top Dollar, But Moderate Rent Growth Expected
Denver, CO – Rents for the office buildings that make up the Denver’s skyline have jumped into record territory in 2016 — an average of $40.06 per square foot, 9.7 percent higher than the first quarter of 2015. Rents for trophies (those ultra-premium office towers within the Skyline) are even …

CRE Market Perspective – Oil & Gas Effects on Office Market
View here Several brokerage firms’ in-house research teams weigh-in on the latest office market trends including negative absorption rates, sub-leasing activity and vacancy rates in the Denver metro area. Graph courtesy of JLL Research

Decline of Oil and Gas Opens Doors New Office Tenants
With headlines of bankruptcy, job cuts and continued low oil prices, the decline of oil and gas companies in Colorado is spilling over into the commercial real estate market. This resulting abundance of office sublease space, allowing new tenants such as co-working companies to occupy the CBD, has the potential …

JLL Bolsters Multifamily Financing Expertise in Denver
Denver, CO – Amidst an increasingly competitive multifamily finance environment, JLL anticipates Government-Sponsored Enterprise (GSEs) lending volumes may eclipse $100 billion in 2016, with plenty of activity from the FHA, banks and life companies as well. In response, JLL announced yesterday, April 25th, that Alex Buecking has joined the firm’s …

DPC Development Company Taps JLL to Market Denver Tech Center Commercial Properties
Denver, CO – JLL recently announced that the company has been hired to lease office space in Denver Corporate Center II and III in the Denver Technology Center. The properties, located at 7800-7900 E. Union Ave. were recently acquired by DPC Development Company, a privately held, commercial real estate firm specializing …

CRE Development: Denver 1 of 13 Emerging U.S. Markets as Innovation Center
View here The CRE market is benefiting from select, emerging U.S. markets that are being deemed as Innovation Centers characterized by population growth, active lifestyles and low-unemployment rates. [Editor Note: Denver was one of 13 cities across the U.S. highlighted] Published on Real Estate Forum Photo credit: Business Rewritten

JLL Named a 2016 World’s Most Ethical Company by The Ethisphere Institute for Nine Consecutive Years
Denver, CO – For the ninth consecutive year, JLL has been named a 2016 “World’s Most Ethical Company® by The Ethisphere Institute, the global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices. “Nine straight years as one of the ‘World’s Most Ethical Companies’ confirms the value we …