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Snapshots in sustainable design
A virtuous cycle keeps residential construction on the front end of sustainability. Best practices emerge and get embedded in industry-standard checklists before they quickly migrate into the building code. A home built in 2012 is considerably more green than one built in 2002, and light-years beyond the homes of decades before [...]
Business as usual: Developer pedals beyond walk score
The “walk score” has gained ground as a metric in real estate, with a dwelling’s proximity to restaurants, bars, movies, grocers and other destinations more important than square footage for many. The Nichols Partnership may want to introduce a “bike score” as the Denver developer nears completion of a 61-unit, high-end apartment project in Denver’s […]
Real estate “clause du jour”
The Waldo Canyon and High Park fires, along with the ensuing flooding and mudslides, experienced by Coloradans this summer have many property owners, lenders, tenants and landlords seeking guidance on the interpretation of “force majeure” clauses in their purchase agreements, leases and mortgages. Historically seen as boilerplate contract language, a force majeure, or “greater force,” […][...]
The Economist: What’s so bad about rent?
It’s been a while since I’ve used this column for an economics lesson, but today it is time. Our topic is economic rent. Try to contain your excitement, please! Most of us know what rent is. It’s what we paid our landlord for an apartment before we bought a home. Or a car company when […]
Executive edge: Pat Hamill
Every morning Pat Hamill rises at 4 and heads to the gym. He puts in more than a full day’s work at his homebuilding business while also helping various nonprofits and serving on the board of trustees of the University of Denver, his alma mater. "I’ll kick back and rest when I’m dead," says the pr...
Front Range real estate: Prices, competition on the rise
Whether you’re a real estate investor looking for inventory or a home buyer looking for a dream home, you’ve probably noticed that prices around the Front Range are on the rise and competition is emerging for good properties. Representatives at the Denver County Public Trustee mentioned at a recent auction that there are abo[...]
ColoradoBiz Top Company finalists: From manufacturing to real estate/construction/contracting
MANUFACTURING Birko www.birkocorp.com Years in business: 59 Location: Henderson CEO: Mark Swanson Company snapshot: Birko provides the meat, poultry and food industries with specialty chemicals needed for cleaning, sanitation and as aids in production. Its product line includes more than 200 formulations – from cleaners and sanitizers to processing and rendering agents – used in […]
The fine art of fine art management
Collectors can spend much of their lives amassing items that not only bring personal enjoyment, but may increase significantly in value over time. Whether it's fine artwork, collectibles, memorabilia or rare objects, these are items that need to be regarded as important personal assets. Much like...
Real estate: Trains and buses and bikes, oh my!
The redevelopment of downtown Denver has seen several landmark projects that draw crowds: Coors Field, 16th Street Mall, Larimer Square, Riverfront Park and even the new county jail. But the most significant project yet is finally under way. The reconstruction of Union Station will bring that building and the surrounding area full circle from its […]
Poised to boom: Denver’s data center market
As the U.S. market for data center real estate has skyrocketed, the Denver area has been largely overlooked, in favor of larger corporate markets like Dallas and northern Virginia. But there are signs that Denver may soon become a major growth area for additional data center development. “Interest in our area has definitely picked up […]
Made in Colorado: Aerospace/space/satellites
DigitalGlobe satellites and imagery Longmontwww.digitalglobe.com “This is still an industry that’s in its infancy,” says DigitalGlobe CEO Jeff Tarr. “A few years back, satellite imagery was a new concept. Now it’s seen every day by millions of people.” And most of those images come via Longmont’s DigitalGlobe, foun[...]
Is this global warming?
Water planners in the Western United States are concerned climate change is diminishing precipitation throughout the Colorado River Basin. The big fear is that as warming intensifies, the decline will accelerate. As a practical matter, this possibility has convinced many that significant steps nee...
