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Evan Makovsky: Colorado 500 – Commercial Brokers – 2026

Managing Partner, NAI Shames Makovsky

ColoradoBiz Staff //April 21, 2026//

Evan Makovsky: Colorado 500 – Commercial Brokers – 2026

Managing Partner, NAI Shames Makovsky

ColoradoBiz Staff //April 21, 2026//

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Evan Makovsky, managing partner of NAI Shames Makovsky in Denver, co-founded the firm in 1971 alongside his partner and uncle, Motty Shames, growing it from a small industrial brokerage into a full-service commercial real estate company offering brokerage, investments, development, property management, and lending. Notable projects include the Marriott Residence Inn at 18th and Champa and the historic Colorado Business Bank building. A 2019 inductee into the Colorado Business Hall of Fame, Makovsky received an honorary doctorate from Johnson and Wales University and was named Honorary Dean of Real Estate at the University of Denver. His guiding principle: “Do what you love and love what you do.”

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