NAIOP Colorado

2012 Developing Leaders - Get Involved!

Submitted by Joanna Bartnik and Brinley Kelly

Before we get down to the nitty gritty, we would like to say THANK YOU to First American Title Insurance Company, our official sponsor for the 2012 DL committee.  

We hope the new year is off to a great start for everyone. It’s time for resolutions - hopefully more involvement in NAIOP DL is part of yours.   Click on the following link to read an article that outlines some potential resolutions that participating in the NAIOP DL programs can help you to attain (Download Five Resolutions for Aspiring Leaders.1.23.12). Apply this year to our Mentorship Program, attend our signature events – Dinner with the Icons, and Rookies and Rockstars, and volunteer with our group.   2012 will hold many opportunities for you to get involved and get the most out of your membership.   

As this year's DL co-chairs, we encourage you to contact us with any questions that you might have.
 
Sub-committee Chairs are listed below.  Click on the following link to view the organization chart that details opportunities where you may want to get involved (Download DL Org. Chart 1.5.2012).     

• Finance:  Matt Lyons, Weston Solutions     
• Membership:  Rob Boydston, Grubb & Ellis     
• Programs:  Justin Pless, Pless Law Firm     
• Community Relations:  Jim Miller, Consolidated Investments      
• Legislative:  Kyle Brunger, Shepherd, P.C.

Dinner with the Icons is scheduled for Thursday, March 1st.  More info to follow. 

If you know of anyone interested in joining the DL committee, please have them contact one of us.
  
Make a New Year's resolution to come to the DL meetings or to participate in DL events!  Our next committee meeting is on January 19th at 7:30am.   

We hope to see everyone soon! 

 

NAIOP Builds Trails at Wash Park with Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado

Submitted by Karen Van Heukelem, Colorado Hardscapes

On Saturday, October 15th, volunteers from NAIOP Colorado joined Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado to re-build a trail at Washington Park in Denver. NAIOP Colorado, along with hundreds of volunteers from around Colorado, worked together to spread and compact new crusher fines trails around the border of the park. Making it safer for runners and walkers alike, these new trails are an asset to the community of Wash Park. As we were constructing the trails, people were already trying to use them and showed their gratitude for the work of the volunteers. From NAIOP Colorado, Jennifer Taylor of Mile High Banks, Jason Newcomer of City Projects, Chris Gray of the City of Westminster Economic Development and Karen Van Heukelem of Colorado Hardscapes. If you’d like to know more about future volunteer events NAIOP Colorado is involved in, reach out to the Community Relations Committee. 

October Means Mustache 4 Cash/Color 4 Kids - Don't Miss Out on the Fun!

Submitted by Pete Tobin, Ascendent Development Corp.

The leaves are changing and football season is upon us.  On September 29^th, we kicked off the 2011 Mustache 4 Cash/Color 4 Kids Event.  For those of you unfamiliar with the event, M4C/C4K is a fundraiser where participants either grow a mustache or add color to a streak of their hair for the first three weeks in October and get others to sponsor their efforts.  The beneficiaries for this event are Byrne Urban Scholars (www.byrneurbanscholars.org) and Colorado Youth at Risk (www.coloradoyouthatrisk.org).  These organizations are dedicated to working with at risk youth in Denver’s less affluent communities through scholarships, mentoring, and tutoring.  These organizations make it possible for inner-city youths to compete more successfully for employment, become better qualified for further education, and contribute more productively to society. 

NAIOP Developing Leaders have organized a team and participated in this event for the past two years.  In 2009 & 2010, our teams have been among the Top 10 Teams each year and have raised a total of $8,784.  All of the funds raised go to the beneficiaries, and myself and a number of DL’s can attest that this event not only supports a great cause, but it is a great time as well.  Now that the Kick Off Party is over, there are weekly How’s it Growing Happy Hours and the event concludes with a costume party Bash featuring live entertainment. 

I encourage each of you to consider participating in this year’s event, or at minimum, supporting the DL Participants.  To register, go to http://www.mustache4cash.org/users/new and fill out a profile.  Be sure to Select “2011 NAIOP Developing Leaders” as your team.  You can also click here to see more information on the NAIOP website.

Some key dates for this year’s event are as follows:

- September 29, 2011: Kickoff Party at The Matchbox (2625 Larimer Street, Denver, CO 80205) from 5:30-7:30 PM 
- October 6, 2011: How’s it Growing at Highland Tap & Burger (2219 W. 32nd Ave. Denver, CO 80211) from 5:30-7:30 PM
- October 13, 2011: How’s it Growing at Interstate Kitchen & Bar (901 W. 10th Ave. Denver, CO 80204) from 5:30-7:30 PM
- October 22, 2011:  The Bash at Temple Events Center (1595 Pearl Street, Denver, CO 80203) from 7:00-12:00 PM

Thank you in advance for your time and we look forward to another successful year of NAIOP participation in this event.  If you have any questions or would like more information, please don’t hesitate to contact me at 303-551-7172.

Congratulations to our NAIOP Young Professionals of the Year!

Each year, NAIOP looks at the Young Professionals within the organization across the country to see who stands out among the crowd.  NAIOP evaluates the nominees to find out who among them is at the top of the class.  The judges look at the Young Professionals'  accomplishments, career goals, lessons learned, obstacles overcome and how they are using their membership in NAIOP to influence the industry.  Click here to learn more about our local winners, Brian McDonald and Deidra Gonzales.  Brian and Deidra will be honored at the Development '11: The Annual Meeting for Commercial Real Estate next month in Scottdale, AZ. 

Congratulations Brian and Deidra!

NAIOP Launches Developing Leaders National Forum at Development '11

NAIOP will be launching the new Developing Leaders National Forum (DL Forum) at Development ’11 in Scottsdale, and we are currently in the recruitment period for members.

The DL Forum provides industry professionals who are 35 years, and under, and who have four or more years of related industry experience, the unique opportunity to network with and learn from fellow members and seasoned industry leaders at the national level. Like the senior National Forums, the DL Forum will feature peer-to-peer case study presentations and analysis, and moderator led discussions that demonstrate successful strategies to address the challenges facing the industry today. Throughout the two-year term, there will be regular presentations by senior Forum members, conference speakers and special guests on core industry issues. Concepts covered throughout the Forum period will be reinforced at the end of the term in a case study that will be critiqued by senior Forum members.

One of the goals of the DL Forum is to ready its members for senior National Forum membership and NAIOP staff will proactively work with members to prepare them for the application process at the end of the program.

The program runs from October 2011 to October 2013 and the cost for the entire period is $995. More information about the Developing Leaders Forum can be found at the following link – DL Forum. The application can be accessed here – Apply. (Our stated deadline for applications is this Friday, July 29, but we will be accepting applications up to the beginning of September.)

Please contact Bennett Gray at the NAIOP Corporate Office (703–674–1436) if you have any questions about the DL Forum.

DL Project Tour – Garrison Station

Submitted by Matt Lyons, Weston Solutions, Inc.

On Tuesday July 26th, Weston Solutions, Inc. (WESTON®) hosted the NAIOP Developing  Leaders 2011 Project Tour at Garrison Station. The transit oriented development (TOD) is located along the RTD FasTracks West Rail Line at 1435 Garrison Street in Lakewood.  Phase I of the Garrison Station project includes a 30,000 square-foot LEED® Gold pre-certified office building and a Chase bank branch. The planned Phase-II of the mixed-use development will encompass approximately 100,000 square feet of office and retail space.

The focus of the tour was the 30,000 square-foot office building that will be the home of WESTON’s Rocky Mountain regional headquarters.  Al Colussy, Klipp Architecture, highlighted sustainable features including a roof-top deck and GreenGrid® green roof, superior lighting through creative design, and energy efficient features all of which contributed to the LEED® pre-certification.  Due to these aspects of the development, WESTONs building received Lakewood’s 2011 Sustainability Award.

Following the tour speakers from WESTON and Lakewood Economic Development spoke to the attendees. Steve Blarr, WESTON Vice President, shared insight into the challenges of the project including environmental remediation, site selection, and project financing.  Michelle Hadwiger, Lakewood Economic Development, explained  how Lakewood’s master planning of the Colfax corridor has helped spur developments such as Garrison Station and how Garrison Station is expected to be a catalyst for future redevelopment along the corridor.

Weston Solutions, Inc. (WESTON®) is a global leader in environmental solutions, sustainable development, design/build construction, green buildings and clean energy. Dedicated to making a difference in the world, the company’s 1,800 people reach out from 60 offices around the globe to build strong stakeholder relationships and provide solutions that work. WESTON has been responding to its clients’ toughest problems for more than 50 years. WESTON has full-service offices in Lakewood and Colorado Springs, Colorado.

For more about WESTON, visit www.westonsolutions.com.

DL’s benefit from first Leadership Insight Breakfast

Submitted by Brinley Kelly, Workplace Resource

Thank you to those of you who joined us for our first Developing Leaders (DL) Leadership Insight Breakfast.  This was the start of our Leadership breakfast series and it was a great success!

Dan Murphy, COO of Continuum Partners, gave the group valuable insight into leadership during our current economic downturn.   The DL Committee has received quite a bit of positive feedback!!

Speakers are lined up for May and June, with July and August presenters already in the works.

For those not familiar with the Leadership breakfast series, we will be hosting these once a month.  They are a great opportunity to network with your peers and leaders in the industry in an intimate setting.  Please Click Here to visit our website and stay tuned for upcoming breakfast dates, times and locations.

You think your job interview was tough? Try presenting at 2011 Rocky Mountain Real Estate Challenge!

Submitted by Stephen Sanders, RMREC Committee Member

After beating out 40 of their classmates the winning teams from University of Colorado and University of Denver showed up Tuesday night, May 3^rd, to be judged not only by 13 industry leaders such as Michael Winn of Cushman & Wakefield, Chris Ernst of Aardex, and Stephanie Lawrence of Granite Properties just to name a few, but over 650 commercial real estate professionals. 

The evening started out festive with lots of shop talk by the sell out crowd and a beautiful ball room at the Marriot (kudos to the NAIOP Management and RMREC Committee for a wonderful setup).  As the attendees settled in the mood turned serious quickly and University of Colorado took the stage.   The superb support by OZ Architecture, RNL Global Design, CLC Associates, SEM Architects, The Mulhern Group and semplebrowndesign was evident as each team took the stage and their presentations came to life.  While both teams were polished and their proposals well thought-out, there could only be one winner.  After the dust settled University of Denver was presented with the winning Challenge Trophy and $5000.00 Scholarship by City of Aurora’s Mayor, Ed Tauer.  By the tone of the attendees the evening and the presentation was a great success!

A special thanks has to be given to John Buckley for sponsoring the event and providing such a great Challenge Site for the teams to work on. 

NAIOP’s next major event is a great cause Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver Gates Camp Clean-up!  On June 4th from 7am-2pm help get the camp ready for the kids!  This is a great team event for a great cause!   Hope to see you there!

NAIOP's Careers in Real Estate Program Expanded to Law Students at DU

Submitted by Beth Mankamyer, Associate at Benjamin, Bain, Howard & Cohen, LLC

On February 28th, the University of Denver Sturm College of Law hosted the NAIOP’s Careers in Real Estate Program. Historically, this has been a program for undergraduate university students and those in real estate graduate programs to learn more about the various professions within the real estate industry that shape the life of a project. This time, the program was also opened to DU law students. Over 39 students attended this event.

NAIOP’s Careers in Real Estate Program implements a small group format designed with the intention of fostering discussions between the industry professionals and students.  The students are able to inquire about specific professional experiences, challenges encountered, and obtain advice as to approaches into the real estate industry. The students are able to go beyond the area with which they may be familiar and get a better idea of all of the moving parts and people involved in a project.

If You Could Have Dinner With Any Three People…

Submitted by Celeste Tanner, McWhinney & NAIOP Colorado Chapter Developing Leader

We’ve all been asked that question at least once, but at NAIOP, we ask: why limit yourself to just three?

On February 24th, the NAIOP Colorado Developing Leaders were able to meet, network   with and learn from ten different “icons” in Colorado real estate. The fourth annual Dinner With the Icons was heavily attended by Developing Leaders from all areas of the industry, who were excited by the opportunity to benefit from the experience and candor of today’s leaders in real estate.

Brian McDonald of Stewart Title said of the event:“That was my first time attending dinner with the icons.  I was impressed with the ability to intimately connect with each of the icons and also the caliber of other professionals in attendance.” 

Attendees participated in a round robin format, allowing time to meet and converse with multiple leaders in an intimate dinner setting. With no prepared script or preconceived agenda, Developing Leaders and Icons engaged freely in topics ranging from leadership and career management to comparing thoughts on the future of real estate.