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.

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.

Mid Year Commercial Forecast - Denver Poised for a Rebound

If you missed the Mid Year Commercial Forecast on July 12th, there was some good news that you will want to know about.  Dennis Huspeni from the Denver Business Journal was at the event and posted a great summary about the information shared by the speakers.  Click here to read that posting.

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!

Public Officials Support 2011 Rocky Mountain Real Estate Challenge

Submitted Thursday, April 14, 2011by Stephen Sanders, RMREC Committee Member

By the end of business today the winning teams from both the University of Denver and the University of Colorado will be determined for this year’s NAIOP Rocky Mountain Real Estate Challenge.   The importance of a project with the potential of Nine Mile Station, located at Parker Road and I-225, to the surrounding neighborhood and City of Aurora as a whole cannot be overstated.  The officials from the City of Aurora will have a front row seat for the team’s presentations May 3rd.  Additionally we are excited by having both State Senator Suzanne Williams from District 28 where the project resides and State Representative Nancy Todd representing House District 41 making introductory comments at the event.  To wrap up the Event, City of Aurora’s Mayor, Ed Tauer will be presenting The Challenge Trophy and $7500 prize money to the winning team.

 This is the 9th year of the Challenge for NAIOP Colorado and we are sure to have a sellout crowd again of over 600 commercial real estate professionals.  There will be plenty of time to network before the event.  Sign up early to make sure you get in! The 9th Annual NAIOP Rocky Mountain Real Estate Challenge takes place on May 3rd at the Denver Marriott City Center, networking starts at 5pm.  2 hours of Real Estate Continuing Education credits are awarded for attending.  Tickets and tables are now on sale, click here for more information or call 303-782-0155.  In the next Blog we will begin looking at who’s on the DU/CU teams and who’s coaching them!

Day at the Capitol Event Recap

NAIOP, the International Council of Shopping Centers and the Colorado Apartment Association co-hosted a Day at the Capitol for their respective members on Monday, March 7.  The half-day event featured short speeches by several prominent figures within the Colorado Government including:

• Senator Mark Scheffel – Senate Minority Caucus Chair, and NAIOP legislator of the year
• Representative Amy Stephens - House Majority Leader
• Representative Sal Pace - House Minority Leader
• Representative Tom Massey
• Representative Jerry Sonnenberg
• Representative David Balmer
• Henry Sobanet - Director, Governor’s Office of State Planning and Budgeting      
• Walker Stapleton - State Treasurer                          

Countdown to the 2011 Rocky Mountain Real Estate Challenge

Submitted by Stephen Sanders, RMREC Committee Member

This is the first of a few Blog comments on NAIOP Rocky Mountain Real Estate Challenge coming up May 3rd.  We are only 5 weeks out from the Challenge and both the University of Denver and the University of Colorado’s teams are working feverishly to prepare for what is sure to be an exciting night for both the team and audience participants.  This year’s location derives its name from the light rail station opened in 2006 Nine Mile Station (RTD) and has all the elements of a great development site.  As a TOD District the Site has some particularly exciting sustainable development opportunities. They include places to live, work, shop, and recreate within close walking distance of each other and the transit station.  Matthew DeBartolomeis, Vice President of CBRE has been working with owner/developer John Buckley (also the Event Sponsor) for the past several years to position this site for the maximum ROI development investment with no encumbrances.  Nine Mile Station (RTD)is located in the city of Aurora and has the second largest population in the metro area, with just over 308,000 residents.  This mixed use location, comprised of 15 +- acre, plus an additional 7 acres currently occupied by King Soopers , enjoys aggregate traffic counts of 250,000 VPD, Light Rail Ridership on the weekends of 63,000 (est.) and a population of over 136,000 with average household income of $65,506 within 3 miles!  Could you say this is the best TOD \ Multimodal development site in the City?  In a word, “location, location, location”, yes!

The presentation by the CU and DU Teams are assisted in their design/investment strategies by a wide range of local commercial real estate leaders.  Each year the presentations are superb, creative and are not to be missed!  Across the nation this is NAIOPs' premier event. 

As this the Colorado Chapter 9^th year we are sure to have a sellout crowd again of over 600 commercial real estate professionals.  Sign up early to make sure you get in! The 9th Annual NAIOP Rocky Mountain Real Estate Challenge takes place on May 3rd at the Denver Marriott City Center, networking starts at 5pm.  2 hours of Real Estate Continuing Education credits are awarded for attending.  Tickets and tables are now on sale, click here for more information or call 303-782-0155.  In the next Blog we will begin looking at who’s on the DU/CU teams and who’s coaching them!