The week in one paragraph Two large closings set the tone. EastGroup Properties bought the fully leased 25 Commerce Park in Thornton for about $94.5M, and BAE Systems paid $30M as an owner-user for a 130,000 SF plant in Weld County. In small-bay, FlexEtc announced a second Colorado co-warehousing site in Broomfield with units as small as 290 SF. Meanwhile, more central-Denver industrial land and buildings are being turned into housing and hospitality, including the old RK Ind

The week in one paragraph Distressed office pricing kept spreading like a bad flu. Downtown Denver's historic Symes Building sold for about $28/SF, and the DTC's Terrace Tower sold for under $100/SF. Southeast Denver buyers say the bottom there has passed, with deals now drawing 10–15 bidders. In Colorado Springs, a foreclosure on the two tallest downtown towers shows that distress has reached a market with much lower vacancy. On the medical side it was a quiet week for deals

For decades, small business owners and commercial property holders along Colorado’s Front Range built their retirement nest eggs around their properties. Many operated businesses—such as HVAC, plumbing, roofing, or excavation contractor yards—directly from these sites. However, a sweeping wave of municipal downzoning, updated Planned Unit Developments (PUDs), and shifting city priorities are putting these retirements at risk. Cities up and down the Front Range are increasing

The week in one paragraph The biggest retail news this week was a discounted mall sale. Aspen Grove in Littleton sold for $55 million, about a third less than its 2016 price, which shows big-box and lifestyle-center pricing is still resetting. CBRE’s Q3 figures describe a tight but softening Denver market: availability is about 5%, rents are flat, absorption turned negative for the quarter, and almost no new space is being built. Food-and-beverage tenants kept leasing, with f