This Week's Denver Deal Sheet: Aurora Industrial Warehouse Sells for $5.4M
Unique Properties Inc. announced the $5.4M sale of a 24.5K SF industrial property at 11601 E. 33rd Ave. in Aurora. The property features a large fenced yard, a platform dock and three drive-in doors.
The facility is occupied by manufacturing firm Trane under a long-term single-tenant net lease. Brokers Sam Leger and Graham Trotter represented the seller, emphasizing the property’s location between downtown Denver and Denver International Airport.
PEOPLE
Modular engineering firm RK Mission Critical appointed Adam Michel as president and general manager. With 18 years of experience in manufacturing, equipment distribution and construction services, Michel previously held leadership roles at Evapco Inc.
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Brian Uher has been named drector of sustainability at integrated architecture firm Hord Coplan Macht. Uher will lead the firm’s sustainable design efforts, implementing strategies for high-performing, equitable buildings.
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Val Williams joined architecture firm The Beck Group as a registered architect with over 25 years of healthcare design and planning experience. She will guide design teams to create spaces across the Western U.S., leveraging her project-management expertise.
CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
Construction has started on the long-planned East Colfax Bus Rapid Transit system, which will run from Broadway to Interstate 225. The $280M project aims to improve transit efficiency and safety with dedicated bus lanes and frequent service. The initiative is expected to complete by 2027, transforming one of Denver's busiest corridors
LEASES
Tributary Real Estate has arranged a long-term lease for law firm Garnett Powell Maximon Barlow & Farbes at 1125 17th St. in downtown Denver. The 21K SF space will support the boutique litigation firm’s growing needs, following a series of expansions since its launch in 2023.
SALES
Louis Lee of Antonoff & Co. Brokerage Inc. represented JUN 3995 LLC in the $2.25M purchase of a 2,200 SF Starbucks location at 20201 E. Smoky Hill Road in Centennial. The single-tenant property comes with a long-term triple-net lease.
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Josh Newell and Jake Waxter of Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors facilitated the $13.5M sale of Willowbrook Crossing, a 95-unit apartment community in Westminster. The property, composed of studio and one-bedroom units, was marketed as a value-add investment and drew 18 offers, according to a release.
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Jeffrey Hirschfeld of Antonoff & Co. Brokerage represented 1114 Ordway, LLC in the $1.65M acquisition of 2.13 acres at the southeast corner of Walden Street and E. 40th Avenue in Aurora. The land is positioned for future development.
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Marcus & Millichap closed the $14M sale of the 148-room La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Denver Tech Center in Greenwood Village. Christy McDougall represented both the out-of-state seller and in-state buyer, with support from Marcus & Millichap teams in Dallas and Austin.
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Craig Myles of Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors represented Open Studio LLC in the sale of a 3,420 SF mixed-use building at 75 S. Cherokee St. for $820K. Graham Trotter of Unique Properties Inc. represented the buyer, 75 S. Cherokee LLC.
