RiNo & Cherry Creek: Denver's Hottest Neighborhoods

Jonathan was born and raised in Denver, embarking on his real estate career in 2003 as a retail broker for Sullivan Hayes. He went to work as a Project Manager for Shea Properties, where he specialized in retail development and generated more than $30 million in sales, participating in the construction of more than 1 million square feet of commercial space. Jonathan subsequently created Imagine Infill where he developed and sold for-sale residences as well as having built several innovative urban apartment projects before joining Westfield. Jonathan brings a strong passion for sustainable development to Westfield Company and continues to contribute to the positive growth of Denver.

As Vice President of Multifamily and Mixed Use Development Management for McWHINNEY, Kirsty supports the development team in all stages of predevelopment, entitlements, design management and construction management. She directs the sourcing and winning of work by procuring design and construction team members, obtaining preliminary construction, design, and city fee cost estimates, putting together preliminary project schedules, and identifying key risk components of each assigned project and action plans to mitigate those risks. She also oversees development risk and closeout management of projects through the implementation of project specific risk management plans for all assigned projects. After completing her graduate degree, Kirsty worked for Urban Green Builders in New York City, focusing on affordable housing and tax credit development. During her time at Urban Green Builders, she managed two multifamily projects under construction in Westchester County, New York, along with several historic and low-income tax credit applications and processes for large-scale renovation projects in Bridgeport, CT. Following Urban Green Builders, she joined the Local Initiative Support Corporation (LISC) in New York City, one of the largest national organizations working to promote community revitalization and economic development in America’s cities. At LISC, she managed a program through the State of New York that provided funding to retrofit hundreds of apartment buildings throughout New York City with energy efficient components such as new windows and new boilers. Prior to joining McWHINNEY, Kirsty was a Development Associate at UDR, Inc. in Colorado, working on several ground-up multifamily development projects in California and Washington State. Over nearly 6 years at UDR, Kirsty worked on many projects of varying scale, from a 42-story mixed-use high rise in San Francisco to a 6-story wrap in Irvine. At UDR, she served as development manager for oversight in every facet of development, learning and applying good design principals along the way. Kirsty graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Michigan and earned a Masters of City and Regional Planning from the University of Pennsylvania and a Certificate in Real Estate Design and Development through the Wharton School of Business.

A vice chairman in Newmark Knight Frank’s Denver office, Tim Harrington has experience in all areas of commercial real estate transactions, including valuation, property and investment management, client account management, property optimization, consulting, and tenant representation from site selection to move-in. Mr. Harrington is also experienced in new development projects, including transit-oriented development. He is the team lead for Denver’s premier Global Corporate Services team, which represents clients across various industries, including legal, financial services and data center/telecommunications. Throughout his career, he has negotiated more than 150 million square feet of office, retail and industrial leases and land sales with an aggregate value exceeding $4.5 billion. Mr. Harrington has earned a strong reputation for his client-focused approach of presenting optimal, customized, strategic real estate solutions. He provides in- depth market knowledge and understanding obtained through decades of corporate services advisory leadership and focuses on maximizing the value from property expenditures by matching his clients’ occupancy challenges with solutions integrating their business objectives. Mr. Harrington has demonstrated expertise in handling complex transactions, relative to various market cycles that may affect his clientele. Prior to joining Newmark Knight Frank, Mr. Harrington was a senior leader in the Grubb & Ellis’ Tenant Advisory Group, responsible for securing, transitioning and managing multiple Global Corporate Services contracts. During his tenure, he qualified for the company’s Circle of Excellence 14 times, ranked as the Number One Broker nationwide in 2001 and was top broker by volume for the Denver office from 1994 to 2011. He was also the top producer in the history of Grubb & Ellis. Mr. Harrington’s achievements have earned him the respect of his peers throughout the real estate industry. He was recognized in the 2013 Denver Business Journal as the Heavy Hitters top-producing office broker in Denver and in the 2011 Denver Business Journal Power Book as one of the Top 10 Newsmakers in Commercial Real Estate. Also he was selected from thousands of brokers nationwide to receive the Hal Ellis Award in recognition of his professional excellence, leadership and high ethical standards.

Matt Joblon is a founding partner and serves as Chief Executive Officer for BMC Investments. Since 2010, BMC has acquired and managed over 8,000 multifamily units in metro Denver comprising an asset value just over $1 billion. Also in that time span BMC has developed or is in the process of developing over $500 million in projects, all in Cherry Creek. Some of the projects include market leaders such as the Steele Creek luxury apartment project and the new Halcyon Hotel. Through those projects, BMC has been instrumental in bringing world class retail and restaurant concepts to Cherry Creek including Matsuhisa, Quality Italian, Le Bilboquet, Soul Cycle, CB2 and Departure. BMC currently has over 200 employees and is growing at a fast pace. Lastly, BMC has another $500 million in development projects in the pipeline in Cherry Creek, Boulder and the Fitzsimmons Medical Campus, and is in the process of sourcing thousands of multifamily units outside of Denver. Mr. Joblon received a B.B.A. in Entrepreneurship and Real Estate Finance from Babson College and is on the Board of the Blue Sky Fund.

Following a six-month national search, the Cherry Creek North Business Improvement District’s (BID) board of directors is pleased to announce Nick LeMasters has been selected as CEO of the organization, beginning Nov. 1 LeMasters has been general manager of Cherry Creek Shopping Center since 1996. He began his career in the shopping center industry with The Taubman Company in 1990, managing shopping centers in the San Francisco Bay Area. Prior to his experience with Taubman, LeMasters spent 15 years with Dayton Hudson Corporation’s Mervyn’s Department Store chain. LeMasters is active in the Denver community, currently serving on the board of directors for VISIT DENVER, as a mayoral-appointed board member of the Denver Convention Center Hotel Authority, and on the executive committee for the Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation. He is a founding board member and past chair of the Cherry Creek Area Business Alliance and was inducted into the Colorado Tourism Hall of Fame for his efforts to promote tourism in Denver and Colorado. LeMasters is also an active participant in the Cherry Creek Steering Committee which, in partnership with city staff and neighbors, created the Cherry Creek Area Plan, a key document that guides development throughout Cherry Creek. “After an extensive search led by HRS, Inc. we are thrilled Nick LeMasters will be bringing his leadership skills and passion for the community to the Cherry Creek North BID,” said Eric Buchanan, Cherry Creek North BID chairman. “Nick’s experience in contributing to the economic development of Cherry Creek, alongside his impressive background in supporting tourism in our city and state, ensures he is the right leader to continue to advance Cherry Creek North as a premier outdoor lifestyle destination." Buchanan also expressed his appreciation to interim president, Jenny Starkey, and the staff of CCN for ensuring the continuity of the CCN program of work during the leadership transition. LeMasters is succeeding Julie Underdahl who joined the Cherry Creek North BID in 2007 and was the longest serving CEO in the BID’s history.

Mr. Albro is responsible for BREG’s commercial real estate portfolio, as well as research and strategy development. Mr. Albro is also a member of the Management Committee, which provides strategic direction to the company. Prior to joining Broe, Mr. Albro was Vice President of Acquisitions and Portfolio Management at Penwood Real Estate Investment Management, a private firm focused on value-add industrial investments. Prior to Penwood, he was Vice President of Acquisitions at Cigna Realty Investors, where he was responsible for sourcing joint venture equity and fixed-rate debt investments. Mr. Albro has direct experience in a variety of U.S. markets covering all major property types; total equity transactions exceed $1.6 billion in gross asset value and total debt investments exceed $350 million. He also has held positions with Starwood Capital Group and Vail Resorts Management Company. Mr. Albro received his B.A. in Economics from Middlebury College, and earned his M.B.A from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.

Kent Karber navigates his clients through every step of a real estate transaction from the initial purchase, development, lease, or financing, and creditors through foreclosures and other dispositions as needed.