NavPoint Real Estate Group Blog

There is an event planned in Brighton, CO on February 4^th from 4:30 – 5:30pm at the Brighton Library to answer your commercial real estate questions.  Topics being discussed include calculating lease rates, leasing vs owning, 2012 Quarter 4 market report, and future predictions.  The Brighton Library address is 327 E Brighton St., Brighton, CO 80601.  Please join us for this informative event.     

NavPoint Real Estate Group is pleased to announce the following lease and sale transactions throughout the Denver Metro Area:

There are three main types of lease rates, but a landlord’s interpretation of these different types can vary.  This is a basic overview of each of these types:

According to this recent article from the Colorado Springs Business Journal, Douglas and El Paso Counties accounted for One-Third of Colorado’s Single Family Construction Permits in 2012.  With finished lot inventory decreasing and demand for new homes on the rise, builders and developers are looking for their next opportunities.  Home Place Ranch is an excellent opportunity and positioned to be a premier community in Northern El Paso County with 845 Platted Lots and entitlements near completion. 

Obtaining a liquor license in Colorado and operating a profitable store is challenging at best and the more you can work with your clients to understand the ins and outs, the smoother the entire process will be. A few helpful things to a prospective client should know are:

NavPoint Real Estate Group is pleased to announce the following lease and sale transactions throughout the Denver Metro Area:

NavPoint Real Estate Group is pleased to announce the addition of 11 year commercial real estate Veteran Brandi Spencer to the NavPoint team.  Ms. Spencer is a Colorado native who attended Colorado State University where she received a degree in Entrepreneurship and Real Estate.  Brandi has spent the majority of her career as a leasing and landlord representation specialist with Real Capital Solutions based in Louisville.    Brandi is a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM), a designation equivalent to a master’s degree in investment/commercial real estate and one held by only 6% of all commercial real estate professionals.  Since 2006 Ms. Spencer counts over 1.6 Million square feet in leasing/sale transactions totaling nearly $30 million dollars in total consideration.   Brandi will immediately step into myriad assignments at NavPoint servicing various Landlord clients throughout the Denver metropolitan market. 

The commercial real estate market throughout metro Denver continues to improve. For the first time in several years the office, industrial and retail sectors all posted increased lease rates and lowered vacancy rates from the previous quarter and year over year. Please see the link below for more from the Denver Business Journal

Ever wonder what (or where) the “cloud” is? There are a variety of functions that the cloud can be used for and each one requires a separate complicated explanation, but for the purpose of this post I’m going to focus on one simple aspect: remote storage of data.  I’ll define it using some common real world examples:

Last night I attended a great event in Downtown Littleton called the “Main Street Block Party – Magic on Main Street.” This event was for the whole family and featured live entertainment, magician, food, but most importantly, the Small Businesses and Commerical Property Owners of Downtown Littleton. This was an amazing opportunity for exposure for these small businesses.  Although the head count is not in yet for last night’s event, in prior years these businesses saw between 7,000 to 10,000 attendees. The whole event was topped off by two fireworks shows.