Category: Business
Blooma Farms purchases former Welby Gardens site for $4.5M, hires ex CEO
Jeremy Friedman used to compete with Welby Gardens. Now, he owns some of the company’s land and employs its former owner and CEO. “I’m just excited to have this opportunity that most business folks would love, when your competitor closes its door and leaves the market share to be had,” said the owner of Arvada-based…
Read MoreAerospace startup Rendezvous Robotics opens headquarters in Golden
An aerospace startup that aims to provide a method to build living and industrial structures in space, communications systems and solar arrays to beam energy to Earth has opened its headquarters in Golden. Rendezvous Robotics formally started in November 2024 after about eight years of developing and testing technology that uses programmed tiles that autonomously…
Read MoreDenver City Council drops special tax district proposal in Cherry Creek
A former Denver City Council member calls it “Democracy 101.” A current council member says she’s “surprised by the level of vitriol and intentional sharing of misinformation.” The topic: A special tax district in Cherry Creek. Last month, after significant pushback from residents in the ritzy neighborhood, discussions of implementing a general improvement district, which…
Read MoreDenver developer plans $20M mixed-use project in former 1920s nurses dormitory
Mark Falcone’s next office building would have only one-half of the space dedicated to that purpose. “We’ve been concerned that conventional office models were not going to capture or meet the needs of office workers,” he said. The founder and CEO of Denver-based developer Continuum Partners submitted plans to the city Monday proposing to turn…
Read MoreWanna-be buyers of ‘hypercars’ say Longmont lawyer stole millions
“Good morning Guillaume, this is Brandon Belt,” the first baseman for the San Francisco Giants texted to Guillaume Chabin, the manager of Mercedes-Benz’s “hypercar” division. It was Oct. 18, 2021, and Belt needed help. A fire at his home had torched some documents, including his contract to buy a custom Mercedes-AMG Project One for $2.5…
Read MoreTownhome project files for bankruptcy ahead of foreclosure auction
A townhome project in foreclosure in Denver’s Overland neighborhood has filed for bankruptcy. Montana Village Developers LLC is an entity formed by Denver-based homebuilder RedT to build and sell 19 townhomes in the 2600 block of South Delaware Street. It filed for Chapter 11 protection Oct. 1. In March, Indicate Capital, a local lender on…
Read More
Colorado envisioned a renewable energy park near Golden. Neighbors don’t like what might get built instead.
It’s been four years since Gov. Jared Polis trumpeted the promise of the Global Energy Park near Golden as a future state-of-the-art laboratory — one that would position Colorado and Jefferson County as “leaders in the future of energy.” But the hopes contained in those lofty words from his October 2021 announcement have dimmed as…
Read More
Meta removes ICE-tracking Facebook page in Chicago at the request of the Justice Department
Meta has removed a Facebook page used to track the presence of immigration agents at the request of the Department of Justice, the company confirmed on Tuesday. Related Articles Trump’s push for law and order shows he’s no longer encumbered by government guardrails As the shutdown drags on, these people will lose if health care…
Read More10 weeks free and an Ikon Pass: Denver landlords ramp up concessions
The easiest way to get free stuff in Denver right now is to lease a new apartment. “In the Denver market, we are certainly offering concessions, and I would expect most landlords are,” said Frank Campise, a Chicago developer who owns about 15 apartment buildings throughout the metro area. Apartment landlords facing the financial fallout…
Read More
Oil exec sells Avon ski-in mansion for $25M to 84 Lumber owner
Joe Jaggers didn’t expect Little Brave Lodge in Avon’s exclusive Bachelor Gulch enclave to sell so quickly. He listed the 10,000-square-foot ski-in, ski-out mansion on nearly 9 acres at the top of a mountain road for $24.9 million Aug. 21. It went under contract Sept. 5 and closed at its list price Oct. 7. The…
Read More