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Colorado Chapter
Spotlight
Special Section
Colorado Real Estate Journal
July 2015 • Section B
Visit our website at NAIOP-COLORADO.ORG for more information or to register for these upcoming Colorado
Chapter events and programs.
July 8 Mid Year Forecast Breakfast, The Ritz-Carlton, Denver
July 16 Mentor Program – Kick-Off Event, Denver Country Club, North Terrace
August 19 Educational Series: Public-Private Partnerships, Avison Young
August 22 Winter Classic: Hockey Event, The Edge Ice Arena
September 16 Educational Series: Public-Private Partnerships, Avison Young
September 24 Mentor Program – Educational Session & Networking,
Denver Country Club, Denver Room
September/October Annual Property Tour – To Be Announced
October 13 – 15 NAIOP Corporate Commercial Real Estate Conference, Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
October 1 Winter Classic: Curling Event, Denver Curling Club
October 21 Educational Series: Public-Private Partnerships, Avison Young
October 22 NAIOP Fight Night 2015 Event, Infinity Park, Village of Glendale
October 29 Mentor Program – Dinner Event
November 11 Breakfast Event, Marriott City Center, Denver
November 18 Educational Series: Public-Private Partnerships, Avison Young
November 19 DL Mentor Program – Education & Networking Event,
Denver Country Club, Denver Room
December 3 NAIOP & DMCAR Annual Holiday Reception, Euclid Hall, Denver
I f you or your company
wants to be an integral
part of the commercial
real estate development com-
munity in Colorado, you must
be a member of NAIOP – the
premier real estate organiza-
tion in Colorado.
Participating as a member of
the NAIOP Colorado Chapter
at events and programs offers
you the perfect opportunity to
network with commercial and
industrial real estate profes-
sionals.
• Almost 40 percent of the
chapter’s membership is repre-
sented by developers, owners,
investors and asset managers.
• Combined average yearly
event attendance is more than
2,000 at local chapter breakfast
meetings, the annual awards
event, Developing Leaders
events, Fight Night and the
Rocky Mountain Real Estate
Challenge.
• The Colorado chapter
was recognized as the NAIOP
Large Chapter of the Year in
2013 and 2014.
NAIOP members are a
unique audience who are not
members of leading commer-
cial real estate organizations:
• 80 percent of NAIOP
members are not Urban Land
Institute members.
• 90 percent of NAIOP
members are not Building
Owners and Managers
Association International
(BOMA) members.
• 84 percent of NAIOP
members are not International
Council of Shopping Center
(ICSC) members.
For membership informa-
tion, contact the NAIOP
Colorado office at 303-782-
0155 or visit NAIOP-Colorado.
org. Follow us on Twitter @
NAIOPColorado or like us on
Facebook.
I NS I D E
2 015 has been a banner
year for the Colorado
chapter of NAIOP.
The commercial and resi-
dential real estate markets are
extremely active, with sales
prices and rental rates setting
records. The greater Denver
and Colorado markets con-
tinue to be well positioned for
sustained, long-term growth in
our community. Institutional
capital from across the country
(and the globe) continues to be
attracted to Denver. Our work-
force is expanding as people
continue to move to Denver.
The cooperation between the
private and public sectors con-
tinues to be positive. NAIOP
and its members are pleased to
be a critical part of this robust
and prosperous deal-making
climate.
The NAIOP Colorado Chapter
is one of the premier real estate
organizations in Colorado. With
a membership of over 700, it
is one of the largest and most
active NAIOP chapters in the
country. Our membership is
comprised of a strong mix of
real estate developers and own-
ers, real estate investors, service
providers, and investment and
leasing brokers. The national
NAIOP organization includes
over 15,000 members across the
country and brings forth a sig-
nificant and influential lobbying
group.
In 2015, the board of direc-
tors for the Colorado chapter
of NAIOP has focused on three
main objectives:
• Networking – to continue
to expand and create meaning-
ful opportunities for real estate
professionals to spend time
together;
• Education – to deliver mean-
ingful programs that provide
timely and relevant information
to the real estate community;
• Legislative affairs – to have
NAIOP represent the real estate
community in
critical legisla-
tion and com-
munity affairs
that affect the
real estate
environment.
In 2015,
the Colorado
chapter has
provided
opportuni-
ties for net-
working and
educational
advancement
in many ways,
including:
the Rocky
Mountain
Real Estate
Challenge,
which put real estate students
from the University of Colorado
and University of Denver on a
challenging project in RiNo; the
awards banquet recognizing the
best and brightest of the com-
mercial and residential broker-
age community; and breakfast
gatherings focused on economic
forecasts and midyear updates.
Most importantly, in 2015,
NAIOP Colorado has been very
engaged in issues at the state
Legislature that impact commer-
cial real estate, its owners, devel-
opers and service providers. In
particular, NAIOP Colorado and
the members of the Legislative
Affairs Committee have moni-
tored the dialogue on construc-
tion defect litigation, urban
renewal districts and legislation,
and many other hot topics con-
fronting our industry today.
It is the role of NAIOP, in
its legislative affairs efforts, to
understand critical issues being
discussed in the Legislature and
provide timely communication
to our members to keep them
informed. NAIOP Colorado and
its leadership have worked close-
ly with legislators and various
constituency groups throughout
2015 in order to bring forth pos-
itive change for our industry.
The balance of 2015 offers
great opportunities for NAIOP
members and the real estate
community to come together
to enjoy networking and edu-
cational opportunities. Our
educational programs, including
the midyear forecast breakfast,
are upcoming. Most will agree
that one of the most anticipated
events of the year for NAIOP
Colorado members and its
friends is Fight Night. Fight
Night is being held Oct. 22
and will sell out quickly again
this year, so please contact the
NAIOP Colorado office for
ticket information.
I am proud to have had the
privilege of serving as the 2015
NAIOP Colorado Chapter presi-
dent. It is the most dynamic
and influential real estate orga-
nization in the city and it clearly
is “where deals get done.”
J. Jeffrey
Riggs
2015 NAIOP
Colorado Chapter
president
Riggs is president
of Essex Financial
Group and a
principal in Baron
Properties in
Denver.