Colorado Real Estate Journal - January 7, 2015
NexGen tabs Griffis/Blessing to manage Central Place
NexGen tabs Griffis/Blessing to manage Central Place
Griffis/Blessing Inc. was selected to manage a third property for NexGen. Central Place is a multitenant office building in Denver, located at 13900 E. Harvard Drive, adjacent to the new Iliff station light-rail platform.
The 74,000-square-foot Class B building is occupied by multiple tenants, including Adoption Options, Colorado Management Specialists, Pinnacle Hospice Care and T-Mobile West Corp.
New additions to the Griffis/ Blessing commercial group, Dora Fessler, property manager, and Katie Kier, portfolio assistant, will head the team overseeing the day-to-day operations with the assistance of Cindy Colby, property accountant, and Ari Skyton, service technician.
“We are delighted NexGen properties continues to recognize our management capabilities, allowing us to expand on our partnership as we work together to grow our portfolios within the Denver market,” said Senior Vice President Rick Davidson, CPM.
The Alliance Center aims to change energy consumption
The Alliance Center, located at 1536 Wynkoop St. in Denver, will begin using the LEED Dynamic Plaque, a buildingperformance monitoring and scoring platform from the U.S.
Green Building Council that helps change human behavior through dynamic data. It will be one of the first buildings in Colorado to use the technology.
The system empowers landlords, tenants and guests to view energy, water, waste, transportation and human experience on an ongoing basis through electronic display screens located in buildings.
In collaboration with USGBC, data from the Alliance Center will upload to an online system that generates an up-tothe-minute LEED performance score. The score will enable building users to see how their actions impact their surrounding environment.
“The Alliance for Sustainable Colorado is leading the charge to implement and teach others about best sustainability practices,” said Anna Zawisza, executive director of the Alliance for Sustainable Colorado, which owns and operates the Alliance Center. “The LEED Dynamic Plaque will give us timely data and our building occupants information to change behaviors surrounding resource usage.” The platform scores energy use, water use, waste diversion, transportation choices and human experience with a maximum score of 100.
“Buildings account for close to 50 percent of our energy usage and contribute as much to greenhouse gas emissions,” said Zawisza. “If we can make our built environment more efficient, we reduce both consumption and emissions. The LEED Dynamic Plaque will help us identify areas for improvement, which in turn will reduce our building’s pollution and make our community healthier.” Buildings that use the technology have reported significant results. For example, after using the system for one year, USGBC experienced a decrease in energy consumption by 30 percent, resulting in approximately $40,000 savings.
“We are hopeful this technology will educate our tenants and guests about their energy usage, reduce our building’s carbon footprint and save money,” Zawisza said.
The system is expected to go live early this year.