Colorado Real Estate Journal - October 21, 2015
A trio of independent Sperry Van Ness franchises in Denver, Fort Collins and Chicago have partnered to create Sperry Van Ness/Denver Commercial to expand the brand’s reach in the metropolitan area and Colorado. The partnership repositions the Denver office to offer a broader array of brokerage services throughout the metro area, including leasing and sales for all major product types. It also expands the reach of both the Denver and Fort Collins offices, allowing for future statewide geographical growth. The relationship with the Chicago office – the top-producing franchise in the SVN network – provides a connection to capital and investors from the Midwest. Sperry Van Ness/Denver Commercial has opened a downtown Denver office at 710 W. Colfax Ave. and will maintain its Fort Collins office, which opened in 2007. “We are very excited to now bring the Denver market a full complement of real estate brokerage services,” said Steve Kawulok, one of six managing directors of the combined firm. “The partnership creates a dynamic team of people and a unique collection of resources, including a direct link to investment capital in Chicago. Well established in the midmarket investment market, the platform and service delivery that Sperry Van Ness/Denver will offer is well suited for the private ownership and private capital markets,” he said. Sperry Van Ness/Denver Commercial will specialize in sales and leasing of industrial, office, multifamily, investment, retail and land properties throughout the greater Denver region, including Colorado Springs, Northern Colorado and the Western Slope. SVN plans to increase its team of Denver-based brokers to 20 over the next year. Managing directors, in addition to Kawulok, are Troy Meyer and Kevin Matthews in Colorado, and Al Stepan, Michael Thanasouras and Scott Maesel from Chicago. SVN said it is known for being the only commercial brokerage firm with an all-inclusive compensated cooperation process in which all competitive firms, brokers and independent agents, along with all SVN advisers, are included in the marketing effort and share 50 percent of the fees on any given transaction. “By utilizing the Sperry Van Ness brand and our national network firepower, the new team will be well connected to brokers who are very aware of local market conditions and trends,” said Kawulok. “We are an entrepreneurial company with a national market platform who proactively cooperates with outside brokers. This isn’t the norm for larger national-branded firms.” Sperry Van Ness has 190 offices nationwide with more than 1,200 advisers and staff in 500 markets.