Colorado Real Estate Journal - June 1, 2016
Husch Blackwell’s Denver office will make the move to the Union Station neighborhood in January. The company became the first tenant to lease space in Union Tower West, a mixed-use building Portman Holdings is developing at 1801 Wewatta St. It will occupy 36,272 square feet on the ninth and 10th floors. “We are excited about expanding our Denver team in a building of this caliber,” said Kevin Kelley, managing partner of Husch Blackwell’s Denver office. “The location of the building also has special significance to us as Husch Blackwell worked on the redevelopment of Union Station’s historic building as well as the development, leasing and sale of the north wing building.” Kelley said the new location right next to Union Station will be more convenient for employees and clients, and also offers more options for future growth. “We also really like the idea of being able to take advantage of the new Train to the Plane, which will be great for our lawyers who are traveling from or flying into DIA,” he said. Union Tower West, Portman’s first development in Denver, will have 100,000 sf of office space above a 180-room Hotel Indigo. There also will be 10,000 sf of restaurant/ retail space and a large outdoor plaza. A grand opening is anticipated in December. “We knew this location would be very special when we started this project in 2014,” said Portman Holdings Director of Leasing Travis Garland. “It’s been a pleasure to share the vision for the building with Husch Blackwell. Having such a prestigious law firm as a part of this project sets the tone for what we believe is the best location in downtown Denver.” Garland represented the ownership with Jonathan Jones of Colliers International. Sven Sykes and Jason Sheehy, also of Colliers, represented Husch Blackwell, which currently occupies 31,182 sf in the Wells Fargo Center at 1700 Lincoln St.