Tag: Kourtny Garrett
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Denver commercial real estate leaders see growing market post pandemic
Two years of pandemic have given Coloradans new ways of looking at the urban center, and for brokers in commercial real estate those impressions include a highest-ever office vacancy rate, new worries about safety and a visible homelessness issue. But in the details, commercial real estate brokers are finding numbers of reasons to feel buoyed…
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Downtown Denver visitor level almost to pre-pandemic levels, report shows
The Downtown Denver Partnership’s 67th annual “State of Downtown” report shows things are looking up for the Mile High City, after downtown was all-but emptied of visitors and office workers by the pandemic in 2020. After a low of 40,000 downtown visitors per day in April of 2020, visitation has come roaring back in 2022…
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With assist from PopUp Denver, three new businesses open on 16th Street Mall
Three new retailers opened in downtown Denver Friday night after being given the chance to launch a startup retail business in one of the most prime shopping districts in metro Denver – the 16th Street Mall. The PopUp Denver program gives grants, discounted lease rates and fast-tracked permitting process to new business owners using previously…
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Downtown Denver business owner levies ‘crime spike fee’
The old saying “crime doesn’t pay” may or may not be true, but shoppers at downtown Denver Sportsfan sports apparel stores are paying more because its owner has seen crime rise there. In February, owner Derek Friedman started charging customers a 1% “Denver Crime Spike Fee” along with city and state sales tax, printed right…
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Downtown Denver to welcome back Rockies with Opening Day celebration
A sea of purple, black and silver will wash over downtown Denver on Friday as bars, restaurants, coffee shops and, of course, Coors Field celebrate Opening Day as the Colorado Rockies host the Los Angeles Dodgers. Baseball fans are not the only people excited about Friday’s party. Many downtown businesses are elated that most COVID-19…