DEVELOPMENT AWARDS NOMINEES

COLORADO COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE HONORS | 2026


Thursday, February 26, 2026
Empower Field at Mile High
Doors Open at 3:30 PM | Awards Begin at 4:00 PM MT

NAIOP Colorado is proud to recognize the outstanding projects shaping our state’s commercial real estate landscape. The 2026 NAIOP Colorado Commercial Real Estate Honors Development Nominees - represent innovation, investment, collaboration, and long-term impact across Colorado’s communities.

Honorees will be selected from this distinguished group and announced live on February 26 at Empower Field at Mile High during the 2026 CRE Honors celebration.

Awards will be presented in the following categories:

  • Community Impact Award
  • Industrial Development of the Year
  • Innovative Project of the Year
  • Multi-Family Development of the Year
  • Office Development of the Year
  • Retail Development of the Year
  • Deal of the Year
  • NEW: Transformational Project of the Year

 2026 Development Nominees

16th Street
Developers: City and County of Denver; Downtown Denver Partnership
Key Project Contributors: Pei Cobb Freed & Partners; OLIN; PCL Construction; Martin/Martin

3083 Walnut Street
Developer: Mortenson
Key Project Contributors: Open Studio Architecture; Fortis Structural

5280 Logistics Park – Target Build-to-Suit
Developer: Hillwood
Key Project Contributors: Hillwood; Ryan Companies

akin Golden Triangle
Developers: Alpine Investments; Revesco Properties
Key Project Contributors: OZ Architecture; Pinkard Construction; Trio Development

akin Tennyson
Developers: Alpine Investments; Revesco Properties
Key Project Contributors: Santulan Architecture; Pinkard Construction

Araceli DTC
Developer: Legacy Partners
Key Project Contributors: KTGY; Studio 10

Arista 36
Developer: Arista 36 Business Park, LLC
Key Project Contributors: Alcorn Construction; Powers Brown Architecture

Aurora Regional Navigation Campus
Developer: City of Aurora
Key Project Contributors: Lark Consulting Group

Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Center for the Healing Arts
Developer: Mortenson
Key Project Contributors: Fentress Studios

Cogir Broomfield
Developer: Opus Development Company
Key Project Contributors: Opus Architect & Engineering

Colorado School of Mines East Classroom Building
Developer: Colorado School of Mines
Key Project Contributors: (As submitted)

Contour Boulder
Developer: Trammell Crow Residential
Key Project Contributors: Coburn Architects; Norris Design

Creekside Centennial Tech Center (CCTC)
Developer: LaPour
Key Project Contributors: InterGroup Architects

Deer Creek Commerce Center
Developer: Confluent Development
Key Project Contributors: Murray & Stafford

Denargo Market
Developers: Golub & Company; Formativ
Key Project Contributors: Sasaki

DIA Logistics Park Building I
Developer: Ambrose
Key Project Contributors: Ambrose; Ambrose Opportunity Zone Fund

Dorian
Developer: Greystar Real Estate Partners
Key Project Contributors: Origin Investments

Eastpark 70 Building 7
Developer: Consolidated Investment Group
Key Project Contributors: Murray & Stafford

Food Bank of the Rockies
Developer: Majestic Realty Company
Key Project Contributors: Majestic Realty

Frameline
Developer: Narrate Holdings
Key Project Contributors: OZ Architecture

Innovate 25
Developer: Brennan Investment Group
Key Project Contributors: Brennan Investment Group

Mesa Ridge Marketplace
Developer: Evergreen Development
Key Project Contributors: Galloway

Modera Golden Triangle
Developer: Mill Creek Residential Trust
Key Project Contributors: (As submitted)

Olivean Apartments
Developer: Fairfield Residential
Key Project Contributors: Fairfield Residential

Steel House
Developer: Beacon Capital Partners
Key Project Contributors: Elevation Development Group; MetLife

Sun Empire Phase I
Developer: Opus Development Company
Key Project Contributors: Opus Development Company; Opus Design Build

Sun Valley Block 3 Redevelopment
Developer: Denver Housing Authority
Key Project Contributors: Denver Housing Authority

The Aven
Developer: Hines
Key Project Contributors: Hines; MBK

The Bellwether
Developer: Opus Development Company
Key Project Contributors: Opus Development Company; Opus Design Build

The Legacy Building at the National Western Stock Show
Developer: Western Stock Show Association
Key Project Contributors: Tryba Architects; Wells Partnership

The Russell
Developer: High Street Residential
Key Project Contributors: CBRE Investment Management; City of Arvada

The Vixen
Developer: Kairoi Residential
Key Project Contributors: Harris Kocher


Winners will be announced live at the 2026 NAIOP Colorado CRE Honors event. 

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