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Denver Multifamily by the Numbers:
6,760 units Record quarterly apartment absorption in Q2 2026, the highest on record for metro Denver.
What it means for you: Renter demand is deep enough to work through the supply wave. Lease-up risk is easing, and that changes underwriting assumptions heading into 2027.
6.3% vacancy Stabilized vacancy dropped 120 basis points in a single quarter to its lowest level in more than a year.
What it means for you: Occupancy is recovering faster than many expected, giving owners room to pull back on concessions.
2 straight quarters Of rent growth, the first back-to-back gains since 2024. Asking rents rose 1.1% in Q2 to $1,800, and Class A rents are up 1.1% year over year to $2,888.
What it means for you: Rents have found a floor, and the top of the market is already leading the turn.
10,000 units Expected 2026 deliveries, the lowest annual total since 2020. The construction pipeline has contracted for eight straight quarters and is down 16% year over year.
What it means for you: Fewer new units competing for renters means stronger pricing power for existing communities as the pipeline thins.
11,500 jobs Added over the past year, Denver's strongest annual job growth in more than a year, led by education and health services (up 5.1%).
What it means for you: Job gains are the fuel for renter household formation, and Denver's labor market is moving in the right direction.
Who's in the Room
200+ Registrants from:
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Speakers and Panels
What Comes Next: Denver's Market Outlook Through 2031
A forward look at where Denver's multifamily fundamentals are headed — supply, demand, rents, policies and the market forces that will separate winning assets from struggling ones over the next five years
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Matthew Joblon
CEO
BMC Investments
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Erin Clark
Chief Real Estate Investment Officer
Denver Housing Authority
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Kent Heckaman
Development Partner
MGL Partners
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Chris Nebenzahl
Senior Director, Head of Americas Multifamily Research
CBRE
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Nathan Moore
National Director
MHK Architecture
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Jon Goman
Project Executive
Bristlecone Construction
The Deal Table: Capital, Creativity & Getting Transactions Done
How Denver's buyers, sellers, and lenders are structuring transactions when the old underwriting playbook no longer pencils
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Kelly Dranginis
Development Partner
Middleburg
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Elliot Marks
Managing Director
Hines
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Churchill Bunn
Managing Partner
Alpine Investments
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Chad O'Connor
Managing Director
Forum
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Todd Nicotra
VP, Development
Vivmark Residential
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Ann Chandler
Director
Fairfield & Woods
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Ralph Lowen
Executive Director
PGIM Real Estate
Protecting the Bottom Line: OpEx, Insurance & the NOI Recovery Playbook
How Denver operators are managing rising costs, navigating a stressed insurance market, and finding margin where the spreadsheet says there isn't any
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Gregg Christiansen
President & COO
Akara Partners
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Jeff Farmer
VP, Multifamily Development
Prime West Development
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Casey Klein
Vice President, Development
EMBREY
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Andrew Garrett
Co-founder
Current Sets
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Rusty Buick
Director of Business Development
EnergyLogic
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Turner Miller
VP, Investments
Renegade Capital
Built to Last: Design, Materials & the Future of Denver Multifamily Product
Bringing together developers, designers, contractors, and engineers to explore what's working in product design today, what materials innovations are hitting the market, and how sustainability and efficiency requirements are reshaping project decisions from concept to delivery
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Ian Braciszewski
VP, Preconstruction
BGRE
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Bryce Hall
President
KEPHART
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Sheila Kneifl
Principal
JHP Architecture
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Jim Freiberg
Senior Business Analyst
Nucor Corporation
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Jake Snyder
Project Manager
Brinkmann Constructors
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Michael Mazurk
Sr. Director, Sales Engineering
QXO
Win the Lease, Keep the Resident: Branding, Marketing & Retention in a Renter's Market
Real-world success stories about what's actually driving conversion and retention — from brand storytelling to resident programming, renewal economics, and renewal incentive structures
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Adam Fenton
Principal & Co-Founder
Narrate
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Daniel Pittenger
Director of Development
Trammell Crow Residential
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Todd Mikelonis
President of Property Management
Charlesgate
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Otis Odell
Principal & National Sector Leader
HED
Why You Won't Want To Miss This Conference:
What You'll Learn:
How Denver's record-breaking supply wave — nearly 20,000 new units delivered in 2024 — is finally thinning, and what the realistic road back to rent growth looks like, submarket by submarket, across the Front Range
Where vacancy, concessions, and absorption stand today across LoDo, RiNo, Cherry Creek, the Platte Valley, Aurora, and Denver's suburban corridors — and which submarkets are recovering first and why
How the next generation of multifamily design is being shaped right now: what materials, construction methods, and unit configurations are lowering costs without sacrificing the resident experience in a market where over-amenitized product is getting outcompeted by efficient, right-sized design
How smart building technology, IoT integration, and AI-driven property management tools are protecting NOI in a margin compression environment — from predictive maintenance and utility billing restructuring to unstaffed operations and dynamic pricing engines
What operators are doing to win leases and retain residents when the comp down the street is offering two months free — the branding, marketing, and retention strategies separating out-performers from the rest of the Denver market
How Colorado's landmark land use reform laws, the City of Denver's Expanding Housing Affordability Ordinance, and rising attainability pressure are reshaping the affordable and workforce housing pipeline — and what deal structures are actually getting built
What Denver's capital stack looks like for deals in 2026: agency debt pricing, bridge structures, seller-carry and JV equity, and how experienced sponsors are closing transactions when traditional underwriting no longer pencils out
What Denver's supply-demand fundamentals, in-migration patterns, and economic diversification mean for the next development cycle — and how developers are designing and underwriting products for the Denver of 2031 and beyond
Who You'll Network With:
Owners & Operators — national institutional platforms, regional owner-operators, private investors, and REITs with active conventional, value-add, and affordable portfolios across the Denver metro
Developers — local and national firms with projects delivered, under construction, or in the pipeline across LoDo, RiNo, Aurora, Lakewood, Englewood, Thornton, and the I-25 corridor
Government & Housing Officials — city and county housing officials, Denver Housing Authority leadership, Colorado Housing Finance Authority executives, and elected officials driving housing policy
Brokers & Investment Sales Teams — multifamily investment sales specialists, leasing advisors, and land brokers active across the Denver metro and Front Range
Capital Markets & Lenders — construction lenders, bridge debt providers, agency debt advisors, preferred equity and JV equity partners active in Denver multifamily transactions
Architects, Engineers & Contractors — the design and construction firms delivering the next generation of Denver mid-rise, garden, BTR, and mixed-use residential product
Property Management & PropTech — third-party management companies, leasing technology platforms, smart building integrators, AI operations tools, and marketing tech serving the Denver market
Why You Should Attend: Bisnow events bring together the biggest power players in the industry to help you identify opportunities, build your network, and expand your business. With the largest audience of commercial real estate professionals in the world, no one knows how to help your business more than we do.
Projects & News You Should Know:
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Agenda
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8:00 AM
9:00 AM
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Breakfast & Networking
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9:00 AM
9:05 AM
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Bisnow Welcome
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9:05 AM
9:55 AM
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The Deal Table: Capital, Creativity & Getting Transactions Done
How Denver's buyers, sellers, and lenders are structuring transactions when the old underwriting playbook no longer pencils |
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9:55 AM
10:45 AM
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Protecting the Bottom Line: OpEx, Insurance & the NOI Recovery Playbook
How Denver operators are managing rising costs, navigating a stressed insurance market, and finding margin where the spreadsheet says there isn't any |
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10:45 AM
11:00 AM
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Networking Break
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11:00 AM
11:50 AM
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Built to Last: Design, Materials & the Future of Denver Multifamily Product
Bringing together developers, designers, contractors, and engineers to explore what's working in product design today, what materials innovations are hitting the market, and how sustainability and efficiency requirements are reshaping project decisions from concept to delivery |
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11:50 AM
12:30 PM
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Lunch & More Networking
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12:30 PM
1:20 PM
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Win the Lease, Keep the Resident: Branding, Marketing & Retention in a Renter's Market
Real-world success stories about what's actually driving conversion and retention — from brand storytelling to resident programming, renewal economics, and renewal incentive structures |
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1:20 PM
2:10 PM
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What Comes Next: Denver's Market Outlook Through 2031
A forward look at where Denver's multifamily fundamentals are headed — supply, demand, rents, policies and the market forces that will separate winning assets from struggling ones over the next five years |
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2:10 PM
2:30 PM
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Closing Networking
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Venue
The Westin Westminster
10600 Westminster Blvd
Westminster, Colorado 80020
Ballroom: Legacy Ballroom
Parking Details:
$7.50/day
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