Future of Downtown Denver Summit

WHY THIS MATTERS

What You’ll Learn From CRE Leaders At This Event:

• With downtown Denver asking rents hitting $45/SF — and LoDo and RiNo at $48/SF despite a 40.8% availability rate — which office assets are still commanding premium pricing, and what features set them apart?
• With $416M in office deals closing in Q1 2025, how are investors recalibrating their strategies around distressed assets and what long-term impact will this have on downtown’s vibrancy?
• With 23.6M SF of downtown office space identified as viable for future residential conversion, how can developers, landlords and civic leaders meaningfully integrate housing, retail, and public space into a livable downtown ecosystem?
• With so many projects vying for $570M in revitalization funding through Denver’s redevelopment program, what public realm investments are most urgently needed to improve safety, vibrancy, and inclusivity downtown?
• With pedestrian foot traffic still 18% below pre-pandemic levels on 16th Street and transit ridership down 38% from pre-pandemic levels, what infrastructure and mobility improvements are most essential to making downtown accessible and inviting?

How You'll Do More Business From Attending This Event: Attending this event puts you at the forefront of Denver’s evolving downtown market, where office vacancy rates exceed 35% in Q1 2025. You’ll gain critical insights on which office assets still command premium rents, how the booming office-to-apartment conversions are reshaping the urban core and what new capital strategies investors are deploying. Plus, you’ll learn about key public realm investments and placemaking tactics designed to boost safety, vibrancy and inclusivity, arming you with the knowledge and connections to capitalize on emerging opportunities and grow your business in Denver’s dynamic market.

Who You'll Network With At This Discussion: Developers, owners, investors, brokers, public officials, architects, planners, transit leaders, property managers, placemakers, and tenants driving the future of downtown Denver.

Why You Should Attend This Session:  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.

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PROJECTS & NEWS YOU SHOULD KNOW

• Denver's 16th Street Mall officially has a new name
• RTD ridership barely increased last year in Denver metro area, despite efforts to encourage more people to use public transit
• Office Rents In Denver Keep Climbing Despite Availability Hovering At 30%
• Distress Draws Investors Back To Denver Office Market, Spending $416M In Q1
• 70 Projects Eye $570M In Funding For Downtown Denver’s Revamp
• Denver’s Office-To-Apartment Pipeline Grows Amid Record National Surge
• New Name, Familiar Hurdles: Can A $275M Revamp Bring Back Denver's 16th Street?
• Conversions Outpace Construction As Denver’s Office Leasing Market Resets

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