Rocky Mountain Roundup: Supporting Retailers

Emily plays an integral role in the Partnership’s place-based approach to economic development with an emphasis on office, technology, retail, and housing. Her project management, strategic planning, business development, and business retention work supports the Partnership in achieving the ambitious goal of creating an economically vibrant city center. Emily joined the Partnership from New York City, where she spent 5 years working on both the public and private sides of large-scale, mixed-use development projects. At the New York City Economic Development Corporation, she provided project management and analysis for sales and leases of city property that maximized the return to the city while promoting broader economic development goals. Most recently, she served as a Development Manager with Forest City New York, focusing on The Tata Innovation Center, a 230,000 SF creative office building built as part of the new Cornell Tech campus on New York’s Roosevelt Island. Emily has a Master's in Urban Planning Degree from Harvard’s Graduate School of Design and a BA in International Economics and Business from UNC-Chapel Hill.

Carl Koelbel is COO of Koelbel & Company where he carries on a three-generation tradition of real estate development in the Denver Metro area. His primary focus is on identifying new opportunities for development and acquisition, directing the vision of the company into the mid-21 st century, and managing operations. In 2012 he started the Koelbel Urban Homes division which focuses on developing for-sale, infill homes. He also works extensively developing affordable housing in Colorado. In just over 12 years Koelbel and Company will have delivered close to 750 units of affordable housing in 10 different projects with more to come. He also manages major projects for Koelbel including the redevelopment of Regatta Plaza in Aurora and innovative new office communities in Aurora, Omaha, and beyond. Carl received his Masters of Business Administration with a concentration in Real Estate and Finance from the University of Colorado in Boulder. Before receiving his M.B.A. he was a Research Associate at the Urban Land Institute in Washington, D.C. At U.L.I. he assisted the Senior Resident Fellows in various research projects with a focus on infrastructure and its effect on land use patterns. He has a B.A. in Economics and International Relations from the University of Southern California and is an avid skier, golfer, and tennis player. He is always thankful of the support of his wife Fallon and three children, Harper, Reagan, and Presley.