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Denver Office Leasing Guide for Tenants
Denver’s 2026 office leasing guide for tenants covers the strongest tenant market in the city’s history, with 26.3% metro vacancy giving businesses unprecedented leverage. Tenants can negotiate 12–18 months of free rent, TI allowances of $60–80/SF, and effective rents 15–25% below asking across most submarkets. The guide includes a submarket-by-submarket comparison, a 7-phase leasing timeline, direct vs. sublease analysis, and a full breakdown of total occupancy costs.
East I-70 Corridor Industrial: Denver’s Hottest Submarket
The East I-70 Corridor is Denver’s most important industrial and logistics submarket, home to Amazon, FedEx, UPS, and national retailers. This analysis covers submarket data, major tenant activity, current vacancy challenges, and investment considerations for 2026.
Is Denver Office a Good Investment Now?
Denver office investment in 2026 presents selective opportunities for disciplined buyers, with distressed assets trading at 50–70% discounts to replacement cost and cap rates expanding to 8.4–9.0% across asset classes. Q1 2025 saw $416M in Denver office sales — a 1,366% year-over-year surge — signaling renewed investor confidence despite a 26.3% market-wide vacancy rate. SVN Denver advises surgical asset selection, strong capitalization, and realistic underwriting as the keys to success in this high-risk, high-opportunity market.
SVN Research & Reports
Economic Update – June 12, 2025
1. CPI INFLATION According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.1% month-over-month and 2.4% year-over-year in May, below expectations. The readings suggest that disinflationary momentum persists despite concerns about the...
Economic Update – May 15, 2025
1. FED INTEREST RATE DECISION The Federal Reserve’s FOMC held rates unchanged at 4.25%-4.50% during its May policy meeting, aligning with market expectations leading up to the decision. While markets and experts largely expected the FOMC to keep rates steady in May,...
Economic Update – April 24, 2025
1. LEADING ECONOMIC INDEX The Conference Board’s US Leading Economic Index (LEI) fell by 0.7% in March, pointing to slowing economic activity in the near term. March’s decline coincided with soaring economic uncertainty ahead of tariff announcements. Consumer...
Northern Colorado Talking Points
January 2023 Talking Points: A Month of Small Deals for NoCO CRE
Office sales volume drops quarter to quarter in the NoCO region.2022 was the highest Multifamily sales volume in NoCO region over the last 10 years.Contact our advisors to see how they can help you with your property January was still showing the hangover from the...
December 2022 Talking Points: The NoCO CRE Year Ends Much Like it Played Out all Year
$1 million was the sweet spot for December Sales, as private parties remained active and national investors took an early holiday in NoCOThe typical cap rate transaction last year in our region was between 6 to 7%. Institutional-grade properties sold in a lower...
November 2022 Talking Points: November CRE Sales Hit Slow Gear in NoCO
Retail Rent Growth Strong in NoCO Industrial Rent Growth Continues 10 year Rise in NoCOContact our advisors to see how they can help you with your property The tri-county (Boulder, Larimer & Weld counties) “NoCOCRE market had the slowest month in a long time in...