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Best Denver Retail Submarkets for Investment
Denver’s retail submarkets offer distinct risk-return profiles for investors at every strategy level. This analysis ranks Cherry Creek, South Denver/DTC, Boulder, Highlands/LoHi, Lakewood, and Aurora by demographics, vacancy, and cap rates. Whether you’re a core investor seeking stability or a yield-focused buyer targeting higher returns, SVN Denver’s submarket guide helps match opportunity to objective.
Denver Retail Real Estate Market 2026 Outlook
A comprehensive analysis of Denver's retail market fundamentals, vacancy trends, and investment outlook for 2026. Executive Summary Denver's retail real estate market enters 2026 as one of the strongest performing commercial property sectors. With vacancy rates...
Flight to Quality: Why Prime Denver Office is Thriving at 6.7% Vacancy
Denver’s prime office market is defying the broader vacancy crisis, recording just 6.7% vacancy compared to the citywide rate of 22.5%—a 15.8 percentage point gap that signals a deeply bifurcated market. Flight-to-quality demand is concentrating leasing activity in amenitized, well-located buildings in Cherry Creek, LoDo, RiNo, and Boulder. For investors, understanding the divide between prime and commodity office is now essential to navigating Denver’s commercial real estate landscape in 2026.
SVN Research & Reports
SVN Economic Update – June 14, 2024
1. INTEREST RATES The FOMC voted to leave rates unchanged at its June policy meeting, which aligned with market expectations. On Wednesday, markets braced for the convergence of May’s Consumer Price Index data, which arrived just a few hours before the Federal...
SVN Economic Update – May 31, 2024
1. CRE LOAN MODIFICATIONS RISE AMID HIGH-RATE ENVIRONMENT According to a new report by Trepp, CMBS loan modifications rose dramatically in 2023 as a significant swell of loans are set to mature in the coming quarters. Modification volumes peaked mid-year 2023,...
Economic Update – May 17, 2024
1. LARGE FUNDS INCREASE CRE FOOTPRINT A recent analysis by Reuters details how large funds are increasing their CRE market share as traditional lenders such as banks pull back. Stricter capital rules for banks and recent regional bank failures in the US have led to a...
Northern Colorado Talking Points
Talking Points: Retail Properties Take Most of the Action for NoCO CRE Sales During September 2021
NoCO Cap Rate History based on Property RankingOver the last 10 years, the top quality properties have maintained a 100 basis point higher selling price in terms of cap rates paid by investors.Contact our advisors to see how they can help you with your property Retail...
August 2021 Talking Points: NoCO CRE had a Hot August Closing Month, as Private Investors Made their Mark
New Construction NoCOConstruction starts in NoCO for last two years is below that of 2014-2019NoCO 3 Year AbsorptionNoCO region starting to shake off the 2020 Covid era absorption lossesContact our advisors to see how they can help you with your property With almost...
July 2021 Talking Points: A 2021 Return and Surpassing of pre-Covid NoCO CRE Levels Appears to be in Place
Market Rent Growth Resumes After a Level 2020Tri-County Sales at Record Pace Thus Far in 2021Contact our advisors to see how they can help you with your property As we survey almost 20,000 commercial properties in Northern Colorado’s tri-county region of Boulder,...