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Stapleton Real Estate Market Report: December 2011



Stapleton Development News

Forest City recently spoke with the Colorado Real Estate Journal about upcoming development in Stapleton in 2012.  A senior vice president with Forest City Stapleton expressed his hopes to attract major employers by offering premiere office space in Stapleton.  The commercial real estate firm Grubb & Ellis has been hired to market and sell several large parcels of land throughout the Stapleton area.  According to the article in the Colorado Real Estate Journal, the marketing effort will start in 2012 with several parcels of land for office, medical, mixed-use, flex, and light industrial buildings being offered. 

According to Grubb and Ellis, they “have seen quite a bit of activity” for the land.  They went on to say that they have 13.5 acres under contract for office and flex space to be developed.  The article continued to explain that there has been quite a bit of interest from out of state businesses, so hopefully that means more job opportunities in Stapleton. 

Given there is over 300 acres available for office space alone, there is a tremendous opportunity for a large multinational company to build a presence in the Denver area.  Below is a list of some of the development opportunities that are listed on Forest City’s website StapletonDenver.com. 

o   Centerfield Campus
§  127-acres “straddling” Central Park Boulevard along the south side of I-70 for medical, flex, R&D, and retail buildings.  Prices are listed at $5-$14 per square foot.
o   Central Park Station
§  33-acres at Central Park Boulevard and East 36th Avenue.  Bordering the future light rail stop and the FBI building is a parcel for office, mixed-use, and medical space.  Land is being offered for $12-$25 per square foot.
o   I-70 Central Park Interchange
§  78-acres at the “northeast corner of the I-70 Central Park Boulevard interchange.”  Land is being developed as office, R&D, medical, and retail space.  Land is listed at $7 to $14 per square foot.
o   East 29th Avenue Town Center
§  Adjacent to the infamous 29th Avenue Town Center in Stapleton is a 7.14 acre parcel at the “southeast corner of Syracuse Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.”  Forest City is offering office, mixed-use, and medical space.  According to the article, Forest City could develop an office building in 15-months on the parcel.  Prices are being quoted at $8 to $12 per square foot—probably for the land, the article did not specify.


Click here to read the full article and to visit the Forest City Stapleton website, which has periodic updates on future development in Stapleton. 

Stapleton Home Sales

According to Metrolist MLS, there were 20 homes and condos sold in Stapleton in November 2011.  In November 2010, there were 29 home and condo sales, which is a considerable drop year-over-year.  Although, the preceding months of August to October 2011 saw an increase in sales compared to August to October of 2010.  Below is a table with data gathered from Metrolist MLS with some key indicators that real estate professionals monitor. 

November Home & Condo Sales Compared to Last Year

2010
2011
# of Home & Condo Sales
29
20
Avg. Days On Market
123
93
Avg. Price Per Sq. Ft.
$191
$198
*Data gathered from Metrolist MLS.

Central Park West
The good news is that homes and condos sold 30 days faster on average and $7 per square foot higher in November 2011 than 2010, which is finally good news for sellers.  In my opinion, there is one red flag from the data, and that is there were 9 less sales in November 2011 compared to 2010.  In my estimation, the positives outweigh the negatives, as the $7 per square foot on a 2,000 square foot house equates to $14,000 in additional revenue on a sale.  Regardless, the Stapleton community will continue to grow with more development to take place in 2012.

Sources:
  1.  Metrolist MLS
  2.  Forest City Stapleton: http://www.stapletondenver.com/business-opportunities/dev-updates/stapleton-takes-it-next-level-office-development