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By Brian McCririe
Sep 3, 2026

Denver Professional Firms Are Recommitting to the Office

Taft, FBT Gibbons, and Cooper Carry all upgraded their Denver office space this year. Here's why professional firms are treating the office as a recruiting tool again.

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By Brian McCririe
Jul 28, 2026

How Do I Negotiate Operating Expense Caps on a Denver Office Lease?

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Denver office tenant reviewing lease alternatives with a tenant rep broker.
By Brian McCririe
Jul 13, 2026

Nobody Wants a Lease: What Denver Tenants Actually Need

No company wants a lease — space is a cost center. What Denver tenants actually need is growth, talent, and margin, and your broker should be solving for that.

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By Brian McCririe
Sep 5, 2026

The commercial real estate broker business plan nobody hands you

Blaine Strickland's Thrive is a rare real estate book on this shelf. Its hardest idea is also its simplest: the day you take a brokerage desk, you start a business. Most brokers never admit it. The ones who do build a plan, a forecast, and a book that lasts.

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Downtown Denver skyline with glass office towers under a blue sky
By Brian McCririe
Sep 3, 2026

Denver Professional Firms Are Recommitting to the Office

Taft, FBT Gibbons, and Cooper Carry all upgraded their Denver office space this year. Here's why professional firms are treating the office as a recruiting tool again.

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Denver Office Market Space & Footprint Process
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By Brian McCririe
Sep 1, 2026

Negotiate Flexibility While It's Free: Denver Office Options in 2026

Expansion, contraction, and termination options are nearly free to negotiate into a Denver office lease right now. Here's what to ask for and what each costs.

Lease Economics Space & Footprint Decision
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By Brian McCririe
Aug 29, 2026

Consultative Selling Is the Only Edge a Commercial Real Estate Broker Has Left

A sales book makes the case better than most brokerage books do: the broker who recites square footage, price, and comps is product-selling in a world where everyone has the same data. The edge that is left is consultative selling, and it comes down to who asks the better questions.

The Operator's Shelf
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By Brian McCririe
Aug 27, 2026

What Renewal Concessions Are Realistic on a Denver Office Lease Right Now?

On a straight renewal you keep most of the free rent and lose most of the build-out money. What Denver renewal concessions are realistic in 2026, and how to push.

Lease Economics Denver Office Market
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By Brian McCririe
Aug 25, 2026

SNDA and Estoppel Certificates: What Denver Office Tenants Sign Before a Lease Closes

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By Brian McCririe
Aug 22, 2026

The market doesn't make the broker. The broker does.

Anthony Iannarino spent 25 years chasing one question: why do a few salespeople consistently outperform their peers? His answer is uncomfortable for anyone shopping for a better situation. Success isn't situational. It's individual. The market explains a quarter. It doesn't explain a career.

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By Brian McCririe
Aug 20, 2026

New to the CFO Seat? Run This 90-Day Occupancy Review First

New CFO? Occupancy is likely your second largest cost line. Here's the 90-day office lease review to run: abstract, utilization, market benchmark, timing.

Lease Economics Space & Footprint Decision
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By Brian McCririe
Aug 18, 2026

Restoration Clauses: The Hidden Exit Tax in Your Office Lease

A restoration clause can add six figures to your office move-out cost. Here's what your lease actually requires, and how to negotiate it away in Denver.

Lease Economics Space & Footprint Cost
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By Brian McCririe
Aug 15, 2026

The first sale you make is to yourself

Grant Cardone's Sell or Be Sold is everything my writing rules ban: hype, grind, all caps. Strip the noise and one idea survives, and it is the one most brokers get wrong. You cannot sell a client past a number you are not sold on yourself. Here is why that decides careers.

The Operator's Shelf
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By Brian McCririe
Aug 13, 2026

Landlord Default Risk: What to Check Before You Renew a Denver Office Lease

A wave of Denver office loans is maturing. Distressed landlords cut maintenance, sell, or convert to residential. How to screen your building before you renew.

Lease Economics Denver Office Market
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By Brian McCririe
Aug 11, 2026

Your Denver Office Building Just Sold: What Changes for You

Your Denver office building sold. Your lease terms survive, but management, OpEx recovery, and tax pass-throughs can shift. Here's what to check first.

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Brian McCririe, MCR

Executive Managing Director, SVN | Denver Commercial. National Council Chair, SVN Occupier Services. 25+ years turning CRE into competitive advantage. Non-conformist, broken-down soccer player.

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Jul 10, 2026

How Does Landlord Vacancy Affect My Denver Office Renewal Leverage?

Modern Denver office floor plan illustrating space per employee
By Brian McCririe
Jun 15, 2026

How Much Office Space Does My Denver Company Actually Need Per Employee?

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Jun 15, 2026

Downtown Denver Sublease Is Drying Up: Is the Tenant Window Closing?

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By Brian McCririe
Jun 11, 2026

Peak vs. Average Occupancy: The Office-Sizing Mistake Costing Denver Companies

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