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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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Book cover: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
By Brian McCririe
Jun 12, 2026

The First Year as a Commercial Real Estate Broker Is Won Inside Your Circle of Influence

The brokers who survive their first year as a cre broker are not the ones who started in the right market. They are the ones who stopped spending energy on the market and started spending it on the inputs they actually control.

The Operator's Shelf Broker Career
Denver office lease documents comparing full service gross and NNN
By Brian McCririe
Jun 12, 2026

Full Service Gross vs. NNN: What Denver Office Tenants Actually Pay

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Denver office workspace illustrating peak versus average occupancy
By Brian McCririe
Jun 11, 2026

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

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By Brian McCririe
Jun 11, 2026

The Highest-Paid Broker in the Room Can Still Be an Employee

Rod Santomassimo built the Massimo Group coaching commercial real estate brokers, and he did it after years inside Sperry Van Ness, now SVN. His book makes one point most top producers never act on: a big commission check is income, not wealth, and the two are not the same career.

The Operator's Shelf Broker Career
Denver office space representing a downsize, sublease, or hold decision
By Brian McCririe
Jun 10, 2026

Downsize, Sublease, or Hold: The Denver Office Footprint Decision in 2026

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Book cover: Value-Added by Brad Umansky
By Brian McCririe
Jun 10, 2026

The Math Most Brokers Never Run Before Picking a Market

Brad Umansky's Value Added has a chapter on market selection most brokers skip. Underneath the "get married to one market" advice is arithmetic that tells you whether your territory is a career or a hobby. Here is the math, run at the number that actually matters.

The Operator's Shelf Broker Career
Denver office lease illustrating face rent versus net effective rent
By Brian McCririe
Jun 9, 2026

Face Rent vs. Net Effective Rent: What Denver Office Tenants Miss in 2026

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Book cover: The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz
By Brian McCririe
Jun 9, 2026

The Hard Thing About a Commercial Real Estate Career

Ben Horowitz wrote the best book I know on the part of any business that has no script. It is not a real estate book. Read from the broker's side of the table, it explains exactly why most people who start a commercial real estate career leave before it pays.

The Operator's Shelf Broker Career
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By Brian McCririe
Jun 1, 2026

The OpEx Reconciliation Deadline Denver Tenants Keep Missing

Your right to challenge a Denver office OpEx reconciliation typically expires 60 to 180 days after the statement arrives. 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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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?

Downtown Denver office tower with sublease space available
By Brian McCririe
Jun 15, 2026

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

Denver office workspace illustrating peak versus average occupancy
By Brian McCririe
Jun 11, 2026

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

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