WESTMINSTER, CO-A 12-acre site is the last large, undeveloped piece of ground in the 30-year-old Ranch community. Principals from the Vintage Marketing Group and Loup Development, including US Ambassador to the Vatican Jim Nicholson, are involved in the project.

DENVER-Apartment Investment and Management Co., which would be the largest multifamily rental REIT in the US after its acquisition of Casden Properties, sees rent growth of just 2% in 2001.

DENVER-Concessions of up to three months free rent are being offered by some property owners as the overall apartment vacancy rate hits an 11-year high of 8.7%, the Genesis Group reports.

WESTMINSTER, CO-A 12-acre site is the last large, undeveloped piece of ground in the 30-year-old Ranch community. Principals from the Vintage Marketing Group and Loup Development, including US Ambassador to the Vatican Jim Nicholson, are involved in the project.

DENVER-The 350-room hotel operated by Hilton would be the only resort property near Denver International Airport, despite eventual competition from a 500-room Westin Hotel. The Hilton property, which also could be expanded to 500 rooms, will include an 18-hole golf course.

DENVER-The theme of the 14,000-sf Blue Sky Grill is taken largely from Denver Nuggets and the Colorado Avalanche owner Stan Kroenke's sprawling Q Creek Ranch in Wyoming. The restaurant opens on land once used for team administrative offices.

DENVER-An $8.5-million certificate of participation issued by the city and county of Denver will be repaid with zoo admission fees. Also, financing came from $7.5 million from the zoo's improvement bond fund as well as $1.5 million from Denver's neighborhood improvement bond fund.

LAKEWOOD, CO-The Denver-based sports retailer is taking 44,000 sf, while Off Broadway Shoes takes 23,000 sf. Another Denver-based company, United Artists Theatres, will anchor Colorado Mills' E Street outdoor entertainment and dining promenade.