DENVER-Longtime West Side commercial real estate developer and former NFL linebacker Lee Kunz finds a niche converting small warehouses into condominiums. He has five projects either underway or planned as condo conversions.

LAKEWOOD, CO-The 1.2 million-sf, $250-million mall under construction on a 130-acre site could eventually include 200 retail spaces, 500,000 sf of office space as well as multifamily units.

BLACK HAWK, CO- Fitzgeralds Casino breaks ground on a 27,000-sf, $11-million expansion . Gary, IN-based Majestic Star Casino will benefit when the sale of four Fitzgeralds casino hotels closes later this year.

DENVER-Colorado's largest carrier of workers' compensation insurance has purchased a 140,000-sf building at the Quad at Lowry Business Park, which is close to public transportation and plenty of nearby retail offerings.

DENVER-The enterprise resource planning consulting company leases the four-story Class-A office building on 5.3 acres back on a triple-net, 20-year lease with renewal options. The John Hancock Life Insurance Co. finances the deal.

DENVER-After several years of double-digit increases, parking rates Downtown rise only 1.5%. Daily rates range from $10.44 in the Core area to $2.84 in the Northeast submarket, which actually saw an 8.7% decrease.

DENVER-The REIT specializing in office buildings that cater to small- and mid-sized tenants agrees to purchase two office buildings in the 118,000-sf Sheridan Plaza at Inverness, subject to shareholder approval at its annual meeting.

DENVER-After several years of double-digit increases, parking rates Downtown rise only 1.5%. Daily rates range from $10.44 in the Core area to $2.84 in the Northeast submarket, which actually saw an 8.7% decrease.