Denver Summit FC is planting its flag in the heart of downtown, inking a lease at Mercantile Square in LoDo that will serve as the club's corporate headquarters as it gears up for its inaugural National Women's Soccer League season in 2026, according to The Denver Post.
The club has taken roughly 10,467 square feet at Mercantile Square, 1550 Wynkoop Street, in a deal arranged by CBRE. Morey Mercantile LLC was represented by CBRE senior vice president Sarajane Goodfellow, while brokers Anthony Albanese and Alex Buck represented Denver Summit FC. The lease lands at a time when LoDo’s micromarket is carrying a vacancy rate near 19.3% in 2025, based on CBRE research, per The Denver Post.
“We sought a downtown home that reflects the club’s ambition and commitment to the city,” team president Jen Millet said in a statement on the club’s website. The organization says the new headquarters will centralize front-office operations and give fans a public-facing base as the club builds toward its first competitive season, according to Denver Summit FC.
Historic LoDo Address
Mercantile Square is a turn-of-the-century mercantile building constructed in the early 1890s and renovated in 2013. It contains more than 100,000 square feet of office space, a scale that appealed to the club as it assembles staff and front-office operations. Its Wynkoop Street location drops Denver Summit FC into the core of Lower Downtown’s transit and dining corridor, offering straightforward access for staff and visiting partners, as outlined by The Denver Post.
What It Means For The Market
Denver’s downtown office market has been under pressure since the pandemic, with elevated vacancy and plenty of landlords vying for tenants. Local reporting and brokerage data indicate that headline leases to recognizable, community-facing tenants can still draw attention and help stabilize certain pockets of the market. BusinessDen has tracked downtown vacancy trends in recent years, providing context for why a visible downtown headquarters for an NWSL club is getting a close look from brokers and city leaders.
For Denver Summit FC, the Mercantile Square lease is an early step in cementing the club’s presence in the city’s core as it prepares to kick off play in 2026. The club and its ownership group, led by Rob Cohen, say the headquarters will help coordinate ticketing, community programs, and sponsorship work as the team shifts from launch mode to game-day operations, according to Denver Summit FC.
