Documents reviewed by the Denver Business Journal show the 2060 Champa building that housed Carioca Cafe/Bar Bar is slated for demolition after a 2024 fire and a 2025 collapse.

Oakwood Homes has pulled out of The Metropolitan, the redevelopment of the former Metrocenter mall, citing the complexity of delivering up to 1,200 homes. The departure leaves developers searching for a new residential partner around a planned light‑rail hub.

After Frontline’s systems held up in the 2025 Palisades fires, Colorado homeowners are installing automated exterior sprinklers as another layer of wildfire protection. Experts still recommend defensible space and hardening first.

Colorado Springs administratively approved Project Taurus, a proposed 50‑MW AI data center at a former Intel site, even as neighbors and nearby counties press moratoria and appeals. The city’s decision opens an appeal window that closes June 22.

GSA, HHS and the FDA broke ground on a $228 million lab at the Denver Federal Center. The facility will add modern testing capacity and include the FDA's only BSL‑3 suite west of the Mississippi.

Immersive Empire has asked the DDDA for $450,000 to open a 5,500‑sq‑ft experiential venue at Tabor Center featuring a mirror maze, simulators and a metaverse theater.

Aurora is weighing a rental registration and landlord licensing plan to make it easier to reach negligent owners and improve enforcement.

Plaza West, a 94,949‑square‑foot retail center at 13670 E. Alameda Ave. in Aurora, has been sold to Rio Capital Investments; Pinnacle’s Justin Krieger represented the seller.

Dominion has moved Sterling Ranch’s rainwater-harvesting pilot into Colorado water court as it seeks permission to capture roughly 111 acre-feet a year for park irrigation. The case will test legal limits on large-scale rain collection and could set a statewide precedent.

The team behind Michelin-starred Beckon has asked the DDDA for help opening a new 16th Street restaurant, part of the authority’s plan to revive the Pavilions corridor.

Fifty-two North Boulder homeowners may split about $1.8M in Sumac Avenue repairs under decades-old annexation covenants; individual bills could top $90K.

Lume Cannabis founder Dave Morrow listed his 16,000‑sq‑ft Cherry Hills Village estate for $12 million, calling it “too much house for two.”

Vulcan Materials acquired Brannan Sand & Gravel operations, adding a rail‑connected quarry in Lamar and a DFW distribution yard while shedding California ready‑mix assets.