November 2015 - Arvada Economic Development Association

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Arvada Commercial Property Listings
A current listing of all properties
can be found on Arvada’s
Commercial Property Database at
ArvadaEconomicDevelopment.org/SiteSelection/Commercial-Property-Search
Arvada Economic Development Honors Businesses
that are Shaping the Future
Arvada Economic Development
Association (AEDA) hosted its 21st annual
Business Appreciation Awards Breakfast
FEATURED
Retail for Lease
Tyler Bray is leasing retail suites
located at Arvada West Town
Center, 14455-14715 West 64th
Avenue. There are pad sites
available on Indiana Street.
Contact Tyler at 303.292.3700
or [email protected] for
more information.
on Thursday, October 8, 2015 at the
Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities.
The “Shaping the Future” event drew
an audience of over 200 businesses
and community leaders. The following
businesses were presented with awards in
their respective industries. The honorees
were:
• Lloyd J. King Entrepreneurial Spirit
Award: Named after the founder of King
Soopers, which was started in Olde Town
FEATURED
Warehouse Space for
Sale/Lease
Tyler Carner has 10,890 sq. ft.
available for sale/lease. The space
is located at 12335 W. 53rd Avenue.
The site offers well-finished
freestanding office and warehouse.
Contact Tyler at 720.528.6397
or [email protected] for
more information.
Paul Heller, Arvada Mayor Marc Williams, 5280 Armory,
ICC, and Simply Storage
• Outstanding Large Business of the
Year: Costco located at 5195 Wadsworth
Boulevard.
Arvada. This year the award went to
• Outstanding Small Business of the Year:
Dennis Meyer of Das Meyer Fine Pastry
S&H Products located at 5891 Nolan Street.
Chalet. Das Meyer located at 13251 W. 64th
“This event gives AEDA and the City
Avenue is family owned and has been in
of Arvada the opportunity to educate
business since 1982, winning numerous
stakeholders on what is currently
awards for their wedding cakes.
happening in the Arvada business
• Business Collaboration Award:
community and to honor exceptional
Recognizing the partnership between
Arvada businesses and community
Industrial Chemicals Corporation, 5280
members,” said Paul Heller, President,
Armory and Simply Storage (three private
Arvada Economic Development
companies) that overcame the challenge
Association. To learn more about the
of finding suitable space for each of their
highlighted businesses, visit YouTube.com/
growing establishments in order to be able
InvestinArvada.
to stay in Arvada.
• Community Partnership Award: Red
Rocks Community College Health Sciences
Campus, in Arvada.
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Arvada City Council Amends Code in
Response to State’s Failure to Address
Construction Defects Reform
In a 7 – 0 vote, the Arvada City Council amended its Land Development
Code at their October 5, 2015 meeting in order to address issues related
to construction defect lawsuits. Specifically, the ordinance provides for
the inclusion of a note on a multi-family plat that requires mandatory
arbitration of construction defects claims, if such a note was requested by
the owner/developer.
With the coming of the Gold Line in 2016 and the demand for multi-family
housing in and around transit stations, the current law on construction
NEW ARVADA BUSINESSES
The following are new businesses
that have either opened or plan to
open soon in Arvada. For a complete
listing of products and services
offered by Arvada businesses, go to
arvadaeconomicdevelopment.org/
directory.
Applewood Our House
6435 Garrison Street
defects has inhibited the development of for-sale multi-family housing.
Builders, pointing to the high cost of, or inability to obtain, insurance
Iora Primary Care
for owner-occupied, multi-family housing construction projects due to
8175 Sheridan Boulevard
construction defect lawsuits brought by HOAs, have chosen instead to
develop rental units. For example, both the Park Place and Solana projects
which will add over 400 multi-family units in the vicinity of the Olde Town
Junkspirations LLC
Arvada Transit Station are being developed as rental units.
6660 Wadsworth Boulevard
As a result of the failure of the State Legislature to consider construction
Western Architectural Metals LLC
defect reform, a number of municipalities in Colorado have already
5685 Gray Street
adopted ordinances to address the construction defects issue, including
Lakewood, Littleton, Lone Tree, and Parker. Arvada’s ordinance is based
upon Parker’s approach. Information Courtesy of Maria Vanderkolk, City of
Arvada.
AEDA is the first internationally accredited economic
development organization in the state of Colorado.
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8101 Ralston Road Arvada, Colorado 80002
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