As demand for AI and cloud-computing infrastructure continues to accelerate, data center development has become an increasingly important issue for commercial real estate developers, utility companies, municipalities, and land use practitioners across the country. During the 2026 legislative session, Colorado lawmakers considered two competing bills that would have impacted the landscape for large-scale data center
For much of the American West, this winter has been historically warm and dry. Due to the resulting snow drought, many experts are predicting an intense wildfire season in Colorado and across the West more broadly. Colorado legislators have taken notice. As in recent legislative sessions, there is currently a tranche of wildfire mitigation and
On October 1, 2025, House Bill 25-1043 (the “House Bill”) went into effect. The House Bill is a comprehensive bill that requires most owners’ associations (“HOAs”) that are subject to the Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act (“CCIOA”) to update their governing documents, adjust collection policies and provide certain additional
After several years of high sublease activity, Denver’s office market is showing signs of stabilization. According to Cushman & Wakefield’s Q3 2025 Denver Office MarketBeat, total sublease availability in Metro Denver in Q3 2025 declined by 2.5% from Q2 and 5.4% year-over-year. While overall vacancy remains high at 26%, this represents a meaningful slowdown
Is a business temporarily closed by order of the government entitled to compensation? Two groups of plaintiffs have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court hoping not just for a “yes” but an overhaul of a half-century of regulatory takings doctrine. The United States Constitution prohibits the government from “taking” property without payment of compensation. That creates