Mid-Year 2026

Jason Kruse – Managing Broker at The Colorado Group, Inc.

Market Overview

The industrial market across the Northwest Corridor is best described as a tale of two markets. Demand from the outdoor recreation, aerospace, robotics and defense industries continues to drive a meaningful share of larger transactions, and the majority of that activity is concentrated along the I-25 corridor, where a deep supply of new and modern industrial-flex product is available. With clear heights in excess of 24 feet, ESFR sprinkler systems, functional truck courts and upgraded power, these buildings are drawing tenants away from older, less efficient space. Within the brokerage community, several tenants are reportedly seeking requirements in excess of 30,000 square feet in the Broomfield submarket and along the I-25 corridor.

At the same time, industry consolidation is adding to the supply of available space as tenants either downsize or vacate altogether. A generational shift toward spirits and ciders, and away from beer, has prompted a number of breweries to downsize, consolidate or close. As apartment and residential construction has cooled, so too has the demand those industries generated for warehouse and production space. Life science companies have absorbed some of the vacant inventory, though not to the degree many had anticipated, and several natural-foods companies that were previously in expansion mode have shifted toward right-sizing their footprints.

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