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Benzinga: Colorado’s Growth Creates a New Mixed-Use Investment Opportunity

Published Aug 12, 2026

Realberry's latest sponsored feature, published by Benzinga, spotlights Avenue South, an under-construction expansion of the master-planned Centerra community in Loveland, Colorado. The Whole Foods Market-anchored district is set to bring 157,000 square feet of retail and 170,000 square feet of office space to Northern Colorado, with completion targeted for Q4 2027. The land purchase and construction loan closed in June 2026, ahead of vertical construction, giving accredited investors a chance to join at the horizontal development stage — backed by a firm with 35 years of experience, $3.4 billion in assets under management, and $481 million in cumulative investor distributions as of Q4 2025.

The piece frames Avenue South within a broader shift toward mixed-use development, noting that consumers increasingly favor integrated live-shop-work environments over fragmented retail — a trend visible in Denver, where more than two million square feet of retail space has been demolished and redeveloped over the past five years. Avenue South's own positioning plays into that demand: it sits two minutes from the I-25/US-34 interchange, which carries roughly 75,000 vehicles daily, borders the 97-acre Loveland Sports Park, and is expected to gain a corporate anchor when construction firm Hensel Phelps relocates its headquarters there in 2027, joining more than 8,000 existing employees in the surrounding Centerra community.

That local momentum is set against a resilient Northern Colorado economy. Larimer County, home to Avenue South, grew 0.8% in 2025 to roughly 374,500 residents, while neighboring Weld County has posted more than 30% growth over the past decade and continues expanding near 2.7% annually. Both counties report unemployment below state and national averages, with state officials pointing to broad-based gains across government, retail, professional services, hospitality, and manufacturing — the kind of diversified base that can insulate mixed-use retail from single-industry risk.

The article closes on Realberry's longer arc: nearly four decades of developing, acquiring, and managing real estate through multiple market cycles, not just favorable ones. For high-net-worth investors wary of opaque structures and passive sponsor relationships, it positions Realberry's emphasis on transparency and direct communication as the differentiator — a firm built to treat investors as true partners rather than passive capital.

Read the full article in Benzinga→

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