About this Event
Denver has lost too many of the small businesses that make it feel like home: the corner café, the neighborhood gym, the shop where they knew your name. Rent hikes, building sales and expiring leases have pushed so many of them out. Picture how different our city could look if more of those businesses had owned their buildings.
Right now there’s an opening. The market has shifted toward buyers. There’s room to negotiate again, and sellers are coming to the table in ways they haven’t for years. If you’ve been renting your space and wondering whether owning it could ever be realistic, this is a good season to start asking.
Join Greater Good Real Estate (formerly LiveWork Denver) for a candid, practical conversation about going from tenant to owner. We’ll talk through:
- What buying commercial space actually involves, from first conversations to closing
- Using today’s market to your advantage: negotiation, seller concessions and creative terms
- Financing and incentive programs, with lenders in the room to answer your questions
- Ownership as anti-displacement: how owning your building protects your business, your team and your neighborhood for the long haul
- Real stories from local business owners who have bought their spaces or are buying them now: the good, the bad and the ugly
Bring your questions and your half-formed ideas. This is a chance to learn from people who’ve done it and from one another, wherever you’re starting: just curious, saving up, or ready to make an offer.
Who should come: small business owners, nonprofits, artists, makers and anyone who rents the space their work depends on.
Event venue & nearby stays
Hope Tank, 1434 East 22nd Avenue, Denver, United States
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