January 31, 2025

Will a return to work fill Boulder’s growing office vacancies?

BOULDER — As the rest of the country struggles with high office vacancy rates, Boulder is right there with it while local leaders try to create another cultural shift back to the office.

COVID-19 ushered in an entirely new perspective on working from home — necessity demanded it, and Boulder companies were among those who adapted to the changing times.

But the unintended consequences of that shift, compounded by the prices in the Boulder office and commercial sectors, have seen plummeting vacancy rates, well below the healthy 10% rate or less that real estate professionals would like to see.

Boulder County reached a…

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Sharon Dunn is an award-winning journalist covering business, banking, real estate, energy, local government and crime in Northern Colorado since 1994. She began her journalism career in Alaska after graduating Metropolitan State College in Denver in 1992. She found her way back to Colorado, where she worked at the Greeley Tribune for 25 years. She has a master's degree in communications management from the University of Denver. She is married and has one grown daughter — and a beloved English pointer at her side while she writes. When not writing, you may find her enjoying embroidery and crochet projects, watching football, or kayaking and birdwatching on a high-mountain lake.
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