James Burky

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Commercial vacancy rates near 30% in downtown Boulder area

1 week ago | dailycamera.com | James Burky

If an office space sits empty, does anyone notice? Well yes, because people in the business world are taking note of a rising rate of empty commercial office space in the downtown Boulder area. A report from Dean Callan & Company, a commercial real-estate agency, says nearly 29% of commercial offices in the downtown Boulder area sat empty in the first quarter of 2025. The vacancy rate has been north of 26% in the first quarter of every year since 2022, the report shows.
Boulder City Council approves redevelopment plan for East Boulder industrial park

1 week ago | dailycamera.com | James Burky

The Boulder City Council voted Thursday to approve a project that would redevelop an industrial area in the eastern portion of the city. The unanimous decision approved a development plan for a roughly 10-acre site in the Flatirons Industrial Park that would add three research and development buildings at 1855 S. Flatiron Court. BioMed Realty, based out of San Diego, is the company behind the development and owns space in the park.
Large crowd gathers for Boulder May Day protest against Trump administration, DOGE

1 week ago | dailycamera.com | James Burky

Gray clouds crept over the flatirons as protesters gathered Thursday outside of two of the many federal agencies that have faced the looming threat of federal cutbacks. Roughly hundreds gathered — many holding homemade signs — alongside Broadway in front of the offices of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, or NIST, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA.
Former local NAACP member sues Boulder, police chief and city manager

2 weeks ago | dailycamera.com | James Burky

The city of Boulder, Police Chief Stephen Redfearn and City Manager Nuria Rivera-Vandermyde are named in a civil lawsuit accusing them of violating a Boulder-area resident’s constitutional rights.
Boulder youth homeless group hopes to reopen shelters soon

2 weeks ago | dailycamera.com | James Burky

A Boulder nonprofit group that serves at-risk and homeless youth says it hopes to have two of its service sites re-opened soon after a state agency closed them last week. TGTHR’s The Source and Chase House were shut down by the Colorado Department of Human Services on April 21 after a state audit found administrative errors in how the organization reported its staff background checks. The Source is a 14-bed facility to house homeless minors and young adults.
Schedule set for lawsuit against Boulder over flood mitigation bond

2 weeks ago | dailycamera.com | James Burky

Oral arguments could start on May 16 for a lawsuit that accuses the Boulder City Council of violating Colorado’s Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights Amendment, according to court documents. Earlier this month, the advocacy group Save South Boulder and three Boulder residents filed a lawsuit against the Boulder City Council, after members approved an ordinance allocating $66 million in bonds to fund the South Boulder Creek Food Mitigation Project.
Boulder City Council to review Flatirons Industrial Park redevelopment plan

2 weeks ago | dailycamera.com | James Burky

The Boulder City Council plans to discuss a proposal to build three new research and development buildings in the Flatirons Industrial Park at a meeting on Thursday, based on city materials. The site review public hearing proposal is to build 207,011 square feet in the three buildings on an almost 10-acre lot at 1855 South Flatiron Court. The site is roughly three miles southeast of the Boulder Municipal Airport.
Homeless advocates question planned Boulder civic area facelift

2 weeks ago | dailycamera.com | James Burky

It’s a cloudy Friday with sprinkling rain down by Boulder Creek and the Boulder Public Library at 1001 Arapahoe Ave. A gray minivan’s trunk is open as Libby Ogletree hooks up members of the homeless community with breakfast sandwiches. She calls it The Breakfast Club. This spot, in the heart of downtown, is one of the many centralized locations for those living on the street to get some resources, nourishment, or a break so they can get to the next day.
Mead police respond to woman who threatened to jump from overpass

2 weeks ago | dailycamera.com | James Burky

Responders diverted traffic from Colo. 66 and Interstate 25 around 6:12 p.m. Thursday as the Mead Police Department responded to a woman threatening to jump from an overpass, according to a press release. A 29-year-old woman surrendered and was taken to a local hospital for evaluation, after about two hours of discussions with responders, the release said.
Boulder City Council shows interest in downtown development authority to spur economic activity

2 weeks ago | dailycamera.com | James Burky

Boulder City Council appears to be on track to explore forming a downtown development authority in an effort to spur economic activity. In the council’s Thursday virtual study-session meeting, Progressive Urban Management Associates, a Denver-based consulting firm, presented council with a report that suggested the adoption of a DDA to oversee economic revitalization in Boulder.