A CATALYST
FOR OUR TEAM
"Our failed mall site desperately needed a financially
sustainable new identity and the know-how to make
it happen. Marilee Utter's enthusiasm and expertise
were the catalyst of our team and CityCenter Englewood
-- a project that turned around our city."
-
Gary Sears, City
Manager, Englewood, CO
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Citiventure
Associates LLC
is a Denver-based real estate advisory and development
firm focused on public-private transactions. The
company acts as consultant or master developer
on mixed-use projects specializing in:
- Transit-oriented
developments
- Mixed-use
developments, greyfields and urban redevelopment
- Real
estate strategy and consulting for public-private
partnerships
- "Rapid
Response" development advisory services
- Real
estate Asset Management Services to the public
sector
Citiventure's
unique background in both public and private real
estate has led to numerous high profile and complex
engagements focused on innovative approaches to
community redevelopment and urban issues.
Projects of note include:
- Transit
station planning for the T-Rex Interstate expansion
light rail corridor in the Denver region.
- Redevelopment
of the once famed Cinderella City mall into
a one million square foot mixed-use transit-oriented
town center.
- Redevelopment
of the 350,000sf historic downtown Denver Dry
Building into housing, retail and office spaces.
- Master
plan and zoning development for 165 acres in
Denver's Central Platte Valley, transforming
an urban rail yard into the region's premiere
commercial, residential and recreational district.
- Establishment
and management of Office of Asset Management
for the City and County of Denver responsible
for 3000+ property portfolio.
A
QUICK READ
"We have called upon Marilee Utter many times
because she is a quick read on urban development,
can recommend realistic solutions to tough land
use problems, is a national expert on Development
Around Transit, and always energizes a team."
-
Mary Beth Corrigan, Vice
President, Urban Land Institute, Washington, DC
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MARILEE
UTTER
President of Citiventure Associates LLC, Marilee
has been developing executable solutions for tough
land use problems for over 25 years. Marilee has
authored numerous articles featured in national
real-estate and business publications, and is a
sought out speaker on Mixed-Use and Transit-Oriented
Development issues.
Prior to Citiventure, Marilee was a Transit-Oriented
Development Specialist for the Regional Transportation
District (Denver); Regional Vice President for Trillium
Corporation, a real estate development company;
Director of Asset Management for the City and County
of Denver; and Vice President of Wells Fargo Bank.
She holds a BA Mathematics from Colorado Women's
College, an MBA from UCLA's Anderson School, and
certificate in State and Local Public Policy from
Harvard's Kennedy School.
Professional affiliations include the Counselor
of Real Estate designation; member Urban Land Institute,
CU Real Estate Center, CREW, the International Women's
Forum and member Congress of New Urbanism.
Published
Works
Ten
Principles for Successful Development around Transit,
contributing participant, Urban Land Institute,
2003
The New Shape of Suburbia, contributing
author, Urban Land Institute, 2003
The City as Developer, Colorado
Real Estate Journal, May 1999
The Infrastructure Paradigm: Public Sector/Private
Sector/Public Pension Funds, Financing,
July 1992
City Property as Dollars and Cents,
The Denver Business Journal Special Report, 3rd
Qtr. 1989
Public Asset Management: Using Our Real
Estate Resources, Commentary, Fall 1989
Denver's Asset Manager, Financing,
November 1988
Special Background Report on Trends in
Industry and Finance, Wall Street Journal,
Sept. 29, 1988
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