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Commerce City, CO · Adams County
What Is the Commerce City Commercial Real Estate Market Doing?
Commerce City's commercial market is active and wide-ranging: 81 qualified commercial, retail, and office sales recorded a $3 million median price, while 26 industrial and warehouse transactions posted a $2.34 million median — all drawn from public Adams County records over the trailing 24 months.
$3.0MCommercial / Retail Median
$2.34MIndustrial / Warehouse Median
107Total Qualified Sales
Sourced from public Adams County recorder and assessor filings
Last updated: June 2026 · Data window: sales on/after 2024-06-01
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What Do the Sales Numbers Say About Commerce City's Commercial Market?
With 107 qualified transactions across two major property categories and medians sitting at $3M (commercial) and $2.34M (industrial), Commerce City's commercial real estate market demonstrates consistent transaction velocity and a price range that spans small owner-user deals to multi-million-dollar institutional plays.
Commercial · Retail · Office
$3,000,000
Median sale price — 24-month trailing window
Typical price range
$1,250,000$5,800,000
81 qualified sales recorded in Adams County public records
Industrial · Warehouse
$2,337,500
Median sale price — 24-month trailing window
Typical price range
$277,500$4,548,000
26 qualified sales recorded in Adams County public records
Data source: Public Colorado county records (county assessor and clerk filings), aggregated. Window: Trailing 24 months (sales on/after 2024-06-01). Disclaimer: Figures are descriptive statistics from recorded transactions, not appraisals or opinions of value. Individual properties vary widely.
Reading the Data
What Do These Price Ranges Tell Buyers and Sellers?
The wide spread in both categories — commercial spanning $4.5M from floor to ceiling, industrial spanning over $4.2M — means the median is a useful benchmark but not a reliable price target. Deal context, property size, age, condition, and sub-location within Commerce City all move the needle significantly.
For commercial, retail, and office: The $3M median with an 81-sale sample is a statistically meaningful central tendency. Properties in the lower range of $1.25M–$2M tend to be smaller retail strip centers, owner-user office buildings, or neighborhood service commercial assets. Properties approaching the $5M+ ceiling are likely to be regional retail anchors, multi-tenant office buildings, or mixed-use assemblages along US-85 and I-270 corridors.
For industrial and warehouse: The broader low end (down to $277,500) suggests meaningful activity in smaller flex-industrial and single-bay service facilities, while the $4.5M ceiling reflects larger distribution and light-manufacturing buildings. At 26 sales, this segment has lower liquidity than commercial, which means individual deals carry more weight in shaping the statistics.
Practical takeaway: Do not use the median as a list price or offer price for a specific asset. Request a property-specific comparable sales summary (see the form on this page) that accounts for your asset's actual size, condition, and zoning.
Market Context
What Is Driving Commercial Demand in Commerce City?
Commerce City's demand fundamentals rest on three structural advantages: exceptional highway access, proximity to Denver International Airport and major employment centers, and one of Colorado's fastest-growing residential populations supplying both workers and retail consumers.
Freeway Convergence Zone
The intersection of I-270, I-76, and US-85 within city limits makes Commerce City a logistics node for metro Denver and the entire Front Range. Freight-dependent businesses — distribution centers, last-mile delivery, auto and truck services — actively target this corridor.
Denver International Airport Proximity
DIA — one of the busiest airports in the United States — sits directly to the north. Airport-adjacent demand includes aviation services, cargo logistics, hospitality, and businesses requiring rapid national air-freight access. This proximity is a persistent, structural demand driver.
Adams County Population Growth
Adams County is among Colorado's fastest-growing counties. Household formation creates direct demand for neighborhood retail, personal services, healthcare offices, and light-commercial uses within Commerce City's expanding residential footprint.
National Western Center Redevelopment
The National Western Center master plan — a major mixed-use redevelopment anchored by livestock, ag-tech, educational, and hospitality uses — has potential to reshape commercial activity in adjacent zones and attract ancillary retail and service tenants over the coming decade.
Industrial Land Supply
Commerce City retains meaningful industrial-zoned acreage at price points more accessible than central Denver, making it attractive to businesses priced out of I-25/I-70 urban industrial corridors. This relative affordability supports owner-user acquisition and smaller investor deals.
Urban Renewal Authority Activity
The Commerce City Urban Renewal Authority (CCURA) has actively designated renewal areas and facilitated Tax Increment Financing. These mechanisms lower the effective cost of redevelopment and attract capital that might otherwise bypass an industrial-heavy municipality.
For Owners & Investors
What Should Commerce City Property Owners Watch Right Now?
The key near-term variables for Commerce City commercial real estate owners are interest rate direction, the Adams County reassessment cycle, and the pace of new industrial supply on the I-76 corridor — any of which can shift effective property values meaningfully within a 12–24 month window.
Interest rate and cap rate movement. The relationship between borrowing costs and cap rates directly affects what buyers will pay for income-producing assets. A sustained rate-reduction cycle could compress cap rates and lift sale prices; a prolonged elevated-rate environment puts pressure on valuations, particularly for leveraged buyers.
Adams County reassessment cycles. Colorado's biennial reassessment process can produce step-changes in property tax liability. Owners approaching a reassessment year should review assessed values against recent comparable sales data and consider formal protests if divergence is significant.
New industrial supply on the I-76/I-270 corridor. Construction pipeline additions can soften asking rents and lengthen lease-up timelines for existing industrial owners, especially for older or smaller bay configurations that compete directly with new product.
National Western Center plan milestones. Progress on NWC phasing, public infrastructure investment, and anchor tenant commitments will signal whether adjacent commercial zones experience accelerated demand or remain in a holding pattern.
Zoning and Urban Renewal map updates. Shifts in CCURA renewal area boundaries, zoning reclassifications along Brighton Blvd, or updates to the city's comprehensive plan can create or remove value from individual parcels quickly. Owners should monitor city council agendas and planning commission activity.
Retail tenant demand versus vacancy trends. The $3M commercial median reflects a broad mix. Owners of strip retail should watch regional vacancy trends and the health of service-oriented tenants (medical, food service, personal care), which have shown more resilience than general merchandise.
Our Research Process
How Does Colorado Land Use Produce a Market Report?
We pull directly from public county records — no proprietary black-box data — so you can see the actual transactions behind every figure.
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Define Your Property Parameters
We start with your specific asset type, size range, and location sub-area within Commerce City to ensure comps are genuinely comparable.
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Pull Adams County Records
We query the Adams County Assessor and Clerk & Recorder databases for qualified arm's-length transactions matching your criteria, filtering out non-market transfers.
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Analyze and Contextualize
We calculate medians, ranges, and price-per-unit metrics where applicable, and contextualize against broader market drivers and zoning context.
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Deliver a Clear Summary
You receive a concise, cited report — not a generic template — with the actual transaction records that support every number, within one business day.
Frequently Asked Questions
Commerce City Commercial Real Estate: Common Questions
Detailed answers drawn from public records research and local market context — not generic boilerplate.
Based on 81 qualified commercial, retail, and office sales in the trailing 24 months (on/after 2024-06-01), the median sale price is $3,000,000, with a typical range of $1,250,000–$5,800,000. Source: public Colorado county records (Adams County assessor and clerk filings).
Based on 26 qualified industrial and warehouse sales in the trailing 24 months, the median sale price is $2,337,500, with a typical range of $277,500–$4,548,000. Source: public Colorado county records (Adams County).
Commerce City sits at the convergence of I-270, I-76, and US-85, offering exceptional logistics access within metro Denver. Its proximity to Denver International Airport, the National Western Complex, and the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge redevelopment zone makes it a regional hub for industrial, distribution, and mixed-use commercial activity. Combined with Adams County's population growth, these structural factors support sustained occupier demand.
Adams County is one of Colorado's fastest-growing counties. Population growth drives demand for retail services, last-mile logistics facilities, and office space serving the northern Denver suburbs — all of which are concentrated in Commerce City's commercial and industrial corridors.
Commercial, retail, and office properties collectively represent the largest transaction volume — 81 sales recorded — reflecting the city's role as a retail and service corridor along the US-85/Brighton Blvd axis. Industrial and warehouse properties (26 sales) are a significant secondary sector, driven by regional distribution and light manufacturing demand. The volume ratio suggests commercial demand is materially broader than industrial in this market.
Commerce City has several active zoning designations including Business (B), Industrial (I), and mixed-use transit corridors. Buyers should verify current zoning and any Urban Renewal Authority overlay district classifications, as these can affect permitted uses, density, and available development incentives. Zoning can also affect financing terms and buyer pool depth at resale.
Yes. The Commerce City Urban Renewal Authority (CCURA) has historically designated renewal areas along major corridors. Tax Increment Financing (TIF) and related incentives may be available in qualifying zones — these can meaningfully reduce effective development or redevelopment costs. Investors should consult the City of Commerce City directly or engage a local land-use specialist to confirm current designations and active programs.
Quite wide. Commercial, retail, and office sales ranged from roughly $1,250,000 to $5,800,000 (median $3M) — a $4.55M spread. Industrial and warehouse sales ranged from $277,500 to $4,548,000 (median ~$2.34M) — a $4.27M spread. This spread reflects significant variation in property size, condition, location within the city, and intended use. The median is a useful market reference, not a property-specific estimate.
Key items to monitor include: interest rate trends and their effect on cap rate compression or expansion; Adams County reassessment cycles and property tax liability; the pipeline of new industrial supply along the I-76/I-270 corridor; updates to the National Western Center master plan; and any zoning or Urban Renewal Authority boundary changes along Brighton Blvd and US-85.
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All figures are aggregated from public Colorado county records — specifically Adams County assessor and clerk and recorder filings. The data window covers the trailing 24 months (sales on/after 2024-06-01). These are descriptive statistics from recorded arm's-length transactions, not appraisals or opinions of value. Individual properties vary widely, and no figure on this page constitutes a valuation of any specific property.
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