Wednesday, October 22, 2014 Colorado Springs, CO – Griffis/Blessing, Inc. is proud to announce the hiring of Thomas Felter, CSM, to the Commercial Property Services Group as the General Manager of the Owyhee in Boise, ID. Mr. Felter, who has over 20 years of property management and operations experience, will oversee the day-to-day operations of the historic 115,285 square foot, mixed-use building. “We are thrilled to have Thomas join our Griffis/Blessing team. His experience managing large, quality projects and dealing [...]

Thursday, October 2, 2014 Colorado Springs, CO – Griffis/Blessing, Inc is thrilled to announce its expansion with the opening of a property management office in Boise, Idaho, located in the historic Owyhee building in the heart of downtown. The 115,285 square foot building is the newest property that Griffis Blessing manages in the Boise area. It is also home to Futures Corporation, Beehive Salon, Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Metageek, and Kindness Restaurant, as well as Owyhee Flats, a 36-unit apartment [...]

Friday, September 12, 2014 On September 10, Griffis/Blessing, Inc completed the purchase of The Village at Woodland Hills Apartments in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The 160-unit apartment community was built in 1984. The community amenities include a clubhouse, swimming pool, spa, fitness center, playground, tennis court and sand volleyball court. Griffis/Blessing plans to actively initiate its proven value-add plan of capital and operational improvements to this 1980s-era community. Some of these planned improvements include modernizing appliances, fixtures and flooring in select [...]

Wednesday, September 10, 2014 Griffis/Blessing, Inc has announced the expansion of its Commercial Property Management services into Canon City, CO after its appointment by CEBT, LLC as property manager of the Creekside Shopping Center located at 121 and 127 Justice Center in Canon City. The shopping center is located in a high traffic, desirable location along the major thoroughfare, Highway 50, and has over 62,000 square feet of leasable space. Tenants that call Creekside home are Pho Bowl, Ace Cash [...]

Thursday, August 7, 2014 Colorado Springs, CO – Griffis/Blessing, Inc is pleased to announce its selection by Four Small Fries, LLC to provide property management services at the BiggsKofford Building located at 630 Southpointe St. in Colorado Springs, CO. The 38,456 square foot, 2-story office building, built in 1987, is home to BiggsKofford, Maxim Health Care Services, Dr. Laura Feldman, and LP Financial. The Commercial Property Services Group team of Rita Dugan, Portfolio Manager, Laura Gigliotti, Portfolio Assistant, Chad Achterhof, [...]

Friday, August 1, 2014 Colorado Springs, CO – Griffis/Blessing is pleased to announce its selection by Nevada Ventures to provide property management services at Village Terrace, a retail establishment located at 106 East Village Terrace in Woodland Park. Paradox Beer, Jazzercise, and Kempo Karate call the 17,040 square foot building home. “We are very happy with this selection as it is a great addition to our portfolio and a testament to our strong regional management performance,” states Senior Vice President [...]

Wednesday, July 23, 2014 Colorado Springs, CO – Griffis/Blessing has been tabbed to manage the Honeywell Building at 1110 Bayfield Drive in Colorado Springs. The 166,182 square foot building is home to aerospace engineering company Honeywell. Portfolio Manager, Suzan Parra, Management Assistant, Carrie Lanning, Maintenance Tech, Dan Vancil and Property Accountant, Chad Achterhof will oversee the daily management operations. “We are very excited to have been selected for this assignment,” states Senior Vice President Richard Davidson, CPM®. “Our experience and [...]

Friday, June 27, 2014 Colorado Springs, CO – Griffis/Blessing has been chosen to manage 888 Garden of the Gods, a 29,639 square foot office building in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The current tenants are Colorado Department of Corrections and Mosaic. Suzan Parra, the Portfolio Manager along with Carrie Lanning, Portfolio Assistant, Dawn Sewell, Maintenance Tech and Cindy Colby, Property Accountant, will oversee the day-to-day operations. "We are excited about this assignment as it demonstrates our tenured experience and quality reputation in [...]

Monday, June 23, 2014 By: Rich Laden The Gazette   Ian Griffis and Buck Blessing didn't plan a career in real estate. A few months before Griffis, a drama major, and Blessing, a history major, graduated from Colorado College in 1985, they gave real estate a try. The pair - friends since they were roommates as freshmen - wanted to go into business together after school, Griffis said. Real estate seemed interesting, even if they didn't have any background in [...]

Wednesday, June 18, 2014 Colorado Springs, CO – Griffis/Blessing, Inc. is proud to announce the hiring of Cindy Colby as a Property Accountant to the Financial Services group. Ms. Colby will be responsible for the transactions of commercial and multifamily properties including cash receipts, journal entries, and payment of invoices. She will also be preparing and analyzing monthly financial statements, and managing cash for properties. “We are excited to have Cindy join Griffis/Blessing, her knowledge and experience give her a [...]