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 [...]

Thursday, May 22, 2014 Colorado Springs, CO – Griffis/Blessing, Inc. is pleased to announce the hiring of Gwen Hughes as a Management Assistant to the Commercial Property Services group. Ms. Hughes will be assisting Jeremiah Nease, CPM, in the day-to-day operations of a 545,752 square foot, 17 building portfolio of properties consisting of medical, industrial, retail, and office buildings. “While this is her first job in property management, she brings a wealth of knowledge and experience from a vendor perspective [...]

Wednesday, May 7, 2014 Griffis/Blessing is excited to have been selected to manage the Parachute buildings at 5565 & 5675 Parachute Circle in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Edemco, a pet grooming equipment company, is the tenant currently calling the two building, 20,000 square foot manufacturing/distribution facility home. Jeremiah Nease, Portfolio Manager and CPM®, with assistance from Gwen Hughes, will oversee day-to-day operations. "Parachute is located in the South Powers corridor where we manage multiple industrial buildings. Having this concentration of business [...]

Thursday, April 24, 2014 USA Triathlon has selected Griffis/Blessing to manage their recently purchased office building at 5825 Delmonico Drive in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The 39,670 square foot property is the home of USA Triathlon, Norma Robb, CPA, Recondo Technology, Peak Investment Advisors, and The Herman Group. The property management team consisting of Portfolio Manger Kelly Clay with assistance from Crystal Webb, Bobby Black, maintenance technician and Cindy Colby, the property accountant, will oversee day-to‑day operations. "ʺWe are excited to [...]

Monday, April 14, 2014 Colorado Springs, CO – Griffis/Blessing employees celebrated National Volunteer Month by participating in their second annual “Volunteer Day" this past Friday, April 11, by spending their day working with non-profit organizations in lieu of their normal daily activities. Members of the Multifamily and Commercial groups, along with partner vendors, donated their time and energy to one of four local organizations. For Salvation Army Pikes Peak, volunteers spent their day at RJ Montgomery New Hope Center, working [...]

Friday, April 4, 2014 Colorado Springs, CO – Montebello Center, a four building complex located on the NW corner of Montebello and Academy, is now being managed by Griffis/Blessing, Inc. The 69,835 square foot property is home to a mix of medical and business tenants. The management team will be led by Senior Portfolio Manager, Liz Seeger, RPA, LEED®, who will over see the daily operations along with Stacie Gray, Portfolio Assistant, Chad Achterhof, Property Accountant, and Maintenance Technician, Bobby [...]

Friday, May 2, 2014 Colorado Springs, CO – Griffis/Blessing was chosen to handle the property management of Whispering Pines Apartments on East Fountain Boulevard. “We are excited to have the opportunity to be part of a new ownership and his vision for upgrades at the community as well as introducing a new group of residents to our high quality of service” says Pat Stanforth, Senior Vice President of Multifamily Services. Whispering Pines has 207 one and two bedroom apartment homes [...]

Monday, February 24, 2014 Griffis/Blessing, Inc. has been named the Property Manager for Platte Airpark Center on the southwest corner of Platte and Wooten. Current tenants of the 91% occupied, five-building, 137,608 square foot property include Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Computer Sciences Corporation and L-3 Communications. Senior Portfolio Manager, Liz Seeger, RPA, LEED®, will over see the daily operations along with her team of Stacie Gray, Portfolio Assistant, Josh McFarland, Property Accountant, and Maintenance Technician, Dan Vancil. "Our experience with office [...]

Monday, February 3, 2014 Colorado Springs, CO – Griffis/Blessing has been awarded management of the Boulevard Park Apartments in Denver, CO. The community is located in the heart of the University Hills neighborhood and the residents enjoy a variety of amenities including a new penthouse community room and fitness center, elevator, mountain views and an outdoor pool. “The property is a perfect addition to our management portfolio with a great location in Uptown Denver,” says Pat Stanforth, Senior Vice President [...]