{"id":280178,"date":"2026-04-22T12:23:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T12:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/280178\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T12:23:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T12:23:07","slug":"law-firm-secures-full-floor-lease-at-denvers-1801-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/280178\/","title":{"rendered":"Law firm secures full-floor lease at Denver\u2019s 1801 California"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>National law firm <a href=\"https:\/\/fbtgibbons.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">FBT Gibbons LLP<\/a> has secured a full-floor lease at 1801 California St., reinforcing its long-term commitment to downtown Denver.\n<\/p>\n<p>The firm will occupy the entire 49th floor of the 54-story office tower, which is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookfieldproperties.com\/en\/our-properties\/1801-california-street-29\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">owned and operated by Brookfield Properties<\/a>, totaling 22,131 square feet. Since launching in Denver in April 2024 with nine attorneys, the office has nearly tripled in size, with capabilities spanning real estate, business transactions, commercial bankruptcy, litigation and financial services.\n<\/p>\n<p>The lease follows a <a href=\"https:\/\/fbtgibbons.com\/fbt-gibbons-officially-launches\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">recent merger<\/a> between Frost Brown Todd LLP and New Jersey-based Gibbons P.C., which officially took effect on Jan. 1. The combined firm now has approximately 800 attorneys across 25 U.S. offices.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re seeing a clear \u2018flight to quality\u2019 in Denver, where companies are gravitating toward premier buildings that offer a differentiated experience for both clients and employees,\u201d said John Kellogg, partner-in-charge of FBT Gibbons\u2019 Denver office.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur decision to invest in 1801 California reflects that trend and underscores our confidence in downtown\u2019s next chapter. We\u2019re building a space \u2014 and a team \u2014 that\u2019s designed for where this market is going.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/fbtgibbons.com\/fbt-gibbons-and-brookfield-properties-anchor-strategic-investment-in-downtown-denver-at-1801-california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">announcement this week<\/a> said the firm plans an office renovation featuring modern, collaborative workspaces, upgraded technology infrastructure and shared gathering areas designed to encourage connection and innovation.<\/p>\n<p>CBRE\u2019s Harrison Archer, Ryan Link and Rob Link represented FBT Gibbons in the transaction. Sarajane Goodfellow and Chris Phenice, also with CBRE, represented Brookfield Properties.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDenver\u2019s law firm community continues to thrive, and FBT\u2019s commitment to 1801 California is a reflection of that strength,\u201d said Archer, senior vice president with CBRE\u2019s Occupier Leasing Services group.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTheir investment in this space underscores the confidence leading firms have in Denver\u2019s downtown. This lease is a perfect example of a market-wide trend we\u2019re seeing: activity leaning in the direction of well-managed, secure buildings with upgraded amenities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/myaccount.denverpost.com\/dp\/preference\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Get more business news by signing up for our On The Block newsletter.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"National law firm FBT Gibbons LLP has secured a full-floor lease at 1801 California St., reinforcing its long-term&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":280179,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[120638,54154,7,9,8,551,120639,11544,818,120637,16797,16214,346,120640,388],"class_list":{"0":"post-280178","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-california","8":"tag-1801-california-st","9":"tag-brookfield-properties","10":"tag-california","11":"tag-california-headlines","12":"tag-california-news","13":"tag-colorado","14":"tag-cre","15":"tag-denver","16":"tag-downtown","17":"tag-fbt-gibbons","18":"tag-law-firm","19":"tag-lawyers","20":"tag-office","21":"tag-office-tower","22":"tag-real-estate"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=280178"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280178\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/280179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=280178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=280178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=280178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}