Blair Lichtenfels, chair of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck’s Real Estate Department, was honored with the 2024 Sherman R. Miller Trailblazer Award from NAIOP Colorado. The award recognizes NAIOP members who have made a significant impact on the industry, embodying the spirit of innovation, leadership and excellence. Lichtenfels was recognized for her entrepreneurial spirit, commitment to delivering positive outcomes for her clients, dedication to mentoring the next generation of attorneys and support for her community.
Lichtenfels advises prominent developers and equity investors in connection with urban infill, brownfield, master-planned, mixed-use and transit-oriented developments. Her reputation for closing transactions and cementing relationships among stakeholders coupled with shrewd negotiating skills and a collaborative approach results in achieving her clients’ development goals in Colorado’s urban centers and rural counties. With a track record of navigating Colorado’s expanding industrial real estate market, Lichtenfels handles the entitlement, acquisition, development and sale of industrial assets throughout the state. She also focuses on multifamily and mixed-use development, providing counsel on community outreach and strategic guidance on public-private partnerships, as well as advice related to entitlement review and acquisition/disposition.
In addition to her individual and practice role as Real Estate Department chair, Lichtenfels regularly contributes to Brownstein’s pro bono program, is a formal and informal mentor to dozens of attorneys at the firm and sits on the Advisory Board for its Women’s Leadership Initiative. She is a member of the Downtown Denver Partnership’s Public Policy Committee. She was the founding member and co-chair of KIPP: Colorado Schools Advisory Board, which serves a network of six free public college-preparatory charter schools open to all students.
Lichtenfels was recognized at the 38th Annual NAIOP Colorado Awards of Achievement on Feb. 27. NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, is the leading organization for developers, owners and related professionals in office, industrial and mixed-use real estate. Its Colorado chapter was founded in 1977 and aims to provide opportunities for members to increase their knowledge and network in the commercial real estate industry.