Congratulations to Unity Hair Studio!

Loveland Commercial welcomes Unity Hair Studio to their new location!  Unity Hair Studio leased a 1,263 square foot, turn key salon space at 1417 N. Cleveland Avenue in Loveland the first week of February and are now open for business!  Nathan Klein of Loveland Commercial, LLC, assisted both the landlord and the new tenant in executing the lease. 

Loveland Commercial Welcomes Spring44 Distilling

Nathan Klein of Loveland Commercial, LLC represented the landlord in a new lease signed by Spring44 Distilling.  The new tenant leased a 3,000 square foot industrial space located at 404-408 W. 67th Street in the Longview Industrial Park, in January with plans to be utilizing the space by March.  Spring44 was represented by John Baker of Baker Western Group of Loveland.

Spring44, Northern Colorado's newest distillery, using spring water in vodka, gin

Spring44 to start production in Loveland in March

By David Young Fort Collins Coloradoan

Posted:   02/11/2012 10:47:55 PM MST

Updated:   02/11/2012 10:50:03 PM MST

LOVELAND -- A new Loveland distillery is looking to become the Samuel Adams of craft distilling by using Colorado Rocky Mountain spring water to make vodka and gin. Spring44, Northern Colorado's newest distillery, will start production locally in March and open a tasting room to the public in May.
Co-founder Jeff Lindauer, 50, said he is looking to make an impact in the $3.4 billion premium spirits market that is 98 percent import now.
"It occurred to me that there was an interesting white space to build a great American brand and that is what we intend to do. We have a world-class team on board," Lindauer said.
Part of that team includes Spring44 board member Tim Wolf, former CFO of Coors Brewing Co. Lindauer already has started outsourcing production of his vodka, honey vodka and gin to Oregon while he starts installation of the bottling line in the Loveland facility Tuesday.
The 7,000-square-foot Loveland distillery, at U.S. 287 and Carpenter Road, will have an annual production capacity of 250,000 cases and is projected to create about 250 jobs by 2014.
The heart of Spring44 lies in a spring in Buckhorn Canyon near Pennock Pass on 160 acres of land owned by Lindauer's family.
The remote piece of land surrounded by national forest is accessible by four-wheel-drive vehicles, and Lindauer uses a modified Ford F-250 pickup called "Tinker Bell" to transport the spring water to the distillery.
Considering an 80 proof bottle spirit is 60 percent water, arguably one of the most important ingredients, Lindauer started exploring using his pure water in some sort of spirit and Spring44 was born.
"I think 98 percent is too much to cede to foreign (premium spirits) when we have access to the best raw goods," he said. "Colorado has a rich history of distilling. It's the best water on the planet Earth."
Lindauer said he did his homework on the industry, spending three years in development with a master distiller from Denver before hitting the market in June 2011.
Spring44 is touted as "ultra premium vodka" made with water from 9,044 feet up in the Colorado Rockies. Lindauer plans to expand with other spirits but declined to disclose what those might be.
"We got way out over our skis in terms of our ability to produce and had to outsource production at first," said Lindauer.
Spring44 is available in Colorado, Florida, New Jersey and New York. Spring44 gin is an official sponsor of the New York Rangers and Madison Square Garden.
"We are proud that Spring44 has chosen the New York Rangers and Madison Square Garden for their first-ever sports marketing partnership," said Greg Economou, EVP of revenue performance, MSG Sports, in a prepared statement.
While Lindauer declined to disclose the cost of the new distillery, he said he has invested "millions" of dollars into Spring44 and has dedicated the past three years to the business.

Loveland Commercial Welcomes Cheeks

Loveland Commercial welcomes Cheeks International Academy of Beauty to their new Loveland location at 5010 Granite Street, a 6,600 s.f. commercial building off of N.Garfield Ave./US Highway 287 in north Loveland.  Nathan Klein of Loveland Commercial, LLC represented the sellers in the $525,000 transaction.  Cheeks had their grand opening at the new location in January and classes began January 15, running throughout the year.  They have two locations in Northern Colorado and one in Cheyenne, WY.

5010 Granite Street, Loveland, CO

Loveland Commercial Congratulates Loveland Dance Academy

Loveland Commercial congratulates Loveland Dance Academy on the purchase of retail space located at 440 N. Lincoln Ave., in downtown Loveland for their new location.  Nathan Klein of Loveland Commercial, LLC assisted Loveland Dance Academy in finding the location that would benefit their growing business, with their grand opening to be in March 2013.

Arts-related businesses on the move in downtown Loveland  

Sale of Art of the Rockies building to Loveland Dance Academy in the works 

By Craig Young Reporter-Herald Staff Writer

Posted:   08/17/2012 11:44:21 AM MDT

Norm Toman, who has owned Art of the Rockies gallery and frame shop at 440 N. Lincoln Ave. since 1995, is in the process of selling his building. He plans to move to a smaller location across from the Rialto Theater Center on East Fourth Street. ( Craig Young )

LOVELAND -- A downtown Loveland building that has housed a visual arts business for decades soon will switch to a new art form.
Norm Toman, owner of Art of the Rockies at 440 N. Lincoln Ave., said if the sale of his building goes through in early October, a dance studio will move in and his art gallery and frame shop will move out.

Linda McSwain, co-owner of Loveland Dance Academy and Greeley's Conservatory of Dance Studio, said she plans to move the Dance Academy from its 126 W. Fourth St. location into the Lincoln Avenue building.
Loveland Dance Academy, which offers a broad range of dance classes and performance opportunities for people of all ages, has leased its current space on Fourth Street since 1998.
She said the school will move from about 3,500 square feet to more than 5,800, probably in January. "We're pretty pressed for the number of students we have," McSwain said.
"I think that says a lot about the people of Loveland and what they think about the performing arts," she said.  The larger location will allow the school to have bigger dance studios and to add a fourth studio. The main access for students will be on the east side of the building, off the city parking lot, McSwain said.

Two other businesses in the Lincoln Avenue building will move out along with Art of the Rockies when the sale closes.
Bead Bling Bead Co., which has occupied a corner of the building for about a year and a half, will move to a shop at West 15th Street and Van Buren Avenue, according to owner Donna Keirns.
She said she hopes business will pick up at the new location, 1966 W. 15th St., Suite 5B. "People don't like to come downtown," she said, adding that she had more customers when her shop was at an out-of-the way location on West Eighth Street and Van Buren.
At the new, larger shop, Keirns said she hopes to add a line of clothing.

Billie Colson's Independence Gallery, also in the 440 N. Lincoln building, will move with Toman's Art of the Rockies to a smaller space at 233 E. Fourth St.
The new location, formerly the studio and gallery of the late sculptor Blair Muhlestein, is considerably smaller than Art of the Rockies' longtime home.

"We've had a real luxury of space," Toman said. The new location will have 2,400 square feet, while his current building has 5,850.  With the move, he will get rid of some of the framing equipment he doesn't use anymore and have a sale on artwork that hasn't been selling.

While Independence Gallery sells original artwork of mostly local artists, Art of the Rockies features reproductions of nationally known artists, such as the late Thomas Kinkade.
He said Colson's gallery will carry some of Muhlestein's sculptures.
Toman and his wife, Pat, bought their business 17 years ago from Art Erickson, who had operated the Art Erickson Center at that location since 1986. He said they are looking forward to cutting back on the hours they work after getting established on Fourth Street.
Craig Young can be reached at 635-3634 or cyoung@reporter-herald.com. Follow him on Twitter: @CraigYoungRH.