News Release: Opus Achieves Full Lease Up Within Sun Empire Industrial Development
Demand for high-quality, optimally located industrial space remains strong in Aurora, CO, as evidenced by the full lease up of one of two Class A industrial buildings in our master-planned Sun Empire development.
AURORA, Colo., June 2, 2026 – Opus today announced that Building 1B, a 204,908-square-foot building within their Sun Empire industrial development in Aurora, Colorado, is fully leased. A leading manufacturer took occupancy of 146,141 square feet in the fall of 2026, and a global logistics company has now signed a lease for the remaining 58,767 square feet.
“Aurora continues to experience tremendous growth as a direct result of manufacturing, healthcare and retail expansion here, and that growth is driving demand for high-quality, amenity-rich and advantageously located industrial space,” said Randy Danielson, senior director of real estate development with Opus. “Fortunately, that’s just what Sun Empire offers.”
A joint venture between Opus and Principal Asset Management®, Sun Empire is a 169-acre, multi-phase, master-planned industrial development. It is located at 25000 East 56th Avenue and is just three miles from Denver International Airport and within close proximity to E-470 and Interstate 70.
The development’s first phase includes two speculative Class A buildings totaling 830,086 square feet. Building 1A, a 625,178-square-foot building, remains available for lease. It offers a 40-foot clear height, 112 cross-docked doors, 388 vehicle parking spaces, 91 trailer parking stalls and two transformers with up to 8,000 amps of power. It also includes an office suite with four private offices, a conference room, a break room, an IT room and restrooms, and it is Internet-ready.
Opus was the developer, design-builder and architect and structural engineer of record on this project. Todd Witty and Daniel Close of CBRE are marketing the remaining space.
About Opus
Opus is a group of commercial real estate development, design and construction companies headquartered in Minneapolis with offices and projects across the country. Opus operates as a vertically integrated multidisciplinary team with expertise in development, capital markets, finance, project management, construction, architectural design and engineering services. Opus includes Opus Holding and its operating subsidiaries: Opus Development Company, Opus Design Build and Opus AE Group. Specializing in industrial, multifamily residential, office, retail and institutional projects, Opus offers the unique combination of a design-build project delivery approach, driven by a client-centered team of experts and backed by enduring commitment to the community. For more information, visit www.opus-group.com and follow Opus on LinkedIn and Instagram.
About Principal Asset Management®
With public and private market capabilities across all asset classes, Principal Asset Management and its investment specialists look at asset management through a different lens, creating solutions to help deliver client investment objectives. By applying local insights with global perspectives, Principal Asset Management identifies distinct and compelling investment opportunities for more than 1,100 institutional clients in over 80 markets.1 Principal Asset Management is the global investment solutions business for Principal Financial Group® (Nasdaq: PFG), managing $578.0 billion in assets1 and recognized as a “Best Places to Work in Money Management”2 for 14 consecutive years. Learn more at www.principalam.com.
[1] As of March 31, 2026
[2] Pensions & Investments, “The Best Places to Work in Money Management” among companies with 1,000 or more employees, December 2025.
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