BRIGHTON, Colorado — July 3, 2026. Align Commercial Real Estate Advisors has closed the sale of 12235 Oakland St, an 8.9-acre industrial land parcel in Brighton, in a transaction that illustrates how municipal utility investment can reopen development opportunities that had been stalled for years. Tanner Fanello, founder and broker of Align Commercial Real Estate Advisors, represented the seller in the deal.
The property, zoned I-1 light industrial and situated along the Highway 85 corridor near E-470 and Interstate 76, sold for $1,750,000 to an investor based in Iowa, who plans to develop the site with a self-storage facility alongside a small-bay industrial project built for contractors and service-based businesses, including functional space with outdoor storage. The seller was Brighton Industrial Real Estate LLC. The transaction closed on June 22, 2026.
This marks the second time Fanello has sold this property. Its previous owner originally intended to develop the site, but those plans stalled after changes to the City of Brighton's utility framework left the parcel without a clear path to adequate water and sewer service. The site remained undeveloped for years, not because of any deficiency in the land itself, but because of a municipal infrastructure gap.
Since then, the City of Brighton City Council reached an agreement to expand and improve water and sewer availability in the area, removing the obstacle that had kept the property on the sidelines. With that infrastructure now in place, the parcel has become one of the more development-ready industrial sites along the Highway 85 corridor.
“This property has great highway exposure and access to Hwy 85, the change in infrastructure unlocked the opportunity for an out of state developer to enter the market.”
The buyer's planned mix of self-storage and small-bay industrial space addresses a segment of the Denver metro market that has grown increasingly difficult to source. Small-bay industrial product designed for contractors and service operators, particularly with outdoor storage included, has been in short supply across the region as larger bulk-distribution development has dominated new industrial construction in recent years.
“Small bay users need outdoor storage for fleet and equipment - this project is going to provide that need and we are excited to see it come to fruition.”
The sale adds to a broader pattern across Brighton and the northern Front Range, where municipalities are working to close infrastructure gaps to capture industrial investment that might otherwise bypass sites with utility constraints. With traffic counts exceeding 44,880 vehicles per day at the nearby intersection of Highway 85 and 124th Avenue, and direct access to I-76 and E-470, the Oakland Street site combines strong regional access with the infrastructure now needed to support development.
Align Commercial Real Estate Advisors specializes in industrial, warehouse, land, and outdoor storage properties throughout Colorado's Front Range, representing buyers, tenants, sellers, and landlords across the region.
About Align Commercial Real Estate Advisors
Align Commercial Real Estate Advisors is a Denver-based commercial real estate brokerage specializing in industrial, warehouse, land, and outdoor storage properties along Colorado's Front Range. Founded by Tanner Fanello, Align provides buyer, tenant, seller, and landlord representation, combining local market expertise with a hands-on, advisory approach to every transaction. For more information, visit www.AlignCREA.com.
