Howard Gelt is a shareholder in the Denver office with an extensive business and real estate practice.
Real Estate
Mr. Gelt’s development and lender clients require expertise on acquisitions, financing, entitlement, leasing, sales and development, restrictive covenants and conditions, annexation and/or development agreements, special district issues, 1031 transactions and tenancies in common. In addition, Mr. Gelt represents a number of landlords and tenants, most of whom require experience on lease transactions, property management, listing agreements, broker registration, tenant improvement contracts, build-to-suit leases, commercial and retail leases, renewals, sublease and assignment transactions, lease takeovers, ground leases, property management agreements and parking agreements.
Mr. Gelt has made a number of presentations before real estate owners, developers, tenants, brokers and property managers on land acquisition, entitlement, finance, development and disposition, as well as leasing, 1031 exchanges provisions and other real estate related issues.
Corporate Representation
Mr. Gelt has served as outside general counsel and a member of the board of directors for a number of small- to medium-sized for profit companies as well as a number of non-profit entities. He is very skilled in entry formation, merger and sales transactions, non-compete agreements, employment contracts, private funding and other needs of his corporate and non-profit clients. Mr. Gelt graduated with a B.S.B.A. from the University of Arizona in 1966, and received his J.D. from the University of Denver College of Law in 1969. Following his graduation from the University of Denver College of Law, Mr. Gelt was appointed to the clinical faculty as its assistant director. He then joined the Duke University College of Law as a clinical instructor, and thereafter was a senior staff member for then Colorado Governor Richard D. Lamm. Following his service with Governor Lamm, Mr. Gelt entered private practice. In addition to his private business, economic development and civic activities, Mr. Gelt has been active in a variety of political activities. He served as the chairman of the Political Action Committee for Mayor Federico Pena, the chairman of the finance committee for Governor Roy Romer, and the chairman of the Colorado State Democratic Party. Mr. Gelt continues to be engaged in many civic and political activities.