Aerial dusk rendering of a Boulder Development Group terraced multifamily community with landscaped green-roof terraces, an active ground-level plaza, and the Flatirons at sunset

Boulder, Colorado · Statewide

Housing built on research, not guesswork.

We are a tech-forward real estate development firm. Every project begins with deep research — demographic modeling, land and entitlement analysis, and rigorous policy work — so that what we build pencils for capital partners, works for communities, and earns approval from the people who steward our towns and cities.

Explore the research portal How we work

CO: Statewide reach, Boulder-rooted focus
12+: Policy & feasibility studies published
100%: Decisions grounded in primary research

How we work

An analytical discipline applied to the built environment.

We pair institutional development experience with a dedicated research practice. The result is a process the people we work with — capital partners, land sellers, and public officials — can trust and interrogate.

Research first

We model markets, zoning, and infrastructure before we ever option land. Our underwriting is built on primary data, not assumptions.

Policy fluency

We work shoulder-to-shoulder with municipalities and agencies, translating housing policy into projects that get approved and get built.

Capital discipline

Sophisticated partners expect transparent, defensible analysis. We deliver institutional-grade diligence on every deal.

Local stewardship

Boulder is home. We develop with a long view of the communities, landscapes, and neighbors our projects touch.

Leadership

Two founders. One conviction: build from evidence.

John Kirkland

Co-Founder // Capital Markets & Origination

After graduation from The University of Portland and following his honorable service as a Ranger Qualified Infantry Officer in the US Army's Global War on Terror, John joined Smith Barney/CitiGroup private banking practice where he serviced several Forbes 400 family office groups. A successful cancer battle reoriented John to focus locally. For the last 20 years he has amassed unmatched market knowledge and a Boulder rental portfolio with ~335 beds and a market value greater than $135MM.

John@BoulderDevelopment.Group (720) 839-4250

Capital markets
Origination
Boulder portfolio

Rob O'Dea

Co-Founder // Development & Operations

Early experience in retail banking strategy and as a Silicon Valley high-tech start-up founder in the early 2000s paved the way for a now 15-year career specializing in real estate development. Before concentrating his practice in the Front Range, Rob was directly involved in the successful entitlement and development of +$4B of contested multifamily projects across the Western United States. Rob's record of 100% entitlement success — including in Boulder — is without peer. Rob also served as a development and branding consultant on several national award-winning multifamily development projects and as owners' representative through vertical construction.

Rob@BoulderDevelopment.Group (720) 340-9095

Entitlements
Development
Operations

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Coverage of our work and the issues we study.

Working on a project, selling a parcel, or seeking to deploy capital?

We partner with sophisticated capital, landowners, developers, and municipalities across Colorado. Reach out — or start with our published research.

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inquiries@BoulderDevelopment.Group(720) 340-9095