Lakewood is an unusual city in that it never really had a traditional downtown until Belmar was built in the mid-2000s on the former site of Villa Italia Mall. Before that, West Colfax Avenue was the commercial backbone of the city, and it still carries a lot of that mid-century retail and office building stock — the kind of space that’s a regular source of tenant improvement and remodeling calls for us today. On the residential side, Lakewood’s housing is dominated by 1950s-70s tract construction: solid, well-built homes in neighborhoods like Green Mountain and Applewood that are now well past due for a kitchen, bathroom, or basement update.
Our crews work throughout Lakewood, covering ZIP codes 80226, 80227, 80228, 80232, 80235, and the Green Mountain/Applewood area at 80401 — from the Belmar district and the West Colfax corridor out to the established neighborhoods around Bear Creek and Two Creeks. As with the rest of the Denver metro, expansive clay soil along the Front Range plays a real role in how foundation and basement projects here need to be planned, so we account for it during scoping rather than treating it as a surprise mid-project.
As a general contractor in Lakewood, do you handle commercial work in Belmar or along West Colfax?
Yes. We regularly take on tenant improvements, interior remodeling, and drywall and framing work for retail, office, and mixed-use spaces throughout Lakewood, including the Belmar district and the older commercial buildings along West Colfax. A lot of that stretch is mid-century construction being repositioned for new tenants, which often means updating layouts, finishes, and mechanical systems to meet current code and use requirements.
Which permitting office issues permits for a general contractor in Lakewood?
Permits for Lakewood projects go through the City of Lakewood Public Works Department, and most applications and inspections are handled through their eTRAKiT online permit portal. We manage the entire permitting process on your behalf — submitting drawings, tracking review status, and scheduling inspections — so you’re not stuck navigating the system yourself.
My house in Green Mountain or Applewood dates to the 1960s — will that complicate a remodel?
It shouldn’t be a problem, just something we plan around. Homes from that era in Lakewood typically have outdated electrical panels and wiring, original kitchens and bathrooms that are smaller than current layouts prefer, and unfinished or partially finished basements. These are among the most common project types we handle in Lakewood, so we’re used to working through the issues that come with older systems — knob-and-tube or aluminum wiring, aging plumbing, and structural quirks — as part of the renovation rather than as unexpected change orders.
What parts of Lakewood does your general contractor team actually cover?
We cover the entire city, not just the commercial core. That includes Belmar, West Colfax, Green Mountain, Applewood, Bear Creek, and Two Creeks, spanning ZIP codes 80226, 80227, 80228, 80232, and 80235, plus the 80401 area near Green Mountain and Applewood. Whether it’s a commercial buildout downtown-adjacent to Belmar or a basement finish in a Bear Creek tract home, it’s within our normal service area.