Ken Gart
Principal, Gart Properties
Denver, CO 80206
Principal for Gart Companies
Phone (303) 333-1933
Principal for Gart Companies
Specialties
Investment Sales Broker, Landlord Rep (Full Service), Tenant Rep (Full Service)
Property Types
Hospitality, Industrial, Land, Office, Retail, Flex, Multi-Family
Markets
Denver
Languages
English
Bio
Ken has been a partner at The Gart Companies since its inception in 1992. Prior to that time, he was Co-President and Chief Merchandising Officer at Gart Bros. Sporting Goods, a family-owned and operated corporation, from 1983 to 1992. At that time the company was sold, and currently operates as Sports Authority. Ken started Specialty Sports Venture, LLC (SSV) in 1994 and built it to over 140 stores and into the nation’s leading specialty ski and bicycle retailer. The company was sold to Vail Resorts in 2010.
Ken is chairman of the Board of Denver Bike Sharing (DBA B-Cycle) where he was appointed to the position by then Mayor and now Governor John Hickenlooper. Denver B-Cycle was the first major city-wide bike sharing to launch in the US. Additionally, Ken was asked by former Governor Bill Ritter to spearhead an effort to bring world-class professional cycling back to Colorado. The US Pro Cycling Challenge launched successfully in August, 2011.
Ken has held various memberships, directorships and chairmanships with the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, Telluride Foundation, Colorado Conservation Trust, Denver Area Council Boy Scouts of America, Denver Metro Boys & Girls Clubs and the Denver Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau. Further, he serves on numerous other non-profit boards and committees.
Ken attended Claremont Men’s College and graduated from Middlebury College and Stanford Graduate School of Business. He and his wife Rebecca have three children. Ken is an athlete, having climbed over 30 of Colorado’s 14,000-foot peaks, and is an enthusiast in the sports of skiing and cycling.
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