David Friedman speaks to a Central Park neighborhood organization about development plans in 2017. (Front Porch Newspaper)
David Friedman, who in recent years developed retail and residential projects in the Denver Tech Center and Central Park, has died.
Friedman was 61 years old when he died on Friday, according to his obituary on a local funeral home website.
The Denver Police Department confirmed to BusinessDen Monday that it is investigating Friedman’s death but declined to disclose additional information. The Denver Medical Examiner’s Office said a cause of death has yet to be determined.
Additionally, the Greenwood Village Police Department is investigating a missing person’s report involving Friedman. Commander Joe Bradley said he couldn’t comment further because it was an active investigation.
Friedman founded D.H. Friedman Properties in 1997. The Greenwood Village-based firm has developed over 750,000 square feet of retail, office and multifamily projects in Colorado and Arizona, according to an archived version of the company’s website, which was no longer online as of Monday.
Friedman was born in Denver in 1962 and graduated from Cherry Creek High School, where he excelled in tennis, and the University of Pennsylvania before returning to Colorado to work in real estate, according to the obituary. He formed his own firm after working for several others.
Friedman’s recent projects include the Sprouts Farmers Market building and the adjacent 36-unit A Line Townhomes project in the Central Park neighborhood, as well as the 29-unit Flats at VillaRosso condominium complex at 4885 S. Monaco St. in Denver.
Friedman was a board member of Jewish Family Service of Colorado for a total of 19 years, from 1991 to 2003 and again from 2011 to 2018, according to Chief Advancement Officer Jessica Zeidman. The organization offers a variety of programs from mental health counseling to refugee resettlement support and a food pantry.
“JFS was part of his family DNA,” Zeidman said, noting Friedman’s father and brother both served as board chairs.
JFS operates from a building along Tamarac Drive in southeast Denver. Zeidman said Friedman played a pivotal role in both finding it and raising the funds needed for the organization to buy it.
“He helped to cultivate younger board members, to get them involved in board service,” Zeidman said, adding she believes Friedman was motivated by “the Jewish sense of giving back.”
Friedman is survived by his wife Michelle, sons Jack and Jordan, and Jordan’s fiancee Katrina Darling, according to his obituary. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hebrew Educational Alliance at 3600 S. Ivanhoe St. in Denver. Donations can be made to JFS or the Hebrew Educational Alliance.
David Friedman speaks to a Central Park neighborhood organization about development plans in 2017. (Front Porch Newspaper)
David Friedman, who in recent years developed retail and residential projects in the Denver Tech Center and Central Park, has died.
Friedman was 61 years old when he died on Friday, according to his obituary on a local funeral home website.
The Denver Police Department confirmed to BusinessDen Monday that it is investigating Friedman’s death but declined to disclose additional information. The Denver Medical Examiner’s Office said a cause of death has yet to be determined.
Additionally, the Greenwood Village Police Department is investigating a missing person’s report involving Friedman. Commander Joe Bradley said he couldn’t comment further because it was an active investigation.
Friedman founded D.H. Friedman Properties in 1997. The Greenwood Village-based firm has developed over 750,000 square feet of retail, office and multifamily projects in Colorado and Arizona, according to an archived version of the company’s website, which was no longer online as of Monday.
Friedman was born in Denver in 1962 and graduated from Cherry Creek High School, where he excelled in tennis, and the University of Pennsylvania before returning to Colorado to work in real estate, according to the obituary. He formed his own firm after working for several others.
Friedman’s recent projects include the Sprouts Farmers Market building and the adjacent 36-unit A Line Townhomes project in the Central Park neighborhood, as well as the 29-unit Flats at VillaRosso condominium complex at 4885 S. Monaco St. in Denver.
Friedman was a board member of Jewish Family Service of Colorado for a total of 19 years, from 1991 to 2003 and again from 2011 to 2018, according to Chief Advancement Officer Jessica Zeidman. The organization offers a variety of programs from mental health counseling to refugee resettlement support and a food pantry.
“JFS was part of his family DNA,” Zeidman said, noting Friedman’s father and brother both served as board chairs.
JFS operates from a building along Tamarac Drive in southeast Denver. Zeidman said Friedman played a pivotal role in both finding it and raising the funds needed for the organization to buy it.
“He helped to cultivate younger board members, to get them involved in board service,” Zeidman said, adding she believes Friedman was motivated by “the Jewish sense of giving back.”
Friedman is survived by his wife Michelle, sons Jack and Jordan, and Jordan’s fiancee Katrina Darling, according to his obituary. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hebrew Educational Alliance at 3600 S. Ivanhoe St. in Denver. Donations can be made to JFS or the Hebrew Educational Alliance.
