Commercial real estate development association NAIOP Utah has named Dan Lofgren of Cowboy Partners and Cowboy Properties as 2017 NAIOP Utah Developer of the Year. The association said the honor was bestowed because of Lofgren’s impact on Utah’s commercial development landscape, outstanding projects and community support.
“Dan has been active in Utah’s commercial real estate and development industry for over 40 years,” said Nate Ballard, NAIOP Utah president and chief operating officer of Wadsworth Development Group. “His contributions, leadership and influence has truly supported the incredible growth of our state.”
As founder, president and CEO of Cowboy Partners and its sister company, Cowboy Properties, Lofgren has led the real estate development and property management of projects in Colorado, Nevada, Idaho, Washington, California and Utah, according to NAIOP. His projects include office, for-sale residential, mixed-use, luxury rental communities, mixed-income multi-family communities and affordable housing.
Lofgren said that Cowboy Partners has special emphasis on development and management of affordable housing. “We are blessed to have the opportunity to earn a living creating and managing places for people to live,” he said. “Some are compelling and exciting places. Some we undertake with special attention to providing safety, dignity and affordability for those whom the market doesn’t typically offer a solution. It is an energizing and richly rewarding thing that a prestigious organization like NAIOP takes time to recognize the efforts of the Cowboy team.”
Lofgren currently serves on the Mayor’s Blue-Ribbon Housing Commission seeking solutions to the affordable housing gap in Salt Lake City. He is a member of the University of Utah National Advisory Council and chair of the Pioneer Theater Company Board of Trustees. He is on the executive committee (immediate past chair) of Envision Utah and a director of the Utah Refugee Connection.