TICtalks on Sixth: Jeff Hermanson

CFGV debut of TICtalks, recorded live at the Center for the Arts in Crested Butte on September 13, 2022:

As an award-winning developer and place maker, Jeff Hermanson has directed transformative projects for more than four decades. He’s best known as a principal partner in the restoration of Denver Union Station and the 27-year owner and steward of Larimer Square, where he created an iconic cultural institution, and at one point, the highest density of chef-driven restaurants in the country. Jeff’s ongoing collaborations with chefs and the founding of Good Food 100, a rating system for sustainable restaurants, earned him a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Colorado Restaurant Association in 2019, when he was inducted into the Colorado Food Service Hall of Fame. Jeff is currently a partner at Urban Villages, the Denver-based real estate development firm that recently broke ground on Populus, a Jeanne Gang-designed lifestyle hotel destined to be an architectural masterpiece and the first carbon positive hotel in the country. In addition to his philanthropic efforts, Jeff is devoted to creating regenerative food systems that support residents and entrepreneurial farmers in the Gunnison Valley — all part of his desire to “change the food paradigm,” enhance the vibrant restaurant scene, and support the community where he and his family reside.