Tag: Affordable Housing Fund
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Denver City Council approves $5M loan for 128 affordable housing units
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Denver will see 128 more affordable housing units constructed after the Denver City Council approved a $5.35 million loan with Second Chance Center on Tuesday. The money will come from two sources: The voter-approved homelessness resolution fund and the affordable housing fund overseen by the Department of Housing Stability. The homelessness resolution fund came to…
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Colorado Coalition for the Homeless names new CEO
Britta Fisher will step down as Denver’s chief housing officer and become the CEO of the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, according to a news release. Her last day with Mayor Michael Hancock’s administration is Feb. 1. Fisher joined the City and County of Denver in 2018 and was selected as the first executive director of…
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Expanding Housing Affordability Guidelines given final Denver council approval
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver City Council approved the adoption of all three bills creating new Expanding Housing Affordability Guidelines after hearing comments from around 50 speakers at its public hearing Monday night. This means a certain amount of affordable units must be developed alongside market-rate condos and apartments,…
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Two Colorado resort towns’ approaches to boost workforce housing
Workers in Colorado’s mountain resort towns have always had a challenging time getting affordable housing close to their employers. Real estate prices in places like Aspen, Vail, Telluride and Breckenridge continue to climb, worsening the problem. But the issue that was problematic before grew to “crisis” stages in many of these communities post-pandemic. People along…