Tag: Denver Housing
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Arapahoe County, Denver celebrate new affordable housing projects
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Arapahoe County secured $30 million for a permanent supportive housing project for homeless people and those with a criminal record. Meanwhile, Denver Housing Authority held a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday to celebrate the opening of a new affordable housing complex. The housing facility, at 1900…
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Capitol Hill mansion designated as historical landmark
A historic mansion in Denver’s Capitol Hill neighborhood was designated as the city’s newest landmark Monday following an unanimous City Council vote. The mansion at 555 E. Eighth Ave. will now be preserved and protected from demolition and significant change. The mansion was built in 1898 and is the oldest surviving structure on the block…
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Denver’s first managed homeless camp on city property approved
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council governance committee unanimously advanced a license agreement Tuesday that would allow the establishment of the first managed homeless camp on city property. The agreement will now go to the full council for two final votes in the coming weeks. If passed,…
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Denver committee advances rezoning of baseball field despite community opposition
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council land use committee advanced a proposal to rezone a baseball field Tuesday despite opposition from the surrounding community. The private baseball field, located at 8890 E. Lowry Blvd., is currently zoned to be used as a park, playground, church, school or…
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Denver’s East Colfax neighborhood could be rezoned for ‘granny flats’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver’s entire East Colfax neighborhood may soon be rezoned to allow for accessory dwelling units, colloquially called “granny flats,” after the City Council land use committee approved the proposal Tuesday. If passed by the full council, the measure would allow homeowners in East Colfax to…
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Managed homeless camp at Park Hill church to move to city property
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The managed homeless campsite operating outside of Park Hill United Methodist Church since June will move to city property next month, the Colorado Village Collaborative announced Tuesday. The campsite, called a Safe Outdoor Space, is…
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Denver City Council OKs 5-year homeless plan, affordable housing complex
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council unanimously approved the city’s new five-year strategic plan to address homelessness on Monday, in addition to a new affordable housing project in the city. The plan was put forward by the Department of Housing Stability with the intention of decreasing homelessness…
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Housing, community planning, economic development get smallest cuts of Denver budget proposal
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council continued its hearings on Mayor Michael Hancock’s 2022 budget proposal Wednesday, meeting with the three agencies receiving the smallest cuts of the $1.49 billion budget. The departments of housing stability, community planning and economic development each receive less than 3% of the…
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City Council OKs over $27 million to fund new affordable housing complexes in Denver
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council approved two bills Monday that will provide $27,425,000 to fund two new affordable housing complexes within the city. The first bill designated up to $15,425,000 for the construction of The Rose on Colfax, an 82-unit complex for tenants who make 70%…
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Denver’s Sloan’s Lake neighborhood to be rezoned to allow ‘granny flats’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Sloan’s Lake neighborhood and part of West Colfax will be rezoned to allow for accessory dwelling units, colloquially called “granny flats,” after the city council unanimously approved the rezoning Monday. This allows owners of qualified single-unit residential properties in Sloan’s Lake and six properties…