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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Denver residents risking homelessness move into affordable housing units at former medical office
A few Denver residents at risk of becoming homeless moved into a former medical office building Dec. 8 that has been converted into 110 affordable housing units south of Capitol Hill. Denver Health has joined with the Denver Housing Authority in an effort to house patients at-risk of homelessness after long hospital stays. The housing authority…
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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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Five Points lofts to be renovated as affordable housing in $1.25M project
The Off Broadway Lofts in Five Points will soon be renovated as affordable housing after the Denver City Council unanimously approved the $1.25 million renovation proposal with Colorado Coalition for the Homeless on Tuesday. The Off Broadway Lofts building was built in 2001 at 2135 Stout St. Of the building’s 80 units, only 20 are…
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Denver council to consider first overhaul of Board of Adjustment in 6 decades
For the first time since 1956, the Denver City Council could overhaul the Denver Board of Adjustment after the council’s housing committee approved the changes on Tuesday. The Board of Adjustment hears and decides appeal cases regarding the Denver Zoning Code and Former Chapter 59. If passed by the full council, the proposal would reestablish…
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Denver council advances extension of homeless employment program
The Denver City Council housing committee advanced a contract extension Wednesday that, if approved by the full council, would fund the city’s homeless employment program through the end of the year. The contract, which the committee passed unanimously, would provide $705,300 to Bayaud Enterprises Inc. to administer the Denver Day Works Program through Dec. 31.…
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Baseball field to be rezoned for senior housing despite community opposition
The Denver City Council approved a rezoning request Monday to allow Bishop Machebeuf High School’s baseball field to be developed as a senior housing facility, despite significant opposition from the surrounding community. The unanimous vote came after council received 38 written comments objecting to the rezoning plan and none supporting it. In addition, during the…
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Denver City Council to consider making Capitol Hill mansion a historic landmark
The Denver City Council will soon vote on whether to make a historic mansion in the Capitol Hill neighborhood a designated landmark after the council land use committee advanced the proposal Tuesday. The committee unanimously approved the proposal without comment, passing it on to the full council for a final vote and public hearing in…
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Denver’s East Colfax neighborhood to be rezoned for ‘granny flats’
Denver’s entire East Colfax neighborhood will soon be rezoned to allow for accessory dwelling units, colloquially called “granny flats,” after the City Council unanimously approved the proposal Monday. The rezone will allow homeowners in East Colfax to build ADUs on their properties without asking the council for permission. Currently, each rezoning request costs homeowners $1,000…
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Denver committee advances $1.25M affordable housing renovation
The Off Broadway Lofts in Five Points may soon be renovated as affordable housing after the Denver City Council housing committee advanced the renovation proposal Wednesday. The committee unanimously passed the proposal, moving it to the full council for two final votes in the coming weeks. If approved, the proposal would give a $1.25 million…