AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE NEWS
Today, the national housing policy is pressing for development of more diverse affordable housing opportunities situated throughout entire communities. The City of Denver is carrying forward with this charge in its commitment to creating attainable housing opportunities for Denver residents. And in Central Park , it’s not just about building affordable homes – it’s about integrating those homes into the fabric of Central Park neighborhoods. Here are a collection of news articles spotlighting the vision, planning and development progress of affordable housing throughout Metro Denver.
December 15, 2002, Denverite – A rezoning opens the way to a 16-story building in Five Points that will have 325 apartments
December 15, 2020, CBS Denver – Denver approves $4.1 million for affordable housing in Five Points
November 2, 2020, 303 Magazine – A historic Denver campus is on its way to becoming affordable housing
October 26, 2020, Mile High CRE – Restoration of historic Pancratia Hall underway
October 24, 2020, Patch – Denver celebrates construction of 150 new affordable apartments in Elyria-Swansea
October 13, 2020, CBS Denver – Denver begins construction on new affordable housing at historic Pancratia Hall
October 1, 2020, Patch – Denver celebrates groundbreaking of 102 new affordable apartments in Capitol Hill neighborhood
October 1, 2020, CBS Denver – New affordable housing: officials break ground on Capitol Square Apartments in Denver
October 1, 2020, North Denver News – Denver celebrates opening of 60 new income-restricted apartments in Baker neighborhood
September 30, 2020, Patch – Denver celebrate opening of 60 new income-restricted apartments in Bake neighborhood.
September 30, 2020, Denver Business Journal – Construction on 103-unit affordable housing development in Capitol Hill to begin soon
September 25, 2020, Denverite – Developers want to give low-income families a change to own and stay in the Cole neighborhood
August 23, 2020, Colorado Real Estate Journal – Taylor Kohrs completes Emerson Flats low-income project in Capitol Hill
August 22, 2020, The Denver Post – Nearly 200 townhomes coming to former CDOT complex in sourtheast Denver
August 13, 2020, Denverite – Denver council committee OKs three loans totaling more that $8 million to support 325 apartments for low and moderate income househoulds
August 3, 2020, Denverite – City inks deal with affordable housing developer for 84 homes in Baker
July 15, 2020, Mile High CRE – 92 Affordable condominiums in Lincoln Park Neighborhood break ground
July 8, 2020, BusinessDen – Construction begins on 92-unit income-restricted condo building in Lincoln Park
July 3, 2020, Patch – Construction begins on 92 permanently affordable condominiums in Lincoln Park Denver
July 1, 2020, 4 CBS Denver – Grand broken on new affordable housing units in Denver
June 8, 2020, Denver Business Journal – Crane Watch: See where 5 affordable housing projects are being built in Denver
June 1, 2020, Colorado Real Estate Journal – Alliance continues work on Kappa Tower II, Fitzsimons Hyatt House Hotel
May 19, 2020, Denver Business Journal – 607 new apartments unites planned for Denver-area master-planned community
May 3, 2020, Colorado Real Estate Journal – JNS, Alliance celebrate topping out of West Denver affordable housing project
April 27, 2020, Denverite – Westwood affordable housing project inches forward
April 1, 2020, Denverite – The Globeville Elyria-Swansea Community Land Trust gets its first home owner
March 10, 2020, Channel 7 – 91-unit affordable housing complex opens in Denver’s Globeville neighborhood
March 3, 2020, Mile High CRE – Kappa Tower II Breaks Ground
February 29, 2020, Channel 7 – Nonprofit dreams big in push to end Montbello’s status as food desert
February 28, 2020, CBS Denver – Kappa Tower II will provide affordable housing for seniors
February 17, 2020 Denver7 – Down payment assistance program helps moderate and low-income families buy homes
February 2, 2020 CPR News – After 20 years, Colorado may reverse decision that limits cities’ affordable housing powers
January 21, 2020 CBS Denver – New affordable housing complex in Denver Features 139 units
January 20, 2020 Mile High CRE – Site within a Denver opportunity zone sells to affordable housing developer
December 16, 2019, Mile High CRE – Denver City Council approves two affordable housing projects
December 13, 2019, Denverite – Longstanding affordable housing near Cherry Creek Country Club sold to California investors
December 11, 2019, Denverite – City Council moves toward extending funding for affordable, transit-oriented development
December 10, 2019, Fox31 – Denver council approves more than $5million in affordable housing contracts
November 25, 2019, Colorado Real Estate Journal – Milender White breaks ground on Denver metro village senior housing project
October 27, 2019, Denverite – Denver Housing Authority got its largest-ever financing, and plans to spend it on 6,000 affordable units
October 24, 2019, Westword – Inside the affordable housing plan Hancock’s new department will implement
October 8, 2019, CBS Denver – Affordable Housing comes to Lowry with 71 new apartments
October 3, 2019, CBS Denver – Denver’s historic Tammen Hall converted into affordable housing for seniors
August 26, 2019, Colorado Real Estate Journal – Palace Construction delivers Moline at Stapleton affordable apartments project
August 25, 2019, The Denver Post – Colorado’s affordable housing war chest will grow by millions in the coming years. Will it be enough?
August 16, 2019, Denver Channel 7 – Denver agencies are at odds over how to manage affordable housing
August 1, 2019, Mile High CRE – New affordable housing development in Stapleton celebrates grand opening
July 29, 2019, BusinessDen – Income-restricted apartment building proposed a block south of Capitol
July 24, 2019, La Voz – Denver welcomes new affordable apartments in Stapleton area
July 12, 2019 – New Stapleton complex helps Denver achieve affordability goals…sort of
July 10, 2019, Denverite – Moline development provides 180 below-market rate apartments in Stapleton
July 10, 2019, North Denver News – 180 new affordable apartments open in Stapleton
July 10, 2019, CBS Denver – More than 150 applications received for new affordable apartments
May 31, 2019, CBS4Denver – Partnership creates dozens of new permanently affordable homes in Denver
May 1, 2019, BusinessDen – Sloan’s Lake redevelopment proposal heads to council facing neighborhood opposition
April 30, 2019, Denverite – A West Colfax parking lot could become 320 homes, half of them affordable
April 23, 2019, Mile High CRE – Permanently affordable housing to be built along major transit corridor
March 28, 2019, Colorado Politics – Denver considers $13M bond issue to renovate affordable housing in former hotel
March 22, 2019, The Denver Channel – More than 60 new, permanently affordable apartments are coming to the Cole neighborhood
March 22, 2019, BusinessDen – Income-restricted apartment project breaks ground near 38th and Blake in RiNo
March 6, 2019, BusinessDen – Denver Housing Authority looks to develop site in LoHi
February 28, 2019, Bisnow – Affordable housing opens at loans
February 27, 2019, The Denver Channel – A pastor, an imam and a developer compromise and sacrifice to keep housing project moving forward
February 25, 2019, CBS4 – Denver’s Mayor celebrates new affordable housing complex
February 27, 2019, The Denver Channel – City leaders call for more flexibility in Denver’s troubled affordable home-buying program
February 15, 2019, Denverite – Stewards of Denver’s affordable housing program slammed if they don’t, slammed if they do
February 14, 2019, The Denver Channel – Denver affordable home builder backs out amid ‘ill-informed’ city policy changes
February 6, 2019, The Denver Channel – Home buyers and sellers say changes will destroy Denver’s affordable housing program
January 31, 2019, The Denver Post – Denver landmark Loretto Heights getting affordable housing via historic dorm renovation
January 30,2019, Denverite – Affordable housing coming to property seized from anti-tax activist Douglas Bruce
January 30, 2019, The Denver Post – Proposed RiNo development with grocery store, affordable housing backed by Denver councilman
January 28,2019, Denverite – With Denver housing troubles at ‘crisis lever,’ national nonprofit developer Mercy Housing puts focus on its own backyard
December 20,2018, Builder – Public private partnership teams up on mixed-use, affordable housing project in Denver
December 20, 2018, Denver Post – Vacant buildings near Sixth and Santa Fe in Denver bought for $1.8M, tabbed for affordable housing
December 19, 2018, Denverite – 86 affordable condos will go up just down the block from the Art District on Santa Fe
December 19, 2018, Urban Land Conservancy – Urban Land Conservancy acquires land for affordable for-sale home development in Denver
December 18, 2018, Denver City & County – City Council approves Hancock administration proposal to require affordable housing plan for the Central Platte Valley
November 28, 2018, Denverite – Developers with big projects in Elitch Gardens area might be required to submit affordable housing plans
November 21, 2018, Next City – Getting everyone on board with new affordable housing standards in Denver
October 24, 2018, 5280 – Denver tightens its grip on affordable housing stock
October 3, 2018, Multi Housing Pro – Riverside Capital invests in downtown Denver affordable housing
September 13, 2018, Denver Business Journal – $123M affordable housing development breaks ground in Sunnyside neighborhood
July 26, 2018, Denverite – CDOT is giving $2 million to north Denver advocates trying to save their neighborhood
July 26, 2018, 9News – Health insurer investing in affordable housing
June 20, 2018, PR Newswire – Fannie Mae selects proposals for phase one of $10 million ‘Innovation Challenge’
June 20, 2018, Streetsblog USA – Why affordable housing is so important for development near transit
May 24, 2018, Denver Post – Denver’s affordable-apartment program is finally ready to launch – smaller and later than Mayor Hancock first intended
May 22, 2018, Denver Business Journal – Hickenlooper will sign affordable housing bill
May 16, 2018, CBS Denver – Affordable condominiums going up near Union Station come with qualifications
May 15, 2018, CBS Denver – Get ready for more affordable housing near Union Station
May 7, 2018, Channel 7 – Historic South Broadway building to be turned into affordable housing
May 4, 2018, MHN – Partnership begins work on Denver affordable housing project
May 3, 2018, CBS Denver – Affordable housing could help in woman’s search of more independence
May 3, 2018, Business Wire – Construction begins for The Elisabetta, a new community that will bring high-quality, affordable housing to the Globeville Neighborhood of Denver
May 2, 2018, Denver Business Journal – Affordable housing complex coming to Globeville
April 16, 2018, 9News – Denver proposes doubling funding for affordable housing
April 12, 2018, Next City – Denver area investors want to get moving on Community Land Trust
April 4, 2018, Denver Business Journal – Affordable housing project coming to Stapleton
April 2, 2018, Denver7 – New affordable housing apartment complex coming to Green Valley Ranch
March 22, 2018, Denverite – Denver’s housing shuffle continues as new leader tries to clean up affordability mess
March 19, 2018, Denver Business Journal – Affordable housing bill moves forward in House
March 13, 2018, Denver Business Journal – $65 million affordable housing to break ground in northeast Denver
March 6, 2018, Colorado Real Estate Journal – Pinkard Construction tops out Lowry Apartments at Boulevard One
March 6, 2018, The Denver Post – 73 percent of Denver voters would support tax increases to fund affordable housing efforts, survey says
March 2, 2018, Denver Business Journal – Affordable housing tops list of Denver worries in poll
March 2, 2018, Denverite – Denver mayor considers “surge” of housing money as polls show voter interest
February 21, 2018, Denver Business Journal – Denver adopts new affordable-housing investment policy
February 12, 2018, The Denver Post – Denver is about to let RiNo developers build higher if they help with affordable housing. Will it make a difference?
February 8, 2018 – Denver’s new local rental voucher program filling in gaps – and apartments
January 24, 2018, Denver Business Journal – Affordable-housing tax credit program on path to extension in Colorado Legislature
January 24, 2018, Fox31 – Denver might have overtaxed affordable housing property owners
January 9, 2018, Denver Business Journal – New rezoning plan seeks to protect what’s best about RiNo
January 9, 2018, The Real Deal – Why one US city is paying for lower-income tenants to live in luxury buildings
January 8, 2018, Denver Channel 7 – New Denver voucher program will help fill hundreds of vacant apartments
December 15, 2017, Denverite – Denver spending housing money before council approves new plan
December 14, 2017, Denverite – Stapleton affordable housing will include apartments for homeless veterans
December 13, 2017, Confluence – Yes, this is public housing: how Denver Housing Authority is mixing it up and making better homes
December 9, 2017, The Denver Post – 700 home is 5years: Metro Denver homeownership initiative has raised $24 million to help low-income families
December 8, 2017, Denver Business Journal – Funders invest $25 million to create 700 affordable homes in metro Denver
November 30, 2017, The Denver Post – In deal fostered by Denver, 150 affordable apartments could rise at soon-to-be-vacated CDOT headquarters
November 21,2017, Denverite – An estimated 270,000 units of affordable housing won’t get built in Colorado under the GOP’s current tax plan
November 8, 2017, Denver Channel 7 – Denver celebrates opening of first phase of new affordable housing development in Westwood
September 29th, 2017, The Denver Post – New Denver affordable housing plan faces questions about how city will help residents being pushed out
September 26, 2017, The Architects Newspaper – Affordable housing coming to Denver’s booming River North neighborhood
September 25, 2017, The Denver Post – In Denver’s raucous RiNo market, an island of affordable apartments will rise
September 20, 2017, Affordable Housing Finance – Colorado awards $12.8 million in second round of LIHTCs
September 19, 2017, Denverite – How Denver plans to create more affordable housing and keep what is already has
September 18, 2017, Denverite – Why All in Denver wants the city to borrow money for affordable housing – and why some officials are hesitant
September 15, 2017, Next City – Councilor: Denver’s $100M short on affordable housing impact
September 14, 2017, Denverite – Denver council president says city needs $100 million more for affordable housing
September 12, 2017, Denver Business Journal – Affordable housing fund collections will fall far short of projections
September 12, 2017, Denverite – Denver considers creating a citywide land trust to keep homes affordable
September 12, 2017, Denver 7 – New high-rise in Union Station neighborhood includes penthouses and affordable housing units
August 11, 2017, The Denver Post – City on right track with housing options
August 8, 2017, The Denver Post – Chipotle could join Denver affordable housing program that aims to buy down rents on 400 apartments
August 4, 2017, CBS Denver – New Public Housing helps the working poor
July 14, 2017, Curbed – Denver’s creative plan to address its housing shortage
July 13, 2017, Builder – Limited financial risk spurs Denver affordable development
July 13, 2017, Denver 7 – Denver celebrates hitting 5-year affordable housing milestone in 4 years; what’s next?
July 10, 2017, Denver 7 – Denver mayor announces housing experiment that could bring affordability back to city
July 2017, EDGE – Affordable housing opens near transit in Denver
June 27, 2017, CBS Denver – Habitat Community Provides Security, Affordable Options
June 23, 2017, The Denver Post – At $225,000 a unit, affordable housing is difficult in Denver, but no impossible
June 14, 2017, CBS Denver – More affordable housing under construction in Denver
June 13, 2017, Denver Business Journal – Key goal of Colorado’s affordable-housing quest: Preserving what already exists
June 1, 2017, CBS Denver – New apartment complex opens near Union Station
May 19, 2017, Denver 7 – Denver Mayor Michael Hancock unveils new affordable housing approach
May 19, 2017, Denverite – Denver is “moving beyond housing-first approach,” announces 30 actions on housing crisis
May 11, 2017, Denverite – Denver has a plan for getting more affordable housing in RiNo, but will developers bite?
May 7, 2017, The Denver Post – Affordable housing developers “fighting like crazy” to pencil out projects following drop in tax credit value
May 3, 20127, The Denver Post – Armed with a poll, affordable housing advocates want Denver to accelerate – or expand – its $150 million plan
May 2, 2017, The Denver Post – Efforts to boost affordable housing on life support at Colorado statehouse
April 20, 2017, The Denver Post – Stapleton housing crawls toward affordability goal while Denver housing market stays on fast pace
April 6, 2017, Denver Patch – Affordable housing: city seeks input on proposed condo development
March 29, 2017, Urbanland – Millennials’ preferences are good news for mixed-income development
February 23, 2017, The Denver Post – When construction costs are higher than the maximum sales price, affordable housing developers get creative
February 16, 2017, EfficientGOV – Why low income housing has no effect on nearby home values
February 16, 2017 – Why affordable housing will be more difficult to finance
February 14, 2017, The Denver Post – Denver council approved tax financing plans for 225 affordable apartments near Sloan’s Lake
February 10, 2017, Colorado Real Estate Journal – Denver vows to keep affordable pipeline strong
January 29, 2017, The Denver Post – Massive transit-oriented housing project in Elyria-Swansea could build 560 homes near stock show
January 18, 2017, La Voz – Denver’s affordable housing plan
January 4, 2017, LaVoz – Sun Valley snags $30 million grant
December 21, 2016, The Denver Post – Denver snaps up rights to RTD-owned lot along light rail to build affordable condos in Five Points
November 21, 2016, The Houston Chronicle – Study: Low-income hosuing does not affect property values
November 4, 2016, The Denver Post – First affordable housing project funded by Denver revolving loan fund opens in Northfield
November 2, 2016, The Denver Post – Affordable housing complex opens in Five Points
November 1, 2016, The Denver Post – Former nunnery, nurses’ dormitory re-imagined as affordable workforce housing near Sloan’s Lake
October 31, 2016, Colorado Real Estate Journal – First National Ventures into affordable housing loans
October 19, 2016, Denver Post – Del Corazon will bring 197 affordable apartments to Westwood neighborhood
October 3, 2016, BusinessDen – Affordable housing project drafted for Sunnyside
September 21, 2016, Denver Business Journal – 6 metro-Denver housing projects awarded coveted tax credits
September 19, 2016, The Denver Post – Denver council approves creation of city’s first affordable housing fund
September 19, 2016, The Denver Channel – City council approves Denver’s first affordable housing fund
September 12, 2016, The Denver Post – $150M affordable housing plan faces test vote, competing proposal in Denver council session
August 24, 2016 Denver Business Journal – Affordable housing proposal advances to full Denver council
August 17, 2016, Denver Channel 7 – Developers, property owner could help foot bill for Denver’s affordable housing crisis
August 16, 2016, Affordable Housing Finance – Why is Affordable Housing so Expensive?
August 11, 2016, BusinessDen- Zeppelin plans 300 affordable housing apartments in RiNo
August 2, 2016, The Denver Post – Denver City Council will get extra time to scrutinize affordable housing plan
July 28th, 2016, Builder – Why there isn’t enough affordable housing
July 21st, 2016, The Denver Post – Public weighs in on Denver’s affordable housing plan
July 15, 2016, The Denver Post – Denver’s affordable housing plan is a good fit
July 13, 2016, CBS Denver – Denver discusses plan for thousands of affordable homes
July 13, 2016, The Denver Post – Building industry pushes back on Denver development fees for affordable housing
July 12, 2016, The Denver Post – Denver affordable housing plan would cost average homeowner an extra $12 a year. Developers would pay a lot more.
July 12, 2016, Denver Business Journal – Denver unveils details of sweeping affordable-housing plan
May 16, 2016, BusinessDen – CHFA awards $11M in state and federal tax credits for affordable housing
May 10th, 2016, Business Den – Affordable housing project planned on West Colfax Avenue
May 10th, 2016, Westword – Who deserves affordable housing in Denver? The community weighs in
May 3, 2016, BusinessDen – Urban Land Conservancy will knock down building, replace it with affordable housing
May 2016, 2016, 5280 – Rent Control
April 29th, 2016, The Denver Post – Denver City Council Sets priorities: transportation, housing, jobs
April 29th, 2016, The Denver Post – Sustainability Park to be developed into condos, townhomes
April 26th, 2016, Fox31 – Mayor: City must spend millions to bring affordable housing to Denver
April 21st, 2016, The Denver Post – Denver group is a major player behind the scenes in affordable housing
April 15th, 2016, BusinessDen – Affordable-housing project sought for 20th Avenue/Clarkson
April 11th, 2016, The Denver Post – The public-private partnership that could change Denver forever
March 18th, 2016, Denver Post – HUD Secretary Julian Castro talks about affordable housing in Denver
March 2, 2016, CBS Denver – Ground Broken on New 98-unit Affordable Housing Project in Denver
February 2, 2016, Denver Business Journal – Bank of American doles out $750,000 for Denver affordable housing projects
January 11, 2016, CBSDenver – Denver Mayor Makes Housing a Top Priority
December 18, 2015, BusinessDen – Affordable housing project breaks ground at Union Station
November 10, 2015, CBS Denver 4 – Denver Developing More Affordable Housing
November 9, 2015, The Denver Post – Denver awards $2.9 million in loan to three affordable housing projects
November 9, 2015, The Denver Post – Denver council approves 2016 budget, rolls back panhandling rules
November 8, 2015, The Denver Post – Union Station development topping off with 342 condos
September 21, 2015, Aurora Sentinel – Aurora invests in Veteran housing to fight homelessness
August 29, 2015, The Denver Post – Denver’s $150M affordable housing plan highlights stepped-up strategy
August 29, 2015, CBSDenver – Building Implosion ‘A New Beginning for Neighborhood
August 12, 2015 – BusinessDen – $15M apartment project kicks off in Westwood
August 10, 2015, Denver Business Journal – Zocalo, Emily Griffith to build apartments, workforce center, day care downtown
August 7, 2015, The Denver Post – Colorado commits tax credits to support housing for homeless
August 1, 2015, The Denver Post – Denver Mayor Hancock unfurls proposals for tax-friendly city voters
July 21, 2015, Real Estate Rama – Mercy Housing Colorado to host “Grapes and Cakes” event to benefit affordable housing for Coloradans
July 20, 2015, Denver Business Journal – DBJ interview: Mayor Michael Hancock lays out plans for his second term
July 8, 2015 – Denver Business Journal – Cheaper housing, more cops and bicycle lanes are goals for downtown Denver
June 26, 2015, The Denver Post – Guest Commentary: Affordable housing and social inclusion
June 5, 2015, The Denver Post – As rents rise rapidly, Stapleton’s builders are determined to bring affordable new homes to Denver’s most popular community
June 2, 2015, Denver Business Journal – $43 million affordable-housing project breaks ground in Five Points
May 4, 2015, Denver Business Journal – Efforts to tackle Colorado’s affordable-housing crisis fail in legislature
May 30, 2015, The Denver Post – Five Points to get 223 affordable apartments
April 28, 2015, The Denver Post – Denver industrial site to be affordable housing on FastTracks Line
April 30, 2015, Denver Business Journal – Metro Denver TOD affordable housing generated $598 million in 5 years, study finds
April 16, 2015, Denver Business Journal – Affordable housing project on Denver RTD rail line breaks ground
March 11, 2015, Denver Business Journal – Denver’s economic surge means coupling affordable-housing dilemma with innovation
February 12, 2015, Denver Business Journal – Denver to focus on affordable housing, access to capital in 2015, mayor says (video)
Jump Start 2015 – 2015 Strategic Plan – Denver Office of Economic Development
December 16, 2014, The Denver Post – Denver expands fund to add 2,000 affordable homes near transit
November 20, 2014, The Denver Post – Audit report says Denver needs more focus on affordable housing
October 6, 2014, The Denver Post – Amid skyrocketing housing costs new Denver plan plots out strategy
August 24, 2014, The Denver Post – Denver affordable housing efforts face uncertainty after council vote
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