New Affordable Housing Development to Welcome New Residents
Peoria Crossing, Aurora Housing Authority’s newest affordable housing development, located at 30th Avenue and Peoria Street in Aurora, is now complete and will open its doors to the first of many residents on Friday, October 4. Peoria Crossing added 82-units of affordable housing to the Morris Heights neighborhood. The transit-oriented development aims to connect people …
Village at Westerly Creek 3 Named Best Public Housing Redevelopment Project
Aurora Housing Authority(AHA) announced that Village at Westerly Creek 3 (VWC3), located at 10827 E Kentucky Ave in Aurora, was recently named 2019 Readers’ Choice Award Winner for Best Public Housing Redevelopment Project by Affordable Housing Finance Magazine. The award recognizes developments based on innovation, impact, and creative problem-solving. “It is an honor …
Mayor Hancock Submits 2020 Budget Proposal
This week, Mayor Michael B. Hancock submitted his 2020 spending plan to Denver City Council, a $1.49 billion budget that reflects years of fiscal strength, protects Denver’s prosperity and prepares the city as the economy begins to show signs of moderating. “The people’s priorities are clear, and this budget proposal …
Tammen Hall Redevelopment Celebrates Opening
Construction is officially complete on the Tammen Hall historic redevelopment project located on the Saint Joseph Hospital campus in Denver’s City Park West neighborhood. In the midst of Denver’s affordable housing crisis, the project delivers 49 rental apartments for seniors 62 years of age and older who earn 60 percent …
Aurora Affordable Housing Development Wins 2019 Novogradac Journal of Tax Credits Development of Distinction Award
Village at Westerly Creek 3, an Aurora Housing Authority (AHA) development, has been named the winner of the Novogradac Journal of Tax Credits Development of Distinction Award in the Family Housing category. The award will be presented on October 4 at the 2019 Novogradac Credit and Bond Financing for Affordable Housing Conference in New …
292-Units Break Ground Near Mile High Stadium
Katerra, a technology-driven construction company, broke ground earlier this month on Cirrus, the company’s latest project alongside developer UDR. Cirrus is a 230,000-square-foot residential development featuring 292 apartments on a 2-acre lot west of Mile High Stadium at 1590 Grove Street in Denver. Cirrus will help address Denver’s continued affordable housing shortage crisis. …
Mix of Market-rate and Affordable Units Planned for Longmont
Massimino Development and Origin Investments will develop a 280-unit, Class A apartment project called Farm Haus, in the north Denver suburb of Longmont. Of the 280 units, 247 will be market-rate and 33 will be designated as affordable. JLL worked on behalf of the developer to provide $50.4 million in …
Denver Seeks Consultant to Advance Affordable Housing Priorities
The City and County of Denver is seeking a consultant to help advance housing policies that would increase the amount of affordable and mixed-income housing specifically in transit-rich areas of Denver. Denver Community Planning and Development (CPD) and Denver Economic Development & Opportunity (DEDO) have issued a Request for Proposals (RFP), …
Odell Brewing Selects Sloan’s Lake for Second Denver Location
Odell Brewing of Fort Collins will open its second Denver pilot brewery in the Summer of 2020, in Sloan’s Lake. Following the success of their first Denver brewhouse in the RiNo Art District, which recently celebrated its one-year anniversary, Odell Brewing began planning for a second Denver location. The new facility, …
Affordable Housing Proposed for Capitol Hill
Mile High Development and Brinshore Development have proposed a 6-story, 103-unit affordable housing development to be called The Capitol Square Apartments. Located just one block from the State Capitol at the corner of 13th Avenue & Sherman Street in Denver, the site is currently owned by the Colorado State Land …