Author: Dennis Huspeni
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Metro Denver area apartment rents rise in second quarter
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Apartment rents in the metro Denver area rose an average of $32 per month in the second quarter, which is fairly typical for that time of year. Average rents now stand at $1,878, a 2% increase year-over-year, according to the second quarter Vacancy & Rent report from the Apartment Association of Metro Denver released Tuesday.…
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Colorado economy will continue slow growth through 2023, report shows
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Colorado’s economy continues to grow, albeit slowly, and continues to “avert recession.” That’s according to the latest ColoradoCast Q2 economic forecast report from the Colorado Futures Center at Colorado State University. “In the months of March and April, the actual economic growth exceeded the ColoradoCast and the forecast for the subsequent months is for largely…
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Shontel M. Lewis wins Denver City Council District 8 seat
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Shontel M. Lewis has defeated challenger Brad Revare for the Denver City Council District 8 seat, according to the final – but still unofficial – vote count from the Denver Clerk & Recorder. Lewis campaigned on the slogan “people over politics” and said her life experience gives her the tools she needs to effectively advocate for Denver…
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Denver City Council: Darrell Watson decisively defeats Candi CdeBaca
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Political experts said the biggest surprise of Tuesday’s runoff election is challenger Darrell Watson’s commanding victory over councilmember Candi CdeBaca. In this video, Colorado Politics and Denver Gazette editor Luige del Puerto talks to Steve Welchert, Jim Carpenter and Kelly Maher. Denver voters on Tuesday ousted Councilmember Candi CdeBaca, electing challenger Darrell Watson, who took…
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Colorado Politics, news outlets file lawsuit against Denver Public Schools over executive session
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A media coalition that includes The Denver Gazette and Colorado Politics filed a lawsuit against Denver Public Schools, alleging the school district violated Colorado’s open meetings laws when the board held a March executive session to discuss the return of school resource officers. The lawsuit, filed on Friday in Denver District Court, includes the Denver…
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Sports betting company looking to create 800 jobs in Denver
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Colorado’s Economic Development Commission on Thursday approved more than $15 million worth of incentives to three companies looking to locate operations here, including a sports betting app and an aerospace company. Part of the Office of Economic Development and International Trade, the commission voted to approve the job growth incentive tax credits to the companies,…
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Metro Denver apartment rents and vacancies flat in first quarter
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One word describes the first quarter “Vacancy & Rent Report” by the Apartment Association of Metro Denver, “flat.” As in, rents stayed basically flat from the last quarter of 2022 – rising only 0.5 percent to an $1,846 average for all unit types. Vacancies likewise remained flat, staying the exact same 5.6% level from the prior…
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Kwame Spearman leaves CEO Tattered Cover position; explores Denver school board run
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Kwame Spearman announced Wednesday that participating in the Denver mayoral election this year gave him “the bug” – a calling to public service and participating in community discourse. So he stepping down as CEO of the Tattered Cover and will be exploring a candidacy in the Denver Public Schools Board of Education election this November as…
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More buyers than homes for sale in metro Denver, according to report
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With Denver area for-sale home listings at the lowest point since 2014 in February, buyers “still have an inventory problem,” according to the latest report from the Denver Metro Association of Realtors. There were 3,778 homes for sale at the end of February, including single-family homes and condominiums, according to the latest Market Trends report.…
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Denver homeless camp cleanup nets more than one ton of trash
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Trucks from the Denver Department of Transportation & Infrastructure, Denver Police officers and an environmental hazmat cleanup company descended on a homeless tent camp Tuesday morning on the northeast side of I-25 and Broadway. Crews removed more than 2.5 tons of trash and debris and 120 pounds of propane, according to DOTI spokeswoman Nancy Kuhn.…
