affordable housing
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Lakewood City Council approves reconfiguring of single-family zoning
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The controversial section of Lakewood’s new proposed planning document that aims to add more affordable housing to the city was approved Monday evening. The Lakewood City Council approved an amended version of Article 3 of the city’s 2026 zoning code proposal — a 400-page planning document covering residential, commercial and mixed-use site design standards, parking…
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Gov. Jared Polis restricts list of grants worth $277M to ‘pro-affordable housing’ communities
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Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday followed up on a May executive order that would limit hundreds of millions in state grants to only communities that adhere to new laws on housing, land use and parking restrictions. In May, the governor had threatened to pull at least $100 million in funding from local governments that have…
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Widefield School District announces Housing for Educators program
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A new housing program will provide affordable homes for selected Widefield School District 3 staff members while allowing Colorado Springs-area construction students to put their skills to good use, the district announced last week. The initiative, called Housing for Educators, is a collaborative effort between District 3, Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity, and Careers in…
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Aurora nonprofit develops affordable housing, career development campus
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Across from the Anschutz Medical Campus in the heart of Aurora, the sounds of construction reverberate through the streets. To Jason Janz, it’s the sounds of a bright future for hundreds of Aurorans who will move into the under-construction affordable housing complex next year and begin free career training classes at the same facility. “The…
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Lauren Boebert, Trisha Calvarese clash over economic issues in debate
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U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert and Trisha Calverese on Tuesday clashed over housing, inflation and government spending in their only debate so far in the race for Colorado’s 4th Congressional District. But they also agreed on a few things. Both said they would oppose foreign interests buying up America’s farmlands. (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:11095963150525286,size:[0, 0],id:”ld-2426-4417″});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=”//cdn2.lockerdomecdn.com/_js/ajs.js”;j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,”script”,”ld-ajs”); The two candidates…
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Denver mayor seeks $100 million sales tax hike to build 20,000 ‘affordable’ housing units
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Arguing $100 million more annually is necessary to build thousands of affordable housing units, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston and some of the council’s most progressive members are pushing for a sales tax hike that, if approved by voters, would make the city’s rate the highest in the region. The proposed 0.5-point tax hike is the…
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Appeals court rules developer may bring ballot initiative to rezone Telluride neighborhood
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Colorado’s second-highest court on Wednesday clarified that a developer may bring a ballot initiative in Telluride to rezone part of a planned-unit development for affordable housing despite other lot owners’ objections. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals stressed that the question of whether the zoning change infringes on the rights of homeowners in…
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Denver breaks ground on 102-unit affordable housing site in West Colfax using $4.1 million of city money
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Denver leaders on Wednesday broke ground on a 102-unit affordable housing development at 3270 W. Colfax Ave. which took advantage of a $4 million loan from the Department of Housing Stability and a $100,000 grant from the Office of Climate Action, Sustainability and Resilience. In addition to money from HOST and CSAR, “The Irving” is…
