affordable housing
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Aurora City Council Q&A: affordable housing
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In November’s election, Aurora voters flipped what was previously a seven-to-three conservative majority on the City Council to a six-to-four progressive majority. With the significant shift of the council’s political leaning could come policy changes and reversals. The Denver Gazette asked both new and old councilmembers about their thoughts on specific hot-button issues in Aurora…
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Jefferson County struck by tragedy; affordable housing issue debated
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There was a plethora of news in Jefferson County in 2025, but the entire state — as well as the country — was appalled by the tragedy that struck the small mountain town of Evergreen in September. On Sept. 10, 16-year-old Desmond Holly entered Evergreen High School with a revolver and fired around 20 rounds,…
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Affordable housing south of downtown to receive $12.8 million from Proposition 123
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A planned affordable apartment building at the south end of downtown Colorado Springs was one of the major recipients of the state’s affordable housing funds awarded last week. The Office of Economic Development and Trade announced that the Bristow House development will receive $12.8 million in funds through Proposition 123, which voters approved in 2022…
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Polis-backed HOME Act aims to increase Colorado housing near transit, businesses
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Gov. Jared Polis and Democratic House Speaker Pro Tempore Andrew Boesenecker on Tuesday unveiled proposed legislation aimed at reducing barriers to building “affordable” housing. The bill, known as the HOME Act, will enable the construction of more new homes near transit and local businesses, they said. “Today’s announcement is a big step in Colorado’s nation-leading…
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Historic Denver YMCA to be transformed into affordable housing
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U.S. Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks placed the original cornerstone for the Denver YMCA at the corner of 16th Avenue and Lincoln Street in late 1906 in an “elaborate and formal ceremony.” And as this year comes to an end, so will the YMCA’s stake in its longtime downtown home at 25 E. 16th Ave.…
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Will pilot program ease Colorado developers’ funding application pain?
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When a developer wants to build affordable rental housing, plenty of tax credits and funding sources are available from myriad nonprofits, private companies and government agencies. Developers often cobble together financing from multiple sources, as well as add in “gap” funding that covers the difference between the project’s cost and all other financing. A 2021…
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All Lakewood City Council incumbents re-elected, still focusing on affordable housing
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The Lakewood City Council looks mostly the same following the Nov. 4 elections. With that, the council’s goals remain the same: affordable housing for the missing middle — or families that don’t qualify as low-income but don’t earn enough to obtain a mortgage on a single-family home. The city had four incumbents running for re-election…
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Builders say state’s push fails to create more affordable housing
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What’s the secret sauce for making homes more affordable in Colorado? That’s the question that renters are asking when the median price of a home — now $550,000 — ranks Colorado as one of the least affordable places to live in the nation. Fourth or fifth from the bottom, according to some rankings. Colorado is…
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Denver ramps up efforts to increase affordable housing
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With a population of more than 729,000 and growing, the city of Denver has long struggled with an unaffordable housing market and needs to create close to 44,000 affordable units over the next decade, according to the city’s Department of Housing Stability. The median sale price of a home in Denver stands at $584,500, up…
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Affordable housing plan stalled as Denver rejects property buy
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A resolution that would have pulled $2.5 million out of the city’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP) contingency fund to purchase a former Goodyear auto repair shop in the city’s Central Business District has failed. Members of the Denver City Council voted 7 to 4 on Tuesday to reject the plan to purchase the property at…
