Milender White breaks ground on Denver Metro Village senior housing project
Denver Metro Village, MGL Partners and Milender White began construction on the renovation and expansion project for DMV in Denver. Located on West Colfax Avenue off Quitman and Raleigh streets, DMV has been providing affordable housing for seniors for more than 50 years.
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November 25, 2019Lakewood project repurposes blighted property
“I am not sure there is any greater impact on a community and on personal lives than taking a blighted, contaminated, vacant, unattractive building and turning it into a vibrant, beautiful space
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November 24, 2019Northeast Denver Housing Center: Moline at Stapleton affordable apartments
Developed by Northeast Denver Housing Center, designed by Cuningham Group and built by Palace Construction, the Moline at Stapleton apartments will provide a home for 180 families earning up to 60% of Denver’s area median income and distributed among one-, two- and three-bedroom units.
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August 26, 2019Koelbel, partners complete Westminster affordable housing project
Koelbel and Co., in partnership with Mile High Development and Longs Peak Advisors, recently completed 8877 Eaton St., 118 affordable housing units in the Downtown Westminster redevelopment of the old Westminster Mall. OZ Architecture designed the project, which Milender White began building in January 2018.
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August 19, 2019Carvell on affordable housing
Affordable housing was the biggest issue in the recent mayoral and City Council elections in Denver, according to award-winning architect Chris Carvell. “Without question,” Carvell told Rebchook Real Estate Corner in late April, before Tuesday's elections in Denver. Carvell has been involved in designing and working closely with developers on affordable housing in Denver for…
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May 9, 2019Pinkard completes renovation of Sierra Vista affordable apartments
Pinkard Construction, with owner Sierra Vista Housing Partners, owner’s representative The ITEX Group, and Workshop8 architects, has completed renovations of the $10.9 million Sierra Vista affordable apartments in Denver.
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March 3, 2019Betters retires from Loveland Housing Authority
In November, Colorado’s longest-serving public housing authority executive director retired. When Sam Betters, of the Loveland Housing Authority, was asked why he decided to step down, he simply
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February 24, 2019Quality of life remains key for Espinosa’s projects
On a January afternoon, I had the opportunity to have coffee with Joseph Espinosa, executive director of Brighton Housing Authority, and talk to him about architecture, resident services and his goal of
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February 17, 2019Right of first refusal ordinance brings complexities
The city of Denver predicts that nearly 2,000 apartment units within the city and county limits are at risk of converting from affordable-restricted units to market-rate units in the coming years; potentially
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February 17, 2019Plain and simple: Colorado needs more housing
We face real challenges to the affordable housing issue. In both the public and political arena, the increase in demand for attainable housing, coupled with hurdles to create more housing, is a growing problem.
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November 26, 2018