Current Initiatives
Policy
At the both the state and local level, NDC pushes for access to quality housing at all price points
COLEG 2025 Housing & Housing Adjacent Bills
Full Bill Priority List: Housing & Development SB25-167: Invest State Funds to Benefit Communities SB25-006 - Investment Authority of State Treasurer for Affordable Housing HB25-1169: Housing Developments on Faith and Educational Lands HB25-1006 - School District...
Local & State Ballot Breakdown 2024: Wins, Lessons, and Next Steps
Wins: Boulder County Ballot Issue 1B extended a 0.185% sales tax that supports affordable housing. More than 71% of votes supported the item at the ballot box. City of Boulder officials estimate that 1B will generate approximately $300 million by 2035, nearly...
NDC 2024 Year in Review
From impactful policy wins to enriched programs that meet residents’ financial and housing needs, here are some of the things we’re most proud of for 2024 across our priority areas. Advocacy Local: We deepened our municipal policy engagement by: Organizing opposition...
NDC’s Takeaways from “What’s Next? Solving Colorado’s Affordability Crisis” 2nd Annual Event
The second annual “What’s Next? Solving Colorado’s Housing Affordability Crisis” event brought movers and shakers together to tackle one of the state’s biggest headaches: sky-high housing costs - with 89% of residents identifying housing costs as a serious issue, and...
Property Tax Commission
After the failure of Proposition HH in 2023, the State Legislature convened a “special session” to devise temporary tax relief measures. That session also created a Property Tax Commission composed of legislators, county commissioners, advocates, assessors, and school...
Updates
NDC and member organizations are always striving to bring more housing options to metro-Denver
Local & State Ballot Breakdown 2024: Wins, Lessons, and Next Steps
Wins: Boulder County Ballot Issue 1B extended a 0.185% sales tax that supports affordable housing. More than 71% of votes supported the item at the ballot box. City of Boulder officials estimate that 1B will generate approximately $300 million by 2035, nearly...
NDC 2024 Year in Review
From impactful policy wins to enriched programs that meet residents’ financial and housing needs, here are some of the things we’re most proud of for 2024 across our priority areas. Advocacy Local: We deepened our municipal policy engagement by: Organizing opposition...
NDC’s Takeaways from “What’s Next? Solving Colorado’s Affordability Crisis” 2nd Annual Event
The second annual “What’s Next? Solving Colorado’s Housing Affordability Crisis” event brought movers and shakers together to tackle one of the state’s biggest headaches: sky-high housing costs - with 89% of residents identifying housing costs as a serious issue, and...
Park Hill Golf Course Development Voted Down. What’s Next?
The former Park Hill Golf Course will remain as is for now, due to the results of the 2023 Denver election. Voter turnout was low for this election with only 38% of registered Denverites weighing in. Roughly 60% of those who did cast a ballot, rejected measure 2O...
Democratizing Data to Advance Community Ownership and Tenant Power
In your city, do you know how to find data on evictions? What about habitability issues in your home? Have you ever asked yourself what protections you have as a renter, but don’t know where to turn for information? Do you know who owns your building? Are you or your...
Media
Press coverage of the most recent NDC and member projects across the Front Range
Denver Grants $3.85M Loan For 154-Unit Affordable Housing Project On Former Johnson & Wales Campus
Bisnow | December 19th, 2022
Archway Communities Announces Acquisition of Montview Manor Senior Housing
Mile High CRE | December 19th, 2022
Opinion: Sam Weaver: Holiday thanks and a New Year’s wish for Boulder housing
Daily Camera | December 18th, 2022
Arapahoe County to provide housing for former inmates experiencing homelessness
Denver 7 | December 18th, 2022
Program that helps West Denver homeowners build ADUs could get more money
Denverite | December 14th, 2022