Current Initiatives
Policy
At the both the state and local level, NDC pushes for access to quality housing at all price points
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...
Takeaways from NDC’s time at the NCRC Just Economy Conference
NDC was proud to once again lead Colorado’s delegation on the annual Hill Day, meeting with legislative staff from Senator Hickenlooper’s, Senator Bennet’s, and Representative Pettersen’s offices. Colorado’s delegation was the largest ever for the state, and among the...
2024 Bills We Are Monitoring
In the first week of the legislative session over 130 bills were introduced. Of those introduced, NDC is monitoring the following bills: Prohibit Residential Occupancy Limits, HB 24-1007 - This bill would prohibit local governments from setting residential occupancy...
Property Tax Reform
Between the ongoing influence of TABOR, the legacy of the Gallagher Amendment, and a variety of other political idiosyncrasies, Colorado has a property tax system rife with inefficiencies and unintended consequences (for instance, CO currently ranks 48th in the...
Final Rule Issued for Community Reinvestment Act (CRA)
Background: The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), a critical piece of bank regulation, was recently updated for the first time since 1995. Below is a summary of the background of the CRA and the impacts its updated language may have on community development in...
Updates
NDC and member organizations are always striving to bring more housing options to metro-Denver
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...
Walden35 Groundbreaking Event a Success
Current Initiatives On August 17, 2022, we celebrated the groundbreaking of Walden35. AHA's Executive Director, Craig A. Maraschky, along with Housing Developer, Sarah Vogl, introduced special guests Governor Jared Polis, Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman, Councilmember Steve...
Bennet Tours Habitat for Humanity Project
Current Initiatives Denver –– Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and Maiker Housing Partners Executive Director Peter LiFari joined Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver CEO Heather Lafferty for a tour of Aria Homes by Habitat, an affordable housing...
Aurora Housing Authority Awarded Tax Credits for Affordable TOD
Current Initiatives Aurora, CO – November 12, 2021 – The Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA) awarded the Housing Authority of the City of Aurora (AHA) $970,004 in state Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) to build the second phase of Peoria Crossing. The...
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
A 56-unit housing project for unhoused young adults got a $3 million funding boost this week
Denverite | December 2nd, 2022
Old motels are putting a dent in Colorado’s homelessness crisis after serving as emergency shelters during the pandemic
The Colorado Sun | November 28th, 2022
Office Redevelopments at All-Time High
Mile High CRE | November 28th, 2022
The Rose on Colfax Tops Out
Mile High CRE | November 1st, 2022
Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver Is Building for the Future
Westword | September 22rd, 2022
C-Suite Awards winner: Michael Niyompong
Denver Business Journal | September 23rd, 2022
Aurora Housing Authority, Northern Lights OK’d for senior housing plan
The Real Deal | September 20th, 2022
Denver fire, park rangers may add mental health clinicians
Newsbreak | September 11th, 2022
Denver Apartment Construction Has Never Been Busier As Renter Population Swells
Bisnow | August 22nd, 2022
Here’s the latest on the historic Johnson and Wales University campus in South Park Hill
Denverite | July 1st, 2022
Ribbon cutting for Tierra del Sol
The Monte Vista Journal | June 30th, 2022
Denver expands its housing-first service model to 125 unhoused people
Denverite | June 29th, 2022
City council recognizes the past and looks to the future
Valley Courier | June 17th, 2022
Denver’s new affordable housing era: Income-restricted housing will now be mandated in large developments
The Denver Post | June 7th, 2022
John Parvensky Retiring as Head of the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless
Westword | June 6th, 2022
Renovations underway for Boulder Housing Partners’ Tantra Lake project
Daily Camera | June 6th, 2022
Mobile preschool driving education access to low-income families
Denver Channel 7 | June 3rd, 2022
New laws establish two Colorado campuses to “really move the needle on the homelessness crisis”
The Denver Post | June 1st, 2022
Denver placed 597 people experiencing homelessness into housing in the past 100 days
Denverite | May 20th, 2022
Colorado Leaders Advocates Affordable Housing Solutions
STL News | May 18th, 2022
Denver’s camping ban was supposed to push the unhoused into housing
Denverite | May 17th, 2022
Sun Valley residents turned an unused, dark underpass into a colorful night market
Denverite | May 15th, 2022
Ribbon Cutting Takes Place For New Loretto Heights Affordable Housing Project In Denver
CBS Denver | May 12th, 2022
Affordable Apartments with On-Site Early Learning Center Break Ground on Colfax
Mile High CRE | May 9th, 2022
How Denver is spending $9 million freed up by central office cuts
Chalkbeat Colorado | May 6th, 2022
Boulder housing agency to redevelop GSA property for affordable housing
Daily Camera | May 5th, 2022
The Mental Health Center of Denver Emerges: WellPower
Colorado Biz | May 4th, 2022
Colorado Lawmakers Unveil Spending Package for Homelessness Resolution
Westword | April 19th, 2022
WATCH: Colorado Conversations panel discusses solutions to state’s affordable housing problem
Colorado Politics | April 18th, 2022
16th Street Mall Renovation Breaks Ground
Mile High CRE | April 18th, 2022
How this nonprofit in Westwood is avoiding being gentrified out of the area
Denverite | April 17th, 2022
Durango Residents Celebrate the Acceptance oth Their Offer to Buy Their Mobile Home Park
Rocky Mountain PBS | April 15th, 2022
Word of Thanks: Brothers Redevelopment
9 News | April 13th, 2022
Affordable housing for seniors and veterans coming to Lakewood
Denver Business Journal | April 13th, 2022
Column: John Parvensky is Denver’s ‘Mr. Smith’
The Denver Gazette | April 8th, 2022
Valor on the Fax seeks to hire community members
Denver Channel 7 | April 7th, 2022
Aurora lawmakers OK new Colfax center for struggling families, art preservation, water project
Sentinel | April 5th, 2022
Promoting Supportive Housing at the State Level
PD&R Edge | April 4th, 2022
The Largest Cultural Celebration in Colorado Returns
North Forty News | April 1st, 2022
Residents’ second offer to buy Durango’s Westside Mobile Home Park is accepted
The Durango Herald | March 31st, 2022
Re:Vision and Urban Land Conservancy Partner on RISE Westwood
Mile High CRE | March 30th, 2022
Trailer park residents plot to become landowners
Carlsbad Current Argus. | March 23rd, 2022
On the bus to a better future
Red MSU Denver | March 22nd, 2022
Habitat for Humanity Metro Denver gets $13.5M from MacKenzie Scott
The Denver Gazette | March 22nd, 2022
Housing and Education
Denver Journal of Education & Communty | March 11th, 2022
Create a library district to open new possibilities for our community
Daily Camera | March 8th, 2022
Ramble Collective is Building Opportunities and Community Through Boutiques
303 Magazine | February 24th, 2022
Warren Village Creates More Affordable Housing With City Partnership
303 Magazine | February 23rd, 2022
Groundbreaking: Clark’s Market at Exchange at Boulevard One in Lowry
Mile High CRE | February 23rd, 2022
Thousands of calls later, Denver’s acclaimed program that provides an alternative to police response is expanding
The Denver Post | February 20th, 2022
Affordable Housing in Denver Is Scarce and the Denver Housing Authority Is Stepping In
303 Magazine | February 17th, 2022
2022 Colorado first-time homebuyer assistance programs
MSN | February 8th, 2022
Affordable Housing Project Opens in Adams County
Mile High CRE | February 7th, 2022
Former East Colfax Strip Club Property Becoming Affordable Housing
Denver Westword | February 3rd, 2022
Child Care Costs More Than Half the Income of Some Colorado Parents
Colorado Times Recorder | February 1st, 2022
54 affordable townhomes to be built following Fort Collins land bank sale
Coloradoan. | January 30th, 2022
Housing nonprofit Brothers Redevelopment begins 44th annual Paint-A-Thon season
The Denver Post | January 27th, 2022
In Denver’s brutal housing market, hitting the voucher lottery might not be enough
The Denver Post | January 27th, 2022
Denver Housing Authority Outlines Plan to Add 1,300 Units through Housing Initiative
Mile High CRE | January 26th, 2022
Women’s Bean Project turning car dealership into production facility in Athmar Park
The Denver Post | January 12th, 2022
Homeless deaths spike in metro Denver
Axios Denver | January 4th, 2022
Brothers Redevelopment Offers Home Repairs and Modifications to Seniors
My Prime Time News | January 2nd, 2022
Incubator space helps kickstart small business
Denver ABC 7 | Dec 31st, 2021
(un)affordable: Affordability 101
Boulder Weekly | Dec 17th, 2021
Opinion: Use Colorado’s federal stimulus funds to build more affordable homes
The Colorado Sun | Dec 09, 2021
Denver Johnson and Wales campus already transforming under new owners
The Denver Post | Nov 30, 2021
Central Park is getting more affordable housing. It includes apartments large enough for families
Denverite | Nov 12, 2021
Habitat for Humanity gets OK to build 20 affordable Aurora duplexes for sale in Havana Heights
The Sentinel | Nov 09, 2021
Here’s the plan for affordable housing at that former East Colfax strip club site
Denverite | Aug 25, 2021
New Affordable Housing Community to Break Ground in Colorado Springs
Mile High CRE | Aug 24, 2021
An Unusual Community Land Trust in Colorado Is Making Its Mark
Next City | Aug 10, 2021