Current Initiatives

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Policy

At the both the state and local level, NDC pushes for access to quality housing at all price points

2023 CO LEGISLATIVE SESSION BILL BREAKDOWN

Jun 12, 2023

Updates on Final Days of the 2023 Legislative Session: What Bills were Vetoed and What Bills were Signed into Law While the 2023 legislative session came to a close in May, not all affordable housing bills that passed were signed into law. Governor Jared Polis has...

Thematic Reflections on 2023 Colorado State Legislative Session

May 31, 2023

The 2023 Colorado State Legislative Session was a big year for affordable housing. Hailed by many legislators as “the year of housing policy”, 2023 saw the introduction of over 20 bills that directly or indirectly addressed housing. The combined impact of bills that...

NDC’s Policy Platform

Feb 21, 2023

OUR POLICY PLATFORM As a coalition of housing providers and housing supportive nonprofit organizations, the Neighborhood Development Collaborative recognizes that our current system does not naturally produce the necessary range of housing types our community needs....

NDC Guide to 2022 Midterm Ballot Measures

Oct 25, 2022

Current Initiatives State Measures Prop 121 - Income Tax Rate ReductionNOBallot Measure: Reduction of the state income tax rate for individuals and corporations from 4.55% to 4.40%Rationale: With current budget forecasts, for the next few years this change would...

NDC Supports Proposition 123

Oct 25, 2022

Neighborhood Development Collaborative stands in favor of Proposition 123. We've joined a growing coalition of 225+ organizations and local community leaders supporting this measure, which is on statewide ballots on November 8, 2022. We believe voting yes on...

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Updates

NDC and member organizations are always striving to bring more housing options to metro-Denver

Housing is Key Focus of New Mayor

Jul 31, 2023

NDC staff and members center the community and lift up pressing housing needs throughout the transition process for Mayor Mike Johnston After 12 years of Denver rising to become the most gentrified city in the country, we have a new Mayor - Mike Johnston. During his...

Thematic Reflections on 2023 Colorado State Legislative Session

May 31, 2023

Park Hill Golf Course Development Voted Down. What’s Next?

Apr 18, 2023

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

Dec 14, 2022

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

Oct 14, 2022

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...

Media

Press coverage of the most recent NDC and member projects across the Front Range

Aurora breaks ground on affordable housing developmentHere’s the latest on the historic Johnson and Wales University campus in South Park Hill

CBS Colorado | August 17th, 2022

A developer on Denver’s housing crisis: ‘There are never going to be enough resources to solve this in the ways that we’ve been trying to solve it’

Denverite | March 17th, 2022

Denver must build more than 50,000 affordable homes to meet demand. The city’s largest affordable housing developer can build around 300.

Denverite | January 28th, 2022

Denver’s program to house people who were homeless was so successful, the federal government is offering millions more to expand it

The Colorado Sun | Nov 19, 2021