A recent study of “Housing Affordability in Stapleton” presents a demographic profile comparing Stapleton, Lowry, the city of Denver, and metro Denver.
How Do New Neighborhoods Stapleton and Lowry Differ from Denver as a Whole?
PCMD Agrees To Pay WCMD Expenses for Legal Counsel
The Park Creek Metropolitan District (PCMD) has agreed to pay the Westerly Creek Metro District’s (WCMD) costs for independent legal counsel.
Fee on Stapleton Home Sales May Go Toward Affordable Housing
Every residential and commercial sale in Stapleton pays the “community investment fee”—one-quarter of 1 percent of the property’s sale price (after the first $100,000).
A New Chapter in a Long Love Story: Taylor and Garrett Norwell have been best friends since age 10.
Meeting new neighbors has been a recurring fact of life in Stapleton as homes spring up at a rate of about 600 a year. Two of those new neighbors, Taylor and Garrett Norwell, moved into the recently completed Spruce Townhomes on Montview Blvd. Knowing everyone has a story, we asked these 29-year-old first time homeowners […]
Tires Slashed on 54 Vehicles —Neighbors Step In
In four separate incidents from Dec. 31 through Feb. 7, numerous residents of the Northfield Apartments, an income-qualified rental complex in Conservatory Green, had their tires slashed. In total, 54 vehicles in the parking lot and surrounding streets were vandalized by an unknown suspect(s), with some vehicles damaged more than once.
City Answers Questions about Affordable Housing
At the Feb. 21 SUN meeting, Mayor Michael Hancock said the issue of affordable housing in Stapleton has been a “challenging one.”
Possible New Role for the Stapleton Foundation?
Landri Taylor, Stapleton Foundation executive director, announced at the November CAB meeting a study into how the foundation could assist buyers in making down payments on affordable homes.
City Casts Doubt On Affordable Housing’s Future at Stapleton
The city of Denver will not enforce the Green Book vision for rental housing at Stapleton. “While the Stapleton Development Plan (Green Book) is mentioned in the Development Agreement as ‘principles’ to be adhered to, the Development Agreement does not adopt those principles as enforceable terms,” says Denver’s housing director Rick Padilla.
New Affordable Apartments Open in Northfield
New Affordable Housing Fund Exempts Stapleton Builders
All Denver residents will pay a tax and most builders will pay a development impact fee under Denver’s new affordable housing fund approved by Denver City Council Sept. 19 on a 9-4 vote.
