First Universalist Church of Denver in University Hills was granted a permit July 9 to host eight vehicles per night, with first arrivals next week.
Denver’s first overnight ‘safe parking’ site OK’d; reservations required
Nonprofits
Nonprofit pays $2.5M for lot by its Arapahoe Square homeless shelter
The Denver Rescue Mission now has full control of the east side of the block. The seller paid $791,000 for the 0.36-acre property in 2010.
New nonprofit-owned coffee shop percolating in Englewood
Mango Tree Coffee is a division of Manna Worldwide, and plans to donate all profits to the parent organization. Manna builds orphanages and schools.
Nonprofit CEO: Johnson & Wales purchase ‘an amazing opportunity’
The deal for the 13-building, 25-acre university campus in South Park Hill, which also involved Denver Public Schools and the Denver Housing Authority, closed Tuesday.
University Hills church looks to offer overnight parking for those living in cars
The First Universalist Church of Denver at 4101 E. Hampden Ave. would be Denver’s first “safe parking” site if approved.
$10.7M deal extends RiNo homeless shelter contract through 2023
The Crossroads Center has long been operated by the Salvation Army as an overnight shelter. But it went 24/7 last year.
Park Hill homeowners sue to keep out city-sanctioned homeless camp
“The plaintiffs have not deterred us,” the nonprofit that would manage the camp said in a statement. “Instead, the plaintiffs have lit a fire underneath us.”
Sanctioned homeless campsites relocating to South Park Hill, Regis
The Park Hill site will have 33 tents instead of the 45 announced in April in response to feedback from the affluent neighborhood.
Real estate firm under contract to buy a full city block in RiNo
The company will ask the city to rezone the property between Larimer and Lawrence streets, and 26th and 27th streets for future redevelopment.
Denver’s tab to rent 800 hotel rooms for homeless hits $27M
Eight hotels have housed those at high risk or positive for the virus since last spring. The program has been federally-funded so far and may be extended.
