The deal’s not done yet, but city officials are already touting the Denver Housing Authority’s move to buy a 194-room hotel in the northeast corner of the city.
before 2023 is through. Denver leaders have placed an increasing emphasis in recent years on providing non-congregate shelter options — places where unhoused residents have private rooms with greater privacy and safety than traditional homeless shelters.
The Best Western property was recently renovated, according to Friday’s release. One of the major benefits of acquiring this hotel is that more than half of the units have kitchen spaces. The mayor views the four categories as rungs on a ladder with each providing more stability and likelihood of long-term success for residents than the one below it. Kitchenettes in hotel units are especially beneficial Johnston said because they give residents all of the amenities of a small apartment.
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