Brandon Richard is a reporter for Denver7 in Denver, Colorado.
DENVER — A former hotel intended to house people experiencing homelessness has still not opened, more than a year after the city purchased it for $9 million.In 2021, then-Mayor Michael Hancock stood in front of the Stay Inn hotel at 38th and Peoria and announced plans for the city buy the hotel and convert it into a shelter for people experiencing homelessness.
In 2023, Denver’s new Mayor Mike Johnston announced the city had finally bought the 96-unit hotel for $9 million.Not a single person has been able to move into it. On Friday, officials from the Department of Housing Stability , which is oversees the project, told Denver7 the partner selection was delayed after staff determined the potential partner they had been negotiating wasn’t the best fit.
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