Judges’ Special Award

Outstanding Community Contribution

Located on Park Avenue near Interstate 25, the 1.43-acre site for the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless provides rental housing for transitional homeless and low-income families in Denver.

The triangular site abuts a mixed-use retail/office development to the north, the South Platte River to the southeast and Park Avenue to the west, with views of the downtown Denver skyline to the south.

Pedestrian access to the project is at the main entry on the second level over a sky bridge reaching to Park Avenue West, or at the level-one entry across the adjacent mixed-use property. Vehicular access is at level one through the adjacent mixed-use property in a secure parking garage.

In addition to the 100 residential units, there are auxiliary management and residential amenities on both levels one and two, including reception, management suite, mail room, an exercise area, laundry, technology lab, counseling suite, multi-purpose room, community kitchen commons and the level-two courtyard overlooking the South Platte River.

Green practices were implemented throughout the construction process and in the final project—materials, MEP systems and components, solar PV energy.

A significant portion of the project’s funding was contingent on the Enterprise Fund Green Communities Grant, issued through Denver’s Housing and Neighborhood Services. The project showcases a collaboration of the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, the city of Denver and Enterprise Green Communities to bring environmentally sustainable development to affordable housing.

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