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When “blight” becomes a tool: How redevelopment labels unlock subsidies and eminent domain
Colorado Accountability Project, Approved, Commentary, Local

When “blight” becomes a tool: How redevelopment labels unlock subsidies and eminent domain

By Cory Gaines | Commentary, Colorado Accountability Project It’s all blight … if you’re clever enough I had a friend (a Catholic) who once quipped that you can do anything you want in the Catholic church as long as you can find the right priest. I’ve thought about that quote in a variety of contexts because it’s pretty applicable. It certainly is in the Denverite article linked first below. That article details how the Denver Urban Renewal Authority (DURA) will be investigating the potential new location of the new Bronco’s stadium for evidence of blight. Why you ask? A quote from the article details the reason: “The study could mark another significant step in the area’s redevelopment. It could eventually lead to the establishment of an urban re...
Petroleum Building Secures $14M To Help Revitalize Denver’s Downtown Core
The Denver Gazette, Approved, Local

Petroleum Building Secures $14M To Help Revitalize Denver’s Downtown Core

By: Bernadette Berdychowski | The Denver Gazette Another office-to-apartment conversion project secured a loan from the Denver Downtown Development Authority on Wednesday. The DDDA Board of Directors approved $14 million in funding for a project to convert 12 floors of the historic Petroleum Building into 178 new apartments. The five-sided office tower is located across the street from the Civic Center Station and next to the former Denver Post office building at 101 W. Colfax Ave. The development is projected to begin construction in mid-2026. The building at 110 16th St. will feature a range of apartments from studios to three bedrooms. It’s also set to include a yoga and fitness center, spaces for gardening, a penthouse, dog park and lounge. Upper Downtown has especially ...

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