Coming soon: Denver developments slated to be completed in 2021, part one
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While 2020 didn’t see a ton of non-residential groundbreakings in Denver, plenty of projects were well underway by the time the coronavirus pandemic set in.
And many of those projects are slated to be completed this year, including multiple hotels, which will open at a time when the hospitality sector is still grasping at recovery.
Here is part one of BusinessDen’s look at the major Denver developments likely to be completed this year, with a focus on downtown.
Look for part two featuring projects in Cherry Creek, RiNo and Sun Valley later this week. We’re excluding multifamily projects largely on these lists because there are so many underway.
DU sues city over $232K affordable housing fee it paid to build dorm
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The University of Denver has sued the city over a fee it paid in connection with the construction of a new residence hall.
The nonprofit private school argues in a lawsuit filed last week in Denver County District Court that it should be exempt from paying the city’s Affordable Housing Linkage Fee, which in its case ran $232,000.
That fee is assessed by the city on projects that are deemed to cause a need for new affordable housing. The university is arguing that its residence hall did not prompt any additional need, and in fact added more housing to the broader market by lessening the amount of DU students living off campus.