Developer sues city of Littleton after rezoning denied for 33-acre site
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A development firm that owns 33 acres across the street from a light rail station in Littleton has sued the city after its bid to rezone the property was rejected last month.
Arizona-based Evergreen Devco, which has an office in Denver, filed the lawsuit against Littleton and its City Council in Arapahoe County District Court on May 31. A spokeswoman for the city didn’t respond to a request for comment by press time.
The lawsuit revolves around land at the southwest corner of Mineral Avenue and Santa Fe Drive, which Evergreen purchased in 2017 for $6.5 million, according to public records. The land is kitty-corner to RTD’s Littleton / Mineral Station, and across Mineral Avenue from the station’s Park-N-Ride.
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.