The vacant rooms of several dilapidated motels sitting on Denver’s historic Colfax Avenue won’t gather dust for much longer, as real estate developers and city officials hope to breathe new life into the neglected properties.
Jintak Han, The Denver Post
“We as a board would love to see as many of the old signs preserved as the motels take on new lives,” wrote president Danielle Shepard in an email. She said the association would like to see “some basic updates” in the neighborhood with the addition of a library, grocery store or recreation center. In the case of real estate developers opting for renovation over demolition, she said, it’s still “certainly not serving the folks who have been there who need housing.”She said many of the active motels are operating as lucrative businesses because they’re “last-resort options” for week-to-week guests who are barred from typical apartment living because of deposits, background checks and other hurdles.
Blake Kraus, an employee of a Colfax Avenue business, said, in place of abandoned motels, he wants to see affordable housing or spaces to serve people experiencing homelessness.
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