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Colorado Newsline highlighted Fax’s motel-to-affordable-housing challenges during Lowe’s Red Vest Day
Colorado Newsline conducted an interview with Monica Martinez, the Executive Director of The Fax, on August 15, 2023. The discussion centered around the challenges faced in converting acquired motels (Westerner and Sand & Sage on East Colfax) into affordable housing units. Click here to read more.
The Fax Partnership acquires two motels for affordable housing
The Fax Partnership (The Fax) has acquired two motels (Westerner and Sand & Sage) located in East Colfax to provide temporary shelters for unhoused families and individuals. The acquisition was completed with the help of multiple lenders including Enterprise Community Partners, Colorado Housing and Finance Authority and the Latino Community Foundation of Colorado. The City of Denver and State of Colorado will be providing grant funding. The Fax will be partnering with Volunteers of America of Colorado in 2023 to operate the buildings as shelter. Redevelopment will begin in 2028 with new, affordable homes with neighborhood-serving ground floor use.
More Motel Acquisition News
KGNU Radio Host The Fax’s Motel Acquistion
On the October 27, 2022, edition of A Public Affair, host Tish Beauford sits down with Monica Martinez, Executive Director of The Fax Partnership. Click here to listen more.
Denver Westword Highlighted The Fax’s Initiative on Designating East Colfax as a Cultural District
Residents of the East Colfax neighborhood as well as frequent visitors to the area know that it’s populated by immigrants and refugees who’ve come from all around the world, bringing their cultures with them. As a result, the corridor running from Monaco Parkway and Yosemite Street is packed with restaurants serving everything from Ethiopian to Burmese cuisine, along with markets that carry unique foods, spices and other items. Click here to read more!
The Fax’s Podcast with City Cast Denver on Motel Acquisitions
In an interview with City Cast Denver, The Fax’s executive director Monica Martinez discusses the need for affordable housing in Denver and the conversion of former motels along the East Colfax corridor as a potential solution to Denver’s affordable housing crisis. Click here to listen more!
