As Denver’s housing market continues to thrive, so, too, do the development-related concerns of existing residents. The rapid pace of development in many City-close neighborhoods has at times pitted residents desiring attractive, pedestrian-oriented communities against developers responding to high demand for urban housing options. On Monday, August 22, 2016, the Denver City Council passed a pair of City-wide development moratoria aimed at addressing parking and architectural issues. CB16-0498 concerns use of the City’s small zone lot parking exemption. CB-16-0541 places a one-year moratorium on use of the Zoning Code’s Garden Court Building Form. Both bills passed with a unanimous vote of Councilmembers present and took effect August 25, 2016.
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Some More Examples of Denver Real Estate in Transition
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Following up on an earlier post, several of the transitions affecting Denver were evident yesterday in the presentations at the University of Colorado Real Estate Center 19th Annual Forum.
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Denver Passes Condominium Construction Defect Ordinance
On Monday night (November 23, 2015), Denver City Council voted to approve the construction defect ordinance proposed by Mayor Hancock.
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Mayor Hancock’s Construction Defect Ordinance Passes Important Hurdle
On November 16, 2015, the Denver City Council unanimously approved the first reading of Mayor Hancock’s construction defect ordinance that we wrote about last month.
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Construction Defects Fight Isn’t Over: Colorado Court of Appeals Weighs In
Despite the failure of Senate Bill 177 last week, there is positive news for condo developers.
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