By John Vibes | Truth Theory
A group of homeless advocates in Colorado have purchased and renovated a former Quality Inn & Suites hotel building, then re-opened the building as an affordable apartment for the homeless. The building will open this month, and has 139 microapartments for people who need somewhere to stay.
The property was redeveloped by a group called the Renaissance Housing Development, which is a branch of the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless.
Now called “Fusion Studios,” the owners gave a press conference outside of the property on Quebec Street in Park Hill last month.
The rooms will be rented out on a sliding scale, where tenants will pay no more than 30% of their total income.
John Parvensky, who has been running the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless since 1985, said that the project was “born out of desperation.”
“We were scratching our heads trying to figure out how we can shorten the time period so that the people who are on the streets tonight have a place to call their home as quickly as possible,” Parvensky told the Gazette.
