Affordable Housing Task Force

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This phase of the Affordable Housing Task Force project has concluded and recommendations were presented to city council on January 21, 2025.

Learn more about the city's continued efforts here.

About

Englewood has historically offered relative affordability, but recent trends in market prices, rising construction costs, increasing mortgage interest rates, and land constraints are putting the city out of reach for middle and lower-income households. A constrained housing market can and will negatively impact economic growth in Englewood and the region, as well as the ability for long-standing residents to remain in their homes. prohibiting existing renters and new residents from buying homes, and making it difficult for renters to remain in their rental units.

City council formed the Affordable Housing Task Force to:

  • Conduct a landscape analysis to understand challenges and develop a long-term affordable housing plan for the City of Englewood.
  • Develop strategies to preserve affordable housing
  • Understand challenges related to affordable housing during a time of inflation
  • Determine whether the area median income (AMI) is the right measure for affordable housing, and whether the County’s AMI is the correct measure for Englewood. Consider the development of other performance metrics in setting affordable housing goals.
  • Develop strategies to maximize funding for affordable housing opportunities
  • Provide information and make recommendations to the City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission.



This phase of the Affordable Housing Task Force project has concluded and recommendations were presented to city council on January 21, 2025.

Learn more about the city's continued efforts here.

About

Englewood has historically offered relative affordability, but recent trends in market prices, rising construction costs, increasing mortgage interest rates, and land constraints are putting the city out of reach for middle and lower-income households. A constrained housing market can and will negatively impact economic growth in Englewood and the region, as well as the ability for long-standing residents to remain in their homes. prohibiting existing renters and new residents from buying homes, and making it difficult for renters to remain in their rental units.

City council formed the Affordable Housing Task Force to:

  • Conduct a landscape analysis to understand challenges and develop a long-term affordable housing plan for the City of Englewood.
  • Develop strategies to preserve affordable housing
  • Understand challenges related to affordable housing during a time of inflation
  • Determine whether the area median income (AMI) is the right measure for affordable housing, and whether the County’s AMI is the correct measure for Englewood. Consider the development of other performance metrics in setting affordable housing goals.
  • Develop strategies to maximize funding for affordable housing opportunities
  • Provide information and make recommendations to the City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission.



  • Task Force Presents Recommendations to City Council

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    On January 21, 2025, the affordable housing task force members presented an overview of their year-long work and final recommendations. City council will discuss these recommendations and how to proceed at an upcoming study session.

    Final Task Force Report


  • Task Force Adopts Recommendations to City Council

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    On December 5, 2024 the task force finalized and adopted their recommendations to city council on the major areas of: Build, Assist and Preserve, Fund. The recommendations were approved by a 9-1 vote. Task force members will present their recommendations to the Englewood City Council on January 21, 2025.

  • Statewide Housing and Land Use Survey

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    The results of a new statewide housing and land use survey conducted by Magellan Strategies are available HERE.

    The key takeaways of the statewide survey include the following:

    • Among all respondents, 73% believe that their local government should be doing more regarding their community’s affordable housing policies. However, 73% of respondents also do not think local affordable housing and land use policies in their community are effective and moving in the right direction.
    • Even though respondents do not believe local affordable housing and land use policies are heading in the right direction, when asked who they trust more to address the problem of affordable housing in Colorado, 48% say local government, 29% say state government, and 23% are unsure or do not have an opinion.
    • A majority of respondents, 56%, say the availability of rental and homeownership opportunities in their communities is a big problem, and 22% say it is somewhat of a problem.
    • A majority of Coloradans, 55%, rate the speed of residential housing growth in their community as too fast, 30% rate it as too slow, and 9% say the rate of growth has been just the right amount. However, among those who rent their home, 43% say the rate of residential housing growth in their community has been too slow. In contrast, 70% of seniors aged 65 or older rate the speed of growth as too fast.
    • 81% of Coloradans think local communities in Colorado have a “NIMBY” (not-in-my-backyard) or negative attitude regarding multi-unit residential developments and prefer single-family residential developments.
    • Thirty-eight percent of Coloradans agree, and 49% disagree with the viewpoint that restrictive zoning and land use policies such as sewer capacity, water capacity, set-back requirements, minimum square footage, and height restrictions are the primary reason why Colorado has not been able to address the problem of affordable housing.
    • Among all respondents, 60% support rent control policies for their local community, 32% oppose them, and 8% are undecided on this issue.