The Irving at Mile High Vista
3270 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, CO, USA
Urban Land Conservatory
102,045
Tight Site, Ground Up, Affordable Housing, Multi-Family, Non-Profit, Ground-Up, Tight site, Multi-Family Housing
The Irving at Mile High Vista is an affordable housing project built by Denver-based non-profit real estate company the Urban Land Conservancy, architects Studio Completiva, and Pinkard Construction. Located at 3270 W. Colfax Ave, the new structure will add 102 affordable apartments (studios and one-, two- and three-bedrooms) to the West Colfax neighborhood, serving households making 20-80% of the area median income (AMI). With funding from the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA), RBC, the State of Colorado, and the City and County of Denver, among others, it is one of the first developments to use Prop 123 affordable-housing financing approved by Colorado voters in 2022.
The Irving will use renewable energy, and highly efficient heat pumps for heating and cooling, as well as a rooftop solar array, and is expected to meet or exceed National Green Building Standards (NGBS). Other climate-friendly features include energy-efficient appliances and lighting, low-flow plumbing fixtures, water-efficient landscaping and electric vehicle charging stations.
In 2011, Urban Land Conservancy purchased the 2-acre site where the Denver Public Library’s Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales Branch and Del Norte’s affordable Avondale Apartments are located today. The Irving is the third and final parcel at Mile High Vista to be developed.
