Fifty Eight Hundred construction site

Topping off marks milestone in construction of new affordable housing in Lakewood

LAKEWOOD, COLO.— A  vacant 1980s-era office building is closer in its transformation to becoming an affordable home for families.  Metro West Housing Solutions (MWHS), Lakewood’s housing authority, is developing 152 income-qualifying apartments at 5800 W. Alameda Ave. The existing eight-story office tower will hold 54 apartments. An additional 98 apartments will be located in a […]

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Fifty Eight Hundred construction site

BIG changes happening to Fifty Eight Hundred’s construction on a daily basis

​If you’ve driven down Alameda recently, you may have seen some BIG changes happening to Fifty Eight Hundred’s construction on a daily basis. ​The transformation of the previous building into a multi-family apartment community is well under way. The tower building is anticipated to be closed in by the end of November. The windows and

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AISC Plaque

Lamar’s Outdoor Classroom receives national 2017 AISC Ideas2 Award 

At MWHS, we strive to be innovative in all of our designs and developments, but it’s not every day that one of these projects is recognized on a national level! The Two Creeks Outdoor Classroom, built in 2014 at Lamar Station Crossing, was the recipient of the 2017 Ideas2 Award from the American Institute of Steel Construction

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CityScape courtyard

CityScape at Belmar receives 2016 Architecture and Design Award from Senior Housing News

Senior Housing News (SHN) honored CityScape, new senior apartments in Lakewood’s downtown, with the Affordable Housing Award in its national 2016 Architecture & Design competition. SHN Awards recognize excellence by celebrating projects that improve the lives of seniors through innovative design. CityScape at Belmar, a mixed-income community, opened in November of 2015 and is now fully

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MWHS employees at the US capitol

Lamar Station Crossing receives national recognition

​Lamar Station Crossing has been awarded the National Tax Credit Excellence Award in the Metropolitan Housing category for this year’s Charles L. Edson Tax Credit Excellence Awards competition. As a transit-oriented, mixed-income development, Lamar serves as a national model for affordable housing. MWHS Executive DirectorTami J. Fischer, along with Brendalee Connors and Ryan Lunsford, received the award

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CityScape exterior

CityScape at Belmar, senior apartment community, celebrates grand opening 

The Belmar community finally welcomes its first affordable housing in CityScape at Belmar, a mixed-income senior apartment community. With 130-units, CityScape is a LEED Platinum building with the largest solar array of any residential building on the western slope. On Thanksgiving day, CityScape welcomed its first residents and since then, all affordable units, making up

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