Council nears approval on developers’ height incentives

The City Council on Monday night was on the verge of approving Denver’s firstever experiment with height incentives that would allow developers who provide for affordable housing to build several stories higher than normal zoning allows.

After a public hearing’s conclusion in the City and County Building, the council shifted just after 10 p.m. to discussion of the proposal, which covers an area surrounding the 38th and Blake transit station in the River North Art District.

The earlier public testimony reflected tension between optimism among some speakers that the fastgrowing district’s future can be harnessed by city policies and, among others, angst — even anger — over the citywide consequences of Denver’s population boom and development frenzy.

“The requirements for affordability are not enough,” insisted Mercedes Gonzalez, a Spanish-speaking Globeville resident who said the spillover effects from development in RiNo are hurting longtime residents nearby who struggle to afford the city.

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