Urban Land Conservancy

Urban Land Conservancy Affordable real estate. For good. | Denver-based nonprofit | Supporting communities for 20+ years

05/27/2026

How do we keep Colorado affordable? Through permanent land stewardship. 🏘️🏔️ ULC bridges the gap between real estate and social equity to protect the spaces where we live, learn and grow. ⚖️🔑

Learn more about our approach to affordable housing: https://youtu.be/Ay2A12At5WA?si=UUyBkJf5gvLC2Z4V

Affordable housing builds more than homes. It builds Colorado's economy.A report from the nonpartisan Colorado Futures C...
05/20/2026

Affordable housing builds more than homes. It builds Colorado's economy.

A report from the nonpartisan Colorado Futures Center quantifies what housing advocates have long understood.

It finds that the development and preservation of affordable housing across the state generates $2.7 billion in economic activity each year, sustains over 14,000 jobs, and returns nearly $80 million in annual tax revenue to Colorado.

Private and public investments in Denver-area affordable housing alone resulted in more than $2 billion in annual economic output. In other words: affordable housing is not a net cost to Colorado’s economy; it is a contributor.

Read the full report at our link in bio.

05/05/2026

For over 20 years, Urban Land Conservancy (ULC) has worked to create, preserve, and protect affordable real estate across Colorado. By securing land and keeping it in community hands, ULC helps ensure that families, nonprofits, and essential services can stay rooted where they belong.

Link 🔗 in our bio to WATCH the full video.

As housing costs rise and communities face displacement, ULC takes a different approach—one that prioritizes long-term impact over short-term gain. From affordable homes to nonprofit centers and community campuses, our work is helping people find stability, opportunity, and connection.

Since 2003, ULC has:
➡️ Delivered 2,000+ affordable homes
➡️ Supported 50+ nonprofits with below-market rate rent
➡️ Preserved 700,000+ sq ft of community-serving real estate

Nonprofits in the Denver area face significant barriers to property and asset ownership.Over the years, ULC’s community ...
04/23/2026

Nonprofits in the Denver area face significant barriers to property and asset ownership.

Over the years, ULC’s community land trust has reduced barriers by enabling nonprofits to own buildings while leasing the land beneath them at an affordable rate. The Boys & Girls Club, the Center for African American Health, and Re:Vision Co-op each own buildings within a ULC community land trust, for example.

Link in bio for more information about our community land trust and nonprofit commercial-leasing resources.

We loved celebrating Earth Day on the Mosaic Community Campus with our incredible community partners today.From digging ...
04/17/2026

We loved celebrating Earth Day on the Mosaic Community Campus with our incredible community partners today.

From digging in the dirt to planting new roots, every tree added is a step toward a more sustainable and vibrant Denver. 

Huge thanks to .elizabethsschool and many more who rolled up their sleeves to help our city breathe a little easier!

Prop 123 funding is “structural” to how affordable housing happens in Colorado, said ULC’s Brad Dodson, in today’s The C...
04/09/2026

Prop 123 funding is “structural” to how affordable housing happens in Colorado, said ULC’s Brad Dodson, in today’s The Colorado Sun story by Brian Eason. “If a funding source that is fundamental to the overall affordable housing financial infrastructure just goes away, then it creates ripple effects throughout the market — and for years into the future.”

To read the full article head to the link in our bio.

Colorado is short more than 100,000 homes.That’s not just a number. It’s families choosing between rent and groceries.Si...
04/08/2026

Colorado is short more than 100,000 homes.

That’s not just a number. It’s families choosing between rent and groceries.

Since 2003, has helped create more than 2,000 affordable homes in the Denver area. And through our community land trust, that housing stays affordable for 99 years.

Not a quick fix. A permanent one.

If you or someone you know is looking for affordable housing in Denver, visit the link in our bio to explore available homes and resources.

In a new op-ed, ULC CEO Aaron Miripol and Neighborhood Development Collaborative (NDC) Executive Director Jonathan Cappe...
04/01/2026

In a new op-ed, ULC CEO Aaron Miripol and Neighborhood Development Collaborative (NDC) Executive Director Jonathan Cappelli urge the state’s Joint Budget Committee to keep Prop 123 whole. Read the full piece. Link in bio.

Colorado families are counting on us to protect affordable housing. Prop 123 has helped Colorado invest nearly $502 million to finance 10,377 homes and support 87,603 households. Now lawmakers are proposing a bill that would reduce funding by 40%, including a 75% cut to affordable rental development.

The Irving at Mile High Vista brought 102 affordable homes to West Colfax, and numerous public and private investment he...
03/19/2026

The Irving at Mile High Vista brought 102 affordable homes to West Colfax, and numerous public and private investment helped make it possible.

A $4,080,000 HOST loan and a $100,000 grant helped build an all-electric community with rooftop solar, heat pumps and more.

Lower bills. Cleaner air. Healthier homes. Located next to the Denver Public Library: Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales Branch, The Irving connects families to the resources and stability they deserve. This is what happens when affordability and sustainability work together.

The Irving at Mile High Vista brought 102 affordable homes to West Colfax, and public investment helped make it possible...
03/17/2026

The Irving at Mile High Vista brought 102 affordable homes to West Colfax, and public investment helped make it possible.

A $4,080,000 HOST loan and a $100,000 CASR grant helped build an all-electric community with rooftop solar, heat pumps and more.

Lower bills. Cleaner air. Healthier homes. Located next to the Denver Public Library: Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales Branch, The Irving connects families to the resources and stability they deserve. This is what happens when affordability and sustainability work together.

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