Affordable-housing expansions increase supply for low-income Colorado Springs residents
GPR Properties’ Bentley Commons Apartments
The total buildout of 192 units of affordable housing in southeast Colorado Springs has been completed at 2715 Bentley Point, and the project’s trio of developers will hold a grand opening and ribbon cutting on Oct. 7.
“The buildings and the landscaping are just beautiful — we’re really proud of it,” said Mary Stegner, executive director of Partners in Housing.
Her organization, which offers transitional housing and support services for people who are homeless or in danger of becoming homeless, built the project together with two other local nonprofits: Greccio, which leases affordable rentals in nearly 30 apartment developments in town and will be the property manager; and Rocky Mountain Land Trust, which provides affordable home ownership programs.
The ceremony will mark the debut of 168 new units of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments for singles and families earning between 30% and 60% of area median income. Of those, 28 are dedicated for formerly homeless veterans…
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Article Written by Gazette Reporter, Debbie Kelly
