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Affordable real estate. For good. 🏡🏢
Denver-based nonprofit
Supporting resilient, equitable communities for 20+ years
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On June 25, Urban Land Conservancy and friends (@watsonfordenver & @blackamericanwestmuseum) gathered in Five Points to give a family-friendly apartment building a new name. The former Brunetti Lofts at 1316 26th St. is now Justina at Five Points, renamed in honor of Dr. Justina Ford, the first licensed African American woman physician in Colorado. The renaming included the unveiling of a mural of Dr. Ford by @detour303.⁠
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Learn more at the link in our bio. by @urbanlandc

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4 months ago

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. ⚖️🔑⁠
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Learn more about our approach to affordable housing: https://youtu.be/Ay2A12At5WA?si=UUyBkJf5gvLC2Z4V⁠
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#UrbanLandConservancy #ULC #AffordableHousing #Colorado #UrbanPlanning by @urbanlandc

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5 months ago

Centennial Hall is returning to its higher education roots! 🎓✨⁠
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Urban Land Conservancy has finalized the sale of Centennial Hall on the Mosaic Community Campus to @emilygriffithtechcollege and @denverpublicschools.⁠
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This historic milestone aligns perfectly as Emily Griffith celebrates its 110th anniversary in 2026. While ULC typically retains land in trust while leasing buildings, selling both the land and building to a trusted, 110-year-old public institution directly fulfills our vision for Mosaic: ensuring this property remains a permanent, community-serving asset for the neighborhood and the entire city. 🎒📚⁠
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ULC will continue to own and steward 16 acres of land and the culinary facilities on the east side of the campus, supporting vibrant partners like Archway Communities, Work Options and The Kitchen Network.⁠
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📖 Read the full announcement on our website, link in bio!⁠
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#UrbanLandConservancy #MosaicCommunityCampus #EmilyGriffithTech #DenverPublicSchools #WorkforceDevelopment #CommunityLandTrust #DenverRealEstate #EducationAnchors #CommunityStewardship by @urbanlandc

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2 days ago

ULC READS 📚 | Insights from the ULC Team⁠
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ULC Reads, our digital book club, has our team members recommending books that have shaped how they see housing, land, or community. Our next selection comes from Andrea Burns, our chief impact officer.⁠
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"Cheap Land Colorado by Ted Conover is about the vast rural places in the San Luis Valley, so you might think it’s an odd pick for the Urban Land Conservancy book club," Andrea said. "But for me, this book is instructive in a different way. It shares a cautionary tale of how *not* to build community, and what happens when land and people aren’t valued.⁠
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"In the 1960s and 1970s, developers advertised cheap, five-acre plots with promises of owning a mini-ranch in a resort-like location. After the waterless prairie was parceled out and bought sight-unseen, basic infrastructure like water, roads, and power never materialized. Among off-grid properties and small municipalities, economic opportunity remained scarce and supportive services hard to come by, and the voices of longtime Latino and Indigenous residents were often ignored.⁠
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"While the book includes inspiring stories of residents’ resilience, generosity and humanity, my biggest takeaway was how it reinforced the value of planning and placemaking, respect for cultural history, competent government, and truth in advertising — by showing what happens when they’re absent."⁠
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Keep following our socials for more books that have shaped our team members' thinking.⁠
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#ULCReads #UrbanLandConservancy #CheapLandColorado #TedConover #SanLuisValley #CommunityPlanning #Placemaking #LandStewardship #BookRecommendations #ColoradoHistory by @urbanlandc

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4 days ago

One of Denver's most celebrated molinos quietly produces thousands of corn tortillas daily at the Mosaic Community Campus, a ULC place.🌽✨⁠
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Don Zorro’s Molino uses the traditional Mexican method of soaking and stone-grinding 100% heirloom Mexican corn to craft authentic tortilla dough (masa) and fresh tortillas from scratch in its kitchen in South Park Hill, leased from the nonprofit @kitchennetworkdenver. @rmpbs is highlighting how local craftspeople like Julian Salas at @donzorrosmolino bring world-class, Michelin-worthy traditions directly to Denver households and restaurants.⁠
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At Urban Land Conservancy, we’re all about providing stable, long-term real estate options so cultural anchors and local small businesses like Don Zorro’s Molino can thrive in their communities. ❤️⁠
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📢 Learn more about Don Zorro's Molino and be sure to check out the full story from RMPBS to learn more about this culinary gem, links in bio!⁠
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#UrbanLandConservancy #DonZorrosMolino #DenverEats #CommunityLandTrust #RMPBS #SupportLocal #DenverFoodies #ArtisanalMasa #Culture by @urbanlandc

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10 days ago

When banks invest in ALL neighborhoods, local families and small businesses thrive. 🏘️💼⁠
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For decades, the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) has helped direct crucial capital toward affordable housing, community healthcare centers, and local nonprofit spaces in underserved areas. But to keep that momentum going, we need strong federal oversight.⁠
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Federal regulators are reviewing bank accountability standards, and they need to hear directly from us. We must ensure banks continue to meet their obligation to invest in low- and moderate-income communities.⁠
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📢 Learn more and share your voice today. Tell federal regulators to hold banks accountable to the communities they serve, link in bio!⁠
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#UrbanLandConservancy #CommunityFirst #CRA #AffordableRealEstate #DenverCommunities #PolicyMatters by @urbanlandc

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15 days ago

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17 days ago

Three months ago, we gathered at 1316 26th St. alongside the board of the Black American West Museum & Heritage Center, Councilman Darrell Watson, Detour, and community friends to celebrate renaming the Brunetti Lofts to "Justina at Five Points." This building provides affordable, mostly 3-bedroom homes in Denver—and it now proudly honors the legacy of Dr. Justina Ford, Colorado’s first licensed African American female physician.⁠
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When Dr. Ford arrived in Denver in 1902, the medical licensing examiner told her she had “two strikes against her” for being Black and a woman. Barred from practicing in local hospitals, she opened her own doors, delivering an estimated 7,000 babies and caring for immigrants, working families, and anyone in need over a 50-year career. To her community, she was simply “the lady doctor.”⁠
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We were honored to be joined at our June event by award-winning local filmmaker donnie l. betts! You can dive deeper into Dr. Ford's incredible story by watching donnie betts' documentary on Rocky Mountain PBS, link in bio! 🎥✨⁠
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Courtesy: @nocreditsproductions⁠
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#UrbanLandConservancy #JustinaAtFivePoints #DrJustinaFord #AffordableHousing #DenverHistory #WomenInMedicine #RockyMountainPBS #DenverCommunity #FilmAndHistory by @urbanlandc

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22 days ago

This weekend, we celebrated the arrival of fall at the @wyattacademy Harvest Festival at 36th and Gilpin—right next door to our Tramway Nonprofit Center and the future site of the Cole Train apartments! 🍂🍁🍎⁠
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We loved seeing so many Wyatt kiddos out enjoying the fun, many of whom are already so familiar with the neighborhood as they walk back and forth to essential health and learning programs inside Tramway. 🏢🩺🎒⁠
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Additionally, the historic Wyatt Academy building is undergoing brick-and-mortar restorations, supported in part by a grant from the @historycolorado State Historical Fund. Preserving historical anchors while stewarding affordable real estate ensures long-term vitality for Denver’s Cole neighborhood. 🏛️🤝⁠
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#UrbanLandConservancy #ColeNeighborhood #TramwayNonprofitCenter #CommunityStewardship #CommunityLandTrust #DenverCommunity #HistoricPreservation #DenverRealEstate #KeepColoradoLocal by @urbanlandc

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25 days ago

ULC Reads, our digital book club, has our team members recommending books that have shaped how they see housing, land, or community. Our next selection comes from our chief financial officer, Brad Dodson.⁠
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"I chose a personal favorite that's not directly related to our work, but has a lot to say about how we do our work," Brad said about Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals, by Oliver Burkeman.⁠
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"In the book, Burkeman makes a simple, uncomfortable point: you get about four thousand weeks of life, and no system or schedule will ever let you accomplish everything you want to. You will die with the list unfinished. Everyone does.⁠
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"Oddly, I found that freeing. Community development work is never finished. Every community has needs that go far beyond what any single person or organization can offer, and none of those needs are less valid for it. If you can't do everything, the only real question is which few things can you actually do well, and whether you have the courage to let the others go. Choosing where to focus isn't the same as saying other things don't matter—it just means you're being honest. It made me more intentional about where I show up, and more at peace with where I don't."⁠
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Keep following our socials for more book recommendations!⁠
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#ULCReads #UrbanLandConservancy #FourThousandWeeks #OliverBurkeman #BookRecommendations #TimeManagement #WaysofWorking by @urbanlandc

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a month ago

ULC's Tramway Nonprofit Center is home to a new, affordable early childhood education (ECE) program through ViVe Wellness 🌟, a powerful youth-health nonprofit that's expanding its offerings in the building. Congratulations 🎉 to ViVe ECE founder Yoli Casas and director Cristina Casillas on bringing affordable early-childhood education back to Cole! 🏫 @iamtoryshulman recently interviewed Yoli and Cristina, link in bio!
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#AffordableECE #EarlyChildhoodEducation #ViVeWellness #CommunitySupport #TramwayNonprofitCenter #ColeCommunity by @urbanlandc

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a month ago

The third selection of the summer from ULC Reads, our digital book club, is The Interpreter. This children’s book selection comes from Diana Arroyo, ULC executive coordinator.⁠
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"Growing up as a first-generation Mexican American, I connected deeply to this children's story through my own personal experience. The book follows a young girl named Cecilia who carries the heavy responsibility of being her family's primary interpreter—navigating everything from doctor's appointments to auto shops—until her parents realize the burden and step in so she can just be a kid again.⁠
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"This responsibility often fell on my own shoulders growing up. While the story beautifully highlights how immigrant families support one another, it also sheds light on the daily realities immigrants face and the vital need for accessible language accommodations for everyone. It’s a powerful reminder of why inclusive, accessible communities matter."⁠
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Keep following our socials for more books that have shaped our team members' thinking about housing, land, or community.⁠
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#ULCReads #UrbanLandConservancy #InclusiveCommunities #TheInterpreter #LanguageAccess #LanguageJustice #FirstGen #Bilingual by @urbanlandc

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