Leo Hermosillo got to spend his Thursday building his new home with some help from the Denver Housing Authority and Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver.
The two organizations have partnered and broken ground on six new townhomes in the 900 block of Mariposa Street in the heart of the in west Denver. Thursday was a build day for volunteer employees of both organizations.
The townhomes should be ready for residents in late July and will be within walking distance of the Santa Fe Arts District and the 10th and Osage light rail station.
“This is the kind of work that’s needed given the in Denver,” said Denver Housing Authority executive director Ismael Guerrero.
Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver sells its homes to lower-income people with a need for a better situation who can invest 200 hours into working on their home and other homes in the program. The homeowners must take a home buyer’s class and have the ability to pay roughly 30 percent of their gross monthly income toward a mortgage with 0 percent interest.
“This is a great part of town,” said Robyn Burns, senior communications and marketing manager for Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver.
Hermosillo currently lives in a three-bedroom apartment in Northglenn with his parents and three sisters. He said it’s crowded and difficult to find parking. His new home will also be catered to one of his sisters, who has a disability.
He said he’s happy to be moving to the La Alma/Lincoln neighborhood, which was by the American Planning Association in 2014.
“I’m excited to be part of that,” he said.
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