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Denver is closing a unique homeless shelter that its operators say worked. Residents are now scrambling.

The former Rodeway Inn hotel has been used as a shelter serving women, transgender and non-binary guests since 2020

The Rodeway Inn Motel shelter in Denver on Friday, June 2, 2023. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
The Rodeway Inn Motel shelter in Denver on Friday, June 2, 2023. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Elizabeth Hernandez in Denver on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
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The Denver Housing Authority bought the former hotel for $11.1 million in May 2020 and leased it to the city for $10 a year to become an emergency non-congregate homeless shelter — meaning the hotel rooms function as residents' private rooms — to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 during the height of the pandemic.
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