State/Local Policy

East Colfax Community Collective (EC3) is a grassroots organization working to stabilize rents and prevent displacement in Denver’s East Colfax neighborhood—a historically diverse community facing rapid change. In September 2024, EC3 purchased 1371 Xenia, which is home to some of the neighborhood’s most vulnerable residents. Immediately after closing, EC3 and a resident-led stewardship committee identified urgent repair priorities.

Enterprise has created issue briefs and case studies that look at the market challenges, policy barriers, and best practices in preserving affordable homes in Colorado.

The Home Trust of Ouray County learned about a unique preservation opportunity. The Ouray Sixplex, one of the few remaining unrestricted affordable rental properties in Ouray, offered rents far below market rate. HTOC quickly mobilized to preserve these permanently affordable homes.

Five case studies that look at individual acquisitions and preservation of affordable homes in Colorado.

Parkview Village West, located in Arvada’s South-Central neighborhood, has one- and two- bedroom apartments for residents with incomes at 40-60% AMI. Foothills approached Rocky Mountain Communities (RMC) in 2021 to explore the acquisition of Parkview Village West.

Using aggregated data from SROs in Northern and Southern California, the report looks at portfolio risk factors, property conditions, and trends shaping the state's SRO landscape.

Enterprise hosted a two-day convening in Knoxville, Tennessee to discuss affordable housing development and preservation.

In this virtual panel, housing providers shared three effective models of affordable housing preservation—also known as acquisition-rehab—successfully implemented in the South Bay.

In this virtual panel, affordable and sustainable housing experts discuss the findings of Decarbonizing Unsubsidized Affordable Housing: A Roadmap for Equity and Sustainability.

Testimony from Enterprise New York for the New York City Charter Revision Commision in April 2025.