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Broomfield outlines housing priorities as developers, housing authority report projects and funding needs
Summary
City staff and the Broomfield Housing Alliance updated council on housing programs, income-aligned units in the pipeline and funding gaps; council signaled support for a hybrid inclusionary-housing approach and ongoing pursuit of diversified funding.
BROOMFIELD, Colo. — City housing staff and the Broomfield Housing Alliance told the City and County Council on Aug. 12 that the city has expanded housing programs and secured several affordable developments but still faces a gap in funding and units for lower-income residents.
Sharon Tessier, Broomfield housing manager, told the council that “as of December 2024, Broomfield had about 698 income-aligned units with approximately 5,759 more units in the pipeline.” She reviewed a suite of local programs — tenant-based rental assistance (TBRA), partial property tax relief, a down-payment assistance program, a new mobile-home park initiative and other direct-assistance efforts — and said the city’s housing development fund has generated roughly $11 million in revenue that is being quickly deployed.
The Broomfield Housing Alliance (BHA) reported parallel…
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