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DRCOG assessment: Lakewood needs 8,640 new housing units by 2032, majority for very‑low‑income renters
Summary
City staff presented the Denver Regional Council of Governments' regional housing needs assessment and told council Lakewood's share is an estimated 8,640 units by 2032, with the largest need for rental units serving households at 0–50% area median income.
City staff presented the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) regional housing needs assessment at the July 28 Lakewood City Council meeting, telling councilors that Lakewood’s portion of the region’s unmet housing need is an estimated 8,640 units to be identified by 2032 and that the greatest need in the city is for deeply affordable rental homes for households earning 0–50% of area median income (AMI).
Chris Connor, Lakewood’s Housing and Thriving Communities manager, delivered the presentation required by the state’s sustainable affordable housing assistance law. Connor said DRCOG’s regional assessment finds roughly 511,000 units are needed across the…
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