The coalition builds multi-unit buildings in various locations around the metro area to house not the street people that so many people are irrationally afraid of, but the far larger population of working families who have, due to economic conditions and other factors, found themselves without the ability to afford Denver's high home prices and rents. The vast majority of these people are families, just scraping to get by, who would never imagine that they could afford something like the Glass House, the Manhattan, or many of the other fine projects in the downtown area.

As for the effect on the neighborhood, CCH's earlier downtown loft project (22nd & Stout) does not seem to have hurt nearby property values; many developers have built nearby since CCH finished this project several years ago.

And as for "city planners," they don't decide where CCH or any other similar provider (Catholic Charities, etc.) constructs their homes for the homeless families. These organizations have to buy the land on the open market, same as any developer; the Renaissance Riverfront Lofts will be built on land that most developers wouldn't want to touch (who, of those who can afford market rates, wants to be right on top of I-25 and Park?).

http://www.denverinfill.com/blog/2008/01/new-project-at-18th-and-bassett.html