Ten projects in downtown Denver — ranging from office-to-housing conversions to business concepts — are set to get cash infusions as city leaders seek to bring foot traffic back to a struggling but vital part of the urban core .

The $100 million in awards announced Wednesday would come from the Downtown Development Authority , a voter-approved special taxing district that allows the city to use a portion of tax revenue generated downtown for projects in the area. The grants are the first ones announced that will make use of hundreds of millions of dollars under the expanded DDA.

The proposals still must win approval from the City Council.

“Our priority is to help bring projects to life that will bring thousands of people back to downtown — and will create new energy and new exciteme

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