A new library is coming to Globeville, with a side of 170 affordable housing units, in 2027.

The 250,000 square-foot project is set for construction at 4995 Washington St., a former used-car lot. The public library will be on the ground floor of the building, which will also feature a community-oriented commercial space.

Plans call for a five-floor structure built in the mass-timber style, which uses stacks of kiln-dried timber as a core structural element.

The Denver City Council this month approved a 99-year land lease at 4965 Washington St LLLP, a 2.7-acre site.

According to Denver’s Department of Housing Stability (HOST), the site is made up of three combined properties that the city acquired for a total of $8.2 million. The purchase was funded by fees the city collects on new deve

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