YMCA of Metropolitan Denver officials are selling the organization’s North Capitol Hill location to the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless in what leaders say is an effort to address the city’s growing affordable housing crisis.

The YMCA and Coalition have shared the space at 25 E. 16th Ave. since 2001, when the YMCA sold a majority of the space to the homeless nonprofit while continuing to operate wellness programs, adult sports and summer camps in the remaining 45,000 square feet.

Those programs will come to an end when doors close Dec. 30, allowing Colorado Coalition for the Homeless to convert the space into “affordable rental and supportive housing units, ensuring lasting solutions for individuals and families experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity,” YMCA and CCH officials

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