Mr. Parikh joined Jeff Hermanson, Scott Heimes, David Sternberg, & Dan Cohen to discuss the future of Downtown Denver at the Wells Fargo Center.

Mr. Parikh said that housing affordability is going to become, and is already becoming, a critical challenge for Denver.

“People move here for the quality of life, certainly, but the deciding factors are jobs and housing, just like anywhere else,” he said. “Take away housing by making it too expensive, and what happens?”

State and local governments must support affordable housing, Parikh said. Not only for Denver to be competitive, but because affordable housing projects are often the first to go in blighted areas and become catalysts for growth.

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