As Denver’s population grows, neighborhoods across the city are transforming. Older, smaller homes are being replaced with modern townhomes and apartment buildings. But in the West Colfax neighborhood, one family feels they’re being penalized for refusing to leave.
A 50-plus-page lawsuit by homeowners Jorge Cardenas and Griselda Barbosa Martinez accuses the City of Denver, a property developer and Saunders Construction of violating their rights and threatening their property.
The couple has lived in their home for more than 20 years. They say it has been a labor of love since day one.
“When we bought this house, it was destroyed,” said Cardenas in Spanish…