Two aging apartment buildings at the corner of 18th and Franklin in City Park West are gone, cleared to make room for Chrysalis, a new seven‑story supportive housing complex led by Denver nonprofit The Empowerment Program. In their place, the project is set to bring about 70 deeply affordable apartments reserved for people exiting homelessness.
Demolition at 1767 and 1777 Franklin St. kicked into visible gear in early January, when crews were photographed tearing into the century‑old structures after work started late last year. Executive director Julie Kiehl said rehabbing the existing buildings was not realistic and that a ground‑up project would deliver far more homes than the roughly 20 units that previously occupied the site, according to…..