Workers put the finishing touches on the Zinnia Permanent Supportive Housing building at 2005 Sunset Way in Longmont on Monday so that tenants could start moving in today.
It was the crowning moment for the $20 million project, which includes 55 one-bedroom units, support services and amenities to people experiencing homelessness. The new building is near the Suites Supportive Housing.
All Roads, which was previously called Boulder Shelter for the Homeless, and the private developer Element Properties are stakeholders in the project. The official owner is Zinnia LLLP, a tax credit partnership affiliated with Element Properties.
Longmont and the Longmont Housing Authority jointly owned the land where Zinnia was constructed. The government groups sold the land to Element Properties for $10,000, according to Rogelio Mares, Longmont public information officer. An appraisal done on the land before it was sold in 2023 valued it at $290,000, Mares said in an email. The city and the Longmont Housing Authority contributed additional finances and a tax benefit to the project, too…