Consulting and advisory services for affordable housing in Colorado.
Trellis Housing Partners is an affordable housing advisory and consulting firm offering services to mission-aligned partners including nonprofit and for-profit developers, local housing authorities, community land trusts, and governmental entities.
We leverage innovative models and financing tools to deliver much-needed affordable housing and alleviate housing challenges statewide.
Our Services
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We leverage innovative financing tools including the State Affordable Housing Fund, tax-exempt Essential Housing Bonds, the Affordable Homeownership Program, and other new and emerging state sources.
We pair these state funds with traditional financing, local subsidies, philanthropic capital, and other concessionary funding sources to create an attractive risk-adjusted return while creating much-needed affordable housing.
Additionally, we evaluate accretive partnerships including ground lease structures, public-private partnerships, and public ownership. -
We help negotiate mutually beneficial partnerships between private developers and public partners. This can include fee development, special limited partnerships, co-investment, and other creative structures.
These partnerships often include property tax exemption, a right of first refusal, a prioritization for local workforces, tap and fee waivers, community benefit agreements, and concessionary co-investment. -
We help our public and nonprofit clients with strategic decision-making, optimizing the use of dedicated housing funds, implementing new ownership models, evaluating potential deals, and exploring additional dedicated funding sources.
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We provide specialized brokerage services, helping our clients buy, sell, or lease real estate related to our projects.
We understand the complexities, contingencies, and nuances that come with public subsidy and land use restrictions and navigate them to ensure a successful transaction.
“Affordable housing is the fertile soil in which communities blossom, providing the sturdy trellis upon which families can cultivate their dreams, nourishing them with stability and opportunity, allowing them to reach towards the radiant sunlight of their aspirations while firmly rooted in the ground of security and belonging.”