“The neighbors knew it would be a long shot.
They had seen blocky new houses and apartments cramming onto the blocks of other neighborhoods. They thought that their corner of Five Points would be next — and they saw a way to stop it.
“We kept telling ourself, ‘This may not work, but at least we’ll get to know our neighbors,’” Robbie Hobein told the Denver City Council.
On Monday night, she and her friends achieved their goal, along with an alliance of the people they’ve met over the last two years: The Denver City Council voted unanimously to rezone about 100 properties around 25th and Glenarm, a change that will limit the area’s redevelopment.”
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Kenney, Andrew. Denverite 25 April 2018.