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  1. Panethos @[email protected] ·

    Lodging to Affordable Living 🏡: Motel Conversions in the Four Corners Region

    The following working list identifies those motels and hotels that have been converted into dwellings for the unhoused, those with special needs, and/or to provide affordable housing options in cities across the Four Corners Region of the southwestern United States (the states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah). These housing options may include, but not be limited to:

    • Income-based housing;
    • Section 8 housing;
    • Housing for those with special needs
    • Housing for needy seniors;
    • Housing for young adults and/or women;
    • Housing for those returning to society from recovery programs or incarceration;
    • Inexpensive housing/studios for artists;
    • Veterans housing; as well as
    • Transitional/interim housing for unhoused individuals or families.

    Motel conversions provide another tool for municipalities for combating homelessness, gentrification, and rising housing costs. It also helps revitalize and reinvigorate older highway commercial districts such as Historic U.S. 66 in New Mexico and Arizona or Old U.S. 40 in Colorado. In some cases, such a conversion from lodging to affordable living quarters may require amendments to local zoning codes to allow such housing options in commercial zoning districts.

    Peace!

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    Albuquerque, New Mexico: Adobe Manor Motel to Adobe Manor (2023) = 16 units

    Albuquerque, New Mexico: SureStay by Best Western (1999) to Los Altos Lofts (2024) = 90 units

    Albuquerque, New Mexico: Luna Lodge (1949) to Luna Lodge Apartments (2013) = 14 units + 16 new units

    Luna Lodge Apartments in Albuquerque, NM – Source:route66news.com

    Albuquerque, New Mexico: Sundowner Motel (1960) to Sundowner Apartments (2014) = 71 units

    Colorado Springs, Colorado: 4U Court/Motel (1955) to The Studios (2024) = 12 units

    The Studios in Colorado Springs, CO – Source: springsrescuemission.org

    Denver, Colorado: Quality Inn & Suites to Fusion Studios (2020) = 139 units

    Denver Colorado: Best Western Hotel to New Directions = ?

    Denver, Colorado: 7 Star Motel to Night Windows (2020) = 25 units

    Denver, Colorado: Best Western to Stone Creek (2023) = 194 units

    Denver, Colorado: DoubleTree Hotel to The Aspen (2023) = 289 units

    Denver, Colorado: La Quinta Inn to Park Avenue Inn = 103 units

    Denver, Colorado: Clarion Hotel (mid-late 1980s) to Renewal Village (2024) = 215 units

    Denver, Colorado: Embassy Suites (1985) to Tamarac Family Shelter (2023) = 205 units

    Durango, Colorado: Best Western to The Residences (2025) = 72 units + 48 new units

    Flagstaff, Arizona: Crown Motel (1966)/Howard Johnson’s (1991) to The Crown (2022) = 58 units

    Source: flagshelter.org

    Flagstaff, Arizona: Motel 6 (1962) to The Lantern (2025) = 103 units

    Kingman, Arizona: Pony Soldier (1963)/Route 66 Motel to Joshua Tree Apartments (2025) = 20 units

    Joshua Tree in Kingman, AZ – Source: housingforhopeaz.org

    Page, Arizona: Antelope Canyon Motel (1960s) to Pinyon Pointe Apartments (2024) = 20 units

    Pinyon Pointe in Page, AZ – Source: housingforhopeaz.org

    Phoenix, Arizona: Days Inn (?) to 2900 E. Van Buren (2025) = 50 units

    Phoenix, Arizona: Super 8 Motel (?) to not yet named (2026) = 126 units

    Phoenix, Arizona: Phoenix Inn (1983) to The Haven (2025) = 130 units

    Phoenix (Mesa): Arizona: Grand Hotel (1973) to Sunaire (2026) = 70 units

    Phoenix (Mesa), Arizona: Windermere Motel (1950s) partially converted for the Off the Streets Program (2023) = 85 units, but will be moving to the Sunaire site.

    Phoenix (Tempe), Arizona: Howard Johnsons (1970)/Motel 6 (1994) to not yet named (under development) = 60 units

    Phoenix (Tempe), Arizona: Rodeway Inn to Sue’s Espacio = 40 units

    Salt Lake City, Utah: Airport Inn (?) to The Point = 100 units

    Salt Lake City, Utah: ? to The Point Fairpark = 94 units

    Salt Lake City (Sandy), Utah: EconoLodge to Medically Vulnerable People (MVP) Shelter (2024) ~ 97 units

    Salt Lake City (South Salt Lake), Utah: Motel 6 to FINCH – Families In Need Congregate Housing (2025) = 85 units

    Santa Fe, New Mexico: Lamplighter Inn (1962) to Lamplighter Apartments (in progress) = 58 units

    Lamplighter Apartments in Santa Fe, NM – Source: s3santafe.org

    Santa Fe, New Mexico: Santa Fe Suites (1999) to Santa Fe Suites Apartments (2022) = 120 units

    Santa Fe, New Mexico: Stage Coach Motor Inn (1940s) to Stage Coach Apartments (2013) = 66 units + 44 new units

    Tucson, Arizona: Amazon Motel (1950s) to Amazon Flats (2025) = 30 units + 59 new units under development

    Tucson, Arizona: De Anza Motel (1940) to Milagro on Oracle (2025) = 63 units

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