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Oregon’s Crave The Coast Returns in October, Month-Long Seafood Fest from Astoria to Neskowin https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/10620/ #B&B #beaches #Bed&Breakfast #getaway #hotels #lodging #maps #motels #Oregon #OregonCoast #OregonCoastNews #OregonCoastPictures #OregonDining #OregonFood #OregonGroceryStores #OregonRestaurants #Photos #rentals #restaurants #TravelPlanner #vacations

Oregon’s Crave The Coast Returns in October, Month-Long Seafood Fest from Astoria to Neskowin https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/10620/ #B&B #beaches #Bed&Breakfast #getaway #hotels #lodging #maps #motels #Oregon #OregonCoast #OregonCoastNews #OregonCoastPictures #OregonDining #OregonFood #OregonGroceryStores #OregonRestaurants #Photos #rentals #restaurants #TravelPlanner #vacations

Oregon’s Crave The Coast Returns in October, Month-Long Seafood Fest from Astoria to Neskowin https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/10620/ #B&B #beaches #Bed&Breakfast #getaway #hotels #lodging #maps #motels #Oregon #OregonCoast #OregonCoastNews #OregonCoastPictures #OregonDining #OregonFood #OregonGroceryStores #OregonRestaurants #Photos #rentals #restaurants #TravelPlanner #vacations

Oregon’s Crave The Coast Returns in October, Month-Long Seafood Fest from Astoria to Neskowin https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/10620/ #B&B #beaches #Bed&Breakfast #getaway #hotels #lodging #maps #motels #Oregon #OregonCoast #OregonCoastNews #OregonCoastPictures #OregonDining #OregonFood #OregonGroceryStores #OregonRestaurants #Photos #rentals #restaurants #TravelPlanner #vacations

Motor Inn from 1960s Slated for 170 Homes in Melbourne’s Carnegie

A motel that first opened in the 1960s would make way for a 170-home development in Melbourne’s south-east…
#Australia #Melbourne #Apartments #ArchitecturalDesign #DevelopmentApplications #Motels #parking #publictransport #Social&AffordableHousing #south-easternsuburbs #victoria #Zoning&Density
https://www.europesays.com/australia/86795/

On August 25, 1954: #MartyJourard, American keyboardist and vocalist ( #Motels - "Only the Lonely"), born in Atlanta, Georgia.
#HappyBirthday #72 🎉🎂🍾🥂🥳

On August 25, 1954: #MartyJourard, American keyboardist and vocalist ( #Motels - "Only the Lonely"), born in Atlanta, Georgia.
#HappyBirthday #72 🎉🎂🍾🥂🥳

On August 25, 1954: #MartyJourard, American keyboardist and vocalist ( #Motels - "Only the Lonely"), born in Atlanta, Georgia.
#HappyBirthday #72 🎉🎂🍾🥂🥳

On August 25, 1954: #MartyJourard, American keyboardist and vocalist ( #Motels - "Only the Lonely"), born in Atlanta, Georgia.
#HappyBirthday #72 🎉🎂🍾🥂🥳

On August 25, 1954: #MartyJourard, American keyboardist and vocalist ( #Motels - "Only the Lonely"), born in Atlanta, Georgia.
#HappyBirthday #72 🎉🎂🍾🥂🥳

Budget Lodge Motel sign, Route 1, Port of Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida. (1990) by John Margolies, from John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive.

Source: Library of Congress / Flickr: The Commons

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/cf5a823b-2317-4b93-977b-06c289850179

#america #lances #advertisements #horseback #americana #advertising #motels #knights #roads #art #publicdomain

Budget Lodge Motel sign, Route 1, Port of Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida. (1990) by John Margolies, from John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive.

Source: Library of Congress / Flickr: The Commons

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/cf5a823b-2317-4b93-977b-06c289850179

#america #lances #advertisements #horseback #americana #advertising #motels #knights #roads #art #publicdomain

Budget Lodge Motel sign, Route 1, Port of Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida. (1990) by John Margolies, from John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive.

Source: Library of Congress / Flickr: The Commons

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/cf5a823b-2317-4b93-977b-06c289850179

#america #lances #advertisements #horseback #americana #advertising #motels #knights #roads #art #publicdomain

Budget Lodge Motel sign, Route 1, Port of Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida. (1990) by John Margolies, from John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive.

Source: Library of Congress / Flickr: The Commons

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/cf5a823b-2317-4b93-977b-06c289850179

#america #lances #advertisements #horseback #americana #advertising #motels #knights #roads #art #publicdomain

Budget Lodge Motel sign, Route 1, Port of Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida. (1990) by John Margolies, from John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive.

Source: Library of Congress / Flickr: The Commons

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/cf5a823b-2317-4b93-977b-06c289850179

#america #lances #advertisements #horseback #americana #advertising #motels #knights #roads #art #publicdomain

Such a great track...

#Motels

https://youtu.be/b9Ox-lGm-wA

Such a great track...

#Motels

https://youtu.be/b9Ox-lGm-wA

Newport’s Hatfield Marine Science Day Brings Oregon Coast Up Close and Personal https://www.byteseu.com/1905044/ #B&B #Beaches #Bed&Breakfast #getaway #hotels #lodging #Maps #motels #Oregon #OregonCoast #OregonCoastNews #OregonCoastPictures #photos #rentals #Restaurants #Science #TravelPlanner #vacations

Signs on stamps; what's not to like.

As part of the centenary celebrations for Route 66 the United States Postal Service is issuing this series of stamps that prominantly feature neon and motel signs.

I'd love to know if this is a first, or if signs on stamps have been done before?

https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2025/1029-usps-provides-sneak-peek-at-2026-stamps.htm

#Stamps #USPS #Signs #Route66 #Motels #FieldNotes #Philately

Signs on stamps; what's not to like.

As part of the centenary celebrations for Route 66 the United States Postal Service is issuing this series of stamps that prominantly feature neon and motel signs.

I'd love to know if this is a first, or if signs on stamps have been done before?

https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2025/1029-usps-provides-sneak-peek-at-2026-stamps.htm

#Stamps #USPS #Signs #Route66 #Motels #FieldNotes #Philately

Signs on stamps; what's not to like.

As part of the centenary celebrations for Route 66 the United States Postal Service is issuing this series of stamps that prominantly feature neon and motel signs.

I'd love to know if this is a first, or if signs on stamps have been done before?

https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2025/1029-usps-provides-sneak-peek-at-2026-stamps.htm

#Stamps #USPS #Signs #Route66 #Motels #FieldNotes #Philately

Signs on stamps; what's not to like.

As part of the centenary celebrations for Route 66 the United States Postal Service is issuing this series of stamps that prominantly feature neon and motel signs.

I'd love to know if this is a first, or if signs on stamps have been done before?

https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2025/1029-usps-provides-sneak-peek-at-2026-stamps.htm

#Stamps #USPS #Signs #Route66 #Motels #FieldNotes #Philately

Signs on stamps; what's not to like.

As part of the centenary celebrations for Route 66 the United States Postal Service is issuing this series of stamps that prominantly feature neon and motel signs.

I'd love to know if this is a first, or if signs on stamps have been done before?

https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2025/1029-usps-provides-sneak-peek-at-2026-stamps.htm

#Stamps #USPS #Signs #Route66 #Motels #FieldNotes #Philately

Log Cabin Motel Office, San Leandro, California. (1978) by John Margolies, from John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive.

Source: Library of Congress

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/86ce09a4-6be6-484d-8a2c-b3ab3dc9c064

#america #storefronts #advertisements #americana #advertising #windmills #motels #signage #architecture #roads #art #publicdomain

Log Cabin Motel Office, San Leandro, California. (1978) by John Margolies, from John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive.

Source: Library of Congress

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/86ce09a4-6be6-484d-8a2c-b3ab3dc9c064

#america #storefronts #advertisements #americana #advertising #windmills #motels #signage #architecture #roads #art #publicdomain

Log Cabin Motel Office, San Leandro, California. (1978) by John Margolies, from John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive.

Source: Library of Congress

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/86ce09a4-6be6-484d-8a2c-b3ab3dc9c064

#america #storefronts #advertisements #americana #advertising #windmills #motels #signage #architecture #roads #art #publicdomain

Log Cabin Motel Office, San Leandro, California. (1978) by John Margolies, from John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive.

Source: Library of Congress

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/86ce09a4-6be6-484d-8a2c-b3ab3dc9c064

#america #storefronts #advertisements #americana #advertising #windmills #motels #signage #architecture #roads #art #publicdomain

Log Cabin Motel Office, San Leandro, California. (1978) by John Margolies, from John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive.

Source: Library of Congress

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/86ce09a4-6be6-484d-8a2c-b3ab3dc9c064

#america #storefronts #advertisements #americana #advertising #windmills #motels #signage #architecture #roads #art #publicdomain

Wigwam Village #6, Route 66, Holbrook, Arizona. (1979) by John Margolies, from John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive.

Source: Library of Congress / Flickr: The Commons

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/ae1dc55a-d88f-4cc8-89b3-6e4621c97ec4

#america #advertisements #americana #advertising #sky #motels #vehicles #signage #architecture #roads #art #publicdomain

Wigwam Village #6, Route 66, Holbrook, Arizona. (1979) by John Margolies, from John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive.

Source: Library of Congress / Flickr: The Commons

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/ae1dc55a-d88f-4cc8-89b3-6e4621c97ec4

#america #advertisements #americana #advertising #sky #motels #vehicles #signage #architecture #roads #art #publicdomain

Wigwam Village #6, Route 66, Holbrook, Arizona. (1979) by John Margolies, from John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive.

Source: Library of Congress / Flickr: The Commons

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/ae1dc55a-d88f-4cc8-89b3-6e4621c97ec4

#america #advertisements #americana #advertising #sky #motels #vehicles #signage #architecture #roads #art #publicdomain

Wigwam Village #6, Route 66, Holbrook, Arizona. (1979) by John Margolies, from John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive.

Source: Library of Congress / Flickr: The Commons

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/ae1dc55a-d88f-4cc8-89b3-6e4621c97ec4

#america #advertisements #americana #advertising #sky #motels #vehicles #signage #architecture #roads #art #publicdomain

Wigwam Village #6, Route 66, Holbrook, Arizona. (1979) by John Margolies, from John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive.

Source: Library of Congress / Flickr: The Commons

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/ae1dc55a-d88f-4cc8-89b3-6e4621c97ec4

#america #advertisements #americana #advertising #sky #motels #vehicles #signage #architecture #roads #art #publicdomain

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Latest on Oregon Coast Humpback Whale: Rescue Fails, Euthanasia Next

Published 11/17/25 at 7:55 a.m. – Updated Noon, 11/17/25By Oregon Coast Beach Connection Staff (Yachats, Oregon) – LATEST…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Wildlife #B&B #Beaches #bed&breakfast #getaway #hotels #Lodging #Maps #motels #oregon #oregoncoast #OregonCoastnews #Oregoncoastpictures #photos #rentals #Restaurants #Science #travelplanner #Vacations
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/297800/

Latest on Oregon Coast Humpback Whale: Rescue Fails, Euthanasia Next

Published 11/17/25 at 7:55 a.m. – Updated Noon, 11/17/25By Oregon Coast Beach Connection Staff (Yachats, Oregon) – LATEST…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Wildlife #B&B #Beaches #bed&breakfast #getaway #hotels #Lodging #Maps #motels #oregon #oregoncoast #OregonCoastnews #Oregoncoastpictures #photos #rentals #Restaurants #Science #travelplanner #Vacations
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/297800/

Stranded and Struggling Humpback Whale on Central Oregon Coast Draws Crowds Overnight

Published 11/16/25 at 6:35 a.m. – Updated 8:30 p.m.By Oregon Coast Beach Connection Staff (Yachats, Oregon) – A…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Wildlife #B&B #Beaches #bed&breakfast #getaway #hotels #Lodging #Maps #motels #oregon #oregoncoast #OregonCoastnews #Oregoncoastpictures #photos #rentals #Restaurants #Science #travelplanner #Vacations
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/297251/

Stranded and Struggling Humpback Whale on Central Oregon Coast Draws Crowds Overnight

Published 11/16/25 at 6:35 a.m. – Updated 8:30 p.m.By Oregon Coast Beach Connection Staff (Yachats, Oregon) – A…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Wildlife #B&B #Beaches #bed&breakfast #getaway #hotels #Lodging #Maps #motels #oregon #oregoncoast #OregonCoastnews #Oregoncoastpictures #photos #rentals #Restaurants #Science #travelplanner #Vacations
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/297251/

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!

——-

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SOURCES:

• https://www.hcn.org/articles/in-albuquerque-developers-are-turning-old-motels-into-affordable-housing/
• http://www.google.com
• gemini.google.ai
• https://www.kob.com/news/top-news/city-now-renting-all-apartments-in-first-motel-conversion-project/
• https://citydesk.org/2024/02/14/city-owned-los-altos-lofts-marks-a-housing-first/
• https://www.kunm.org/local-news/2022-12-12/abq-proposes-turning-more-old-hotels-into-affordable-housing
• https://savingplaces.org/stories/a-motel-gets-a-noble-second-life-on-route-66
• https://www.taxcreditcoalition.org/gallery/luna-lodge/
• https://s3santafe.org/lamplighter/
• https://www.integrateddesignarch.com/stage-couch-apartments
• https://archives.huduser.gov/portal/periodicals/em/fall-23/highlight3-sidebar1.html
• https://glendalecherrycreek.com/2024/07/apartment-hotel-conversions-give-new-life-to-citys-old-buildings/
• https://denver.citycast.fm/explainers/denver-colfax-adaptive-reuse-motels
• https://www.hoteldive.com/news/denver-hotel-conversion-affordable-housing/653896/
• https://www.coloradocoalition.org/property/fusion-studios
• https://www.denvergov.org/content/denvergov/en/housing-information/news/2020/FusionStudios.html
• https://www.coloradocoalition.org/property/parkaveinn
• https://www.coloradocoalition.org/property/renewalvillage
• https://denvergov.org/Government/Agencies-Departments-Offices/Agencies-Departments-Offices-Directory/Mayors-Office/Programs-and-Initiatives/Homelessness-Initiative/All-In-Mile-High-Communities/The-Tamarac
• https://www.tucsonaz.gov/Departments/Housing-and-Community-Development/HCD-News/City-of-Tucson-Celebrates-Transformation-of-Amazon-Motel
• https://www.kvoa.com/news/local/affordable-housing-in-tucson-motel-transforms-for-community/article_6938c598-911e-4b3c-8445-5b0bdab4e8e2.html
• https://constructionreporter.com/tucsons-purchase-of-60-year-old-motel-is-latest-effort-to-combat-homelessness/
• https://www.kold.com/2023/08/24/groundbreaking-ceremony-no-tel-motel-be-transformed-into-affordable-housing/
• https://www.tucsonaz.gov/Departments/Housing-and-Community-Development/HCD-News/Leasing-Opportunity-at-Milagro-on-Oracle
• https://www.planetizen.com/news/2024/09/131915-colorado-springs-motel-converted-supportive-housing
• https://www.springsrescuemission.org/articles/4u-motel
• https://www.roadarch.com/signs/co2.html
• https://www.durangoco.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=4248#:~:text=Residences%20at%20Durango%20is%20the,purchase%20the%20Best%20Western%20property.
• https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/a-flagstaff-motel-will-soon-become-housing-for-the-homeless
• https://www.abc15.com/news/region-northern-az/flagstaff/flagstaff-hotel-to-be-turned-into-emergency-housing#:~:text=Flagstaff%20Shelter%20Services%20purchased%20the%20Howard%20Johnson,just%20over%20$6%20million%20earlier%20this%20month.
• https://flagshelter.org/crown-lantern/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9zMaOVSPTw
• https://housingforhopeaz.org/pinyon-pointe-apartments
• https://housingforhopeaz.org/joshua-tree-apartments
• https://www.a-1rents.com/copy-of-joshua-tree-studios
• http://route66times.com/l/az/kingman-pony-soldier-motel.htm
• https://www.ksl.com/article/51300246/south-salt-lake-welcomes-first-of-its-kind-homeless-shelter-for-families
• https://buildingsaltlake.com/another-airport-motel-is-converting-to-housing-for-elderly-homeless-the-zoning-change-it-seeks-might-open-up-airport-adjacent-residential-development/
• https://pointbyswitchpoint.org/airport-slc-location/
• https://www.ksl.com/article/50646460/deeply-affordable-housing-for-seniors-and-veterans-experiencing-homelessness-unveiled
• https://www.sltrib.com/news/2022/09/10/we-now-know-what-utahs-55m/
• https://www.yourvalley.net/phoenix-independent/stories/super-8-motel-to-be-made-into-housing-for-phoenix-seniors-exiting-homelessness,576539
• https://ktar.com/arizona-news/former-hotel-in-phoenix-to-house-offer-services-for-homeless-veterans/4765165/
• https://newgenadv.com/2021/09/newgens-latest-closing-will-assist-the-city-of-tempe-in-expanding-housing-options-for-those-in-need/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuBEabwb4OI
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jba2N48Jep0
• https://www.abc4.com/news/wasatch-front/a-proud-moment-new-facility-for-medically-vulnerable-homeless-officially-opens-doors/
• https://ktar.com/arizona-news/the-haven-senior-housing/5648068/
• https://www.mesaaz.gov/Resident-Resources/Housing/Human-Services/Off-the-Streets
• https://www.tempe.gov/government/community-health-and-human-services/housing-services/ending-homelessness/housing-and-shelter
• https://www.azhousinginc.org/2900-e-van-buren.html

#affordableHousing #cities #conversions #gentrification #geography #highwayDistricts #history #homelessness #hotels #housing #landUse #lodging #motels #planning #studios #travel

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!

——-

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SOURCES:

• https://www.hcn.org/articles/in-albuquerque-developers-are-turning-old-motels-into-affordable-housing/
• http://www.google.com
• gemini.google.ai
• https://www.kob.com/news/top-news/city-now-renting-all-apartments-in-first-motel-conversion-project/
• https://citydesk.org/2024/02/14/city-owned-los-altos-lofts-marks-a-housing-first/
• https://www.kunm.org/local-news/2022-12-12/abq-proposes-turning-more-old-hotels-into-affordable-housing
• https://savingplaces.org/stories/a-motel-gets-a-noble-second-life-on-route-66
• https://www.taxcreditcoalition.org/gallery/luna-lodge/
• https://s3santafe.org/lamplighter/
• https://www.integrateddesignarch.com/stage-couch-apartments
• https://archives.huduser.gov/portal/periodicals/em/fall-23/highlight3-sidebar1.html
• https://glendalecherrycreek.com/2024/07/apartment-hotel-conversions-give-new-life-to-citys-old-buildings/
• https://denver.citycast.fm/explainers/denver-colfax-adaptive-reuse-motels
• https://www.hoteldive.com/news/denver-hotel-conversion-affordable-housing/653896/
• https://www.coloradocoalition.org/property/fusion-studios
• https://www.denvergov.org/content/denvergov/en/housing-information/news/2020/FusionStudios.html
• https://www.coloradocoalition.org/property/parkaveinn
• https://www.coloradocoalition.org/property/renewalvillage
• https://denvergov.org/Government/Agencies-Departments-Offices/Agencies-Departments-Offices-Directory/Mayors-Office/Programs-and-Initiatives/Homelessness-Initiative/All-In-Mile-High-Communities/The-Tamarac
• https://www.tucsonaz.gov/Departments/Housing-and-Community-Development/HCD-News/City-of-Tucson-Celebrates-Transformation-of-Amazon-Motel
• https://www.kvoa.com/news/local/affordable-housing-in-tucson-motel-transforms-for-community/article_6938c598-911e-4b3c-8445-5b0bdab4e8e2.html
• https://constructionreporter.com/tucsons-purchase-of-60-year-old-motel-is-latest-effort-to-combat-homelessness/
• https://www.kold.com/2023/08/24/groundbreaking-ceremony-no-tel-motel-be-transformed-into-affordable-housing/
• https://www.tucsonaz.gov/Departments/Housing-and-Community-Development/HCD-News/Leasing-Opportunity-at-Milagro-on-Oracle
• https://www.planetizen.com/news/2024/09/131915-colorado-springs-motel-converted-supportive-housing
• https://www.springsrescuemission.org/articles/4u-motel
• https://www.roadarch.com/signs/co2.html
• https://www.durangoco.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=4248#:~:text=Residences%20at%20Durango%20is%20the,purchase%20the%20Best%20Western%20property.
• https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/a-flagstaff-motel-will-soon-become-housing-for-the-homeless
• https://www.abc15.com/news/region-northern-az/flagstaff/flagstaff-hotel-to-be-turned-into-emergency-housing#:~:text=Flagstaff%20Shelter%20Services%20purchased%20the%20Howard%20Johnson,just%20over%20$6%20million%20earlier%20this%20month.
• https://flagshelter.org/crown-lantern/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9zMaOVSPTw
• https://housingforhopeaz.org/pinyon-pointe-apartments
• https://housingforhopeaz.org/joshua-tree-apartments
• https://www.a-1rents.com/copy-of-joshua-tree-studios
• http://route66times.com/l/az/kingman-pony-soldier-motel.htm
• https://www.ksl.com/article/51300246/south-salt-lake-welcomes-first-of-its-kind-homeless-shelter-for-families
• https://buildingsaltlake.com/another-airport-motel-is-converting-to-housing-for-elderly-homeless-the-zoning-change-it-seeks-might-open-up-airport-adjacent-residential-development/
• https://pointbyswitchpoint.org/airport-slc-location/
• https://www.ksl.com/article/50646460/deeply-affordable-housing-for-seniors-and-veterans-experiencing-homelessness-unveiled
• https://www.sltrib.com/news/2022/09/10/we-now-know-what-utahs-55m/
• https://www.yourvalley.net/phoenix-independent/stories/super-8-motel-to-be-made-into-housing-for-phoenix-seniors-exiting-homelessness,576539
• https://ktar.com/arizona-news/former-hotel-in-phoenix-to-house-offer-services-for-homeless-veterans/4765165/
• https://newgenadv.com/2021/09/newgens-latest-closing-will-assist-the-city-of-tempe-in-expanding-housing-options-for-those-in-need/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuBEabwb4OI
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jba2N48Jep0
• https://www.abc4.com/news/wasatch-front/a-proud-moment-new-facility-for-medically-vulnerable-homeless-officially-opens-doors/
• https://ktar.com/arizona-news/the-haven-senior-housing/5648068/
• https://www.mesaaz.gov/Resident-Resources/Housing/Human-Services/Off-the-Streets
• https://www.tempe.gov/government/community-health-and-human-services/housing-services/ending-homelessness/housing-and-shelter
• https://www.azhousinginc.org/2900-e-van-buren.html

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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!

——-

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SOURCES:

• https://www.hcn.org/articles/in-albuquerque-developers-are-turning-old-motels-into-affordable-housing/
• http://www.google.com
• gemini.google.ai
• https://www.kob.com/news/top-news/city-now-renting-all-apartments-in-first-motel-conversion-project/
• https://citydesk.org/2024/02/14/city-owned-los-altos-lofts-marks-a-housing-first/
• https://www.kunm.org/local-news/2022-12-12/abq-proposes-turning-more-old-hotels-into-affordable-housing
• https://savingplaces.org/stories/a-motel-gets-a-noble-second-life-on-route-66
• https://www.taxcreditcoalition.org/gallery/luna-lodge/
• https://s3santafe.org/lamplighter/
• https://www.integrateddesignarch.com/stage-couch-apartments
• https://archives.huduser.gov/portal/periodicals/em/fall-23/highlight3-sidebar1.html
• https://glendalecherrycreek.com/2024/07/apartment-hotel-conversions-give-new-life-to-citys-old-buildings/
• https://denver.citycast.fm/explainers/denver-colfax-adaptive-reuse-motels
• https://www.hoteldive.com/news/denver-hotel-conversion-affordable-housing/653896/
• https://www.coloradocoalition.org/property/fusion-studios
• https://www.denvergov.org/content/denvergov/en/housing-information/news/2020/FusionStudios.html
• https://www.coloradocoalition.org/property/parkaveinn
• https://www.coloradocoalition.org/property/renewalvillage
• https://denvergov.org/Government/Agencies-Departments-Offices/Agencies-Departments-Offices-Directory/Mayors-Office/Programs-and-Initiatives/Homelessness-Initiative/All-In-Mile-High-Communities/The-Tamarac
• https://www.tucsonaz.gov/Departments/Housing-and-Community-Development/HCD-News/City-of-Tucson-Celebrates-Transformation-of-Amazon-Motel
• https://www.kvoa.com/news/local/affordable-housing-in-tucson-motel-transforms-for-community/article_6938c598-911e-4b3c-8445-5b0bdab4e8e2.html
• https://constructionreporter.com/tucsons-purchase-of-60-year-old-motel-is-latest-effort-to-combat-homelessness/
• https://www.kold.com/2023/08/24/groundbreaking-ceremony-no-tel-motel-be-transformed-into-affordable-housing/
• https://www.tucsonaz.gov/Departments/Housing-and-Community-Development/HCD-News/Leasing-Opportunity-at-Milagro-on-Oracle
• https://www.planetizen.com/news/2024/09/131915-colorado-springs-motel-converted-supportive-housing
• https://www.springsrescuemission.org/articles/4u-motel
• https://www.roadarch.com/signs/co2.html
• https://www.durangoco.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=4248#:~:text=Residences%20at%20Durango%20is%20the,purchase%20the%20Best%20Western%20property.
• https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/a-flagstaff-motel-will-soon-become-housing-for-the-homeless
• https://www.abc15.com/news/region-northern-az/flagstaff/flagstaff-hotel-to-be-turned-into-emergency-housing#:~:text=Flagstaff%20Shelter%20Services%20purchased%20the%20Howard%20Johnson,just%20over%20$6%20million%20earlier%20this%20month.
• https://flagshelter.org/crown-lantern/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9zMaOVSPTw
• https://housingforhopeaz.org/pinyon-pointe-apartments
• https://housingforhopeaz.org/joshua-tree-apartments
• https://www.a-1rents.com/copy-of-joshua-tree-studios
• http://route66times.com/l/az/kingman-pony-soldier-motel.htm
• https://www.ksl.com/article/51300246/south-salt-lake-welcomes-first-of-its-kind-homeless-shelter-for-families
• https://buildingsaltlake.com/another-airport-motel-is-converting-to-housing-for-elderly-homeless-the-zoning-change-it-seeks-might-open-up-airport-adjacent-residential-development/
• https://pointbyswitchpoint.org/airport-slc-location/
• https://www.ksl.com/article/50646460/deeply-affordable-housing-for-seniors-and-veterans-experiencing-homelessness-unveiled
• https://www.sltrib.com/news/2022/09/10/we-now-know-what-utahs-55m/
• https://www.yourvalley.net/phoenix-independent/stories/super-8-motel-to-be-made-into-housing-for-phoenix-seniors-exiting-homelessness,576539
• https://ktar.com/arizona-news/former-hotel-in-phoenix-to-house-offer-services-for-homeless-veterans/4765165/
• https://newgenadv.com/2021/09/newgens-latest-closing-will-assist-the-city-of-tempe-in-expanding-housing-options-for-those-in-need/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuBEabwb4OI
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jba2N48Jep0
• https://www.abc4.com/news/wasatch-front/a-proud-moment-new-facility-for-medically-vulnerable-homeless-officially-opens-doors/
• https://ktar.com/arizona-news/the-haven-senior-housing/5648068/
• https://www.mesaaz.gov/Resident-Resources/Housing/Human-Services/Off-the-Streets
• https://www.tempe.gov/government/community-health-and-human-services/housing-services/ending-homelessness/housing-and-shelter
• https://www.azhousinginc.org/2900-e-van-buren.html

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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!

——-

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

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

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Comfort Inn to not yet named (2026) = 82 units- added 11/17/25

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

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

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

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

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

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

SOURCES:

• https://www.hcn.org/articles/in-albuquerque-developers-are-turning-old-motels-into-affordable-housing/
• http://www.google.com
• gemini.google.ai
• https://www.kob.com/news/top-news/city-now-renting-all-apartments-in-first-motel-conversion-project/
• https://citydesk.org/2024/02/14/city-owned-los-altos-lofts-marks-a-housing-first/
• https://www.kunm.org/local-news/2022-12-12/abq-proposes-turning-more-old-hotels-into-affordable-housing
• https://savingplaces.org/stories/a-motel-gets-a-noble-second-life-on-route-66
• https://www.taxcreditcoalition.org/gallery/luna-lodge/
• https://s3santafe.org/lamplighter/
• https://www.integrateddesignarch.com/stage-couch-apartments
• https://archives.huduser.gov/portal/periodicals/em/fall-23/highlight3-sidebar1.html
• https://glendalecherrycreek.com/2024/07/apartment-hotel-conversions-give-new-life-to-citys-old-buildings/
• https://denver.citycast.fm/explainers/denver-colfax-adaptive-reuse-motels
• https://www.hoteldive.com/news/denver-hotel-conversion-affordable-housing/653896/
• https://www.coloradocoalition.org/property/fusion-studios
• https://www.denvergov.org/content/denvergov/en/housing-information/news/2020/FusionStudios.html
• https://www.coloradocoalition.org/property/parkaveinn
• https://www.coloradocoalition.org/property/renewalvillage
• https://denvergov.org/Government/Agencies-Departments-Offices/Agencies-Departments-Offices-Directory/Mayors-Office/Programs-and-Initiatives/Homelessness-Initiative/All-In-Mile-High-Communities/The-Tamarac
• https://www.tucsonaz.gov/Departments/Housing-and-Community-Development/HCD-News/City-of-Tucson-Celebrates-Transformation-of-Amazon-Motel
• https://www.kvoa.com/news/local/affordable-housing-in-tucson-motel-transforms-for-community/article_6938c598-911e-4b3c-8445-5b0bdab4e8e2.html
• https://constructionreporter.com/tucsons-purchase-of-60-year-old-motel-is-latest-effort-to-combat-homelessness/
• https://www.kold.com/2023/08/24/groundbreaking-ceremony-no-tel-motel-be-transformed-into-affordable-housing/
• https://www.tucsonaz.gov/Departments/Housing-and-Community-Development/HCD-News/Leasing-Opportunity-at-Milagro-on-Oracle
• https://www.planetizen.com/news/2024/09/131915-colorado-springs-motel-converted-supportive-housing
• https://www.springsrescuemission.org/articles/4u-motel
• https://www.roadarch.com/signs/co2.html
• https://www.durangoco.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=4248#:~:text=Residences%20at%20Durango%20is%20the,purchase%20the%20Best%20Western%20property.
• https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/a-flagstaff-motel-will-soon-become-housing-for-the-homeless
• https://www.abc15.com/news/region-northern-az/flagstaff/flagstaff-hotel-to-be-turned-into-emergency-housing#:~:text=Flagstaff%20Shelter%20Services%20purchased%20the%20Howard%20Johnson,just%20over%20$6%20million%20earlier%20this%20month.
• https://flagshelter.org/crown-lantern/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9zMaOVSPTw
• https://housingforhopeaz.org/pinyon-pointe-apartments
• https://housingforhopeaz.org/joshua-tree-apartments
• https://www.a-1rents.com/copy-of-joshua-tree-studios
• http://route66times.com/l/az/kingman-pony-soldier-motel.htm
• https://www.ksl.com/article/51300246/south-salt-lake-welcomes-first-of-its-kind-homeless-shelter-for-families
• https://buildingsaltlake.com/another-airport-motel-is-converting-to-housing-for-elderly-homeless-the-zoning-change-it-seeks-might-open-up-airport-adjacent-residential-development/
• https://pointbyswitchpoint.org/airport-slc-location/
• https://www.ksl.com/article/50646460/deeply-affordable-housing-for-seniors-and-veterans-experiencing-homelessness-unveiled
• https://www.sltrib.com/news/2022/09/10/we-now-know-what-utahs-55m/
• https://www.yourvalley.net/phoenix-independent/stories/super-8-motel-to-be-made-into-housing-for-phoenix-seniors-exiting-homelessness,576539
• https://ktar.com/arizona-news/former-hotel-in-phoenix-to-house-offer-services-for-homeless-veterans/4765165/
• https://newgenadv.com/2021/09/newgens-latest-closing-will-assist-the-city-of-tempe-in-expanding-housing-options-for-those-in-need/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuBEabwb4OI
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jba2N48Jep0
• https://www.abc4.com/news/wasatch-front/a-proud-moment-new-facility-for-medically-vulnerable-homeless-officially-opens-doors/
• https://ktar.com/arizona-news/the-haven-senior-housing/5648068/
• https://www.mesaaz.gov/Resident-Resources/Housing/Human-Services/Off-the-Streets
• https://www.tempe.gov/government/community-health-and-human-services/housing-services/ending-homelessness/housing-and-shelter
• https://www.krqe.com/news/new-mexico/former-albuquerque-hotel-turned-into-transitional-housing-for-homeless-families/
• https://www.azhousinginc.org/2900-e-van-buren.html

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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

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

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Comfort Inn to not yet named (2026) = 82 units- added 11/17/25

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

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

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

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

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

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

SOURCES:

• https://www.hcn.org/articles/in-albuquerque-developers-are-turning-old-motels-into-affordable-housing/
• http://www.google.com
• gemini.google.ai
• https://www.kob.com/news/top-news/city-now-renting-all-apartments-in-first-motel-conversion-project/
• https://citydesk.org/2024/02/14/city-owned-los-altos-lofts-marks-a-housing-first/
• https://www.kunm.org/local-news/2022-12-12/abq-proposes-turning-more-old-hotels-into-affordable-housing
• https://savingplaces.org/stories/a-motel-gets-a-noble-second-life-on-route-66
• https://www.taxcreditcoalition.org/gallery/luna-lodge/
• https://s3santafe.org/lamplighter/
• https://www.integrateddesignarch.com/stage-couch-apartments
• https://archives.huduser.gov/portal/periodicals/em/fall-23/highlight3-sidebar1.html
• https://glendalecherrycreek.com/2024/07/apartment-hotel-conversions-give-new-life-to-citys-old-buildings/
• https://denver.citycast.fm/explainers/denver-colfax-adaptive-reuse-motels
• https://www.hoteldive.com/news/denver-hotel-conversion-affordable-housing/653896/
• https://www.coloradocoalition.org/property/fusion-studios
• https://www.denvergov.org/content/denvergov/en/housing-information/news/2020/FusionStudios.html
• https://www.coloradocoalition.org/property/parkaveinn
• https://www.coloradocoalition.org/property/renewalvillage
• https://denvergov.org/Government/Agencies-Departments-Offices/Agencies-Departments-Offices-Directory/Mayors-Office/Programs-and-Initiatives/Homelessness-Initiative/All-In-Mile-High-Communities/The-Tamarac
• https://www.tucsonaz.gov/Departments/Housing-and-Community-Development/HCD-News/City-of-Tucson-Celebrates-Transformation-of-Amazon-Motel
• https://www.kvoa.com/news/local/affordable-housing-in-tucson-motel-transforms-for-community/article_6938c598-911e-4b3c-8445-5b0bdab4e8e2.html
• https://constructionreporter.com/tucsons-purchase-of-60-year-old-motel-is-latest-effort-to-combat-homelessness/
• https://www.kold.com/2023/08/24/groundbreaking-ceremony-no-tel-motel-be-transformed-into-affordable-housing/
• https://www.tucsonaz.gov/Departments/Housing-and-Community-Development/HCD-News/Leasing-Opportunity-at-Milagro-on-Oracle
• https://www.planetizen.com/news/2024/09/131915-colorado-springs-motel-converted-supportive-housing
• https://www.springsrescuemission.org/articles/4u-motel
• https://www.roadarch.com/signs/co2.html
• https://www.durangoco.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=4248#:~:text=Residences%20at%20Durango%20is%20the,purchase%20the%20Best%20Western%20property.
• https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/a-flagstaff-motel-will-soon-become-housing-for-the-homeless
• https://www.abc15.com/news/region-northern-az/flagstaff/flagstaff-hotel-to-be-turned-into-emergency-housing#:~:text=Flagstaff%20Shelter%20Services%20purchased%20the%20Howard%20Johnson,just%20over%20$6%20million%20earlier%20this%20month.
• https://flagshelter.org/crown-lantern/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9zMaOVSPTw
• https://housingforhopeaz.org/pinyon-pointe-apartments
• https://housingforhopeaz.org/joshua-tree-apartments
• https://www.a-1rents.com/copy-of-joshua-tree-studios
• http://route66times.com/l/az/kingman-pony-soldier-motel.htm
• https://www.ksl.com/article/51300246/south-salt-lake-welcomes-first-of-its-kind-homeless-shelter-for-families
• https://buildingsaltlake.com/another-airport-motel-is-converting-to-housing-for-elderly-homeless-the-zoning-change-it-seeks-might-open-up-airport-adjacent-residential-development/
• https://pointbyswitchpoint.org/airport-slc-location/
• https://www.ksl.com/article/50646460/deeply-affordable-housing-for-seniors-and-veterans-experiencing-homelessness-unveiled
• https://www.sltrib.com/news/2022/09/10/we-now-know-what-utahs-55m/
• https://www.yourvalley.net/phoenix-independent/stories/super-8-motel-to-be-made-into-housing-for-phoenix-seniors-exiting-homelessness,576539
• https://ktar.com/arizona-news/former-hotel-in-phoenix-to-house-offer-services-for-homeless-veterans/4765165/
• https://newgenadv.com/2021/09/newgens-latest-closing-will-assist-the-city-of-tempe-in-expanding-housing-options-for-those-in-need/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuBEabwb4OI
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jba2N48Jep0
• https://www.abc4.com/news/wasatch-front/a-proud-moment-new-facility-for-medically-vulnerable-homeless-officially-opens-doors/
• https://ktar.com/arizona-news/the-haven-senior-housing/5648068/
• https://www.mesaaz.gov/Resident-Resources/Housing/Human-Services/Off-the-Streets
• https://www.tempe.gov/government/community-health-and-human-services/housing-services/ending-homelessness/housing-and-shelter
• https://www.krqe.com/news/new-mexico/former-albuquerque-hotel-turned-into-transitional-housing-for-homeless-families/
• https://www.azhousinginc.org/2900-e-van-buren.html

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Historic El Rancho Hotel in Gallup, New Mexico

John Wayne, Ronald Reagan, and other Hollywood actors have resided in this picturesque Route 66 hotel.#route66 #oldwest #nostalgia #motels #hotels #section-Atlas
Historic El Rancho Hotel

Historic El Rancho Hotel in Gallup, New Mexico

John Wayne, Ronald Reagan, and other Hollywood actors have resided in this picturesque Route 66 hotel.#route66 #oldwest #nostalgia #motels #hotels #section-Atlas
Historic El Rancho Hotel

Historic El Rancho Hotel in Gallup, New Mexico

John Wayne, Ronald Reagan, and other Hollywood actors have resided in this picturesque Route 66 hotel.#route66 #oldwest #nostalgia #motels #hotels #section-Atlas
Historic El Rancho Hotel

Historic El Rancho Hotel in Gallup, New Mexico

John Wayne, Ronald Reagan, and other Hollywood actors have resided in this picturesque Route 66 hotel.#route66 #oldwest #nostalgia #motels #hotels #section-Atlas
Historic El Rancho Hotel

Historic El Rancho Hotel in Gallup, New Mexico

John Wayne, Ronald Reagan, and other Hollywood actors have resided in this picturesque Route 66 hotel.#route66 #oldwest #nostalgia #motels #hotels #section-Atlas
Historic El Rancho Hotel

Twelve pet peeves about modern hotels

Listed below are this author’s 12 pet peeves about staying in modern hotels. If there are others that readers of this blog wish to send along, please feel free to do so. The peeves are not listed in order of importance and this author is sure there are many more peeves that could be added. Peace!

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• Why are there so many darn gadgets with glow-in-the-dark digital lighting that cast unwanted light across the room like the Vegas Strip at night?

• Must 90% of all continental breakfasts be composed of solely carbs and sugar?

• Please let the customer control the heating and air conditioning, instead of being subjected to preset temps in the room that arc back and forth between North Pole and Death Valley.

• Why does a pet cost nearly as much per night as a person? And, what the hell is it with $75 for the first three nights, even if you only stay for one, at certain hotel brands. If you don’t want pets, just say so.

• Funny how in the archaic days of pre-internet you could cancel reservations over the phone by 6:00 pm on the day of arrival and not be charged. But now, in the high speed digital age, many places require 48 hours notice or more!  So, it now takes two days for a cancellation to reach its destination where before it took mere seconds by phone? Can you say “rip-off?”

• Why can’t night shade curtains be made that actually extend past the middle of the window so that damn beacon in the parking lot doesn’t shine through right where your face is on the pillow?

• My kingdom for a mini-fridge that doesn’t turn everything into a glacier overnight!

• Exactly how many documents does one have to sign to check in to a hotel for that breathtaking cubicle overlooking the truck stop?

• Why are breakfast areas always jammed packed with travel soccer teams or families heading to Disney World right when we come down to eat?

• Ever notice how brand new hotels, especially along highways, are awesome at first, but each subsequent visit they seem to be gradually losing their luster to the point that within a few years they seem to be falling apart? Are we that disposable of a society?

• Does anyone offer decaffeinated coffee anymore?

• Why do hotel showers always have a sweet spot on the handle that instantly switches between hell-fire and deep freeze?

#fun #hotels #inns #lodging #motels #satire #tourism

Dinah the Pink Dinosaur in Vernal, Utah

Built for a motel, this cartoon dino is now a symbol of the area's paleontological heritage.#roadsideattractions #motels #fossils #dinosaurs #section-Atlas
Dinah the Pink Dinosaur

Dinah the Pink Dinosaur in Vernal, Utah

Built for a motel, this cartoon dino is now a symbol of the area's paleontological heritage.#roadsideattractions #motels #fossils #dinosaurs #section-Atlas
Dinah the Pink Dinosaur