Politics & Government

With Aloft Hotel Emergency Housing Set To End, Residents Take Concerns To City Council

More than 100 residents are preparing for the emergency shelter to close.

Aloft agreed to lease the space to the city during COVID with the help of emergency pandemic aid that they knew would come to an end, CBS reports.
Aloft agreed to lease the space to the city during COVID with the help of emergency pandemic aid that they knew would come to an end, CBS reports. (CBS)

Instead of welcoming weekend guests, the Aloft hotel in downtown Denver has been home to some of the city's most vulnerable population for the last few years.

"I'm speaking for myself, but I'm also speaking for others that urgently need the assistance," Eldridge Mangraum Jr. said.

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