The Denver City Council’s last action of 2023 was to approve a $30.9 million lease-purchase of the 205-room Embassy Suites hotel in southeast Denver to house the homeless. “As long as this site is a shelter it will be a shelter for families,” Cole Chandler, the mayor’s homeless adviser, told councilmembers on Monday night before a unanimous vote in favor. The city will lease the 7525 E. Hampden Ave. hotel from Hampden Heart, LLC for $825,000 a month starting Dec. 28. Denver expects to close on the purchase at the end of March, according to its contract with Hampden. Read more from the Denver Gazette: https://denvergazette.com/news/denver-embassy-suites-hotel-acquisition/article_9085732a-9e13-11ee-b183-77500564da15.html?ana=9news ----- More local videos here: https://youtube.com/@9news Subscribe to NEXT: https://youtube.com/@Nexton9NEWS Stay connected: 9NEWS Website: https://www.9news.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ilike9news Twitter: https://twitter.com/9NEWS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/9newsdenver/ Download the 9NEWS App: https://www.9news.com/appredirect/ Sign up for the 9NEWSLETTER: https://www.9news.com/email 9NEWS (KUSA) is located in Denver, Colorado.