What a heartbreaking scene we all watched unfold over the last days of 2021.
My stomach was tied in knots as I watched a wind fueled fire rage through rural Boulder, Superior and Louisville. As I watched the video news dispatches, I could picture the individual streets and the clients I have helped over the years who live there. This morning I’m getting some good reports from some, and news of a total loss from others. The silver lining seems to be that all are safe.
So many families lives have been turned upside down. My thought now turns to how to help. I’ve signed up at ColoradoResponds.org and I’m reaching out to my individual contacts who have been directly impacted. I know that a big need will be housing. As a community, we will need to find a place for between 500 and 1000 families to live while they rebuild their lives.
Do you have a basement apartment? A second home? An AirBNB rental? Or can you consolidate homes among family and friends and make a home available? If so, please let me know. I am in direct contact with families who need housing and there are hundreds more.
We need to all pull together to help our neighbors!
Please send me a message if you hear of ways to be of service in the coming days.
From the Boulder County webpage set up for the Marshall Fire Resources:
“For housing offers register throughAirbnb’s Open Homes Program to help connect those who have been displaced with willing hosts in the area: https://www.airbnb.com/
Here are some community pages on Nextdoor and Facebook that are putting together homes and people.
Next Door Housing Page for the Marshall Fire
Facebook Housing Group for the Marshall Fire
Here are some housing opportunities I have so far from my contacts:
Long Term
- 3 bedroom, 1 bath home in Fourmile Canyon for rent. Mid-Century Modern Design on the creek. Available now $3,000 per month. Not currently listed anywhere else.
- Furnished two-bedroom condo in Gunbarrel – ready to rent. Not currently listed anywhere else
- Two Bedroom Condo in Boulder available February 1. $2,000
- Two – One-Bedroom condos in Broomfield available now.
- Barn space for RV parking. Water hookup, electricity. In rural Boulder County.
Short Term
- Space in large house in Gunbarrel. Enough room for a family with a dog.
- Two spare bedrooms with a private house in Longmont for a +- week.
- Two spare bedrooms plus bath in Indian Peaks Subdivision.
- Basement space with queen bed and 3/4 bath in Arvada
Here are some other short-term opportunities in hotels that were sent out from a Realtor colleague:
HOTELS WITH AVAILABILITY OFFERING DISCOUNTED RATES:
| HOTEL NAME | ROOMS AVAILABLE | RATE | PHONE NUMBER | NOTES/ HOW TO BOOK |
| Hyatt Regency Downtown Denver | 500+ rooms available starting tonight and also available 12/31/21 and beyond | $99 for any displaced residents | 303-436-1234 | Call the hotel and ask for the front desk. The $99 rate is only available through the front desk as it’s a local emergency rate (not available through the website). |
| Grand Hyatt Downtown Denver | 400 rooms available starting 1/2/2022 | $119 for any displaced residents | 303-295-1234 | Call the hotel and ask for the front desk. The $119 rate is only available through the front desk as it’s a local rate (not available through the website). A few rooms available for NYE but availability materially opens for the week. |
| Westin Downtown | Starting 1/2/2022 200+ rooms available | $99 for any displaced residents | 303-572-9100 | Call the hotel and ask for the front desk. The $99 rate is only available through the front desk as it’s a local emergency rate (not available through the website). |
| Gaylord Rockies | 500+ rooms available starting 1/2/2022 | Rate fluctuates daily | 720-452-6900 | Book online using the promo code LPR. This rate is available only to Colorado Residents |
| Hilton Garden Inn Denver Union Station | 720-643-1999 | Limited availability tonight and tomorrow but offering significant discounts to those displaced for future nights |
Here is a link to a Red Cross page titled “Recovering After a Fire”
I will update this page as I learn more. Please contact me if you have ideas, housing options or want to be connected with the housing options listed.
Take good care,
Neil Kearney
303-818-4055
