Greeley’s StarRise Apartments did not open with a ribbon-cutting circus. Instead, it quietly turned into a home for dozens of people this winter, filling all 58 one-bedroom permanent supportive units by late December 2025. As the first phase of the North Weld Village campus, the project shifts the focus from cots and curfews to long-term, single-residency apartments paired with on-site services for people who have endured long-term homelessness and serious health challenges.
What StarRise Is
StarRise is a 58-unit permanent supportive housing development on the donated North Weld Village site at 123 9th Avenue, designed for people experiencing chronic homelessness and built with on-site behavioral health and case management partners. High Plains Housing Development led the project, describing the building as trauma-informed and the opening salvo in what is expected to be several phases on the 6.5-acre campus, according to High Plains Housing Development.
Fast build, faster leasing
Construction kicked off in July 2024 and wrapped in September 2025. Residents started moving in on October 1, and by December 23, 2025, every unit had a tenant, as reported by the Denver Gazette. Project designers put the total cost at about $16.8 million and highlight the adaptive reuse of the original brick cannery for shared amenities, per architecture firm WORKSHOP8.
Residents find more than a roof
Tenants say StarRise delivers something shelters struggle to offer: stability and privacy. One resident, Christine Taulman, told the Denver Gazette she moved in on Dec. 11, cooked a holiday dinner for other residents, and has been sober for more than a year. Project leaders say leases were filled in about 90 days and that they are aiming for roughly 85 percent of residents to be stably housed within two years, according to the Denver Gazette.
Funding and what comes next
Money for StarRise came together through a patchwork of public and private support, including a $2.5 million Flagship grant from The Weld Trust, along with local program funds and nonprofit partners. Project partners credit competitive tax-credit awards and regional service providers with helping the development cross the finish line. StarRise is Phase 1 of a multi-phase plan that could add dozens more deeply affordable homes in the coming years, per United Way of Weld County.
Why it matters for Northern Colorado
Permanent supportive housing is widely viewed as a proven tool for reducing chronic homelessness and the use of costly emergency services, and local planners say StarRise fills a glaring hole in the Northern Colorado continuum of care. Regional dashboards and HUD-reported Point-in-Time data help illustrate why every new unit counts, and planners hope North Weld Village can become a model for other small cities looking to convert donated industrial land into long-term housing and services, according to the Northern Colorado Continuum of Care.
