On a busy block of Denver’s La Alma-Lincoln Park neighborhood, Mercy Housing’s new Native-focused campus at 901 Navajo Street is closing in on completion, promising a mix of affordable homes, supportive units and an on-site health clinic under one roof. Organizers say the development was shaped with American Indian and Alaska Native residents at the center, with community spaces explicitly set aside for cultural programming. The scale of the project, and its blend of housing and health services in a transit-friendly spot, has made it a closely watched effort.
Names, price tag and who's building
Coverage from the Denver Business Journal has referred to the campus as "Crane's Landing" and placed the overall development cost at about $110 million, with doors expected to open later in 2026. Mercy Housing and its Mountain Plains affiliate typically call the project 9th & Navajo Street and describe it as a 190-unit mixed-use community that pairs housing with ground-floor services.
Housing mix and services
The plan divides the 190 homes into 94 permanent supportive units and 96 income-restricted apartments, with floor plans ranging from one to four bedrooms and on-site case management available for residents. The National Equity Fund and project materials indicate that many apartments are set to serve households at roughly 40 to 60 percent of the area median income.
Design and cultural spaces
Renderings and the developer’s fact sheet show a stepped building façade wrapped around a circular outdoor gathering space intended for ceremonies and community events. Project partners say those elements came out of community consultation and are meant to reflect cultural priorities, according to the fact sheet and concept images credited to the design team.
Health care on site
Denver Indian Health & Family Services is slated to own and operate an on-site clinic of roughly 18,000 square feet, described as a federally qualified health center that will provide medical, dental and behavioral health care for both residents and neighbors, according to the DIHFS project page. DIHFS and Mercy Housing say that placing a Native-run clinic inside the housing campus is intended to cut down barriers to treatment and make culturally appropriate care easier to reach for American Indian and Alaska Native patients.
Funding and partners
Financing for the development leans on Low-Income Housing Tax Credit equity, supplemented by public grants and philanthropic gap funding. State housing updates have listed support for the project, and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka awarded a $1.5 million Affordable Housing Program grant to help fill the remaining gap. At ceremonial events, local partners and investors named on the team included the Denver Housing Authority, Fannie Mae Multifamily and community organizations such as the Native American Housing Circle.
Timeline and transit
Construction broke ground in spring 2025, and the site sits about a block from RTD’s 10th & Osage light-rail station, a location planners highlight as transit-oriented. Public-facing materials do not fully agree on when work wraps up: some media reports point to an opening in late 2026, while Denver Indian Health & Family Services lists an estimated completion in winter 2026–27.
Why it's notable
Project organizers describe the campus as one of the first Denver-area efforts to use Low-Income Housing Tax Credits with an explicit, culturally responsive focus on American Indian and Alaska Native residents, combining housing, a Native-run clinic and community gathering space on a single site. Partners and advocates have framed the development as a healing-centered project, shaped both by the neighborhood’s history and by the needs of Indigenous people facing housing instability.
Where to learn more
Project renderings and a detailed fact sheet are available from the development team, and local outlets have covered the budget and construction schedule. Additional information is included in Mercy Housing’s project materials and the 9th & Navajo fact sheet released by the design team, while further reporting on cost and timing can be found at the Denver Business Journal.
