Lakewood dba Metro West Housing Solutions is a public housing agency that helps provide decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. Lakewood dba Metro West Housing Solutions manages several funded programs and has a total of 60 subsidized affordable housing units for rental assistance. Lakewood dba Metro West Housing Solutions administered a total of 1,411 Section 8 Vouchers. Lakewood dba Metro West Housing Solutions currently has low rent units and Section 8 Voucher as its program type. Lakewood dba Metro West Housing Solutions is located at 575 Union Blvd., Ste. 100, Lakewood, CO, 80228 and serves the city of Lakewood. Income limits, fair market rents and rent rates vary with each agency. Please contact Lakewood dba Metro West Housing Solutions at, (303) 987-7580 for more information about coverage area and program availability.

Metro West Housing Solutions (MWHS) was formed in 1974 as the Lakewood Housing Authority (LHA). At the time, the Lakewood City Council acknowledged the community's shortage of sufficient, decent, safe, affordable, and sanitary homes for its citizens. The LHA was created to meet this need. During the 1970s and 1980s, the LHA developed affordable housing programs for Lakewood residents including: implementation and management of the Section 8 program; purchase of dilapidated property and rehabilitation for sale to first time home buyers and moderate income families; and acquisition of affordable rental options in the community.

The agency increasingly recognized that housing may be a primary barrier to a high quality of life and self-sufficiency, but not the only obstacle. Accordingly, the LHA broadened its efforts to include self-sufficiency and education programs and services including financial literacy, first-time homeowner preparation, health and wellness programs, and scholarships. A 501(c)3 was created to expand funding opportunities in-house and to establish community partnerships for service provision.

The organization grew in the late 1990s and 2000s and the once cautious housing authority grew into a multi-faceted developer, property manager, and service provider. The LHA began managing its own properties, acquiring and rehabilitating apartment complexes, and developing its own newly constructed apartment communities. In 2008 the LHA purchased its own office building for headquarters and rebranded itself as Metro West Housing Solutions to reflect its evolving mission and expanding geographic reach. Today MWHS remains a fiscally-responsible, well-respected non-profit and is known locally and nationally for its success in housing and service delivery.

We are committed to providing high quality, safe, affordable, and sustainable housing and services to thousands of people in metro Denver that earn a range of incomes and embody the community's strengths, culture, and diversity.