The vacant rooms of several dilapidated motels sitting on Denver’s historic Colfax Avenue won’t gather dust for much longer, as real estate developers and city officials hope to breathe new life into the neglected properties as apartments, affordable housing and more. The question facing those projects is this: Can they revamp the rundown properties while also providing much-needed housing that serves the surrounding neighborhoods? Colfax Avenue is an example of the duality of a modern-day American city.