News
$4 million from FHLBank Boston will spark creation of 125 affordable housing units in Connecticut
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (408+ words) BOSTON " The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston, or FHLBank Boston, has awarded $4 million to support the creation of 125 affordable housing units in Connecticut. The units will be constructed in Hartford, Hebron and Salisbury, according to a release this week…...
Connecticut allocates $28 million to revitalize 16 blighted properties
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (374+ words) HARTFORD, Conn. " Connecticut will soon release $28.2 million in state grants to support the remediation and assessment of 16 blighted properties throughout the state. The funding will help bring more than 200 acres of land in more than a dozen towns and cities…...
Hartford welcomes new housing: 55 Elm Club Apartments open after $67M transformation
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (338+ words) HARTFORD, Conn. " After a $67 million transformation from state offices to apartments, The 55 Elm Club Apartments held its grand opening Wednesday in Hartford. The former attorney general, comptroller and treasurer's office in Hartford was revitalized into a 127-unit apartment building after…...
Former Bridgeport Holiday Inn to be transformed into 97 affordable homes
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (415+ words) BRIDGEPORT, Conn. " Plans are in motion to convert the former Holiday Inn hotel in downtown Bridgeport into affordable housing. Connecticut Housing Partners and the Connecticut Department of Housing announced this week that they officially purchased the nine-story building at 1070 Main…...
New London apartments found to be up to code during multi-unit fire investigation despite tenants' concerns
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (906+ words) NEW LONDON, Conn. " Rubble still lines the sidewalk days after a fire ravaged the historic Crocker House Apartments in New London. The fire occurred on Saturday, spreading across four units on the second and third floors of the side of…...
New Haven apartment fire displaces 10 people
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (660+ words) Ten people in New Haven are without a home Friday night after a fire at an apartment building on Quinnipiac Avenue late Thursday evening. No one was hurt. To stream WTIC on your phone, you need the WTIC app. NEW…...
Hartford tenants call out landlords for not fixing issues in apartment buildings
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (373+ words) To stream FOX61 on your phone, you need the FOX61 app. HARTFORD, Conn. " Tenants of apartment buildings on 267 Wethersfield Ave. in Hartford say they are living in poor conditions. They rallied on Thursday evening in hopes their property owner, Arlington Management Group,…...