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The $1,338,555 loan from the state to Trinity Washington Village will facilitate the redevelopment of the 0.8-acre site to include 80 mixed-income rental units including community space. This project is a component of the larger redevelopment of the Washington Village public housing complex.
The loan, awarded earlier this fall, was part of $27 million in grants and loans to 20 brownfield remediation and redevelopment projects in cities and towns around the state from the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development.
“Many of Connecticut’s brownfield sites have been abandoned or under-utilized for decades because the costs of redeveloping these properties are too expensive for municipalities or private developers to take on by themselves,” said Gov. Dannel Malloy. “That’s why my administration has not only allocated the funding necessary to return dozens of unused and blighted properties in every corner of the state to productive reuse, but also taken significant steps to attract private investment and increase participation in our brownfield programs.”
Housing Commissioner Evonne Klein applauded the work to provide more affordable housing in the state.
“Most of the 20 properties awarded funds for remediation include housing as part of their redevelopment plans,” said Klein. “This includes not only market-rate housing, but much-needed affordable housing, which will contribute to long-term economic revitalization of these communities.”
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