1950s apartments make way for mixed-income modernity

Charter Oak Communities broke ground Aug. 14 at the former Vidal Court site in Stamford.

Greenfield is the third phase of the Vidal Court revitalization, which features replacement of a 216-unit rental apartment complex developed in 1955.

Of Greenfield”™s 45 mixed-income housing units, 27 will be rented to low- or moderate-income households and be designated as replacement housing for Vidal Court. The remaining 18 units will be designated for market-rate households.

From left at the groundbreaking are Laure C. Aubuchon, director, Stamford Office of Economic Development; Dara K. Kovel, vice president for multifamily housing, Connecticut Housing Finance Authority; Vincent J. Tufo, executive director and CEO, Charter Oak Communities; Courtney A. Nelthropp, chairman, Charter Oak Communities; Kathleen A. Silard, executive vice president and CEO, Stamford Hospital; Evonne Klein, commissioner, Connecticut Department of Housing; Joseph Schiffer, AIA principal, Newman Architects P.C.; Jennifer Gottlieb Elazhari, program center coordinator, Office of Public Housing, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
From left at the groundbreaking are Laure C. Aubuchon, director, Stamford Office of Economic Development; Dara K. Kovel, vice president for multifamily housing, Connecticut Housing Finance Authority; Vincent J. Tufo, executive director and CEO, Charter Oak Communities; Courtney A. Nelthropp, chairman, Charter Oak Communities; Kathleen A. Silard, executive vice president and CEO, Stamford Hospital; Evonne Klein, commissioner, Connecticut Department of Housing; Joseph Schiffer, AIA principal, Newman Architects P.C.; Jennifer Gottlieb Elazhari, program center coordinator, Office of Public Housing, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.