The site for River Breeze Commons, a new 68-unit residential mixed-income development built in Shelton along the Housatonic River, was unveiled in a ceremony officiated by Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz and Shelton Mayor Mark Lauretti.
Located at 223 Canal St., the four-story River Breeze was designed for households earning between 25% of the area median income to market rate. The development consists of 22 one-bedroom units and 46 two-bedroom units ranging in from 796 to 1,081 square feet. Included are storage rooms, an exercise room, a meeting room, and an on-site resident services coordinator”™s office. Parking facilities that will hold 105 cars will be developed under and around the proposed building.
River Breeze commons is the third phase of the Shelton River Front Development Project and is based on the former site of a brick factory.
“With new developments like River Breeze Commons, we are making our communities not only better places to live, but we are making our communities more affordable and more accessible,” said Bysiewicz.
“In many respects, the affordable housing statute in Connecticut is grossly understood by the public,” said Lauretti. “Employment opportunities are important to people, but also the ability for people to live in an area that they work is equally as good.”
Artist”™s rendering courtesy of NeighborWorks New Horizons
