Abigail Brone
Housing ReporterAbigail is Connecticut Public's housing reporter, covering statewide housing developments and issues, with an emphasis on Fairfield County communities. She received her master's from Columbia University in 2020 and graduated from the University of Connecticut in 2019. Abigail previously covered statewide transportation and the city of Norwalk for Hearst Connecticut Media. She loves all things Disney and cats.
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Supportive housing offers those who are chronically unhoused a temporary place to live. Those programs are under threat with changes in federal approaches to homelessness programming. -
The new train station, which cost more than $120 million to construct, abuts the apartment complex property, which will include 120 apartments total, and 70 in the first phase. -
Police have identified three suspects in the attacks, which included rocks thrown into tents and swastikas painted on trees surrounding the encampment. -
Some landlords are now giving tenants an alternative way to pay their security deposit. It requires them to pay a small monthly fee instead of a lump sum up front. Lawmakers are asking the FTC to intervene. -
More than 100,000 Connecticut families sought help with energy costs last year, and the price for a gallon of oil has nearly doubled since last fall. -
Housing is the largest expense for almost any family, but in states like Connecticut where housing costs are exceptionally high, it counteracts the benefits of other social services like SNAP. -
Whether the building will include any affordable apartments is still being determined, according to East Hartford Mayor Connor Martin. But, the town is already above the state-mandated 10% affordable housing stock requirement set for each municipality. -
The plan called for the removal and relocation of a single-family home on Washington Street that was constructed in 1739. A credit union was approved for the adjoining parcel. -
Yale Street Commons, a nearly 30-year-old affordable apartment complex in Bridgeport will be gutted and upgraded for its 125 residents. -
Connecticut needs 100,000 more affordable housing units, according to several studies, including one conducted by Connecticut’s Office of Policy and Management.
