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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Democrats are celebrating their election wins, and already discussing plans to ease the state’s housing crisis. -
The partnership will bridge the gap between state law, expectations for housing production and what local leaders are equipped to provide. The one year project is funded with $720,000 in federal dollars. -
the first of three apartment buildings at the Platform at Naugatuck which abuts the train line has been completed and residents recently began moving in. The majority of the units are affordable, for families earning 80% and below the area's average income. -
Oak Park was originally constructed in the 1940s for veterans returning from the second World War and their families. Once the reconstruction project is completed, there will be more than 160 units.The second phase will be completed late next year. The third phase will begin shortly after. -
State lawmakers and housing advocates say making homelessness a protected class may be integral to fighting an uptick in attacks against Connecticut’s homeless population.A series of attacks brought lawmakers and housing advocates together to discuss ways to change the state’s attitude and treatment of the unhoused. -
The attacks, near the shelter Beth-El Center, included rocks thrown at tents and one person was harmed. Police are still investigating. The new facility will expand services to 24/7 and add more supportive housing beds. -
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.
