January 23, 2002 |
2002-R-0110 | |
ASSISTED-LIVING SENIOR DEMONSTRATION HOUSING | ||
By: John Moran, Research Analyst | ||
You asked several questions regarding housing issues, specifically:
1. Who are the developers and what are the sites for the assisted-living senior citizen demonstration housing projects that the Department of Economic and Community Development and the Connecticut Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA) are jointly sponsoring?
City/Town |
Name of Complex |
Developer |
Status |
Bridgeport |
Park City Residence/ Columbia House |
Sheldon Oaks Central |
Application withdrawn by developer (now proceeding as congregate housing) |
Glastonbury |
Herbert T. Clark House |
Glastonbury Housing Authority |
On hold, parties attempting to resolve issues |
Hartford |
The Retreat |
Community Renewal Team of Hartford |
Moving forward |
Middletown |
Lutheran Home |
Lutheran Social Services of New England |
On hold, parties attempting to resolve issues |
New Britain |
Marian Glen |
Marian Senior Communities LLC |
Moving forward |
PA 01-2 gave CHFA additional time to issue a new request for proposals (RFP) to replace the developer who had withdrawn. CHFA has since issued the RFP and is now reviewing the responses. Original plans called for up to five demonstration assisted-living developments. PA 01-2 allowed CHFA to accept up to three new proposals in case one or two of the original remaining four proposals does not work out.
2. Provide the names of housing developers active in Bridgeport.
The Hartford office of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation provided the following names of housing and community development agencies active in Bridgeport:
_ Shore Area Community Development Corp. (nonprofit)
Bridgeport
(203) 366-2809
Carlton Haymer, Director
_ Mutual Housing Associates of South West CT. (nonprofit)
Stamford
(203) 359-6940
Larry Kleutch, Director
_ Habitat for Humanity of Greater Bridgeport (nonprofit)
Bridgeport
Robert Kehoe, Director
(203) 333-2642
_ McDillon Real Estate (for-profit)
Bridgeport
(203) 579-1712
3. Who is the Department of Social Services (DSS) contact in the Bridgeport office?
Francis Freer, Administrator
DSS
925 Housatonic Avenue
Bridgeport, CT
(203) 551-3000
4. Provide a list of DECD housing funds going to Bridgeport in recent years?
Please see Attachment 1 provided by the Office of Fiscal Analysis.
JM: eh