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January 25, 2023 REAL ESTATE

River Breeze Commons opens in Shelton

IMAGE | CONTRIBUTED River Breeze Commons in Shelton
By Hanna Snyder Gambini

River Breeze Commons, the third phase of the Shelton River Front Development Project, has been completed and will house a number of mixed-income residents.

This week, Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz, Department of Housing Commissioner Selia Mosquera-Bruno and Shelton Mayor Mark Lauretti joined city officials to formally unveil the River Breeze Commons site, a 68-unit residential mixed-income development along the Housatonic River.

River Breeze includes 68 new residential apartments consisting of 22 one-bedroom units, and 46 two-bedroom units, which will range in size from 796 to 1,081 square feet.

The development was designed as a mixed-income development for individuals and families earning between 25% of the area median income to market rate.

Lauretti said the affordable housing statute in Connecticut is grossly misunderstood by the public, and that “employment opportunities are important to people, but also the ability for people to live in an area that they work is equally as good.”

Bysiewicz said the complex helps with the influx of population coming into the state since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

“With vibrant and walkable areas, towns like Shelton are where residents want to call home,” Bysiewicz said.  “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.”

Mosquera-Bruno said these types of complexes are a top priority for state officials who “want to support families and be able to offer them places to live that they can afford and improve their quality of life.”

Gov. Ned Lamont allocated $13.4 million in grants to seven municipalities for infrastructure upgrades that will modernize and rehabilitate housing for low and moderate-income individuals. 

Another $24.6 million was allocated from the state to help 16 communities with remediation costs for blighted parcels.

River Breeze Commons Developer Tom Cruess thanked Lamont and Bysiewicz for prioritizing affordable housing.

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