The Washington Village Redevelopment replaced a 136-unit public housing development with a new 273-apartment community, with half of the units reserved for public housing residents. The three-phase initiative took place in a coastal flood zone and moved forward in tandem with the City’s reconstruction of Raymond and Day Streets to reduce future flood risk.
The site includes surface and exterior parking, landscaping, lighting, street trees, and sidewalks. As a public-private partnership, the project followed two Section 3 guidelines and closely collaborated with federal, state, and local agencies.
Multiple funding sources supported the redevelopment: 1.5 million from HUD’s Choice Neighborhoods Initiative through the Norwalk Housing Authority, 11.9 million in Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery funds from the Department of Housing, 5.8 million from Goldman Sachs through the Norwalk Housing Authority, 1.3 million from the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development for brownfield remediation, 20.7 million in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit equity from Goldman Sachs, and 19.2 million in construction financing from TD Bank.
Image © Andy Ryan
Architect | ICON Architecture / DHK Architects, Inc. | ||
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Size | 166,000 sf | ||
Location | Norwalk, CT |