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bdurden said:
New Haven: 19 Elm Street — 96 apt construction of a former bridal shop. Nearly topped out.
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This one is chugging along… slowly.

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Build-Build-Build Downtown Plan Advances - New Haven Independent

The City Plan Commission has endorsed a proposal to ease density restrictions and permit a wider range of housing options downtown. If approved by the Board of Alders, the rezoning effort -- spearheaded by Downtown/East Rock Alder Eli Sabin -- would open the doors to taller apartment buildings...
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Looks like there might be some major rezoning on the horizon:

First, the rezoning proposal, which only regulates areas in downtown that overlap with the inclusionary zoning overlay, would reduce the minimum average unit density for multi-family developments from 1,000 square feet to 400 square feet. (In inclusionary zones, eligible projects are regulated by a reduced density requirement of 600 square feet.) By allowing for smaller units, projects can yield a larger number of homes, improving the economics for developers and creating more opportunities for people to be housed.

Second, the proposal would permit taller buildings in the center of downtown and step down maximum allowed heights closer to the city’s residential zones. Specifically, it would double the allowable floor-area ratio (FAR) of residential buildings from 6.0 to 12.0, while keeping the existing 25 percent “bonus” for developments in inclusionary zones. (FAR regulates how tall a building can be — its “total amount of usable floor area” — in relation to the size of its parcel.) For context, buildings like the Taft and the Union are not allowed under the city’s current Zoning Ordinance but would be if the amendment is passed.

Third, it would enable a wider variety of housing opportunities in downtown, including single-room occupancy (SRO) units by Special Permit. SROs are single-room dwellings with shared bathrooms and/or kitchens. They’re broadly considered critical affordable housing options for people who may otherwise be forced to live on the street. New Haven is no stranger to dormitory-style developments: The former Hotel Duncan on Chapel Street, now the Graduate Hotel, was home to 92 single-room units for 123 years. In addition to SROs, the zoning change would allow homes to be built on top of businesses, either as-of-right or by Special Permit depending on the location.

Fourth, the proposal would ease requirements for common amenity space, building coverage, and yard space for multifamily developments. Specifically, it would reduce amenity requirements from 50 square feet to 25 square feet per unit, and it would adopt the yard and open space requirements that currently apply to the business districts.
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Substantial progress on New Haven's State Street Reconstruction project: With vehicle traffic shifted to the west side, the new active transportation corridor on the east side is coming into focus. Our new 8' sidewalk and 12' two-way cycletrack are now mostly complete between Grand Ave and Audubon St, in addition to the new intersection geometry and raised crossing at Grand Ave. Not pictured are also the two new driveways into and out of the State Street Train Station paved last week. "Before" photos from Google Streetview shown for each perspective.

The new alignment of State Street will complete the final off-street link in the Farmington Canal Trail through New Haven and enable future mixed-use commercial and residential development on the former roadway and parking lots.
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$26M Application Teed Up For "Union Square" Redev - New Haven Independent

The city and the housing authority are teaming up to apply for a $26 million federal grant that would help fund the construction of 538 new mixed-income apartments as part of the first phase of redevelopment of the former Church Street South site across from Union Station.
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KCasiglio said:
This somehow undersells how barren the land is (and has been for a long time). I had a long layover at Union Station last year and figured I'd wait at a nearby coffee shop or bar. There isn't one within a half mile (excluding the dunks inside the station)
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New Haven and commuters would have been better served if Union Starion was the current location of State Street Station, an easy walk to anywhere someone on a layover would be interested in stopping through.
 
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bdurden said:
New Haven and commuters would have been better served if Union Starion was the current location of State Street Station, an easy walk to anywhere someone on a layover would be interested in stopping through.
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Or at least expand State Street so it becomes the terminus for Metro North and a secondary NH stop for Amtrak.
 
Don't know why you wouldn't do mixed use here, but thrilled to finally see anything in this space
 
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