New Haven is touting its newly established land bank. It will allow the city to redevelop blighted properties and create more affordable housing.

New Haven’s Fair Rent Commission is helping others by aiding in the creation of the Connecticut Fair Rent Coalition, a group of fair rent commissions from communities across Connecticut.

The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority announced a new program, which will reduce CHFA-issued mortgage interest rates by about 1%. Eligible residents must have unpaid student loan debt of at least $15,000 and be in good standing with the student loan provider.

The majority of the development's 82 apartments will be deemed affordable. Features of the nearly 150-year-old factory will remain in place, but the space will be adapted for everyday use.

Providers say their methods of securing housing and getting residents sheltered are successful, but they need more funding to keep the work going.

In January, the city reached an agreement with the community, known as Rosette Neighborhood Village, providing a 180-day permit. The permit expired on Sunday, and New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker said it’s unlikely the state will agree to an extension.

In Connecticut, early childhood educators make an average salary of less than $30,000 annually, making it hard to afford basic needs, like rent. A nonprofit preschool in New Haven is offering its teachers free housing to ease their financial burdens.

The Commission’s task was to determine whether the request by Darling’s corporate landlord, Redwood Capital Advisors, of a roughly $1,000 monthly rent increase, was “harsh and unconscionable.”

The city’s Health and Social Services Department received the grant to gather public input and help draft an action plan specifically targeting seniors and public housing residents, improving air quality and combating heat.

The 24 apartments are all reserved for residents earning at or below 30% of the area’s median income. Half of them are for disabled or formerly homeless residents.

The court sided with the city of Grants Pass, Oregon, which created an ordinance making it illegal to sleep outside. Homeless residents were ticketed, arrested and encampments were destroyed, despite there being insufficient shelter space in the city.

The Towers recently received $20 million from HUD to upgrade the building’s roughly 55 year old infrastructure. The upgrades will also make the facility more climate friendly,