New affordable housing project to serve as example in Waterbury NBC Connecticut [Video]

Affordable housing is a touchy subject in a number of Connecticut communities, but a new project in Waterbury could serve as a model for other municipalities.

The housing crisis in Connecticut has many layers. When it comes to realtors, they say there’s a lack of supply.

Affordable housing has proven to be one of the most difficult things for lawmakers, zoning commissioners and developers to try to solve. But could a recent collaboration in Waterbury be a model of the future for other cities and towns?

Linden Place is the result of a public-private partnership. Kathy Luria, executive director of the Harold Webster Smith Foundation, explains how stakeholders got it done.

Mike Hydeck: So you’re a nonprofit that’s connected to Webster Bank and one of the partners of this project in Waterbury, which seems to be wonderful. So I would love to learn more about it and see if it could be replicated. …