MHA Communities

33 Yale Street
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Bridgeport, CT

An historic renovation of a 3-family home on Bridgeport's West Side. The 2 and 3 bedroom units provide supportive housing for families with special needs. Completed in February of 2007, this development is a partnership between MHA and The Center for Women and Families (CWF) and was funded with funding from CWF, Mutual Housing's revolving loan fund, City of Bridgeport HOME and Lead Free Families program, and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds.
Operation Hope is the development's service provider and provides case management and counseling services.
Conger House
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Bridgeport, CT

An 8 unit historic renovation located on Washington Park in Bridgeport. Conger House is permanent supportive housing providing housing with services for 16 individuals with special needs. The doors opened to a total of 16 formerly homeless individuals in May of 2007.
This development was financed through HUD Supportive Housing Program Funds, City of Bridgeport HOME dollars, NeighborWorks America funds and construction and permanent financing was made possible by the Community Capital Fund.
The program for this development includes on site staffing 24 hours a day with intensive case management and counseling services available during day time and evening hours. Mutual Housing Association is the owner, developer and property manager and Catholic Charities is the supportive services provider
Fairfield Commons


Stamford, CT

A partnership with Laurel House which will eventually create a 31 unit supportive housing development on Fairfield Avenue in Stamford.
The first phase of the development is completed and the units are occupied. Several sources of public and private financing were combined for this project, including McKinney-Vento Act Homeless Assistance funding and project based vouchers from the Stamford Housing Authority.
When fully complete, this development will preserve 5 existing historic homes containing 21 units and 10 newly constructed units creating a supportive housing “village” with a central green and club house. Laurel House has a case management office on site
Friendship House
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Stamford, CT

Friendship House is a 121-unit high-rise overlooking Long Island Sound and Washington Park in Stamford. Constructed in 1968, Friendship House offers spacious one, two, and three-bedroom units and broad views of the Long Island sound.
The property was purchased by MHA in partnership with New Neighborhoods, Inc. in July 2004 to preserve and maintain the building as an affordable rental community. Together, the two non-profit organizations have securedlow income housing tax credits and tax exempt bond financing through the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority to undertake a $10 million renovation of the building. Renovations began in 2009 and will be completed in 2011.
Greenfield Commons
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Fairfield, CT

A HUD 202-financed development providing ten units of housing for seniors. Greenfield Commons is located on a half-acre site known as Washington Park and is perfectly located for seniors with shopping, transportation nearby. The Town of Fairfield was an active member of the Greenfield Commons development team providing technical assistance and CDBG funding, as well as the site itself on a long-term lease for $1/year.
In addition, Greenfield Commons received a $1,308,997 grant from HUD and a $20,000 grant from the Fairfield County Community Foundation. Greenfield Commons was completed in June 2008 and fully occupied the following month
Huntington Place
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Trumbull, CT

MHA's first senior housing community located in Trumbull, CT. Huntington Place is the result of a unique partnership between Mutual Housing and the Town of Trumbull to increase affordable housing opportunities for seniors of moderate means.
Huntington Place was built by MHA on 3.5 acres of land donated by the Town of Trumbull. The $7 million project was funded with Federal Low Income Housing Tax Credits, a Connecticut Housing Finance Authority mortgage, HOME funds from the State Department of Economic and Community Development, and additional funding from the Local Initiatives Support Corporation and NeighborWorks America.
Huntington Place consists of 40 one and two bedroom units and is affordable to seniors earning between 25% and 60% of the area median income.
Maplewood Court
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Bridgeport, CT

a 32-unit historic renovation of two turn-of-the-century school buildings in Bridgeport, Connecticut that is listed on the National Historic Registry. Maplewood Court is the result of a strategic alliance with Nuestra Casa del Pueblo, a nonprofit organization in Bridgeport, Connecticut. MHA assembled over a dozen separate financing sources to complete this complex project including a $450,000 HOME grant through the City of Bridgeport and an innovative funding plan combining Low-Income Housing Tax-Credits and HUD Mixed-Finance, replacement housing funding with the Bridgeport Housing Authority. The project was completed in December 1997. Maplewood has shared laundry facilities and a community room. MHA's Bridgeport office is located at Maplewood.
Merton House
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Bridgeport, CT

Under construction in the spring of 2010, Merton House is located in Bridgeport. MHA is the owner and developer with case management services provided by Catholic Charities of Bridgeport. This supportive housing development is for families.
Two buildings, located adjacent to the Catholic Charities program offices, will provide 22 units of affordable/supportive housing in the Hollow Neighborhood of Bridgeport Connecticut.
Funding for the Merton House development comes from the City of Bridgeport HOME, State Housing Tax Credit Contribution Program, United Way and the CT Next Steps program.
Parkside Gables
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Stamford, CT

A nationally recognized Mutual Housing community located on West Main Street in Stamford, Connecticut. This townhouse style 69-unit, $11.1 million development was financed with $3.5 million in grants from the City of Stamford and a $7.6 million grant from the State of Connecticut.
Parkside Gables was built in cooperation with the Neighborhood Housing Services of Stamford. It was the first Mutual Housing community to be built in Connecticut and Parkside Gables became a national model for future Mutual Housing developments.
It has won two awards – a design award from the American Institute of Architects, and a Leadership Award from the Connecticut Housing Coalition for community outreach and leadership training programs. Parkside Gables was renovated and updated in 2008.
Trinity Park
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Stamford, CT

a 48-unit apartment building located on Spruce Street in Stamford, Connecticut. Prior to its renovation, the building was an abandoned HUD mortgaged property that had fallen into disrepair. MHA acquired and renovated the building in 1995 with assistance of a $2,687,700 HUD HOPE 2 grant.
In addition, MHA assembled financing from eight separate sources including the City of Stamford, Low-Income Housing Tax-Credits, and a $875,000 subsidized advance from the Federal Home Loan Bank's AHP with People's Bank. The first families moved into Trinity Park in August of 1996 and the building was fully occupied by October. The units at Trinity Park range from 1 bedroom to 4 bedrooms, including a few 4 bedroom interior duplex units. The residents have a common recreational deck area as well as a community room for group activities. Trinity Park residents can be visited at their page on Facebook.
Trumbull Townhomes
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Trumbull, CT

Fairfield County's first 100% suburban affordable condominium community located on White Plains Road in Trumbull, CT. Trumbull Townhomes offers 43 one, two and three-bedroom units and is designed especially for first-time homebuyers earning at or below 80% of the area median income.
The units are arranged around a large common open space area with a shared clubhouse. Construction was completed and all the units sold and closed by January 2003. The low, affordable purchase prices at Trumbull Townhomes are made possible through support from the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation, People's Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston, the Melville Charitable Trust, and a $2.4 million grant from the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development.
Woodward Cliffs
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Norwalk, CT

An affordable housing complex in Norwalk. Woodward Cliffs is a 6 unit tax credit community owned jointly by MHA and Fairfield County Mutual Housing. MHA became part owner in the complex following Mutual Housing's merger with Norwalk Neighborhood Housing Services in 2003.
Woodward Cliffs is a 3 story building that was renovated in 1996. The units are 1 and 2 bedrooms. Each unit has a deck and there is an onsite laundry. All rents are set at 60% of the area median income.
Yale Street Commons
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Bridgeport, CT

A 44-unit townhouse style development, built on the site of an abandoned car dealership; it has become one of the building blocks in the Lindencroft Historic District in Bridgeport's West End.
The two and three story town house units have garages, wall-to-wall carpeting, washer/dryer hookups, and walk-in closets and a community and recreation room for all residents to share. The Yale Street residents have created a community garden.
Funding for the development includes: $4.8 million People’s Bank construction loan; $1,505,000 CHFA mortgage; $500,000 HOME funding through the City of Bridgeport; $275,000 from the Federal Home Loan Bank; $380,000 from the Melville Charitable Trust and Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp.; and a private placement of Low-Income Housing Tax-Credits with Edison Capital.
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