A new housing development in West Hartford, 540 New Park, replaces a blighted, abandoned and now-demolished auto parts store and contributes to solving the community’s affordable housing shortage. The project, which opened in December 2022, is fully occupied, attesting to the pent-up demand for such housing.

The project, designed for LEED Silver equivalency, is a 52-unit mixed-use, multi-family, multi-generational building in partnership with Trout Brook Realty Advisors, a non-profit developer for the West Hartford Housing Authority (WHHA). The new development is adjacent to the CTFastrak Busway, giving residents easy access to employment opportunities.

The one- and two-bedroom units are priced both market rate and at rates attractive to a workforce earning at or below 60 percent of the area’s median income. The 1,500 square feet of retail space is occupied by Community Resources, Inc., which assists residents with long-term housing stability strategies.