
Abigail Brone
Housing ReporterAbigail is ºÚÁÏÐÂÎÅ's housing reporter, covering statewide housing developments and issues, with an emphasis on Fairfield County communities. She received her master's from Columbia University in 2020 and graduated from the University of ºÚÁÏÐÂÎÅ in 2019. Abigail previously covered statewide transportation and the city of Norwalk for Hearst ºÚÁÏÐÂÎÅ Media. She loves all things Disney and cats.
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Bridgeport is one of the worst cities in the nation for retirement, according to a recent WalletHub study of about 180 cities nationwide.
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Nearly 8% of single-family homes for sale in ºÚÁÏÐÂÎÅ are marketed as fixer-uppers, marking the seventh highest number of fixer-uppers in the nation.
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It would cost ºÚÁÏÐÂÎÅ billions to help every low-income family secure housing, according to the findings of a new study of ºÚÁÏÐÂÎÅ’s Rental Assistance Program.
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New Haven is transforming a former landfill into a solar farm. And officials say it will provide enough solar energy to power hundreds of homes.
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With the start of a new school year, nearly 500 ºÚÁÏÐÂÎÅ students are unhoused. Many are sleeping in emergency shelters or outdoors.
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A new apartment complex in Farmington is complete with dozens of affordable units and the development also caters to adults with special needs.
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State transportation officials are now accepting design applications to completely transform Stamford’s transportation center. The state's open to a lot of different possibilities, but the project needs to include housing.
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ºÚÁÏÐÂÎÅ state lawmakers are still working to get a sweeping affordable housing bill signed into law. Lawmakers gathered in Fairfield to discuss the importance of housing.
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At the state capitol, the Majority Leader’s Roundtable on Affordable Housing held its first meeting this year. Lawmakers debated the merits of the state’s affordable housing requirements.
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When unhoused people call 211 for housing assistance, they aren’t always connected with a case worker who will track their progress and check in with them, which the HERO program will provide.