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News about 35 Crescent St (Glenbrook Community Center)

Post Date:09/21/2022 5:48 PM

 

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September 21, 2022

 

Dear Residents of Stamford:

 

The proposal to redevelop 35 Crescent Street (site of the Glenbrook Community Center) into affordable, workforce housing, which will include 3,000 sq. ft of community space free of charge, has been a hot topic over the last several weeks.   One of my key priorities is to make Stamford a more accessible, equitable place to live.  To achieve this goal, we must strive to make Stamford a city that works for everyone and creating affordable housing opportunities is one critical way to realize this goal.

Toward that end, we want to provide the Stamford community with information about the housing development proposal which seeks to create 51 affordable housing units at the site of 35 Crescent Street.  We want to be as transparent as possible about how we arrived at the decision to advocate for the Glenbrook Community Center to be repurposed for affordable housing.  Importantly, the proposed site will provide public access to community space and will preserve the historic nature of the façade of the building. 

We have included the following documents for your information:

My hope is that after reviewing these documents you will understand why I am committed to advocating for the Board of Representatives to approve the sale of this property at their October 3rd meeting.  

Thank you for your interest and engagement with my office on this issue.  Should you have any further questions, please feel free to contact me at MayorsOffice@StamfordCT.gov.

 

Sincerely,

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Mayor Caroline Simmons

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