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New Haven committee gives favorable recommendation for Towers rezoning to allow new senior housing tower

New Haven Board of Alders — Legislation Committee · March 10, 2026
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Summary

After a lengthy presentation and public testimony from residents and service providers, the Legislation Committee voted to give a favorable recommendation to rezone the Towers site to BD3, clearing the way for a proposed Tower 3 with roughly 150 units (largely subsidized) and ground‑floor community uses.

The Legislation Committee voted to give a favorable recommendation to a map amendment that would rezone the Towers property (Tower One and Tower East and an adjacent parcel) from Plan Development District 15 (PBD15) to BD3 to allow a proposed Tower 3. Presenters for the project—Caroline Con of Brenner Wall and Jesse Wescott for the Towers—described a consolidated site and a concept for approximately 150 new units, the majority subsidized, with only a small market‑rate component.

Wescott told the committee the proposed…

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