South Windsor on Tuesday approved a developer’s plan to build another 165 apartments near Evergreen Walk, but set several conditions to ensure that people renting the 21 “affordable housing” units will be treated the same as tenants paying market rate rents. Howard Rappaport’s Longleaf Developers LLC told the planning and zoning commission Tuesday night that its plans changed since they were initially presented a year ago, but emphasized that the affordable housing and accessible housing components remained the same. The project will be an extension of Rappaport’s Tempo Evergreen Walk, a 200-unit complex behind the shopping plaza. Commissioners unanimously approved the developer’s site plan, with Town Planner Michele Lipe noting numerous conditions. They include the developer submitting an affordability plan stating that appliances in affordable units will be the same as in market-rate units, and showing how affordable apartments will be dispersed around the two four-story buildings.
CT outdoor mall to get 165 more apartments. Here’s how many will be affordable housing.