Highwood Square

943 Dixwell Ave, Hamden, Connecticut 06514

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Highwood Square is the second artist housing development completed by NeighborWorks® New Horizons. The development consists of three buildings in the complex surround a community greenspace, giving it a small, campus-like atmosphere. Built in 2011, the modern design caters to artists and the spirit of the Highwood neighborhood. The project involved 46,000 square feet of new construction and an adaptive reuse of two existing 1920’s brick office buildings, the former Johnson Wholesale Perfume Company and the Nabisco Bakery. Highwood Square’s eastern edge is bordered by the Farmington Canal Greenway, a former canal line and railroad route which has been paved and converted to a walking and bike path stretching through 10 scenic miles of Hamden and beyond.

The complex was designed by New Haven architect Ben Ledbetter in association with Graftworks Architecture and Design of Manhattan, and constructed by LaRosa Building Group of Meriden. Funded by both public and private sources, it is a project of the American Recovery Act and the first in Connecticut to use the U.S. Treasury’s Exchange Program Funding.

Unit (Bd/Ba)	Ft²	Rent
1 Bedroom (1/1)	-	Call for Price
2 Bedroom (2/1)	-	Call for Price
3 Bedroom (3/1)	-	Call for Price

Eligibility for Highwood Square

Highwood Square Details

24 one, two and three bedroom units.
Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC)

Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC)

Since this property has received funding in part through the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program, a certain number of units are set aside for lower income households. Households must earn either less than 50% or 60% of the area median income (depending on the set-aside option chosen by the property owner) to qualify for these units. Rents in these units are capped at a maximum of 30% of the set-aside area median income (adjusted for unit size). Some rental units in this property may not be subject to LIHTC and therefore have higher rents and no maximum household income requirement.