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Here’s What’s Coming at Burtis and Cherry
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Construction is underway at the corner of Burtis Avenue and Cherry Street, with completion for the new housing project targeted for early 2027. The mixed-use development will include 25 residential units and 400 square feet of commercial space, spread across two multi-family buildings and four townhouses. The plan was approved the following November 2022, following development by the Planning & Zoning Commission of new “inclusionary zoning” regulations. “In 2021, the commission adopted inclusionary zoning regulations for our downtown commercial zones to try and incentivize builders to build multi-family affordable housing,” Town Planner Sarah Carey told NewCanaanite.com during an interview Tuesday at Town Hall. “The application for the project on Burtis and Cherry was the first to use the regulation.