CT added more housing in 2023, but experts say it’s not enough
Most of the multi-family housing that does get built are larger developments, Perras said, adding that the state sees little of what he refers to as “light touch density,” or two to four-family homes.
Vermont recently underwent zoning reform that allows those types of homes as of right in areas with sewer and water service, without developers needing to go through any special permitting process, he said.
The concept is also known as the “missing middle,” said Melissa Kaplan-Macey, chief initiative officer at the Center for Housing Opportunity.
“It’s creating more housing opportunities in the context of single-family neighborhoods,” Kaplan-Macey said. “ … It is really this missing piece that’s not present in single-family neighborhoods. There’s this gap there in terms of the type of housing that meets a need.”
