Kooris to lead Municipal Redevelopment Authority in first multifamily housing investments

Written By Amanda Fernandez

A new quasi-public state agency armed with $60 million to spur multifamily housing in Connecticut downtowns and around mass transit hubs will begin to fund its first projects this year.

At the helm of the newly formed Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment Authority (MRDA) is David Kooris, a 44-year-old Fairfield native who has led planning and economic development initiatives for Connecticut municipalities and state agencies over the past 17 years.

“The mission is to support municipalities in their efforts to build more housing in their downtowns and around their trains or rapid bus transit systems,” Kooris said. “The Governor and I believe strongly there is a critical mass of communities that want to (add multifamily housing), but they need some technical support, they need some resources.”

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