At a rally Saturday morning in Middletown, neighborhood homeowner Scott Case condemned the proposal to build a 14-story, 161-unit apartment building on his block.

Case said the development will tower over the neighborhood.

“This high rise does not fit into the community,” he said.

The project developer, ELDA Developments, pulled their initial plans for the complex, but has yet to release an updated proposal.

The building would be constructed on two parcels of land in the 3600 block of Columbia Street.

The land is currently occupied by a single home and a two-story apartment building with three affordable units, according to Case.

A retiree in his 60s, Case told the crowd that affordable housing is “an issue for all of us,” but that the developer is required to build only six affordab

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