Berlin’s Steele Center taking shape, with two more buildings under construction

by Kimberly Glassman | Apr 28, 2023 | Uncategorized

Tony Valenti and Mark Lovely of Southington-based Lovely Development and Newport Realty are building The Steele Center, a $17-million, 75,000-square-foot commercial and residential development, that will bring 70 market-rate apartments and several commercial...

West Hartford’s first transit-oriented housing development is coming. Here’s what that means.

by Kimberly Glassman | Apr 28, 2023 | Uncategorized

A five-story 150-unit mixed-use housing development could be coming to the former Puritan Furniture site on New Britain Avenue in Elmwood. If approved, the project — which has been called Elmwood Lofts in filing documents — would be the first to make use of the...

17 major development projects set to transform Danbury’s landscape for years to come

by Kimberly Glassman | Apr 28, 2023 | Uncategorized

The city’s post-pandemic landscape is busy with development activity, from new car dealerships opening and proposals for hundreds of new apartments on the booming west side to commercial and residential projects slated for the downtown’s Main Street. “The diversity of...

CT’s highway system ranks 5th in national study, as per-mile spending rises

by Kimberly Glassman | Apr 28, 2023 | Uncategorized

Connecticut’s highway system was recently ranked fifth in the United States in terms of its cost-effectiveness and condition, rising 26 spots from last year’s rankings, according to the 27th Annual Highway Report released by the Reason Foundation. While...

CHFA poised to approve $36.5M in loans for housing developments in Newington, West Hartford and New Haven

by Kimberly Glassman | Apr 27, 2023 | Uncategorized

The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority’s Mortgage Committee unanimously endorsed $36.5 million in loans to affordable housing projects in Newington, West Hartford and New Haven Tuesday. The loan proposals include $3.17 million for the second phase of...