he historic former Shlien’s Furniture Co. building, located at 584 Main St. in the city’s North End, was razed Saturday to make way for living and retail spaces, all part of $20 million in projects underway by developer Dominick DeMartino. DeMartino, who is using funds provided by the city, the American Rescue Plan Act and the state Department of Economic and Community Development, plans to have a new structure in place there by the end of the year. DeMartino acknowledged that the complexity of the developments is challenging, but praised city officials for both financial support and making the process as friction-free as possible. Middletown is supporting the projects with $2.54 million in grants that flowed from the federal government’s COVID-19 pandemic funding, as well as $2.6 million from the state Department of Economic and Community Development.
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