A new study released by the Illinois Economic Policy Institute (ILEPI) in conjunction with the Project for Middle Class Renewal (PMCR) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) found that union construction jobsites are much safer than their nonunion counterparts. The authors of the report analyzed data from almost 37,000 Occupational Health and Safety […]
Spinnaker Real Estate Partners could begin physical work transforming a massive former state office building at 55 Elm St. in Hartford by February. The Norwalk-based developer purchased the century-old, 200,000-square-foot office building in Jan. 2020 for $6.8 million. It also purchased a trio of nearby parking lots at 71 Elm St., 94 Hudson St. and […]
Gotspace Data Partners LLC, a Groton, Connecticut company, is looking to build five data centers across the state. The company is aiming to develop facilities in Wallingford, Bozrah, Groton, Norwich, and Griswold. While some officials & locals are against bringing data centers to their area, it seems the towns are mainly concerned with the company’s […]
Part of the challenge of delivering projects is that finding labor to complete the work, especially for specialized jobs, could be difficult, leading to slower construction timelines. This shortage of workers will most likely lead to much higher labor costs just as these infrastructure projects begin to break ground, industry experts told Construction Dive. Joe […]
Mattern Construction, based in Baltic, submitted the lone proposal to the city by last week’s deadline to rehabilitate the decaying, mold-infested former YMCA into a new headquarters for the general contracting and management company. The proposal includes a plan to lease space the company does not need to a possible brew pub or some residential […]
In a matter of months, workers will begin erecting 837-ft.-tall wind turbines for Vineyard Wind, the country’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm. When fully operational, the plant will generate 800 megawatts of electricity, enough to power 400,000 homes. More than a dozen other East Coast offshore wind projects are awaiting government approval, and the plans […]
Developer Avner Krohn’s relationship with New Britain began about 15 years ago when he first saw the Andrews Building at 136 Main St. As Krohn, 40, embarks on his biggest New Britain project — a $14 million, luxury 107-unit apartment building at Main and Bank streets dubbed The Brit — he says his work in […]
During a roughly 40-minute presentation by contractor SLAM Collaborative to the city’s Long Term Facilities Committee, members were given a look at which buildings need to be fixed soonest — and a plan to change the makeup of the district to include either K-5 or K-8 schools to better fit children to classroom seats. At […]
Real Art Ways, the contemporary arts center in Hartford, is embarking on what is expected to be a $14.7 million expansion — the largest in its 46-year history — starting with the purchase of the Arbor Street building where the organization has leased space for more than three decades. Will K. Wilkins, RAW’s executive director, […]
The spirit of innovation is again taking wing in Parkville, with a new push by city leaders and the private sector to foster a 21st-century hotbed of startups, particularly in advance manufacturing and cost-saving technology for the insurance industry. The plans envision a neighborhood of not only early-stage companies but new apartments, more restaurants, a […]
The Biden administration approved an offshore wind farm off the coasts of Rhode Island and New York on Wednesday as part of a plan to deploy 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030. The U.S. Department of the Interior announced it approved the construction and operations of the South Fork Wind project, the department’s […]
The developer for the Trolley Pointe project in Derby recently submitted a revised project plan for the site of the former school photography business at 90 Main St. The project originally included 70 market rate apartments in a five-story building. But co-developer Joe Salemme said increased construction costs have led to a revised plan that […]
A resolution for a $89.2 million project that would build a new elementary school and update two other schools will be headed to referendum, after it was approved by the Board of Selectmen this week, following debate over how the project should be funded. The Madison School Renewal Plan would allocate $61,150,000 for the construction […]
The morning after the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill passed the House of Representatives earlier this month, dozens of stocks tied to construction experienced a boost, with some funds even passing record highs, according to CNBC. “I think this is going to be a rising tide for most construction firms that are involved in various […]
East Hartford jet engine maker Pratt & Whitney announced Monday that it has reached an agreement to sell its 300-acre former airfield to a Massachusetts-based development and investment firm, which plans to use the site for unspecified commercial development. Commercial real estate services and investment firm CBRE, which was involved in facilitating the deal, said […]
Supply for skilled construction workers has not met demand for decades, and now, that demand is going to increase. Among other issues, this will mean that contractors will have to pay their onsite workers more, experts told Construction Dive. The supply and demand issue will be exacerbated by the influx of infrastructure projects, Joe Natarelli, […]
Already facing higher fuel and salt prices, the state of Connecticut is looking for snowplow drivers to fill a shortage as winter approaches. The state department of transportation is seeking to hire nearly 140 more drivers to address a 13% driver shortage, The Day reported. DOT spokesperson Kafi Rouse told the newspaper the shortage is […]
Mystic Aquarium is investing $2.5 million into energy efficiency projects it says will reduce the facility’s electricity costs and lessen its carbon footprint. Aquarium officials said they’ve already completed the replacement of certain equipment in animal habitats, energy-monitoring equipment and lights, and are now moving forward with plans to install solar panels and improved HVAC […]
Natural gas is at prices not seen since the winter of 2007-2008. Oil, which hit rock-bottom prices at the height of pandemic shut-downs, was at its highest since 2014 by early November and seemed aimed at the $100/barrel level again. The reasons are varied and include pandemic resets, international cartel pricing and low U.S. stockpiles […]
The targeted site is the vacant, blighted Savin Rock Conference Center and the city is in the procress of learning more about development proposals. The proposed brewery would invest $20 million to $25 million; the hotel would involve an investment of $30 to $35 million, representatives of the unrelated plans told city officials. The purchasing […]
Now in its third phase, a once decaying row of former factories along Cherry Street and Howard Avenue in the West End is seeing new life. The venture includes the eventual reuse of the former Graphophone Company complex, a rehabilitation that represents a nearly $1 billion investment over six or seven years. The next phase […]
The first phase of a $4 million project to improve traffic flow on Main Street is expected to be completed by next week, First Selectman Rudy Marconi said. Eversource, along with a Westport-based contractor, worked at the intersection of Main and Prospect streets, near the entrance to the CVS parking lot. They installed a new […]
The Board of Alders has approved a zoning text amendment to a Planned Development District at 501-585 Long Wharf Drive that paves the way for the proposed apartments on the site. Multiple alders have expressed confidence in the vision of city staff and the developer, the Fusco Corp., that growth in the harbor district was […]
“This is an exciting moment for the City of Bridgeport and the Connecticut Airport Authority,” Lamont said in a statement. “The easier it is for travelers to reach our state, the stronger it makes our state’s economy and contributes to tourism. These steps are necessary to ensure the growth at Sikorsky is sustainable and that […]
Now, rising gasoline prices, the flood of pandemic relief and infrastructure money and the 2022 elections have made any thought of tolls or thee climate measure politically impossible. Lamont in an interview late Monday night after returning from President Joe Biden’s signing of the $1 trillion infrastructure bill outside the White House, said that the […]
As the city works with the owner of the sprawling Summit office complex to build a school for 1,400 upper grade students, a New York-based moving and storage company has plans to build a warehouse headquarters just to the west. The plans by Clancy Moving Systems to build a 190,000-square-foot warehouse and associated buildings on […]
The city and schools are developing the academic and construction plans for the new career academy as they await approval of a state grant for the $99 million project. This includes seeking an academy director and purchasing the space where the new school will be built inside the Summit, a 1.2 million-square-foot development on the […]
Construction was slated to begin this summer, but was pushed back to November. For the past six years, this roughly $8.5 million state project has been in the planning and design phase, according to Greg Dembowski, community development specialist. Approved upgrades, paid for by state and federal funds, include sidewalks, bus shelters, and left-turn lanes […]
Lamont, a Democrat, said his reasons were pragmatic for cooling on the Transportation and Climate Initiative, a regional plan to reduce greenhouse gases that was once at the heart of his effort on climate. At a later appearance in East Hartford, Lamont said that gasoline prices had reached a seven-year high and there was not […]
The $1.2 trillion plan – which passed the House last week – will bring more than $5 billion in investments to Connecticut. More than half a billion for bridge replacement and repairs, and $3.5 billion for highways. Never before in state history has Connecticut received such a substantial amount of money from Washington D.C. During […]
President Biden on Monday signed a sweeping $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill to upgrade the nation’s roads, bridges, water systems and broadband, touting the measure’s passage as evidence for his insistence that bipartisanship can work even in a bitterly polarized time. The bill finally passed the House earlier this month on a 228-to-206 vote, with 13 […]
According to a report compiled by Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, the state may need a billion dollars in matching funds to qualify for federal funding for low-emission rail and bus infrastructure, highway and road upgrades to reduce crashes, and electric vehicle charging. “Rather than reducing the need for TCI-P, this federal spending […]
The city has scheduled two forums to allow for public input on plans for the regional community recreation center planned for construction at Fort Trumbull. The City Council has approved $30 million in bonding for the project and a community center task force last month reviewed options for the facility presented by Silver/Petrucelli + Associates, […]
They are taking photos of the bridge’s surfaces, including cracks first noticed in 2017, which have yet to be repaired or sealed, according to state Department of Transportation officials. The project to repair the cracks and breaks in the concrete, which officials say do not threaten the safety of the bridge, is scheduled for 2024, […]
State Department of Transportation Commissioner Joe Giulietti has estimated to industry groups that the agency will need to add more than 300 full-time employees and consultants to its staff of about 3,500 in order to handle the new funding, and as much as $1 billion in additional grants over the next five years from a […]
Connecticut is in line to receive $52.5 million from the recently passed federal infrastructure bill to help expand its electric vehicle charging network. That figure, provided this week by the office of U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., would be funneled into electric vehicle charging stations, as well as other infrastructure needed to support the state’s […]
With the passage of a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal last week, $106 million has been allocated to restore and preserve Long Island Sound. The $106 million will supplement the Long Island Sound Geographic Program, which supports the Long Island Sound Study. The study is funded by federal and state dollars through a joint effort […]
A Greenwich developer’s plans to build 170 age-restricted apartments for seniors on town-owned industrial land took an important step forward when Newtown agreed to rezone the property, clearing the way a final detailed review of the multimillion-dollar deal. Newtown in August reached a deal to sell the property to Teton Capital Co. of Old Greenwich […]
Library officials had originally wanted to break ground on a new 42,642-square-foot modern library in June, but that desire was held up due to calls to memorialize the 1913 portion of the building by preservationists. Even the final few steps to obtain proper permits took longer than anticipated, according to Paul Stone, the COO for […]
The detour off South Frontage Road will be gone on Wednesday morning. When it’s reopened, South Frontage will have three travel lanes. A new far-left fourth lane will be closed to accommodate construction of 101 College St., according to a release. Over the summer and into the fall, drivers using the detour off South Frontage […]
Significant supply chain delays for the school construction project have led officials to push back the date students will arrive in their new classrooms. The project, which was previously running on schedule, is now at least three to four months delayed after officials learned that essential roofing material expected to arrive in November is now […]
The state Department of Transportation earlier this year released a 5-year capital plan that programmed $9 billion in state and federal spending through the 2025 fiscal year. The DOT is looking to use the potential new federal funds to expedite some of these previously planned projects, and also to push up the schedule for other […]
The Connecticut Congressional delegation hailed the passage of the $1.25 trillion bill as they stood Monday on the train platform at Hartford’s Union Station. They were surrounded by construction workers who will be building the projects that include railroads and highways, among others. Connecticut would receive $5.38 billion over the next five years or approximately […]
In a Nov. 4 letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the independent system operator that runs the New England grid — known as ISO-New England — has requested permission to cut Killingly from future power considerations. ISO-NE set up a battle over the proposed Killingly plant with its decision to include it in future […]
Krohn, a Long Islander who grew up near Westchester County, has no relatives or family business in Connecticut. He broke into the real estate world in Brooklyn, and his early work was all near New York City. But Krohn, 40, has rapidly become one of the major development names in this region: He’s partnering with […]
Connecticut’s all-Democratic Congressional delegation was effusive in praising passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, even after weeks of divisive and bitter infighting among liberal and moderate members of Congress. A much larger $1.75 trillion spending plan remains mired in debate and could be voted on before Thanksgiving. Although the bill does not include […]
The bill will also mean thousands of construction jobs over the next decade, what the White House called a “blue collar blueprint” for decades-delayed repair and enhancement of the nation’s infrastructure. What’s in it for Connecticut commuters? Actually, a faster ride to the West Side. By moving some LIRR trains out of Penn Station and […]
The former Hartford Marriott Farmington hotel, which received town approval this summer to be converted into an apartment project, has sold for $21.5 million and is now under new ownership, town records show. The seller was CLP Farmington LLC, which is controlled by Robert Schlesinger of Freeport, New York, state records show. Jason Schlesinger, who […]
The building, located behind McCluggage Manor, will be finished in 12 weeks, officials said. Griswold initially bonded $7.5 million in 2019 to pay for the new building. Board of Finance members first discovered the project had gone about $1.5 million over budget in January 2021. To pay for the project, the town received $411,800 in […]
The referendum to construct a new Southington Public Library passed Tuesday night. The town is now authorized to appropriate $16,900,000 for a new building at 255 Main St. In total, 6,896 voters supported the referendum and 4,324 voted against it. Leading up to the election, a “Vote Yes for a New Southington Public Library” political […]
Gov. Ned Lamont returned oversight of the state’s massive school construction financing program Friday to the Department of Administrative Services, ending a controversial two-year experiment that had placed the venture within his budget office. “Given the departure of the former director of the office of school construction we felt it made the most sense” to […]
Progress is coming along on the 80,000 sq. ft. Steele Center project off Farmington Avenue, a mixed-use development that broke ground in March. “We are currently under construction with 9 Steele Boulevard; the steel frame is up and wood framing is now going up,” Tony Valenti, one of the principals of Newport Realty Group, told […]
