Streetscape Building Committee Chairman Mike Gawel raised concerns about the construction choices being made and the lack of inspection by the engineering firm in the initial weeks of the project. He emailed the selectmen but the issue was not addressed by the board until a special meeting Aug. 22, after the cancellation of the board’s […]
Until recently, the town hadn’t approved a multifamily development since 2013, which developers believe created pent-up demand. Now, there are at least six multifamily proposals underway. “I think the main issue is that Farmington has been underserved,” said Jacob Reiner, chief operating officer of CSRE, a real estate acquisition and management company based in Lakewood, […]
The sewer project, estimated now in $55 million range, may be in jeopardy because an $11.2 million request for federal funding has been turned down. At Saturday’s public presentation of the sewer project, Sen. Richard Blumenthal announced that the Senate Appropriations Committee did not approve the request. The three beach communities and the town had […]
A traffic study, drainage and landscaping plans and other documents have been filed with the land use office to support a proposed $22 million, 51,892-square-foot Big Y World Class Market to be built in the south end of the city. The request is to fill 983 square feet of wetlands and mitigate a 6,079 square-foot […]
Just two years after a state contract to buy power from the Millstone Nuclear Power Station in Waterford led to a surge in summer electric rates, that same contract is a major factor behind a significant drop in rates slated to take effect in September. Adjusted rates that PURA approved last week are expected to […]
The Planning and Zoning Commission on Wednesday approved an addition to Keystone Place at Newbury Brook on Litchfield Street that would add 37 new apartments to the 102-unit senior living facility. Keystone Place co-owner Joe Roche said he hopes construction can start next spring once all the details are finalized, the project goes out to […]
The city is seeking state financial aid to complete a long-awaited but financially troubled East End commercial project billed as transformative for that neighborhood. Mayor Joe Ganim’s administration has applied to the new Community Investment Fund the legislature established last year for $4.4 million for developer Anthony Stewart’s Honey Locust Square. The East End-raised Stewart’s […]
The town of East Hartford has signed a memorandum of understanding with ND Acquisitions LLC regarding the company’s development at Rentschler Field, which will ultimately result in money for a new athletic complex and construction of a portion of the East Coast Greenway. The terms of the agreement were presented at the Town Council meeting […]
While the Norwich Public Utilities water division spent much of the summer wishing for rain to replenish the city’s reservoirs, the utility’s natural gas division took advantage of the dry weather to plow forward with a busy year of gas line expansions, replacements, maintenance and safety work. The new gas line, costing about $300,000, was […]
Months after a development deal to renovate a pair of historic, 100-year-old downtown theaters collapsed, Mayor Joe Ganim’s administration has given up on the private sector spearheading the saving of the Majestic and Poli Palace, and is instead seeking nearly $100 million in state dollars to fix up the structures. The effort to secure such […]
Publicly funded or subsidized construction projects will remain the safest bet for contractors in a downturn, said Turmail. Public buildings like schools and healthcare facilities should also be insulated from a downturn, said Richard Branch, chief economist for Dodge Data & Analytics. “IIJA funds are slated to flow to the majority of programs by the […]
Despite fears about a potential recession, Connecticut continued to adds jobs during the month of July. The state added 6,500 jobs last month, lowering its unemployment rate to 3.7%, according to the state Department of Labor. The national unemployment rate is 3.5%. The private sector added 2,600 jobs in July across a wide range of […]
Yale University is on path to build a new, 49-unit residence hall at its Divinity School with a sustainable design that includes a green stormwater management system and a net-positive solar energy production. But the highlight of the building is that it was designed to meet the standards for a full certification of the “Living […]
The United States Department of Transportation announced Thursday that it has awarded $65.2 million for the replacement of the 115-year old train bridge between Old Saybrook and Old Lyme. An initial $65.2 million federal contribution was designated in fiscal year 2020 towards the estimated $432.4 million cost of the estimated 6-year-long project, which is slated […]
Waterbury Mayor Neil M. O’Leary says the city is moving quickly to authorize $5 million in local matching funds required under a recently approved $23.1 federal infrastructure grant. The $28.1 million in federal and local funding will be used to continue construction of the Naugatuck River Greenway Trail, create a riverfront park on Jackson Street, […]
In an at-times tumultuous meeting, the Tweed New Haven Airport Authority approved a new 43-year lease and management agreement with a subsidiary of its longtime contract operator, Goldman Sachs-owned Avports LLC, on Wednesday, opening the door for a $100 million airport expansion. The meeting took place with East Haven Mayor Joe Carfora speaking forcefully against […]
As about 350 people listened online and in person, a long procession of Willington residents on Tuesday night told town officials that the proposed TradeCenter 84 project is far too big and completely unwelcome. None of the roughly 30 speakers supported Hillwood Development Co.’s proposal to build a 1.5-million-square-foot warehouse just off Exit 70 of […]
Port Authority interim Executive Director Ulysses B. Hammond said that three of nine stages of construction at the State Pier have run into difficulties and run behind schedule in the last month – construction of the south wall of the pier, its toe wall, and the heavy lift platform that will allow for it to […]
U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh became the latest in a parade of President Joe Biden’s cabinet members to visit Connecticut as he toured Ella T. Grasso Technical High School on Tuesday. Tuesday’s visit by the former Boston mayor celebrated the start of CareerConneCT, which is funding 19 job training programs at a cost […]
A federal grant of about $16 million will help finance the completion of the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail in Plainville, part of a $30 million project that also would connect the heritage trail to downtown New Britain. Construction is expected to begin within a year, according to the Capitol Region Council of Governments, which is […]
The Airport Authority will consider authorizing the authority’s chairman and vice chairman to sign the new lease in a virtual meeting at 4 p.m. Wednesday. The authority, through a long-term sublease and development agreement, would cede control of certain portions of the airport to “The New HVN LLC,” a new corporation that is a subsidiary […]
The University of Connecticut will build a $215 million residence hall with suites — the first new, student housing to be constructed on the Storrs campus in six years and nearly two decades before that — an expenditure seen as critical to attracting top-notch students to the university. The new residence hall also steps up […]
The commission approved ND Acquisition LLC’s plan to construct two 100,000-square-foot high-tech manufacturing buildings and two large warehouses, combining for more than 2 million square feet on 300 acres just south of Rentschler Field. Director of Development Eileen Buckheit and Interim Town Planner Steve Hnatuk said ND Acquisitions still needs to apply for building permits […]
UConn’s Board of Trustees recently approved an option agreement to sell 105 acres in the southwest portion of the school’s Mansfield Depot Campus to a private company — Promesa Capital LLC — headed by Cortese, who would lead a group of investors in developing the site as the region’s first-ever connected and autonomous vehicle test […]
Developing the former Chromium Process site must include the developer guaranteeing 45 parking spaces, at least nine of which would need to be off site. The Planning and Zoning Commission, at its meeting Tuesday, asked consultant Tony Panico to prepare a resolution approving, with conditions, John Guedes’ request for a Planned Development District at 113 […]
The Board of Education held numerous special meetings over the spring and summer to determine what size building would have longevity in central Greenwich, and Thursday evening, the board approved a 115,311-square-foot plan. The district’s consultants at Construction Solutions Group also added extra space in the media center and hallways, which Mercanti-Anthony didn’t support. “In […]
Challenges in sourcing American construction materials, coupled with continued supply-chain issues and industry concerns, have pushed the DOT to temporarily suspend President Biden’s Build America, Buy America (BABA) requirements. During the program’s pause, contractors can research domestic construction material sources and stockpile supplies for federally funded transportation construction projects. The DOT concluded that avoiding the […]
Great Pond Village, the massive multi-use project in Windsor planned for more than a decade, is advancing to the second stage as builders prepare to erect a 750,000-square-foot warehouse and a network of new roads and utilities. NorthPoint plans to spend about a year constructing the warehouse and logistics center. Winstanley Enterprises initially talked with […]
City and public school officials broke ground on the new Cranbury Elementary School on Thursday. The school construction is the first new school to be built in Norwalk in over 50 years. Construction on the 62,288-square-foot building will proceed throughout the school year. The existing Cranbury Elementary will remain in operation during the construction. The […]
City officials joined the developer of the Aububon New Haven apartments Wednesday both to dedicate 135 new units and break ground for 66 new apartments around the corner on Audubon Street. The first phase was completed in 2020 and included 269 units at 367 Orange Street and retail space for the El Segundo Mexican restaurant. […]
A $10 million renovation of Osgood Park kicked off this week, with Mayor Erin Stewart behind the controls. “It’s very exciting; this has been a long time coming,” Stewart said Thursday morning after stepping down from the machine. “Seeing these buildings come down really signifies the start of this project.” The goal is to have […]
The Manafort Brothers Inc. demolition company has been in business since 1919. Their employees have experience in concrete, civil and utility, demolition, and more. A few examples of their work are the CT Fastrak Busway, New Britain to Hartford Station, Boston College St. Mary’s Hall, Fedex Ground Hub, Yale University’s Pauli Murry and Benjamin Franklin […]
Great Pond Village, located off of Day Hill Road, entered its next phase Tuesday after two decades of planning and brownfield redevelopment challenges delayed the project. The total investment in the phase is $14.4 million. The first phase of the project debuted in 2019 with the opening of a 230-unit luxury apartment complex. “People can […]
The town will soon have a connective tissue between the Metro North train station and Wilton Center with the construction for the long-anticipated pedestrian bridge starting this week. The project is expected to bring more walkability to the downtown area and look to boost the number of pedestrians shopping and eating in Wilton Center, especially […]
The construction industry added 32,000 jobs on net in July, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Overall, nonresidential construction employment increased by 18,300 jobs, with specialty trades gaining 10,300 positions. The nonresidential building category added 4,900 workers, while the heavy and civil engineering sector gained 3,100. While the overall job gains […]
The discovery of indigenous peoples’ artifacts will not significantly delay the start of construction of the Constitution Boulevard extension planned for next month, according to Mayor Mark Lauretti. Lauretti confirmed the discovery of the artifacts on what is known as the Churma property — the site at 55 Blacks Hill Road which was recently condemned […]
Demolition company Stamford Wrecking on Monday started knocking down one of at least three buildings that will be removed from the property in the coming months. A future redeveloper will decide whether a fourth building is taken down, said Tommy Hyde, interim director of Waterbury Development Corp. The site will retain the final building that […]
Three of the city’s public middle schools top the list to next take advantage of the new reimbursement rate for school construction, officials said. Alan Lo, Norwalk’s building and facilities manager, said the city and school district have identified Nathan Hale, Roton and West Rocks middle schools as the next buildings needing to be reconstructed […]
City leaders propose to give four properties at the corner of Main and Ann Uccello Streets to a partnership of the nonprofit San Juan Center and apartments developer Carabetta Development LLC. Using these and four privately held properties, the partnership plans a $17.4 million project resulting in 43 apartments and 7,300 square feet of retail […]
The University of Connecticut Board of Trustees Wednesday unanimously approved moving forward with the construction of a new South Campus Residence Hall, which comes with a $215 million price tag. The residence hall – which is expected to be open for occupancy in the fall of 2024 – will have 657 beds and a new […]
Murphy told city officials Monday he will provide as much support as possible for an application the city submitted in April seeking $24 million in federal funds from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant program. The RAISE application is pending approval by the U.S. Department of Transportation. If approved, the city […]
Centre Square Village, as By Carrier has called the structures, will extend north from the eastern corner of Hope Street and North Main Street, to border the nearby McDonald’s. Although recent plans were changed, city partnership with By Carrier has sought to add an additional floor and the redesigning of buildings to allow for more […]
