The Hartford City Council Monday swiftly approved paying nearly $10 million to end a 7-year court battle over the development of Dunkin’ Park and the land around it, clearing the way for further apartment construction, possibly beginning later this year. The backing of the city council came just days after Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin announced that the city had reached a $9.9 million settlement in which all sides in the court dispute agreed there would be no further litigation involving the city. Council members unanimously supported the settlement, with little comment because most of Monday’s meeting was held in executive session behind closed doors. The $9.9 million settlement calls for the city to pay that amount to Arch Insurance Co., the insurance company that financed the completion of the city’s minor league ballpark just north of downtown. Arch stepped in after the former developers — Centerplan and DoNo Hartford LLC — were fired by Bronin from the unfinished ballpark project in 2016, and a year later, the mixed-use development around the ballpark.
Legal battle over CT ballpark site ends with $10M settlement. Now comes the housing.