NEW HAVEN — City officials are preparing to move forward with a 200,000-square-foot laboratory and office building that would become the centerpiece of New Haven’s growing life sciences and quantum technology hub while completing the final phase of the Downtown Crossing redevelopment project. The proposed development at 2 Church St. would become the home of the previously announced Unilever Global Innovation Center. Backed by millions of dollars in state funding, the project is the third and final phase of Downtown Crossing, the city’s long-running effort to replace the former Route 34 highway and reconnect downtown with the Hill neighborhood and medical district. The project’s development and land disposition agreements will go before the Board of Alders’ Community Development Committee during a public hearing at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the Board of Alders chamber at City Hall. If approved, the agreements will advance to the full Board of Alders for a vote. “New Haven is one of fastest-growing hubs in the nation for the life sciences and quantum science, and the developments of 100 College Street, 101 College Street and 2 Church Street all demonstrate the growth of these industries in our city and underscore how New Haven is a center for cutting-edge research, development and innovation in these fields,” said Mayor Justin Elicker.

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