The state is committing $4 million toward building The Strand, a movie theater-themed mid-rise tower that Jasko Development LLC intends to open in mid-2025. Avner Krohn, president of Jasko, said a $500,000 grant from the city along with the state’s $4 million will make it feasible to build The Strand with an affordable housing component. […]
East Hartford Mayor Michael P. Walsh will be appointed chairman of the State Contracting Standards Board, following the resignation of the current chairman, Gov. Ned Lamont announced Friday. In a surprise move, Walsh announced in early July that he will not seek re-election as mayor this fall. Walsh will begin his new role with the […]
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 […]
As expected, the new owner of the former Testo’s restaurant has formally asked the city’s zoning board of appeals to restore a permit for a controversial 177-unit apartment complex with underground parking issued last fall and cancelled in late July. At issue is the July 27 decision by Paul Boucher, head of the municipal zoning […]
If Darien wants to fix all of its flooding issues across town, it may have to face a nearly $10 million price tag to do it. A drainage study conducted by Tighe & Bond and posted on the town’s website last month revealed a too-small, easily overwhelmed pipe and channel system serving the Grove Street […]
Park Avenue will be home to a new location for a budding Connecticut industry. Michigan-based C3 Industries had its plans for a $12 million facility approved by the town’s Planning and Zoning Commission on Wednesday, paving the way for East Hartford’s first approved cannabis facility. The PZC approved cannabis facility regulations in November and revised […]
“It’s a micro community… it’s an ecosystem within itself,” said Kathy Ekstrom, development manager for Quarry Walk’s developer, Seymour-based Haynes Group. “It’s a simple formula: You build what people need and want. And that’s exactly what we did.” Quarry Walk’s last available apartments are expected to be leased up this month, even as its developer […]
Aquarion Water Company was planning to start a major water main replacement project on Greenwich Avenue this spring, but work has yet to start. The company is now saying that the water main replacement work, which is expected to take about a year to complete, should start in September. Aquarion spokesperson Peter Fazekas said they […]
The LWV, a nonpartisan nonprofit organization that promotes civic engagement, recently published a Capital Projects Funding Study which reported that the town’s historic policies and norms have meant low taxes for residents, but a slow building process that delays needed work. These projects tend to get more expensive over time, so delaying work ends up […]
Once a top manufacturer of ball bearings, bicycle spokes and a long list of other items, the Torrington Company is coming down. The eight- to nine-month project to demolish 22 of the 25 buildings on the site, which sits on North Street and encompasses parts of several other streets including East Elm, Prospect and Field […]
More than $1 million in state funds will be used to help refurbish the historic Day newspaper building in anticipation of it being transformed into a residential and commercial complex, Gov. Ned Lamont announced on Thursday. The $1.23 million Connecticut Communities Challenge Grant award to the City of New London will in part pay for […]
The Department of Labor announced Tuesday that it will publish a rule updating the Davis-Bacon Act, which sets the prevailing wages contractors must pay workers on federal projects. The rule, first announced in March 2022, will restore the DOL’s definition of prevailing wage to make it equivalent to the wage paid to at least 30% […]
Following a Town Council public hearing at 7 p.m., voters will be asked to approve the sale of 39.1 acres of town-owned vacant land at 125 Alexander Parkway to NE Edge, LLC, who plans to use it, along with two other adjacent parcels to build a three building campus for a hyperscale data center which […]
The Town Council approved bonding $2 million for the project in late April, and the school board estimated the work would be completed in early September. But the combination of a mandated 30-day waiting period before the purchase order could be issued to the contractor and continued supply distribution issues has pushed that completion date […]
The city is close to crafting an agreement with a Hartford developer to build a housing and retail development off Main Street in a public-private collaboration that would include municipal parking spots to replace those lost when the arcade was razed in 2018. The project is a partnership with Spectra Construction & Development Corp., which […]
The proposal to renovate the school and make it handicap accessible was reviewed at the Planning & Zoning Commission’s Tuesday meeting, where the upgrades and preservation of the 1902 structure were endorsed by a number of community members. The expected cost of the renovations is in the $42 million range. The Board of Estimate and […]
According to Mayor Elinor Carbone, the city is working with the building’s property owner, Torrington Standard, which in 2022 received funding for demolition and remediation. The City Council discussed the $2 million Brownfield Remediation Grant, allocated by the state Department of Economic and Community Development, which will be used to tear down areas of the […]
The measure aims to restore an old definition of the “prevailing wage,” scrapped by President Ronald Reagan, that the Biden administration says would change pay standards on federal construction projects. Under the new rule, employers would be required to pay construction workers the equivalent of wages made by at least 30 percent of workers in […]
Highview Commercial, the project’s developer, has filed an application with the Planning and Zoning Commission seeking to amend the already approved Planned Development District for the site located at 801 Bridgeport Ave. The revised application calls for removal of the already approved hotel and an office building planned for the rear of the site and […]
Connecticut Water Co. is beginning installation of a new water main this week on Belmont, Warriner, and Columbus avenues. Work hours for the project will be 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Connecticut Water spokesman Dan Meaney said the project is expected to be completed by November. The project is funded through the […]
The state Department of Transportation has had reconfiguration plans for the Route 10/Route 322/Old Turnpike Road area just north of the Cheshire line since at least 2008. In addition to squaring off unusual intersection angles, the plans call for the removal of the bridge, regrading Route 10 to meet Route 322 and putting a traffic […]
A massive road rebuilding and roundabout construction project on Jefferson Avenue aimed at improving deteriorating pavement conditions and alleviating traffic snarls is expected to be completed by next month. Director of Public Works Brian Sear said the impetus for the work, which has led to some frustration by drivers attempting to navigate alternating lanes and […]
A multi-state cannabis company headquartered in Michigan plans to build a 72,366-square-foot cultivation site in East Hartford. C3 is in the process of expanding to three new states, according to CEO Ankur Rungta. That includes the proposed facility along Park Road in East Hartford. A request for a special permit is scheduled to go before […]
The proposal by the developer, California-based TRITEC Americas, to construct a solar photovoltaic facility in Bethany is one of dozens of similar projects under construction or in planning around Connecticut, part of the state’s efforts to rid itself of emissions from fossil-fuel burning power plants by 2040. As both governments and developers seek to ramp […]
MidState Medical Center is seeking to build a new $8.4 million, 16-bed adult medical and surgical unit to boost its inpatient space. The nonprofit Meriden-based hospital, which is part of the Hartford HealthCare system, has submitted a certificate of need application with the state Office of Health Strategy to increase its licensed bed capacity. Because […]
Renovations for three Darien elementary schools have been delayed by a year after a disappointing round of construction bids. Overhauls of Hindley, Holmes and Royle elementary schools, originally slated to begin this summer, will now begin construction closer to late spring and summer of 2024 and run through August 2026. The main cause of delay […]
Not just a playground for wealthy airplane owners, the airport plays an important role in Hartford’s economy as a base for corporate jets, said Teiger, president of the Hartford Brainard Airport Association. Keeping the airport open will also position Hartford for a future where advanced aerospace — be it drones, vertical takeoff and landing technology […]
In its first report since a scathing 2019 audit led to then-Executive Director Evan Matthews being fired and the Office of Policy and Management gaining oversight of the quasi-public agency, auditors said the authority didn’t open bids before awarding a $794,790 contract to AECOM Technical Services in May 2019. The auditors’ office told CT Examiner […]
State officials made a trip to Greenwich Friday to visit some sites that may be eligible for Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act money, including the neglected dam on the Pemberwick River that hadn’t been inspected in more than a decade. Connecticut is slated to receive several billion dollars from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, […]
Plans were filed this week seeking state and federal approvals for a proposed access road into 384 acres of land in Occum, where Norwich plans to create a second business park. Each of three large condo lots shown on plans filed in the Norwich city clerk’s office shows proposed divisions into smaller pieces. The plan […]
New luxury apartments, designed to ease pressure on the local housing market as Electric Boat ramps up hiring, are coming to the site of the former William Seely School off Route 12. The 304-unit housing development, called Triton Square, will feature a yoga studio, pool, pickle ball courts, a dog run and co-working spaces. It […]
Meriden-Markham Municipal Airport will receive a $1.4 million grant from the federal government to repave the southern section of its taxiway, the latest in a series of improvements to the municipal airport. The funding was awarded through the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Improvement Program and will finish the replacement of the airport’s southern taxiway, which […]
The ongoing effort to remove thousands of truck loads of toxic waste buried across town by the defunct Raymark Industries is now expected to cost around $140 million, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. That figure is up from the $95 million the agency originally estimated seven years ago it would take to dig up […]
This proposal, called Alternative 26, includes plans to smooth traffic flow off Main Avenue by adding new exits and entrance ramps that connect to both Route 7 and the Merritt. Additionally, proposed improvements to the Route 15 and Main Avenue ramps would address the substandard acceleration lanes, steep changes in grade, sharp curves and limited […]
A contract for engineering firm Fuss & O’Neill to design a roundabout at the intersection of Shippan Avenue, Harbor Drive and Magee Avenue is headed to the Board of Representatives for a vote, after the board’s transportation committee unanimously approved it Wednesday night. The contract includes the road redesign, as well as an analysis of […]
President Joe Biden on Thursday announced plans to increase protections for workers facing extreme heat, as temperatures across the U.S. soar and large swaths of the country face heat advisories. Biden asked the U.S. Department of Labor to issue its first hazard alert for heat, which will give employers information on how to protect workers […]
Officials have delayed the $86 million renovation of three public elementary schools – Hindley, Holmes and Royle – by a year, pointing to a lack of participation and high cost estimates from contractors. The $86 million estimated budget includes renovations to libraries, classrooms, offices, parking lots and fields, removing portable classrooms and replacing the roofs […]
Developer 3 Squared LLC has applied for a special exception and site plan approval for the 21-unit project on the .43-acre lot at 365 Crown St. Partners include Nicholas Martino and Louis Roy Evjen of Southington and Isaac Shweky of Cheshire, according to state business records. The vacant lot is currently owned by the Curtis […]
The Oxford-based developer behind the proposed 152-unit apartment complex on River Road has been given the greenlight to move forward with the project. The Planning and Zoning Commission recently approved initial plans from B-WIZZ to develop the four-building complex at 453 River Road. The developers must return with final detailed development plans once they receive […]
After only one application was received to develop 118 acres of town-owned property, the Request for Proposals call remains open until September, an official said. Proposals for the sale and development of Mountainside Drive, located off of Wallens Hill Road, are now due by Sept. 22. Town officials said that any proposal should focus on […]
The zoning application was originally submitted in December 2021 by then-Testo’s owners Mario Testa, longtime head of the Bridgeport Democratic Town Committee and ally of Mayor Joe Ganim, and his nephew Ralph Giacobbe. And the apartment plan was drawn up by Bridgeport-based contractor John Guedes, well-know for his work in Shelton and some under-construction downtown […]
Mayor Joe Ganim’s administration is seeking $25 million from the state to purchase — or, if it comes to it, seize through eminent domain — and demolish the PSEG-owned facility at 1 Atlantic St. in the South End. Those unfamiliar with the massive industrial harborfront property will likely at least recognize its red and white […]
A shortage of engineers is complicating the state Department of Transportation’s efforts to upgrade and repair Connecticut’s roads and bridges, officials told the CT Mirror. Although officials gave varying estimates as to how many jobs need to be filled in the department in coming years — from 10% to more than 40% of the ideal […]
Spotted off the coast of Waterford on Friday was L/B Jill, a massive vessel with 300-foot legs that support a raised platform and will be used to support work at South Fork Wind, an offshore wind farm under construction off Long Island. The 12-turbine project, which will generate enough electricity to power 70,000 homes, is […]
The Board of Mayor and Burgesses has hired national engineering firm Kleinfelder Northeast for $437,273 to work on the design for the Parcel A and B major development hub, roadway and site improvement concept. Borough officials already had chosen Kleinfelder for work on stormwater and sanitary sewer upgrades. Richter & Cegan, an Avon-based landscape architecture […]
A Baltimore-based builder of prefabricated multifamily structures has been approved for a $1.5 million state tax break in return for 112 hires it plans for a new factory in Windsor. The loan committee of Connecticut Innovations, on Tuesday, approved the tax break. The deduction will be applied against taxes on the anticipated $96 million cost […]
A planned 225-unit luxury apartment development in Newington is regaining momentum after the withdrawal of a court challenge, which was followed by a $2.3 million land sale. In April 2022, Newington’s Zoning Commission approved a special permit allowing Pennsylvania-based multifamily builder A.R. Building Co. Inc. to build luxury apartments on a roughly 26-acre site along […]
The Meriden Housing Authority Board of Commissioners voted Monday to undertake a study to determine the costs of completely demolishing Community Towers rather than doing a gut rehab. The 11-story towers house low-income elderly and disabled adults in 220 units at 55 Willow St. The housing project, the last owned and managed by the MHA, […]
Farmington is moving forward with the construction of 204 luxury apartments across from Batterson Park that zoning officials expect will help address the town’s need for workforce housing. Located at 80 Batterson Park, the site of the Pond View Apartments is also within a few miles of other employment hubs like Jackson Labs, Stanley Black […]
The Metropolitan District Commission plans to raise nearly $85 million to help pay for more than 75 water, sewer and other projects, some entering new phases and others expected to launch this year. A major share of the new funding — $32 million — is for sewer projects. MDC said about 10%, or $13 million, […]
As Connecticut inches closer to its 2040 deadline to procure all of its energy from zero-carbon sources, the state needs to diversify production, and some experts say that hydropower must become an increasingly important part of the energy mix if the Nutmeg State is going to meet its clean energy goals. However, for that to […]
On Aug. 1, crews will begin blasting ledge along I-95 at Exit 74 in East Lyme to make room for another northbound travel lane as part of the $148 million rebuild at Route 161. The interstate will be closed in both directions for 15 minutes twice a day between 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., Monday […]
Looking for a place to take a break from a busy day or to meet up with friends? Check out the town’s new pocket park, which was constructed as part of the third of six phases of a $12.4 million streetscape development project. The rest of phase three was an extension of phase two and […]
E-commerce giant Amazon.com has purchased two vacant retail plazas along the busy Boston Post Road in Orange for more than $14 million. The site was the subject of a 2020 redevelopment proposal to turn the former Lowe’s center into a 129,000-square-foot delivery station. It is unclear what Amazon’s plans are for the property. The two […]
Residents of Guilford and Madison as the energy company Eversource has started clearing trees from the 150-foot wide right of way running along transmission lines between Branford and Old Saybrook. The project is expected to run through the end of the year, said Eversource Manager of Vegetation Management in Connecticut Sean Redding. The clearing is […]
School buildings, tennis courts, playgrounds, and other public facilities are all set to receive millions of dollars in repairs and upgrades next year as part of a town-wide effort to improve local infrastructure. The Town Council voted unanimously last week to approve Mayor Laura Hoydick’s proposed improvement program for the 2023-24 fiscal year and issue […]
The new Metro-North train station at Merritt 7 is open for commuters, however, the pedestrian bridge going over the railroad tracks to the office complex is missing some of its needed glass, delaying its debut. The delay is due to ongoing supply chain issues that began during the COVID-19 pandemic, Morgan said. Although the bridge […]
With $100 million budgeted for an overhaul of the XL Center set to start next year, consultants in the arena business say that Connecticut needs to spend big to just stay in the game as cities around the nation invest in major venues. With the $100 million secured at the close of this year’s legislative […]
The new Eastern Greenwich Civic Center, projected to cost roughly $25 million, should be mostly built by spring of 2024, and one town official said the exterior of the new building will likely completed soon. The new facility, named the Cohen Eastern Greenwich Civic Center after its donors from the Steven and Alexandra Cohen Foundation, […]
The offshore wind market in North America has attracted global developers and equity partners as state and federal policies finally align to encourage investment in domestic clean energy. But at the same time, developers face challenges as inflation, supply chain bottlenecks, the high cost of materials, competition for vessels and ports, and workforce shortages threaten […]
Flooding has covered a low-lying section of Interstate 95 the past few days during torrential downpours, causing detours and slow downs for drivers. It’s problem the state Department of Transportation says its hoping to alleviate through a construction project that should take about a year to complete. He said the construction zone at the site […]
The detours will occur twice daily from Monday through Thursday as both sides of the highway are shut down for roughly 15 minutes each time. State Department of Transportation spokesman Josh Morgan said a blast operator from Maine Drilling and Blasting will be using explosive charges to dislodge chunks from 800 feet of rock ledge […]
The CAA board, citing uncertainties about state funding, at its regular meeting voted unanimously to suspend those talks for the foreseeable future and focus on the half-dozen airports the organization already runs. The deal between Bridgeport and the CAA over Sikorsky, in the works in some form since at least late 2021, appears to be […]
Construction to build 24 riverside apartment units in three buildings is underway on Main Street in South Meriden. Local developer LaRosa Construction is behind the project. Doing business as Rincon Holdings LLC, the company won Planning Commission approval for the project by a 4-1 vote back in January. LaRosa had prior approvals from the Zoning […]
In an unexpected move, the state Department of Transportation told town officials on Monday that it plans to fully replace the 83-year-old Alpha Street viaduct while preserving the through streets running below it. The new plan, dubbed “option five,” came after the department offered several repair options, including a $25.5 million bridge replacement that would […]
Board members for Savin Rock Communities voted unanimously to borrow up to $29.3 million to make upgrades to Surfside, a 254-unit public housing property designated obsolete in early 2020 by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, according to authority Executive Director John Counter. Counter said in March that plans to borrow in order […]
Hours after municipal demolition permits were issued for the property, the city’s zoning chief Monday advised the developer and contractor behind a 177-unit apartment complex planned for the former Testo’s restaurant of “serious questions and reservations” with the plan approval his department issued in March 2022. As a result, wrote Zoning Administrator Paul Boucher in […]
Gov. Ned Lamont announced Tuesday that nearly $7 million in State Bond Commission funding will be used for an apartment complex on the site of the former Showcase Cinemas. A groundbreaking is expected later this year. Lamont said construction is tougher in Connecticut than many other states and the lending market is difficult, but the […]
The Stamford Zoning Board on has approved a proposal to build a 31-story high-rise apartment building in downtown’s Landmark Square. The residential tower will replace an existing office building built in 1977 as part of Stamford’s urban renewal era. The new project will be the city’s third-tallest building. The developer, White Plains, N.Y.-based Cappelli Organization, […]
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., on Monday pledged to do his best to secure federal funding for three Northwest Corner towns where roads sustained heavy damage in flooding July 9-10. Blumenthal stopped in Colebrook first, followed by Norfolk, where several roads and two bridges on Route 272 were damaged, before moving on to Goshen and […]
Many of the infrastructure improvement projects that resulted from the mega bipartisan IIJA program will be under scrutiny this year by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). The agency is increasing its focus on companies receiving those IIJA federal monies. The OFCCP released a list of 250 construction contractors and subcontractors that the […]
Revolution Wind, the offshore wind farm project southeast of Block Island that could power more than 350,000 southern New England homes, moved significantly closer to completion Monday when the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced it had completed the project’s final environmental review. Revolution Wind, a joint venture by regional electric utility Eversource and […]
Waterbury officials are asking the city’s Board of Aldermen to sign off Monday on a contract paying Plainville-based Manafort Brothers up to $3.6 million to demolish a former brass factory in the heart of the city. Waterbury paid $2.3 million for the 138,304-square-foot building on 6 acres at 170 Freight St. in December, planning to […]
Flooding during significant rainfall events historically has been an issue in Meriden. But officials say ongoing efforts during the yearslong Harbor Brook flood control project, which is ongoing, have reduced the severity of those such storms. The Meriden Green is a cornerstone of those efforts, as it is capable of storing some 58 acre feet […]
The town is roughly a year behind on its upgrades to its sewer system, a project that when completed would improve the water quality in the Norwalk River. The project cost has grown 15 percent to $57.1 million due to inflation and supply chain woes, and involves decommissioning the Route 7 treatment plant and upgrading […]
Demolition of the former Testo’s restaurant, where Bridgeport’s long-time Democratic Party chief for years cooked for patrons and concocted political recipes for the city, could begin this week to make way for a 177-unit market rate apartment complex. The municipal building department on Monday issued the $4,440 worth of necessary permits to tear down the […]
A developer with a growing roster of apartment developments and renovations in a long-struggling corner of Hartford has proposed a $30.4 million project mixing 78 apartments and 12,000 square feet of commercial and office space on two city-owned properties. Now, Bronin is proposing to grant a 49-year lease – with options to renew – of […]
Construction is about to commence on the Southington Library site, following nearly two years of planning by the Library Building Committee. Contractors at Whiting-Turner planned to move their trailer on site Friday, and erecting a fence around the construction area on either Monday or Tuesday early next week. Having met with all the different contractors, […]
Elected officials plan to discuss government incentives for Port Eastside LLC, a company looking to revitalize an area bordering the Connecticut River with mixed-use development. Mayor Mike Walsh announced earlier this month that he will leave his position in November to help organize the plan, named Port Eastside, without payment from any parties involved. Nicholas […]
The future of Hartford-Brainard Airport was the subject of intense debate Thursday night — with Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin speaking up to make the case for transforming the site into something more valuable to the city. Experts hired by consultant BJF Planning outlined the economic and environmental factors affecting the marketability of the airport property, […]
The Offshore Marine Service Association says it strongly supports the offshore wind industry. Many of its member companies are already working in it. Smith said this effort is about securing their future — decades of jobs and investments. The U.S. could need roughly 2,000 of the most powerful turbines to meet its goals to ramp […]
Mayor Laura Hoydick’s proposed replacement for the old American Shakespeare Theater would feature about 500 to 550 seats, according to the architect who helped design the venue. The yet-to-be-approved concept for a black box theater, which Hoydick unveiled last month alongside a larger $11.5 million redevelopment of the riverside site off Elm Street, would be […]
The blighted property may soon see residential redevelopment after receiving a $200,000 grant from the state Department of Economic and Community Development. The town, in collaboration with the developer, Lee Properties of Haverhill, Mass., applied for the grant this spring to conduct environmental assessments on the property. The grant, one of 15 Municipal Brownfield Grants […]
A $2.85 million project to rehabilitate the Union Pond Dam is scheduled to begin on Monday and last until November 2024. When construction begins, the parking lot at the west end of the pond off Union Street will be closed, but the road itself will remain open. LaMalva said the work to be done includes […]
Members of the Central Middle School building committee are waiting for a revised cost estimate from the architects and construction manager team. The project’s start date has also been delayed by several months. Tony Turner, chairperson, said these are preliminary and may change once SLAM Collaborative, the project architects, and Turner Construction, the project construction […]
Construction of a new boutique hotel has begun on the grounds of Mystic Seaport Museum on the site of the former Latitude 41 restaurant. Work began on the site of the future Delamar Mystic Hotel in March with the demolition of Latitude 41 and the Shipyard Tavern by Mystic Seaport, and construction began last month, […]
The city’s Inland Wetlands & Watercourses Commission voted unanimously to issue a permit for the river crossing needed for a gas line and fuel cell project near Weaver High School. The Connecticut Natural Gas Co. project is intended to serve a University of Hartford fuel cell. While the plan had called for a gas line […]
As the Carrier Companies kicked off construction of a 104-unit apartment complex downtown, contractors were erecting structural steel for Wheeler Health’s new headquarters across Hope Street and other crews were working on the $33 million city hall renovation on the other side of North Main Street. The family-owned Carrier Companies’ groundbreaking for Centre Square Village […]
The more than $3.6 million grant will be used to fine-tune the existing infrastructure and to install a wide-range of new equipment, including solar power systems, heat pumps and energy-efficient lighting, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. Officials have not yet announced which two schools will receive the upgrades, but could be an example […]
Construction is about 25% complete at Linden Place, a 44-unit, mixed-income housing complex in the historic Hillside neighborhood. The $13 million project, run by nonprofit affordable housing developer NeighborWorks New Horizons, is expected to be complete by June 2024, said Tom Cruess, the organization’s CEO. Linden Place will be for individuals and families earning between […]
The Zoning Commission on June 21 approved a special permit for International Framers to develop two steel and metal one-story buildings, a 25,600-square-foot structure and a 10,200-square-foot building at 280 Elm St. The applicant will be required to provide the borough with a sediment and erosion control landscaping bond and present a landscaping plan and […]
Whether it’s road construction on Interstate 95, Route 9, the Haddam swing bridge over the Connecticut River or a new railroad station in Windsor Locks, the state Department of Transportation has been out working on improvement projects — and holding up road and river traffic at times. Projects are largely financed with 80% federal funds […]
In an effort to jump-start development in three key areas in or near downtown Hartford, city officials want to establish various tax-fixing agreements they say will make it more attractive for developers to build mixed-use projects. Mayor Luke Bronin and the city council are considering tax-fixing agreements for future developments that occur at: Rensselaer Polytechnic […]
During a Board of Representatives meeting this week, Democratic city Rep. Megan Cottrell laid out a view of the development that has earned Stamford the moniker “fastest-growing city in Connecticut.” “The goal, for many, is to turn Stamford into a luxury place,” Cottrell said. “We are attracting affluent people from New York and surrounding areas, […]
Director of Planning and Development David Corcoran said that the Economic Development Commission hired urban economics consulting firm Strategy 5 LLC to conduct an analysis of the town to explore the economic and fiscal impacts of additional multifamily housing after two multifamily projects were approved in recent years, the 83-unit College View Village behind Merrow […]
A plan to build a new air-traffic control tower for Hartford-Brainard Airport is up for review under a federal environmental report posted for public comment last week. The plan, drafted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), proposes replacing Hartford-Brainard’s 1973-vintage tower with a more modern design including all-electric building systems, recycled steel and harmful-chemical-free materials. […]
The Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved applications for a luxury apartment building on South Shore Drive and a housing project on Strong Street. The Strong Street development will include 69 detached single-family homes on about 17 acres on Strong Street, project officials said. The units will not have an age restriction or affordable component. […]
Democrats plan to nominate a candidate for mayor later this month after Mayor Mike Walsh announced Monday that he would not run again this year. Meanwhile, Walsh insists he’s not being paid for his new gig. Walsh announced this week he will leave office in November, along with his $106,000 salary, to serve as the […]
Residents may be on the hook for millions of dollars in school construction work because officials missed the deadline to apply for state aid. And while both the Central Middle School and Old Greenwich School projects will eventually be done, base costs are expected to skyrocket because of inflation, in one case swallowing up whatever […]
The city hopes to power the proposed South Norwalk Elementary School entirely by solar energy, according to Adam Blank, attorney for the school district on the project. During the meeting, the commission also discussed the existing site plans for the proposed $76 million school, which will be South Norwalk’s first in over 40 years. Blank […]
The project includes creating 18 new stops and four mini-hubs and the procurement of 15 new electric buses. There also will be a dedicated bus-only guideway and traffic signal priority buses, according to officials. Members of the city’s federal delegation and local officials announced a $25 million federal grant to help build a new BRT […]
The state is distributing $23.8 million in grants and loans to clean up and revive former industrial sites in Bristol, Bridgeport, New Haven, Fairfield and other towns. The brownfields remediation funding affects 480 acres on 22 properties in 15 communities, including Bridgeport, New Haven and Bristol, where a shuttered steel plant is targeted for renewal. […]
The State Bond Commission is expected to approve $340.2 million in funding for projects across the state when it meets Friday morning. The agenda includes a $6.5 million request for abatement and demolition of buildings at Founders Plaza in East Hartford, including the former McCartin School and three adjacent buildings. The commission is also set […]
Two vacant parcels in a prime development area of North Haven have been sold for a combined $6 million. The properties at 405 and 417-425 Washington Ave., sit directly adjacent to the new Amazon fulfillment center, and are some of the last open parcels along the commercial stretch of Washington Avenue, Route 5. Both properties […]
State officials are planning changes to the Bishops Corner intersection at North Main Street and Albany Avenue, citing that the area is “unfavorable for pedestrian travel.” The state’s efforts to improve pedestrian safety in West Hartford comes as the town embarks on its own Vision Zero process to do the same. The town took the […]
The cargo ship Trina arrived at Adm. Harold E. Shear State Pier from Denmark Wednesday morning, ready to offload 16 huge tower pieces that will be used to assemble Ørsted’s first four wind turbines. Its arrival marks the first time that the 200-ton tower sections, each measuring 65 to 100 feet long, had been transported […]
Bronin has requested the city council authorize him to enter into a tax-fixing agreement, purchase and sales agreement, development agreement, and ground lease for 17 Bartholomew Ave. The underutilized downtown parking lot is owned by Carlos Mouta of 17-35 Bartholomew Avenue LLC, who is seeking a public/private partnership with the city in his vision for […]
A plan to develop more than 200 acres got closer to realty with the recent announcement of $3 million in federal community project funding. “Every day there’s an article in the paper about the housing crisis affecting families,” DeLauro, who represents the 3rd District, said at a press conference inside Seymour Town Hall Tuesday. The […]
State funding is ready for a streetscape improvement project for downtown Plantsville that’s been in the works for well over a decade. The $4.3 million project will realign the West Main Street and Route 10 intersection slightly to improve site lines in addition to providing other safety and aesthetics upgrades for the area. Funding is […]
Hamden is seeking $5 million from the state’s Community Investment Fund, a portion of which would help repair the tennis courts. The rest would go toward updating and renovating the neighboring Louis Astorino Ice Arena. The Legislative Council on Tuesday voted to give the town administration permission to submit the CIF application. The tennis courts, […]
