The person hired to replace Konstantinos Diamantis to steer the state’s school construction grant program has resigned after barely four months on the job. Douglas Rogers resigned from his job as director of the Office of School Construction Grants & Review on March 13 in an email to the state Department of Administrative Services human […]
The landmark State Capitol building, completed in 1878 as a memorial to the Civil War, is crumbling and needs more than $54 million in repairs, cleaning and renovations, according to estimates that could increase by 4 percent or more annually as building officials await funding from the General Assembly. While there was an extensive, 10-year […]
City officials approved plans for a mixed-use, 77-unit project in the East Norwalk Village on Wednesday, calling opposition to the project by more than 700 neighbors misplaced frustration with recent zoning changes to encourage development in the “stagnant” area. A petition signed by 731 residents called on the developers, Spinnaker Real Estate Partners and M.F. […]
The proposed project to build a sports complex at the now-vacant MassMutual office park on Bright Meadow Road originally called for developer Andrew Borgia of Fast Track Realty and Anthony Ardolino of All Sports Village to lease a portion of the nearby 32.6-acre town-owned Brainerd Park for artificial-turf playing fields as part of their financing […]
Over the past 15 years, as Stamford grew to become Connecticut’s second-most populous city, no area experienced more of a transformation than the South part — also known as Harbor Point courtesy of the large mixed-use development that bears the name. The 350-acre peninsula’s two census tracts saw a combined 140 percent increase in population […]
The Torrington native is the newly appointed state Department of Transportation commissioner, getting acclimated to his new role since his appointment in January. He previously served for three years as deputy secretary of the state agency responsible for the state’s roads, bridges and rails. Eucalitto started working as a deputy commissioner a couple of months […]
A massive $385 million project to revamp Norwich’s school buildings moves a step closer. The Norwich City Council approved resolutions giving the Norwich Board of Education permission to apply to the state Department of Administrative Services for funding for three of the four elementary school projects – Greeneville, Stanton and Moriarty elementary schools. School Building […]
A developer’s offer to expand and improve a key intersection helped convince town officials to approve a $100 million project off West Street. Town leaders gave the Texas-based developer approval earlier this week for the plan which includes 255 apartments along with turning lanes and a motion-sensing camera for the West Street and Curtiss Street […]
The town has won $5.4 million in state aid to demolish and abate the abandoned middle school on Newhall Street, a site Mayor Lauren Garrett hopes ultimately will become Hamden’s “community campus.” Garrett has proposed spending $15.4 million, the bulk of the town’s remaining $18 million in ARPA money, on the community campus. The entire […]
The Federal Aviation Administration has extended the public comment period on the draft Environmental Assessment of Tweed New Haven Regional Airport’s proposed expansion project by 15 days to May 1 after being approached by representatives of both the airport and expansion opponents. The Tweed New Haven Airport Authority will hold a public information workshop and […]
American Bridge Company (AB) is rehabilitating the East Haddam Swing Bridge, which carries Route 82 over the Connecticut River and links the towns of Haddam and East Haddam, for the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT). The total project cost is $78.4 million, with the AB contract valued at $55.2 million. Planning for the project goes […]
Two historic buildings near downtown Hartford‘s Bushnell Park — occupied for decades by state offices, including the Secretary of the State — could be converted into 108 apartments in a $45 million project that would give a significant boost to the Bushnell South redevelopment unfolding in the area. The state Department of Administrative Services confirmed […]
Texas-based developer, Anthony Properties, is proposing 255 apartments, 17,000 square feet of retail space and a clubhouse on 41 acres along West Street. It would be accessed via Curtiss Street. Town leaders estimated the project will cost about $100 million. A traffic study presented by the developers said the project would add about 225 cars […]
The state Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting tonight regarding the planned removal of the Exit 21 off-ramp on Interstate 84 eastbound. The meeting is scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. at Maloney Magnet School, 233 South Elm St. The project is part of the New Mix program, which will address the […]
Larry Fox, chair of the contracting standards board, said he doesn’t want to be in the position of reviewing every request for proposals, but wants to be able to look at the procedures the quasi-publics use, and make sure they’re promoting fair competition in their bidding process. The quasi-agencies – which are designed to provide […]
Demolition of the former Latitude 41 restaurant at Mystic Seaport Museum began this week to make way for a boutique hotel on the property. Heavy equipment was in full motion on Tuesday tearing down the rear of the building, leaving the front of the building mostly untouched except for the missing windows, which had all […]
The City Council voted unanimously Monday night to transfer ownership of the former YMCA at 337-341 Main St. to Mattern Construction of Baltic for its planned new headquarters and commercial development. Along with creating its new headquarters, Mattern plans to market excess space in the renovated building for a restaurant or pub. The property is […]
A developer envisions transforming the Webster Street parking lot into a nearly 500-unit apartment complex with a 1,100-space parking garage and retail space for stores. To that end, the community is invited to a “Webster Street Lot Listening Session” at which officials will gather input from the community. Local and community leaders will attend, along […]
A Missouri-based company is proposing a 521,886-square-foot warehouse in Bloomfield on property that a construction company now uses for equipment storage and material stockpiling. NorthPoint Development LLC has applied for a special permit that would allow it construct the warehouse, with 118 loading docks, 206 trailer parking spaces and 361 car parking spaces. Northpoint, headquartered […]
A bill approved last week by the House Energy and Technology Committee charges the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection with developing a hydrogen strategic plan that encourages the use of hydrogen produced from renewable energy, and prioritizes its use in the sectors of the economy that are hardest to electrify. The department would also […]
New York developer Avner Krohn said he expects to have tenants in his latest New Britain development in September. Krohn said construction on the $20 million-plus, 107-unit apartment building known as The Brit is continuing but interest in the development is high. There are, right now, 165 people on the waiting list that have yet […]
The State Historic Preservation Office, known as SHPO, is currently has oversight of the demolition and restoration of historic properties. But earlier this month, the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities lobbied for an appeals process on SHPO decisions, citing millions spent on litigation and remediation and arguing the need to balance historic preservation with economic development […]
Crews are busy constructing a new bridge to replace the one over Saugatuck Avenue, a project that has been in the works for years. The work is part of a larger Interstate-95 improvement project between exits 16 and 17 along the Norwalk, Westport line to make it safer for drivers. The total cost for the […]
Yale University will build a new, 12,930-square-foot Chemical Safety Building near the existing one on Edwards Street, after getting approval from the City Plan Commission. The project is a part of the university’s larger plan to develop its Science Hill district and enable a construction of a new Physical Sciences and Engineering Building, which was […]
The city is seeking $32.1 million in state grant funds to transform Long Wharf and enhance downtown, according to plans recently presented to New Haven alders. The city is seeking $32.1 million in state grant funds to transform Long Wharf and enhance downtown, according to plans recently presented to New Haven alders. The plans, which […]
The proposed felling of more than 800 trees, the disturbance of wetlands on the Yale Golf Course and the construction of a temporary hauling road on the Yale Nature Preserve has brought objections from Westville residents as they seek a discussion with the university. Karen King, a spokesperson for Yale, said the work at the […]
With the city’s affordable housing plan not yet formally approved, the Planning and Zoning Commission hopes to extend its moratorium on apartment buildings everywhere but downtown. The commission, at its meeting Wednesday, voted to hold a public hearing on March 29 to discuss extending the moratorium on new multi-family residential rental housing units throughout the […]
Cross Highway is about to get a bit safer as officials work to improve that area from North Avenue to Bayberry Lane. The project is in its early stages and is part of the town’s plan to address traffic and pedestrian safety issues. Wilberg said it’s a geometry issue with a four-way stop at the […]
A measure that would incentivize the installation of ground geothermal systems, heating pumps and heat batteries — shaving 10 percent off the upfront cost of installation, the most expensive part of the technology — has been introduced in the Connecticut General Assembly. A heat pump is basically the same technology as a refrigerator. A refrigerator […]
A plan to repair, upgrade and keep the 50-year-old XL Center in downtown Hartford running and relevant will cost $107.2 million. Hartford officials and CRDA staff see the sports and entertainment arena as a key city attraction, something that brings in crowds to patronize local restaurants on event nights and adds to the city’s vibrancy. […]
The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection walked back what local leaders thought was a $17 million grant for sewer construction in the beach communities, instead saying that the agency is looking at a variety of federal funding options for the project. Under the program, the sewer project already qualifies for a 25% grant and […]
The committee alders voted unanimously in support of a resolution authorizing the city to apply for $32.1 million in grant money as part of Round 2 of the state’s $800 million Community Investment Fund (CIF). Piscitelli explained that the city is seeking $25 million in state aid for a suite of improvements to Long Wharf, […]
Officials this week announced the time is here to begin a $148 million construction project at the Exit 74 interchange of Interstate 95 that’s been touted as one of the largest in the state. The goal is to reduce congestion and improve safety on the highway and Route 161, the underlying state road leading to […]
Residents are set to vote Thursday on funding approval for the abatement, demolition and remediation of a blighted property where housing and retail space is proposed. A potable well sampling conducted at the site that year identified the dry cleaning solvent perchloroethylene in soil and groundwater, and the roughly 4,700-square-foot building on property — which […]
The state has awarded the borough a $3 million grant from Community Investment Fund 2030 to develop the former Uniroyal site. The award is part of a $98.5 million package doled out to more than two dozen municipalities and agencies, including $921,000 for Grace House Capital Improvements in Waterbury; $6.8 million for Route 72 corridor […]
A large group of residents are opposing plans by NE Edge, LLC to construct a data center on Millstone Nuclear Power station property. A petition opposing the project by the group “Protect Waterford” has collected nearly 700 signatures. The group is concerned about noise from the project, as well as what they say is NE […]
Bowman, of Miller, Wolff, Napolitano LLC, says Monday night’s vote comes after “a long 20 years” of various efforts to transform several lots on the north end property into a complex that is now projected to feature a gas station and a convenience store, a hotel, a grocer, restaurants, and other anticipated retail uses, along […]
A North Carolina-based real estate developer has purchased the southwest corner of the ex-Coliseum site for over $10.6 million — furthering an already-city-approved plan to build up that part of the property into a new 11-story lab and office building. The seller of that property is an affiliate of Spinnaker Real Estate Partners, the Norwalk-based firm that […]
The town plans to borrow up to $10 million to repair roads and up to $5 million to fix roofs on several schools and municipal buildings over the next few years. By June 30, 2024, the town aims to repair Candlewood Lake Road North, Buckingham Road, Big Bear Hill Road and Little Bear Hill Road, […]
On Monday night, Superintendent Tamu Lucero hosted a virtual public meeting about the proposed new school — to be split between a new school building at the current location of K.T. Murphy Elementary School and a building at 83 Lockwood Ave. that used to house Rogers Magnet Elementary School. Officials have long discussed opening a […]
A second Norwich business park, a New London community center and improvements to Poquetanuck Village in Preston were the recipients of $19 million in state grants Tuesday through the Community Investment Fund 2030. The local approvals were among 28 grants totaling $98.5 million approved by the Community Investment Fund Board Tuesday and will be forwarded […]
The Connecticut Port Authority reached a milestone last month with the completion of one of two delivery berths at State Pier, which means incoming vessels carrying offshore wind turbine components will be able to offload their cargo at the pier. The wind turbines are expected to arrive next month. They are associated with the ongoing […]
Electric Boat and Connecticut’s vast submarine industrial base could stand to greatly benefit from Australia’s acquisition as one of the primary manufacturers of the Virginia-class model. A security pact between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States (AUKUS) could have wide-ranging international and domestic implications on security as well as shipbuilding in eastern Connecticut. […]
Local and state government contracts for highway, road and bridge projects dramatically increased between 2021 and 2022, a sign that bipartisan infrastructure funds are starting to have an impact, but contracts for rail and transit projects slowed significantly since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an analysis conducted by the American Road & […]
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection will offer $17 million in grants toward the cost of the beach sewer project, according to a meeting on Friday that included state officials, the town and the beach associations. The long-delayed project would install sewers in Sound View Beach, the town’s beach area, as well as […]
A redevelopment of an abandoned factory that was once a cornerstone of Hartford’s Parkville neighborhood won a key, state funding approval Friday for a $92 million conversion into apartments and business incubator space — a project that could significantly boost the Parkville Arts & Innovation District. On Friday, a committee of the Capital Region Development […]
With nearly $200,000 in federal funds allocated for its demolition, the former police station building on Plumtrees Road may be on its way to becoming affordable senior housing, if some town officials get their way. The Board of Selectmen voted during its Feb. 27 meeting to use $194,500 in COVID relief money from the American […]
Mayor Caroline Simmons’ proposed $91.4 million total capital budget funding for next fiscal year is more than 60 percent higher than this year’s adopted $55.5 million, and the lion’s share of the new spending would be on school projects. Borrowing would fund $56.2 million of the capital budget for the new fiscal year, which begins […]
Nearly four years after plans for a complete redesign of the East Norwalk Interstate 95 exchange, the state continues to study whether the area should be converted into Connecticut’s first “diamond intersection.” “A traffic study is ongoing to determine if a diverging diamond is a feasible alternative in the area, and what other potential alternatives […]
After launching the project nearly a year ago, city officials say disaster prevention measures along Harbor Brook are nearing completion, with a possible conclusion date as early as this fall. Construction is running ahead of schedule, Ennis said, thanks to this year’s atypically mild winter which gave crews space to operate with greater efficiency and […]
East Hartford’s Town Council, meeting Tuesday night, unanimously agreed to sell the 25-acre former Showcase Cinemas site for $1 to developers planning to build at least 300 apartments. The council also unanimously signed off on a series of conditions that in some ways ease the expectations and burden of developers Brian Zelman and Avner Krohn […]
The Board of Selectmen approved a $10.5 million appropriation for construction and remediation of Penfield Pavilion to meet a federal deadline, but some local officials are calling the decision rushed and drawing comparisons to the former Tetreau administration. In addition to addressing the outstanding notice of violation lodged by FEMA, the town must remove fill […]
“Yes, the initial bids came in over budget,” confirmed Thomas Gill, Bridgeport’s director of economic development. He declined to say by how much, arguing it would compromise the integrity of the second effort to solicit prices. Specifically the city wants to move forward with masonry, structural steel and extensive heating, ventilation and air conditioning improvements […]
Darien-based real estate development and investment company V20 Group purchased four acres of the former shopping center from its owners, the Palmer family, to finally begin redevelopment on the empty shopping center after years of delays. The deal was finalized on March 1. With a prime location across from the Noroton Heights train station, the […]
Gov. Ned Lamont rejected calls Wednesday by business owners and House Republicans to pause the collection of a new mileage tax on tractor-trailers that raised $4.3 million in its first month, the majority from out-of-state truckers. “You got to pay your bills in life,” Lamont said. “We’ve got a lot of expense when it comes […]
State truckers joined Republican lawmakers on Wednesday to criticize the highway use tax that took effect in January, predicting higher consumer prices and financial burdens on their businesses. They stressed that the highway tax’s estimated $90 million a year was supposed to target out-of-state 18-wheelers, it seems the bulk of the charges will fall on […]
The city presented a proposal this week to create a new Route 9 northbound off-ramp on River Road, which one day could lead motorists to a revitalized and redesigned riverfront. The goal, Florsheim said, is for the city to partner with the state in the “right way to get this project realized.” The off-ramp would […]
Reaction was swift to the Board of Education’s vote last week to recommend to the Town Council to consolidate the town’s two high schools, building a new high school on the Lyman Hall High School campus and closing Mark T. Sheehan High School. On Feb. 27, the Board of Education voted 8-1 to recommend to […]
As multiple industries still face workplace shortages, one solution is emerging, especially in traditionally male-dominated fields like construction: recruit more women. According to recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, nationwide, the number of women in construction has hit an all-time high, with women now making up 11% of the construction industry. Women in […]
The architecture firm hired to design a new Central Middle School called the Board of Education’s current plan “unachievable” on Tuesday, saying it was impossible to fit the approved amount of classroom space into a 115,000 square foot building. The ed specs were approved in August 2022 and call for 88,300 square feet of learning […]
The town is one step away from gaining the approvals needed to build a new police station after the Planning & Zoning Commission reviewed plans for the proposed $16.4 million project. The discussion came during a virtual public hearing at a P&Z meeting on Feb. 27. Ultimately, the commission voted unanimously to close the public […]
The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection announced plans to open two procurements for zero-carbon energy this year, including one specifically for offshore wind. The department has authority to procure about another 1,200 MW of offshore wind, but said it hasn’t determined how much, if any, it will procure this year. Speaking to state lawmakers […]
A Branford-based engineering and construction company contracted to perform work at State Pier in New London has filed a lawsuit claiming it is owed more than $800,000 for extra work it performed during the demolition stage of the massive rehab project. Blakeslee Arpaia Chapman, Inc. filed the suit in November against Kiewitt Infrastructure Co., the […]
During a Monday news conference, Tong, the state’s top civil lawyer, said that about $181 million in fraud has been recovered by state and federal authorities among the nine state agencies he is allowed to monitor. There are more than 100 such state departments, offices and quasi-public agencies, though, while attorneys general in neighboring states, […]
Technological trends in large firms include building information modeling (BIM), the use of advanced building materials and construction robotics. Safety continues to be at the forefront of the industry no matter the size of the firm, with technological advances in tools such as construction wearables to keep workers safe. Technology has not scaled as quickly […]
The proposed development of a 40-unit apartment building on Mohawk Drive, not far from the landfill, has nearby residents concerned about increases of levels of methane in the area. The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection presently oversees the landfill. “The gaseous ‘burping’ that results from the breakdown of trash has reduced, though still […]
After nearly five years, construction may begin this spring on The Wellington, a planned 31-unit affordable housing development at 131 Cottage Road. The financing is set to be finalized for the $11 million project and a general contractor, Haynes Construction of Seymour, has been hired. The architects are Schadler Selnau Associates of Farmington. Two nonprofit […]
D&V Development of Middletown, located in Wallingford, submitted an application to the Land Use Department detailing a plan to construct housing on city-owned land. The project would involve a land swap with the city. Other issues involved the proposal’s proximity to wetlands, environmental impacts of the construction, an increase in traffic, and student safety. D&V […]
Distribution warehouses for Lowe’s home improvement and Wayfair home furnishings stores, a total of 2.5 million square feet, will be built on the wide expanse of historic Rentschler Field, officials announced Monday at the ceremonial groundbreaking. Trucks and heavy equipment rumbled on the 300-acre site as lawmaker gathered in a tent with managers of the […]
Over the next 10 to 15 years, Yale University will expand its School of Engineering & Applied Science (SEAS) campus presence through a construction overhaul of lower Hillhouse Avenue in New Haven, Conn. The project will take place on sites already owned and occupied by Yale and will include the construction of a new SEAS […]
Electric Boat hired 3,700 shipbuilders last year. It wants to hire more than 5,000 this year and just as many every year for decades into the future. The country is spending more than $13 billion a year on the two new, lethal and virtually undetectable classes of nuclear-powered submarines Electric Boat is building for the […]
Home-improvement giant Lowe’s and online home-goods retailer Wayfair will occupy two massive logistics buildings under construction in East Hartford, various sources have confirmed to the Hartford Business Journal. Massachusetts-based National Development bought 300 acres at the former Rentschler Field airport site from Raytheon Technologies in a $78.47-million deal sealed in January. Wayfair confirmed it’s planning […]
Plans for the 454-unit Niantic Village senior housing complex come at a time when town utilities engineer Ben North said there’s little, if any, capacity remaining in the system designed to send 1.5 million gallons per day of sewage to New London’s Piacenti Water Treatment Facility. Officials said the choice is either halt all large […]
The developer who wants to build a regional tournament center for youth athletic teams in Enfield after unsuccessfully pursuing a similar plan in Windsor Locks has clashed with fellow investors in at least two similar projects in the past. The developer, Andrew Borgia, who has spent the last few years pursuing the All Sports Village […]
Plans to restore the playing fields at Western Middle School — six years after they were closed because of high levels of contaminants in the soil — now include scraping off the toxic dirt and replacing it with synthetic turf. Greenwich Public Schools recently submitted an application to the town planning department for approvals on […]
The developer of a luxury apartment complex on the site of the former Children’s Museum in West Hartford has paid $10.6 million for the property, with construction expected to begin this spring. The price paid by New York-based Continental Properties for the nearly four-acre property at 950 Trout Brook Drive near Farmington Avenue is about […]
About a year ago the Groton Town Council, facing strong public opposition, ended discussions about building a massive data center there. Now the same developer, NE Edge, LLC, is pursuing a data center project in Waterford. While recognizing the necessity of these data centers and defending the legislature’s decision to offer incentives so that Connecticut […]
The state offered the town the right of first refusal for the property at 538 Center St. next to Vinny’s Deli which the state purchased as part of the bridge project that dragged on for years before it was finally completed in 2021. Construction began on the bridge in 2016 but was almost immediately delayed […]
Choate Rosemary Hall overcame one hurdle this week in its quest to build a 14,000-square-foot admissions building and 70-space parking garage on 6.5 acres at the corner of North Elm and Christian streets. At the commission’s February meeting, it also heard from residents concerned about runoff from the construction. “The project is more than just […]
A draft environmental assessment for Tweed New Haven Regional Airport’s proposed expansion project says extending Tweed’s runway and building a new terminal on the East Haven side actually would improve the airport’s impact on the environment. Among the EA’s findings, highlighted by airport officials, is that the project would reduce overall noise by shifting aircraft […]
In the latest phase of the Walk Bridge Project, the state Department of Transportation purchased a property about one mile from the bridge to act as a staging area. News of the purchase comes as construction to replace the 127-year-old bridge is expected to begin in full swing this spring, and as the state begins […]
Funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is finally making it to projects, according to the CEOs of several major public construction companies. Additional federal money from the Inflation Reduction Act and CHIPS Act is also boosting the civil construction outlook, they said. President Joe Biden signed the IIJA in November 2021, and despite […]
The New York developer planning to build 172 apartments on the former site of the Children’s Museum in West Hartford recently paid $10.57 million for the property, as well as a small portion of the neighboring Kingswood Oxford School site. Developer Continental Properties bought the 3.96 acres from the Kingswood Oxford School – which has […]
Texas-based Anthony Properties seeks town approval for eight residential buildings, two commercial buildings and a clubhouse off West Street. The 41-acre property is in an enterprise zone, making the development eligible for a seven-year tax abatement. If the project is approved by the planning commission, Anthony Properties will get a 100 percent tax break on […]
ThayerMahan, a Groton-based marine technology company, no longer plans to redevelop the Groton Heights School property, located in the city near the Bill Memorial Library and Fort Griswold, as its headquarters and research and development center. The growing company, which is located at 120 Leonard Drive in Groton and has more than 100 employees, was […]
The four-member BET Budget Committee is currently split on how much to spend on the new school; the question became divisive Tuesday morning after new design information was provided to the CMS Building Committee. The architect on the project said a new school would need to be about 20,000 square feet larger than first estimated […]
The committee voted unanimously to hire Construction Solutions Group of East Hartford for $3.68 million as the city’s owner’s representative. The firm will oversee the applications for state reimbursement for the bulk of the cost, design and construction of the three schools in the first phase of the project. The group will review the project […]
he Board of Education took a major step toward consolidating the town’s two high schools this week, voting by an 8-1 margin to combine Mark T. Sheehan High School and Lyman Hall High School into one school on the current Pond Hill Road site of Lyman Hill, Superintendent of School. It would cost $216.06 million, […]
Manhattan-based GAIA Real Estate has sued South End developer Building and Land Technology, the city of Stamford and multiple other entities over their handling of the Lofts at Yale & Towne. GAIA bought the factory-turned-apartment building around October 2016 from BLT. Loft residents were forced to move out by the end of July 2021 after […]
A reliance on construction materials produced overseas has left U.S. contractors susceptible to long lead times and extreme price volatility, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic slowed global supply chains. About 32% of building materials come from outside the U.S., according to Marcum, a New York City-based accounting and advisory firm. The main building materials sourced […]
A major improvement project at Bradley International Airport that is part of $230 million in upcoming renovations got another financial boost from the federal government’s infrastructure program aimed at improving air travel. Bradley will receive a $5 million grant in a second round of funding from the Federal Aviation Administration. The grant comes on top […]
Norwich Public Utilities will receive $1.6 million in federal grants to support two projects utility officials called critical projects, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., announced Monday during a visit to NPU headquarters. The funding is part of the 2023 fiscal year federal budget signed into law in December, Blumenthal said, addressing a group of NPU […]
Officials say the project to renovate and expand the Meriden Public Library now is around 90% complete. During a walkthrough of the Miller Street building on Monday afternoon, the sounds of construction were still audible and some debris was still present, as Montagno Construction crews continued on the $13 million project. Construction began in early […]
With trillions of dollars in new work coming online this year, contractors — already struggling to retain craft workers during a historic shortage — now face the challenge of competing with big projects that come to town with a lot to offer workers. This year, the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the […]
With an additional $100 million needed to entirely fix the state’s crumbling foundations, lawmakers are once again pushing for assistance for the thousands of homeowners still affected. One of the most significant proposed bills calls for more borrowing for the Crumbling Foundation Solution Indemnity Co., or CFSIC, the captive insurance company that has been fixing […]
The $2.3 million streetscape project involves creating a sidewalk that will begin at the Wilton-Ridgefield line, heading north on Route 7. It will continue north to Tusk & Cup Fine Coffee, to the intersection with Route 102. There will be a walking bridge over a brook. The sidewalk will continue north across the street. “The […]
Since 2007, Antonio Iadarola, the city engineer and public works director, has tried to convince the engineers that flooding on Kenosia Avenue and West Street are connected to development damage to the Still River and its flood plain that could be fixed if the federal government would commit its resources. But it wasn’t until Iadarola […]
Within five years, the Webster Street parking lot will be reinvented into a 500-unit apartment complex with a 1,100-space parking garage, with a price tag of between $250 million to $350 million. In December, the state announced a $2 million grant to improve the Martin Luther King Jr. Corridor, remediating a nearly 5-acre plot in […]
Sanctioned by voters last May in a town-wide referendum, the $16.4 million project would nearly double the size of the station at 240 Danbury Road to almost 19,000-square feet and, if approved, require approximately 20 months of construction. “Since the station was built, the size of the department has almost doubled, leading to overcrowding and […]
A California-based developer has purchased nine Hill properties for a combined $4.35 million — advancing plans to construct 194 new apartments on Congress and Davenport Avenues. The new owner of all nine properties is an affiliate of a company called Catalina Buffalo Holdings, a family-run real estate business with properties in California, South Dakota, and Connecticut. The […]
Area shoppers soon will have an additional supermarket option with construction set to begin on a $22 million, 52,000-square-foot Big Y World Class Market in the southernmost part of the city. The Springfield, Mass.-based chain would create about 150 new jobs (50 full-time and 100 part-time), and “substantially increase” the tax base in Middletown, according […]
The parking crunch at Tweed New Haven Regional Airport will ease slightly, at least for the short term, following the City Plan Commission’s unanimous approval of Tweed operator Avports LLC’s application to increase its past parking expansion by 34 spaces. Parking has been an issue at Tweed as Avelo Airlines continues to grow. During holiday […]
Chips of lead paint are falling off hundreds of bridges in Connecticut at such a rate that the state Department of Transportation has put out an alert to municipalities and intends to hire contractors to clean it up. “Bridge structures statewide have been experiencing a sudden, unexpected release of lead-based paint chips, which is believed […]
The Board of Selectmen, in a joint meeting Wednesday with the Representative Town Meeting, agreed to become the host municipality for a data center project, the first of its kind per Attorney William McCoy, who represents the developer, NE Edge, LLC. The town is set to receive more than $231 million over 30 years from […]
A proposed 57-unit apartment complex on Route 25 has cleared one hurdle, and now has one more to go. The Trumbull Planning & Zoning Commission last week approved the proposal by 7182 Main Street, LLC, and 7192 Main Street, LLC, which includes a requirement to accept any requests from the town planner to adjust the […]
The city has placed the former Harding High School property on the market, and several officials said neighbor Bridgeport Hospital aims to submit an offer to expand in some capacity onto the site. The city’s economic development department began accepting requests for proposals from prospective developers for the site Jan. 18. The deadline is March […]
Like Westbrook Village, its replacement, The Village at Park River, includes affordable housing. However, the project, which is wrapping up its fourth phase of residential construction, aspires to be much more. The Cloud Company is a minority-owned, family-run real estate development firm focused on projects in the Connecticut market. The CEO of the Cloud Company […]
After years of arduous negotiations and frequent setbacks, a Branford developer has finally gotten the go-ahead for a 55-and-older housing project at the site of a former Girl Scout camp. The Planning and Zoning Commission approved the application for a 378-unit housing complex on Sperry Lane and Foxon Boulevard, ending a seven-year saga over plans […]
John Lawlor, the city’s director of public works and engineering, told city councilors this week that the city would need to invest around $5.5 million into road improvements annually in order to improve the overall conditions of roads it owns and maintains. Lawlor was joined by Anthony Garro, a senior vice president of the engineering […]
Total construction starts fell 27% in January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $865.6 billion, according to Dodge Construction Network, a dramatic reverse from December, when new project kickoffs ended 2022 on the upswing. On a year-over-year basis, total construction was 14% lower in January 2023 than in January 2022. Despite the stark contrast […]
