With 200 housing units completed and more under construction, Philadelphia-based Pennrose is asking Hartford officials for permission to modify plans for its “Village at Park River” development in the city’s North End. The development is rising on nearly 40 acres at 1550 Albany Avenue that had housed the Westbrook Village public housing complex. The Hartford […]
The Board of Aldermen, at its meeting Thursday, voted to allow the city to apply for two Connecticut Community Challenge grants — the first for $2.2 million for Canal Street reconstruction projects, the second, $2.4 million for extension of Constitution Boulevard. As part of the grant, the city must put up 50 percent of the […]
The city is seeking approval of a $25 million bond authorization request to fund five projects crucial to improving its water supply and distribution infrastructure. The projects would be completed over the next three years, Rob Langenauer, superintendent of water, wrote in an email last month to Mayor Neil M. O’Leary. The $25 million bonding […]
A firm hired to provide oversight of the $179.5 million Torrington Middle/High School project is out of a job after the City Council and Board of Education voted to terminate its contract. The move follows a series of votes by the boards in recent weeks over a nearly $1 million contract with Construction Solutions Group, […]
The city of Waterbury, Conn., once known as America’s “Brass City” due to the many brass manufacturing plants located within it, is now, via its Waterbury Development Corporation (WDC), demolishing many of the factories and taking steps to clean up the contaminated sites to allow for future development. The WDC has hired Stamford Wrecking Company […]
Instructions for integrating President Joe Biden’s Buy Clean Initiative are on the way, compliments of an interagency task force overseeing the procurement program. Agencies will receive the instructions, which prioritize the purchase of steel, concrete, asphalt and flat glass that feature lower emission levels in their manufacturing, transportation, installation, maintenance and disposal. The group pointed […]
The Enfield Planning and Zoning Commission is expected to vote next month on a proposed zone change that would allow the Felician Sisters group to partner with developers on a 250-unit multi-generational housing complex. The Felician Sisters would continue to own the 26-acre property, while partnering with The Community Builders on the project, which calls […]
Economic Development Director Rista Malanaca has developed a robust list of projects and is hoping the city will receive more than $9 million for those endeavors from the Communities Challenge Grant program, overseen by the state Department of Economic and Community Development. The program is intended to potentially create approximately 3,000 new jobs; the DECD […]
The firm chosen to develop a three-parcel plot behind Main Street has laid out a preliminary concept for a multi-level housing and retail complex on three-and-a-half acres of downtown land that eventually would connect to the riverfront. The Spectra Construction & Development Corp. concept calls for 277 market-rate apartments and townhomes, with 45 studio, 156 […]
The state has terminated its contract to sell the Mystic Oral School to Respler Homes LLC, a deal that a number of residents have opposed since its inception in 2019. John Burt, manager of the Town of Groton, confirmed that the state had terminated the purchase agreement, which would have sold the 37 acres at […]
Mayor Caroline Simmons has pulled a proposal to have the closed Glenbrook Community Center redeveloped into affordable housing, saying the plan doesn’t have enough support to pass the Board of Representatives. The board was set to vote on the proposed sale of the building Monday night. For months, elected officials, members of Simmons’ administration and […]
The developer of the most anticipated residential development in downtown Danbury blames the “unprecedented circumstances” of the coronavirus for missing two completion deadlines and promises not to miss a third deadline at the end of this year. Developer Dan Bertram of BRT says the 149-apartment complex on Main Street that was supposed to be completed […]
The town has received the final approval to obtain state funds for the reconstruction of Burton Road. The town on Dec. 24, 2020, closed the section of Burton Road from Wolfe Avenue to North Main Street to traffic due to structural issues and fears the road could fail. The state Department of Transportation has committed […]
The City Council last week unanimously passed a resolution calling on MIRA to “present an exit plan to the council” regarding the plant, which was closed this summer. MIRA President Tom Kirk said he was aware of the resolution, but had already submitted an exit plan to the relevant authority, the state Department of Energy […]
The Norwich Community Development Corp. has a purchase agreement for $3.55 million for the 17 parcels that include the former Tarryk and Dolittle farms on land that abuts Interstate 395, Canterbury Turnpike, Lawler Lane, Scotland Road, and Route 97 in Occum. Norwich officials had included $17 million in a larger regional federal grant application that […]
The city’s effort to repurpose the former Meriden-Wallingford Hospital inched forward this past week, with the City Council’s Finance Committee signing off on a request to pursue state grant funds to partially demolish the site. The Finance Committee on Tuesday approved a request by city officials to apply for state funding through the Connecticut Communities […]
Area economic, healthcare and city leaders broke ground Thursday on the new Wheeler Health administrative headquarters and health center at One Hope Street, slated to open in 2023. Wheeler Health CEO and President Dr. Sabrina Trocchi said the organization was focused on attracting “hope” to the Greater Bristol community as well as others with the […]
The town has been awarded $6.4 million in state funding for the second phase of a years-long effort to upgrade the streetscapes that run through downtown. Much of the planned improvements are aimed at promoting pedestrian and cyclist safety, but Attota said they are also intended to better connect the central part of town with […]
A state juvenile residential treatment center that has been shuttered for over a decade on a property eyed by town officials as a potential source of tax revenue could finally be repurposed as Hamden seeks a developer for the 50-acre site. Officials have floated ideas such as constructing senior housing or a biomedical campus at […]
The Connecticut Department of Transportation said a long-awaited $54 million reconfiguration of the notorious intersection will center around a new bridge to carry Route 9 over Union Street, complete with an additional northbound acceleration lane that will allow Route 17 traffic to merge onto the highway without having to stop first at a stop sign. […]
The fenced-off site of The Haven mall project has sat mostly dormant for years, with multiple buildings deteriorating across the street from neighborhood residences. Although members of the city’s delegation to the General Assembly have said it is apparent to them that the development will not happen, city officials like Mayor Nancy Rossi have said […]
The Planning and Zoning Commission took issue with the zoning process and the area Quinnipiac University wants to designate as a planned development district, a zone change the legislative body itself passed in July. The public hearing portion for the PDD designation was, however, postponed to Oct. 23 after Quinnipiac’s presentation ran over 2.5 hours […]
An ambitious, $280 million expansion of Connecticut Children’s in Hartford that would roughly double the size of the hospital could be connected to a new parking garage across Washington Street via a pedestrian skywalk. The plans for a parking garage, near the southwest corner of Washington and Lincoln streets, were included in a master plan […]
Mayor Caroline Simmons’ first public meeting with Glenbrook residents opposed to her plan to sell their community center to an affordable housing developer has them fact-checking her information. Simmons repeated during Wednesday’s meeting with residents what she has said many times since she began pushing her plan for the 35 Crescent St. community center early […]
Middletown is in line for $12 million to fund its “Return to the Riverbend” plan, an effort to make better connections with parkland and redevelop industrial, commercial and waste treatment sites along the Connecticut River. Waterbury is teed up to get $10 million, which local officials say is enough to finish cleaning a roughly 20-acre […]
Shelton has received two Small Town Economic Assistance Program, or STEAP, grants totaling $240,000 — with $120,000 going toward the extension of the Housatonic Riverwalk on Canal Street and $120,000 toward creation of Shelton Canal Lock Park. These grants were among more than $31.8 million given to cities and towns throughout the state. The $120,000 […]
The town has executed contracts totaling about $3.14 million with two companies that will work on the new middle school building. Perkins-Eastman, a Stamford-based architectural firm, and Arcadis, a Middletown-based project management company, were both hired by the town last week to plan, design, and oversee construction of the new Cromwell Middle School. The contracts […]
Avangrid Senior Vice President for Offshore Projects, Sy Oytan, said that the company will ask Connecticut for a “modest adjustment” to the state’s contract to buy power from the company’s planned 804 megawatt Park City Wind project south of Martha’s Vineyard, to “reflect the current economic realities.” Since Connecticut agreed to buy power from the […]
The Board of Selectmen Thursday endorsed the amendment to the Property Disposition and Development Agreement between the town and Mohegan tribe and scheduled a town meeting and vote for 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6 at Preston Plains Middle School. The Preston Redevelopment Agency approved the amendment Wednesday night. Cleanup work has virtually halted at the […]
What began as a $64 million total vision is, at the 90 percent design stage, going to instead cost another $30 million. And as of this week it was unclear where those additional dollars, a figure that until now had not been made public, will come from or when ground will be broken. The most […]
The city has chosen a firm to be part of a public/private partnership to redevelop three parcels at the site of the former municipal garage near the Connecticut River. These “opportunity zones” are located on a total of 3.5 acres at 60 Dingwall and 195 deKoven drives, and at the rear of 222 Main St., […]
Local officials have approved an $81 million project that Mayor Mike Walsh says would be the first apartment complex built in town in nearly 50 years. The town’s Planning and Zoning Commission approved the project at its meeting on Wednesday. Plans call for the apartment complex — Concourse Park — to include a pool, dog […]
Officials with Eastpointe, a Fairfield developer, have presented Cheshire’s Planning and Zoning Commission with plans for a 300-unit apartment complex that would be built within Stone Bridge Crossing. The 107-acre mixed use development, is located near the intersection of Interstates 691 and 84 as well a main entrance off of Route 10. Town officials are […]
Nicholas R. Morizio, a broker with Colliers International and manager for property owner 550-554 Berlin Turnpike Associates LLC, submitted applications to the town’s Planning and Zoning Commission in July for the development project and a zone change from BT-1, Berlin Turnpike 1 designation, to BTD, Berlin Turnpike Development. The change, along with the site plan […]
A federal judge has slammed the brakes on Rhode Island’s truck tolls and sided with the long-haul trucking industry’s complaint that the highway charges were unfair and unconstitutional. After U.S. District Court Judge William E. Smith ordered Rhode Island officials to stop collecting truck tolls within 48 hours, Rhode Island Department of Transportation spokeswoman Lisbeth […]
Despite concerns from several neighboring residents, the Planning and Zoning Commission overwhelmingly approved a proposal for a new Big Y on South Main Street near Randolph Road last week. The 6-1 decision made last Wednesday will allow Stone Point Properties to build a nearly 52,000 square foot Big Y supermarket at the site of the […]
As the town continues taking the steps necessary for securing a permanent bridge on Cherniske Road, preparations for installing a temporary bridge began this week. The temporary bridge will be open to first responders only. The one-lane, temporary bridge was delivered by the contractor M&O Construction, who began working on the abutments on Monday. The […]
The Board of Education took a first look at a draft of the $130 million capital budget request for the next fiscal year for the Greenwich Public Schools during a meeting last week. It covers multiple large capital projects in the school district, including the new Central Middle School building, renovations at Old Greenwich and […]
In a major victory for hundreds of Willington homeowners, town planning officials unanimously rejected a Texas developer’s proposal for a 1.5-million-square-foot warehouse along I-84. After three long nights of public hearings that featured many dozens of residents speaking passionately against TradeCenter 84, the planning and zoning commission on Tuesday night unanimously rejected the proposal. Hillwood […]
A new $48 million ice hockey arena at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, which has been under construction since last April, is set to open in January 2023 and will be named after Board of Trustees Chairman Dan Toscano and his family. The new arena will have a capacity of 2,600. The environmentally sustainable […]
Yale New Haven Hospital broke ground Aug. 31 on a new $838 million neurosciences center, according to a project press release. Turner Construction will serve as the general contractor of the project, according to Mark D’Antonio, media relations coordinator at the hospital. The project will create hundreds of construction jobs as well as new positions […]
The project includes replacing the traffic signal at the intersection of Jefferson Avenue and Chester Street with a three-legged roundabout. The total cost for the project is $4,082,920, of which about 97% will be paid through a grant given to the city by the Connecticut Department of Transportation. The funds come from the DOT’s Local […]
Having in 2015 obtained a 99-year lease from Bridgeport, owner of the Stratford-based airport, the local Connecticut Air and Space Center in 2018 was awarded $1 million in state aid to give a substantial boost to the slow-going refurbishment of the Curtiss hangar for its home. Having in 2015 obtained a 99-year lease from Bridgeport, […]
Jack Klugmann, the president and founder of Accurate in New Jersey, which purchased the property earlier this year, said his company has done many different groundbreakings, but it is rare he and his colleagues are excited to be attending one. Shovels dug into earth as town and state officials, as well as developers from Accurate, […]
The town of Wallingford is set to receive half a million dollars from the state for sidewalk improvements, while Cheshire is in line for nearly $300,000 in state funding to further improve its West Main Street corridor. The $500,000 award for Wallingford is one of $31.3 million in state Small Town Economic Assistance Program grants […]
As the final phase of work in the Old Greenwich sewer force main replacement project begins, it is expected to have a major impact on traffic for the next several weeks. Temporary road closures and detours are possible as the work progresses, the Department of Public Works said. Work is scheduled in Work Zone 6, […]
The job, which years ago was estimated at $50 million, would alleviate some of the worst backups in the town’s Unionville section, particularly helping rush hour commuters from Canton, Burlington, New Hartford, western Bristol and parts of Litchfield County, planners said. Establishing a regional benefit is likely to be essential to securing federal aid for […]
The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded the city $25.1 million to assist its effort to build “a wall, a pipe and a pump” to prevent flooding at Union Station and nearby areas, officials announced Monday. The city and the state will add approximately $10 million, totaling around $35 million for the work. City Engineer Giovanni […]
Connecticut has received approval for its plan submitted to the U.S. Department of Transportation seeking $52.5 million over five years to build electric vehicle chargers across the state. The state will receive $7.7 million in fiscal year 2022 and additional funding in 2023 under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program, Gov. Ned Lamont announced. […]
Projected costs of a pending redevelopment of the Martin Luther King affordable housing complex into a mixed-income community have jumped from $50 million to $62.7 million in a little more than a year. Project organizers blame inflation and rising interest rates, which have forced adjustments to the number of units and ratio of affordable to […]
A developer is looking for approval to build 81 residential units and two commercial spaces on 150 Howard St., partially overlooking Shaw’s Cove. The Planning and Zoning Commission discussed the proposed four-story development on Thursday night with Matthew Greene, the attorney for developer Keystone Capital Corp. and property co-owners One-fifty Howard LLC and Nancy E. […]
While the Offshore Wind Industry Cluster in Connecticut was not among 21 economic development projects the federal government picked to each receive between $25 million and $65 million, its partners vow to continue their work to shore up the burgeoning local offshore wind industry, though perhaps in a scaled-back form. Heading up a coalition, the […]
City officials expect to finally break ground on the new Bassick High School in January and have it open for the 2025-26 school year. During a construction committee teleconference Thursday, Larry Schilling, a who is helping manage the work for the city, said there are a few more issues to clear with the DEEP and […]
In anticipation of future air travel growth, Bradley International Airport is embarking on two major projects that will cost nearly $230 million aimed at transforming the airport’s terminal and making room for more airlines, passengers and amenities. A companion, $42 million project will include additions to the east and west sides of the terminal. New […]
A city official has confirmed that work to renovate 15 acres of Batterson Park will not begin this fall, contrary to initial plans to rehabilitate the once-popular summertime swimming spot. But the city remains committed to the project, according to Thea Montanez, the city’s chief operating officer. “While the planning and design work is moving […]
State Street, the old Route 5 car-centric workhorse, will be put on a “road diet” and transformed downtown, with a large portion made safe for cyclists and land freed up for green space and development. This revision, which extends from Water Street north to Trumbull Street, used the Toole Design Group as its traffic consultant […]
State transportation officials say they prefer to fully reconstruct the Mixmaster on different road alignments and connections between the Interstate 84-Route 8 interchange than replace the stacked decks with new ones. Officials reiterated the project dubbed the “New Mix” is looking at the long-term future of the interchange and surrounding areas unlike the ongoing Mixmaster […]
Design plans totaling $1.2 million to revamp the police department headquarters were unanimously approved by the Board of Finance Tuesday. This allotment comes after the project was already greenlit for $300,000 in study costs. The $1.5 million total includes pre-construction fees including schematic designs, design development and construction documents created by Brian Humes of Jacunski […]
As Steelpointe’s Christoph family aims to break ground this fall on luxury apartments at the harbor-front East Side site, construction of the affordable units the developers are backing a few blocks away per their contract with the city is delayed. Now working with BNT as a consultant, Torres and BNT CEO Doris Latorre in a […]
Development of the former Chromium Process site — which has been home to parking for those living, working and visiting businesses downtown — has received the go-ahead. The Planning and Zoning Commission, at its meeting Tuesday, unanimously approved developer John Guedes’ plans to construct a four-story building on land listed as 113 Canal St., with […]
The nearly 20-year-old Pratt & Whitney Stadium in East Hartford needs $63.3 million in upgrades and repairs, according to a consultant hired to assess the condition of the state’s nearly 20-year-old premier sports arena. The Capital Region Development Authority – which manages the 38,000-seat stadium for the state – hired Populous last fall to perform […]
The goal is to create jobs and enhance travel in the Hartford region, as well as across New England. To accomplish that, a new train station will be built in Windsor Locks, with an expectation that it will be completed in 2025. Along with the new train station, there will be a roadway safety and […]
A $20 million apartment project is set to pay tribute to the once-beloved downtown landmark the Strand Theatre. New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart announced that Jasko Development had plans to construct a 100-unit apartment building to be known as “The Strand” at 157 Main St. Jasko Development CEO and President Avner Krohn is also building […]
Construction work finally began this weekend for the long-sought accessibility improvements at Gosinski Park. Construction crews will be working each day, starting at 9 a.m., until the work is completed. Some residents have been coming out to watch the work taking place. For the two months that this construction is underway, eight residents were relocated […]
During the past three years, the world’s largest semiconductor-equipment manufacturer has invested more than $100 million to expand its facility in Connecticut. ASML highlighted Monday its commitment to further growing its campus at 77 Danbury Road, its largest research-and-development and manufacturing site outside of its headquarters in the Netherlands, by holding a groundbreaking ceremony with […]
Residents have overwhelmingly approved an Aquarion Water Company project that will eventually enable Ridgefield High School and Scotts Ridge Middle School to have access to public water. The project involves the installation of a structure to control water pressure at the intersection of Barlow Mountain Road and North Street. Construction is scheduled to take place […]
And state officials now say the team of independent auditors that was hired in March may not be finished with its work until June 2023 — delaying any insight into the multibillion-dollar program that local districts rely on to finance school construction and renovation. Federal investigators first subpoenaed the state for records related to the […]
The federal government is now accepting public comments on a draft report detailing the environmental impacts of Revolution Wind, a proposed 100-turbine scale wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island that is vying to be the first offshore wind farm to supply power to Connecticut. The Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management published […]
An application for a $100 million redevelopment project at the former Red Lion hotel property progressed through part of the town’s review process this week, bringing it another step closer to fruition. The Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency on Wednesday unanimously approved permits for the Lord Cromwell — a proposed mixed-use complex at 100 Berlin […]
As state officials and business leaders line up to support a planned expansion of Tweed New Haven Airport, the two neighboring cities – New Haven and East Haven – are in a battle over an unequal share of the economic benefits and environmental costs of the project. Both New Haven and East Haven qualify as […]
City leaders moved forward with a plan to demolish and clean up portions of the former Hotchkiss Mill property, recommended by Economic Development Director Rista Malanca. The plan requires Torrington to apply for a $1.5 million grant from the state Department of Economic and Community Development, from its Municipal Brownfield Grant program. In August 2021, […]
More federal funds are on the way for the city’s Route 34 widening project. The additional $5 million boost, announced last week by U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, means that the project’s estimated $18.7 million cost is now fully funded, according to Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments Executive Director Rick Dunne. When complete, the new Route […]
Nearly a dozen residents raised concerns about road closures, safety and access to emergency services recently at the public information meeting for the proposed replacement of the Merryall Road bridge. With a rating of four out of 10, the Merryall Road bridge (located over the West Aspetuck River) has been classified as in “poor condition” […]
Dan Onofrio, president of the Bridgeport Regional Business Council, recalled receiving a request from a city-based business looking for overnight accommodations for several executives. RCI is aiming to break ground on hundreds of luxury apartments this fall which, Ganim noted, “Will be complimented by the construction of a new hotel.” But he offered no additional […]
After almost two hours of debate, the Board of Education voted to send a request to borrow $57.5 million for school renovations to voters on November 8. If approved, the borrowing will pay for planning the project and then installing new boilers, updated electrical systems and HVAC systems in Mile Creek Elementary, Lyme Consolidated School, […]
Early this year, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) weighed in on the construction equipment market’s expansion, saying that a number of challenges could present obstacles. Short-term factors such as the lingering pandemic, ongoing supply-chain issues and persistent labor shortages were chief among AEM’s list of challenges. Secondary to those issues that have emerged to […]
Among the many concerns voiced by Norwich Mayor Peter Nystrom, a staunch opponent of the project, was the potential cost of upgrading underground Norwich Public Utilities water, sewer and natural gas lines. The reconstruction project runs 1.3 miles from an area west of the New London Turnpike intersection to Fairmount Street, with six proposed roundabouts, […]
The Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency on Wednesday tabled until October its decision on a proposal to construct a 1.04-million-square-foot warehouse on 250 acres in the Mattabesset River watershed. These are the latest development in the saga to consider the controversial application from Scannell Properties, the same developer who constructed the 403,000-square-foot facility on County […]
Costs associated with renovations to the 64-year-old Veterans Memorial Pool aquatic complex have risen significantly over the past two years — from $2.6 million to nearly $8 million — an increase of 200 percent now that the project is considered a rebuild. The feasibility study conducted in 2015 called for a remodeling of the facility, […]
Darien’s five-year affordable housing plan is approved and headed to the state three months after the initial deadline. Under Connecticut law, all 169 municipalities were required to submit affordable housing plans at the beginning of June to address the statewide housing shortage. The commission is also considering tracking progress on affordable housing with an annual […]
Developer Greg Vaca is bringing more detailed plans to the town Planning and Zoning Commission next week for his Windsor Center Plaza project. He is now presenting his final plan for design development to the board at the next regular meeting Tuesday where members could vote to approve. His multi-phase project would turn an outdated […]
Despite strong opposition voiced by residents and business owners, the City Council Tuesday night voted 4-3 along party lines ― Democrats in favor and Republicans opposed ― to allow state transportation engineers to continue designing the controversial plan to reconstruct Route 82 with six roundabouts. The project is divided into two phases to create six […]
An Indianapolis-based company has partnered with Steelpointe’s father/son RCI development team to build and manage a previously announced luxury apartment complex there. Flaherty & Collins Properties, according to its website, is the “Midwest’s largest and most experienced” developer of multi-family properties, with over $2 billion in projects completed and a half-billion in development. The Christophs […]
The West Haven Board of Police Commissioners voted to approve the reopening of Water Street Tuesday night, the latest indication that city officials no longer are counting on developers of a stalled shoreline development project to move their project forward. The closure of Water Street was intended to aid development of a proposed upscale outlet […]
The construction unemployment rate rose to 3.9% in August, a significant jump from July’s near record low of 3.5%, providing evidence that the sector’s overheated jobs market is beginning to cool without cratering. With wages expanding 5.2% in all industries over the last year, and 5.3% in construction, it’s an indication that a combination of […]
President Joe Biden on Friday announced the 21 winners of the Economic Development Administration’s $1 billion Build Back Better Regional Challenge, but a set of eight projects centered on the port of New London was not one of them. The Offshore Wind Industry Cluster had been named one of 60 finalists, out of 529 applicants, […]
The district’s nearly $160 million two-campus project pushes on as construction at the high school and middle school continues. The project is expected to be completed in 2024. The state is reimbursing the city for 80% of the cost of most parts of the project. Kate McCoy, assistant superintendent of magnet pathways and district operations, […]
A $200 million, mixed-use development project with 420 rental units and 10,000 square feet of commercial retail space is slated for Bridgeport’s waterfront in Steelpointe Harbor. The project is a partnership between Indianapolis-based Flaherty & Collins Properties, RCI Group and the city of Bridgeport. Bridgeport Mayor Joseph P. Ganim said the project “will truly make […]
Public works crews have begun road reconstruction for the entire length of Scoville Street; the project is expected to continue into October. This is the second road of the South End Reconstruction Project 2022. As part of the project, a section of Scoville will be made into a permanent one-way, from Palmer Bridge Street to […]
City representatives and Government Center officials say that Stamford’s largest developer, Building and Land Technology, improperly began building at 21 Pulaski St. — a city-owned property that abuts the South End Charter Communications headquarters. Both residents and elected officials this summer began reporting construction work at 21 Pulaski St. In the fenced-off lot, the developer […]
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 […]
