Officials grant $100M Lord Cromwell housing project a 10-year tax abatement

by Kimberly Glassman | Oct 20, 2023 | Uncategorized

Town officials unanimously approved a 10-year tax abatement for the $100 million redevelopment of the “blighted” former Red Lion Hotel property on Route 372 that would allow the property owner to pay no taxes for the first two years. Lexington Partners, a...

As warehouses look to make CT towns their home, some face major resistance from residents

by Kimberly Glassman | Oct 20, 2023 | Uncategorized

Distribution centers are on track for completion or have opened their doors in many Connecticut towns in response to rising demand, though other warehouse proposals have faced legal challenges and rejections from municipal officials. Not all plans have come to...

Shelton aldermen oppose Fountain Square apartment plan

by Kimberly Glassman | Oct 20, 2023 | Uncategorized

Some of the city’s top officials say Fountain Square should have a hotel, not apartments as the latest round of changes to the developers’ apartment plan prompted another developer to withdraw his opposition. Highview Commercial, the project’s...

Trinity College to start $30M athletic center expansion

by Kimberly Glassman | Oct 20, 2023 | Uncategorized

Trinity College will be starting construction in late 2023 on a $30.1 million, 37,000-square-foot addition to its George M. Ferris Athletic Center. The addition is going on a space that is currently a lawn, and school officials said the project is expected to be...

A Bradley-Tweed airport turf battle takes flight in CT

by Kimberly Glassman | Oct 18, 2023 | Uncategorized

Tensions between Bradley International Airport and its smaller-but-ambitious competitor, Tweed New Haven, are reflected in a burgeoning turf battle over whether the airport authority that operates Bradley has the power to license Tweed. Kevin A. Dillon, the executive...