Newtowners who’ve run 2 developers out of town in the last year object to a new plan for 300 rentals

by Joelyn Leon | May 24, 2023 | Uncategorized

Wilson and Ricciardi were referring to a request by New Jersey developer Sterling Properties to rezone 70 of the 100 acres in question on Hawleyville Road from light industrial to residential, in order to build a 14-building complex of one- and two-bedroom apartments...

Stamford gets a 13-story apartment complex on long-vacant Dress Barn site after narrow vote

by Joelyn Leon | May 24, 2023 | Uncategorized

The Zoning Board has narrowly approved plans for a 198-unit apartment complex on a long-vacant Broad Street parcel, the latest residential development approved for Stamford’s central business corridor. The project — proposed by prominent Stamford developer F.D....

Is state’s largest offshore wind project headed for the shoals?

by Joelyn Leon | May 23, 2023 | Uncategorized

Connecticut could be in danger of losing its biggest offshore wind project — the more than 800-megawatt plan known as Park City Wind. Its developer, Avangrid — parent of United Illuminating and the American arm of the massive, multi-national Spanish energy company...

New $61.2 M elementary school in Madison, a step closer as it heads to PZC public hearing

by Joelyn Leon | May 23, 2023 | Uncategorized

The new elementary school, anticipated to open in 2025, is headed to a Planning & Zoning Commission public hearing Thursday, June 15. The new $61 million, 87,000-square-foot school was approved by referendum Feb. 15, 2022 as part of an $89.2 million school...

South Norwalk streets should be raised by 3 feet due flooding and climate change, experts say

by Joelyn Leon | May 23, 2023 | Uncategorized

Streets in South Norwalk must be raised by at least 3 feet to prepare for future storm surges in 2050, experts with the Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation report. South Norwalk is one of seven coastal cities selected by CIRCA for climate...