A new Westhill High School will cost $301M. Stamford’s finance board worries the city can’t pay for it

by Joelyn Leon | May 1, 2023 | Uncategorized

Members of the city’s Board of Finance said they were worried about how to pay for a new Westhill High School even with substantial help from the state. The total cash needed to pay for the work in each of the next four fiscal years is high: it’s estimated...

Berlin’s Steele Center taking shape, with two more buildings under construction

by Joelyn Leon | Apr 28, 2023 | Uncategorized

Tony Valenti and Mark Lovely of Southington-based Lovely Development and Newport Realty are building The Steele Center, a $17-million, 75,000-square-foot commercial and residential development, that will bring 70 market-rate apartments and several commercial...

West Hartford’s first transit-oriented housing development is coming. Here’s what that means.

by Joelyn Leon | Apr 28, 2023 | Uncategorized

A five-story 150-unit mixed-use housing development could be coming to the former Puritan Furniture site on New Britain Avenue in Elmwood. If approved, the project — which has been called Elmwood Lofts in filing documents — would be the first to make use of the...

17 major development projects set to transform Danbury’s landscape for years to come

by Joelyn Leon | Apr 28, 2023 | Uncategorized

The city’s post-pandemic landscape is busy with development activity, from new car dealerships opening and proposals for hundreds of new apartments on the booming west side to commercial and residential projects slated for the downtown’s Main Street. “The diversity of...

CT’s highway system ranks 5th in national study, as per-mile spending rises

by Joelyn Leon | Apr 28, 2023 | Uncategorized

Connecticut’s highway system was recently ranked fifth in the United States in terms of its cost-effectiveness and condition, rising 26 spots from last year’s rankings, according to the 27th Annual Highway Report released by the Reason Foundation. While...