As the Carrier Companies kicked off construction of a 104-unit apartment complex downtown, contractors were erecting structural steel for Wheeler Health’s new headquarters across Hope Street and other crews were working on the $33 million city hall renovation on the other side of North Main Street. The family-owned Carrier Companies’ groundbreaking for Centre Square Village marks the third and final major redevelopment job at the long-blighted mall property. Caggiano said Centre Square Village, which will include more than 15,000 square feet of restaurant and retail space, completes the goal of making Bristol a “work, live and play” city. Howard Schmelder, vice chair of the city’s economic development commission, said he wasn’t sure he’d live long enough to see the property become vibrant again.
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