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Manchester to sign contract for mixed-use development at long-vacant Broad Street Parkade

Manchester to sign contract for mixed-use development at long-vacant Broad Street Parkade

by Joelyn Leon | May 9, 2024 | Uncategorized

Elected officials have authorized the signing of an agreement to redevelop the so-called “dark side” of the Broad Street Parkade with a mixture of residential and commercial property. The decision is the first major public-facing action taken on the...
Manchester to sign contract for mixed-use development at long-vacant Broad Street Parkade

$1M grant to help Danbury fight flooding, fix ‘completely undersized’ downtown drainage system

by Joelyn Leon | May 9, 2024 | Uncategorized

The City Council on Tuesday agreed to terms of a $1 million federal grant to study upgrades to the East Ditch’s 100-year-old infrastructure and stop the flooding that damages properties, closes roads and traps people in buildings. The East Ditch upgrade, which could...
Manchester to sign contract for mixed-use development at long-vacant Broad Street Parkade

Cleanup to begin at former Waterbury Button factory

by Joelyn Leon | May 9, 2024 | Uncategorized

Beginning next month, work will begin to remove the remains of the former Waterbury Button factory, moving one step closer to remediating the brownfield site at 835 South Main St. that was destroyed in a fire last year. The Board of Aldermen on Monday unanimously...
Manchester to sign contract for mixed-use development at long-vacant Broad Street Parkade

Budget stabilization plan boosts state’s potential XL Center renovation investment to $125M

by Joelyn Leon | May 9, 2024 | Uncategorized

Efforts to revitalize Hartford’s XL Center are set to receive another potential boost after the state legislature’s passage late Tuesday night of a $370 million budget stabilization plan. The bill, which has been greenlit by the House and Senate, increases the maximum...
Manchester to sign contract for mixed-use development at long-vacant Broad Street Parkade

Lawmakers revert CT school construction bidding rules

by Joelyn Leon | May 9, 2024 | Uncategorized

Connecticut lawmakers passed a measure in the final hours of the 2024 legislative session that would roll back a reform that Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration pushed for after the state’s school construction program became the subject of a federal criminal...
Manchester to sign contract for mixed-use development at long-vacant Broad Street Parkade

Developers of the former West Hartford UConn campus refile plans to build hundreds more homes

by Joelyn Leon | May 8, 2024 | Uncategorized

One month after the Town Council approved the construction of 322 housing units at one half of the former University of Connecticut campus, developers have restarted the approval process that would allow them to build over 200 more homes across the street. Over the...
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