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Amazon buys former Lowe’s plaza in Orange for $14.5M

Amazon buys former Lowe’s plaza in Orange for $14.5M

by Joelyn Leon | Jul 24, 2023 | Uncategorized

E-commerce giant Amazon.com has purchased two vacant retail plazas along the busy Boston Post Road in Orange for more than $14 million. The site was the subject of a 2020 redevelopment proposal to turn the former Lowe’s center into a 129,000-square-foot delivery...
Amazon buys former Lowe’s plaza in Orange for $14.5M

Clear Cutting For Powerlines Between Branford and Old Saybrook has Neighbors Up in Arms

by Joelyn Leon | Jul 24, 2023 | Uncategorized

Residents of Guilford and Madison as the energy company Eversource has started clearing trees from the 150-foot wide right of way running along transmission lines between Branford and Old Saybrook. The project is expected to run through the end of the year, said...
Amazon buys former Lowe’s plaza in Orange for $14.5M

Stratford approves $18M in upgrades for schools, parks, Shakespeare redevelopment and more

by Joelyn Leon | Jul 24, 2023 | Uncategorized

School buildings, tennis courts, playgrounds, and other public facilities are all set to receive millions of dollars in repairs and upgrades next year as part of a town-wide effort to improve local infrastructure. The Town Council voted unanimously last week to...
Amazon buys former Lowe’s plaza in Orange for $14.5M

Pedestrian bridge at Merritt 7 train station in Norwalk delayed by supply chain; new platform opens

by Joelyn Leon | Jul 24, 2023 | Uncategorized

The new Metro-North train station at Merritt 7 is open for commuters, however, the pedestrian bridge going over the railroad tracks to the office complex is missing some of its needed glass, delaying its debut. The delay is due to ongoing supply chain issues that...
Amazon buys former Lowe’s plaza in Orange for $14.5M

$100M rehab of Hartford’s XL Center comes as cities spend big on arenas

by Joelyn Leon | Jul 24, 2023 | Uncategorized

With $100 million budgeted for an overhaul of the XL Center set to start next year, consultants in the arena business say that Connecticut needs to spend big to just stay in the game as cities around the nation invest in major venues. With the $100 million secured at...
Amazon buys former Lowe’s plaza in Orange for $14.5M

Eastern Greenwich Civic Center, with a price tag of about $25M, on track to be built by spring 2024

by Joelyn Leon | Jul 24, 2023 | Uncategorized

The new Eastern Greenwich Civic Center, projected to cost roughly $25 million, should be mostly built by spring of 2024, and one town official said the exterior of the new building will likely completed soon. The new facility, named the Cohen Eastern Greenwich Civic...
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