The city is close to crafting an agreement with a Hartford developer to build a housing and retail development off Main Street in a public-private collaboration that would include municipal parking spots to replace those lost when the arcade was razed in 2018. The project is a partnership with Spectra Construction & Development Corp., which has proposed building the Village at Riverside, a block-size complex downtown in full view of the Connecticut River. The city’s former multi-level parking arcade, located behind Middletown Superior Court on Court Street, was demolished because it posed hazards that arose from the nearly 50-year-old structure. The mayor declined to provide any more specifics on the project before it is considered by the EDC, a request made by Spectra. “It’s a process we want to respect,” he said.
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