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New Greenwich High School swimming pool could cost $57.4M, open in 2029
GREENWICH — A new swimming pool at Greenwich High School could cost $57.4 million and be ready to open in late 2029. The new facility, if constructed, would replace the current 1970s-era high school pool, which has a number of limitations, including narrow decks and a ceiling too low for diving or water polo. “We understand there is a great urgency behind addressing the issues with the pool,” said Lisa Yates, design team architect for Antinozzi Associates, during a meeting of the Greenwich Board of Education on Nov. 20. The Board of Education is set to vote on the educational specifications of the proposed pool in December.
https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/new-greenwhich-high-swimming-pool-21205510.php
Hartford auto dealership property sells for $3.15M to affiliate of site-work contractor, power-equipment vendor
An affiliate of a Windsor-based site-work contractor and a West Hartford power-equipment retailer has purchased a former Mitsubishi dealership property on Hartford’s New Park Avenue for $3.15 million. According to a deed recorded Nov. 5, a limited liability company tied to BCI Inc. — which operates as The Butler Co. — acquired the 3-acre parcel at 398-412 New Park Ave. from an LLC affiliated with the Crowley Auto Group. The site includes a 26,143-square-foot dealership building constructed in 1988 and recently vacated by a Mitsubishi franchise that had been leasing the property. Principals of the buying entity include Robert, Thomas and Timothy Butler — the president, vice president and a project manager at BCI, respectively.
Meriden to vote on turning the old Meriden-Wallingford Hospital into Pulaski school
MERIDEN — City Council will decide the fate of city’s health department and alternative high school, as well as whether to turn an old hospital into a school at Monday night’s meeting. The City Council’s Finance Committee voted to recommend the full City Council approve those three items out of four proposed new construction projects, including a new school for Casimir Pulaski, a renovation to the city’s health department and a conversion to the second floor of that building for an alternative high school. A key selling point for the new Casimir Pulaski School at 1 King Place would include the demolition of the city’s largest eyesore, the former Meriden-Wallingford Hospital on Cook Avenue. City officials said by putting a school in there, the state’s 90% reimbursement rate would cover the $16 million estimated demolition cost. It was the easiest vote of the evening.
New Haven approves 462 apartments in two buildings off State St. between Chapel & Fair streets
NEW HAVEN — The City Plan Commission has given a revised plan for 462 mixed-income apartments in two buildings on what are now parking lots off State Street between Chapel and Fair streets the final approval the developer needs in order to proceed. One seven-story building, “The Frontier,” to be built first, abutting Chapel Street as Phase 1, will have 151 units. A second, 12-story building, “The Iron,” to be built abutting Fair Street in Phase 2, will have 311 units. Those numbers are up from at least 145 units and at least 300 units the last time the transit-oriented development was aired publicly. The 462 total number of units on 3.25-acres of property between State Street and the railroad tracks is up from 450 proposed units a few months ago.
Old Lyme Pitches December Date for Sewer Referendum
OLD LYME — After a number of postponements, the Board of Selectmen is expected on Monday to call a Dec. 16 referendum to approve additional borrowing to fund the construction of sewers on the shoreline. The new price tag, $19,321,565, more than doubles the amount originally approved in a 2019 referendum but the state is expected to cover 47% of the cost through grants and forgivable loans from the Clean Water Fund. Old Lyme Water Pollution Control Authority Chair Steve Cinami told CT Examiner on Friday that he estimated the cost at about $3,100 per year per EDU, a calculation used to assign each sewered property a share of the total project cost. That’s about $300 more expensive than the last estimate by an outside accountant hired by the town.
https://ctexaminer.com/2025/11/22/old-lyme-pitches-december-date-for-sewer-referendum/
CT rebuild of an I-95 bridge in Norwalk after fiery crash wins national award
Connecticut officials have been able to boast that the state Department of Transportation and its contractor rebuilt a fire-damaged bridge over Interstate 95 five months earlier than expected and about $3 million under budget. And now, they can say the project is a national award winner. A panel of industry experts picked the project — which involved tearing down and reconstructing the Fairfield Avenue overpass in Norwalk after a flatbed tractor-trailer, fuel truck and passenger car crashed in May 2024, resulting in a massive fire but no deaths — to receive the Grand Prize in an annual contest founded by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.
CT DOT says I-84 ‘Flex Lane’ could ease Danbury traffic — here’s what worked in other states
While rolling out plans to bring a “Flex Lane” to a 4-mile stretch of Interstate 84 in Danbury, the Connecticut Department of Transportation has highlighted similar projects in three other states. “Flex Lanes have already shown their success in states like Michigan, Wisconsin and Ohio, improving traffic flow, commute times and safety,” says a voiceover in a video released by the Connecticut DOT last month. The video and a DOT website explain how such a lane between Exits 3 and 7 on I-84 would work: When traffic is heavy, cars — but no trucks — would be able to use the left-side shoulder as a travel lane. When traffic dies down, the lane would return to being a shoulder. Signs above the highway would tell drivers when the lane is open, closed or closing soon.
No construction on major CT highways during Thanksgiving weekend except for emergencies, DOT says
There is no planned construction on major highways in Connecticut during the Thanksgiving weekend, according to the state Department of Transportation. The state agency said there would be no inspection, maintenance or construction activities on major highways from 6 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 26, to 6 a.m. Monday, Dec. 1. “Only work of an emergency nature will be considered,” according to the agency.” Work on the Interstate 91, Interstate 691 and Route 15 interchange project in Meriden also will be halted during the holiday schedule, but will resume the morning of Dec. 1. Work will take place during weekdays from 6 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and some closures are possible throughout the week, including weekends, at nighttime, according to the DOT. Other projects will begin on that day, including bridge repairs on Christian Lane over Route 9 north and south in Berlin. Repairs on bridge joints will also begin on Interstate 95 north and south, between exits 89 and 90 in the Groton and Mystic area, on Dec. 1, according to the DOT.
Construction to begin on 57-unit apartment complex in Montville.
Montville — Construction is set to begin this week on Horizon View, a 57-unit, mixed-income apartment development on Route 32, after developers closed on financing and received their permits. The developers of the $24 million project, Honeycomb Real Estate Partners, said work will begin immediately following Tuesday’s closing. The building is expected to be finished in February 2027, with leasing beginning about three months prior. The four-story building will include 25 one-bedroom units and 32 two-bedroom apartments ranging in size from 690 to 960 square feet. Developers said 80% of the units will be affordable to households earning 60% of the area median income or below. The remaining 20% will rent at market rate.
https://theday.com/news/813542/construction-to-begin-on-57-unit-apartment-complex-in-montville/
Electric Boat buys old Sears store, final piece of Crystal Mall site
General Dynamics Electric Boat has acquired the former Sears store at Waterford’s Crystal Mall, the final portion of the mall that it did not already own. The purchase price for the property was not immediately available, either from Electric Boat officials or municipal real estate records. Over a period from June to the end of October, the submarine maker spent $31.42 million dollars to by two other parts of the mall from it’s owner, Great Neck N.Y.-based Namdar Realty Group. Mark Rayha, Electric Boat’s president said owning the entire mall property “will facilitate Electric Boat’s ability to accelerate submarine production.” The mall is located on Hartford Turnpike and is adjacent to Interstate 95.
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