A core tenet of my party is that government can deliver for the American people. We have also generally supported the regulations that protect our safety, the environment, and community input. But those regulations have calcified into a huge obstacle to building anything at all. A few months ago, I realized that over the last […]
As of last January, utility-scale battery power storage made up 46% of applications for new power sources to be connected to the grid, as reported by ISO New England, which oversees the region’s wholesale power market. ISO New England lists about 30 active battery farm projects statewide in Connecticut where developers want to hook up […]
The final report hasn’t been written, but research so far on a wide-ranging study of the Route 44 corridor in Canton endorses widening the roadway to create left-turn lanes at Dowd Avenue and adding a traffic roundabout on Dowd about a half-mile to the west. Engineers and traffic planners studied the cost, viability and potential […]
The Connecticut State Pier in New London is already serving as a new launching point for offshore wind turbines, but two sections of the newly renovated port facility will need to be fixed due to flaws in parts of the $311 million construction project. Correcting those problems is expected to cost, at a minimum, several […]
The state Bond Commission is poised to authorize tens of millions in borrowing Friday to help fund multifamily developments throughout the state. Housing development is a big chunk of the $423.1 million borrowing package going before the bond commission on Friday. The agenda includes $50 million for the state Department of Housing’s Build for CT […]
Town officials are moving forward with a $16.7 million plan to protect the sewage treatment plant from powerful storms and rising sea levels by building a floodwall around the riverside facility. The town council voted unanimously this week to issue bonds and appropriate funds to pay for the construction project, which is now expected to […]
The proposed, block-size Village at Riverside mixed-use development, planned for property bordered by Court and Main streets and deKoven and Dingwall drives, is anticipated to help the city finally reconnect to its riverfront via a walking bridge over Route 9. The Village is expected to include “affordable, luxury” housing units, with some 19 townhomes, 258 […]
The first 11 tenants have moved into The Anthem at Square 10, the first building to be nearly completed in a sweeping remake of the downtown commercial site where the New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum once stood. An outdoor pool, gym and some co-working spaces also are ready, along with the second and third residential […]
The cold drizzle Monday was perfect for the groundbreaking for two elementary school projects — one in the north end of town and the second at Norton Elementary, according to Cheshire Superintendent of Schools Jeffrey Solan. Costing $90 million, the north end school will be the largest capital project the town has ever undertaken. The […]
The state awarded the borough a $3 million Community Investment Fund grant last year to advance the industrial park project – specifically the construction of infrastructure for the property at 280 Elm St. The borough is applying for another $3 million CIF grant to complete the road network for phase two of the subdivision of […]
The executive board of the state’s AFL-CIO is asking Steve Schrag, a volunteer with the Naugatuck Valley Project, to voluntarily resign from the state’s AFL-CIO Health & Safety Committee because of his vocal opposition to a planned Amazon distribution center on the Waterbury-Naugatuck line. “Due to your opposition, you endangered the approval of this project, […]
Two of Stamford’s five ailing bridges have reopened: West Glen Drive bridge and Lakeside Drive bridge in Stamford are back in service after being closed over the summer and fall. Both bridges were rated “poor” by the Connecticut Department of Transportation and both were closed in the spring for repairs. The CTDOT has 11 rankings […]
The town recently received a grant that will go toward helping install sewer systems for nearly 100 homes while also protecting the Long Island Sound. The $1.5 million grant, awarded through the Long Island Sound Futures Fund, will go to the town’s Water Pollution Control Authority for construction of a sewer extension in the Dean […]
Construction is on schedule at the sites of the new Norwalk High School and South Norwalk School, although it’s not certain if the latter will have solar panels or open in fall 2025 as expected. The new Norwalk High School is slated to welcome students in fall 2027, with the new sports complex atop the […]
The new 20-year agreement, approved by the New London City Council and signed by Mayor Michael Passero earlier this month, is with the Miami Beach Association, Old Lyme Shores Beach Association, Old Colony Beach Association, the town of Old Lyme and associated water pollution control authorities. The contract requires construction of the new sewer system […]
The city is moving closer to razing the former Bristol Babcock industrial complex, which has remained an eyesore and a safety hazard. The Board of Aldermen will vote Monday on hiring a licensed environmental professional from Tighe and Bond for $244,429. The demolition will be followed by an investigation of the site for contaminants and […]
State officials recently unveiled an Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Dashboard, to help Connecticut residents visualize how and where over half of the $6.4 billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funds the state has received will be allocated. Per the dashboard, passenger and freight rail projects represent the largest recipient of federal funds, with roads, […]
A plan to build a 4 1/2-story Amazon retail distribution facility in the city’s South End continues to draw opposition from neighbors looking to keep the massive facility out of their backyard. Bluewater Property Group is proposing to erect the 650,000-square-foot structure on a portion of the 155 city-owned acres along the Waterbury-Naugatuck line, an […]
The Connecticut Port Authority failed to seek bids for a marketing vendor and improperly purchased a variety of services and supplies, a new state audit found. In a lengthy response included with the audit, the port authority partly agreed with the criticism while pointing out the agency was understaffed during the audited period and has […]
Months of tense hearings and court-like drama before the town’s Planning and Zoning Commission will wrap up Dec. 19, but the fault lines are evident between advocates of a large-scale excavation and development, on the one hand, and neighbors fiercely opposed to a project they say will lower nearby property values and their quality of […]
The Meriden Senior Center Building Review Committee soundly rejected an alternate plan to dramatically renovate its existing space at 22 W. Main St. and purchase a vacant building next door. The alternative plan would have cost significantly less than the approved $36 million proposal to build a senior center at 116 Cook Ave., City Manager […]
Some lanes of Route 15 in the city will be closed on Saturday. The Connecticut Department of Transportation will close lanes on Route 15 between the West Rocks Road overpass and Exit 38 between 7 a.m. and 2 p.m. for state forces to conduct survey operations, according to a statement from the department. The closures […]
The Water Resources Development Act, aimed at improving the nation’s ports and harbors, inland waterway navigation, flood and storm protection, and other aspects of the nation’s water resources infrastructure, passed by a vote of 399 to 18. It now goes to the Senate, which is expected to add its approval before sending it on to […]
Following a public hearing that extended over three months, the Wallingford Planning & Zoning Commission on Monday approved a zoning text amendment that allows computer data centers to be developed in a watershed district. The application, submitted by West Granby-based Charter Development Group LLC, owned by partners Donald Gershman and Eric Brown, sought to amend […]
The fiscal accountability report, published Nov. 20, projected that Connecticut will issue $1.3 billion of Special Tax Obligation bonds to fund transportation in fiscal year 2026, and $1.4 billion in the next two fiscal years. In FY 2025, the state plans to issue $1 billion. Connecticut’s transportation bonds are issued from a Special Tax Obligation […]
East Hartford officials have decided against applying for a state Community Investment Fund grant in support of a massive, mixed-use redevelopment of its Founders Plaza office park. At least not for the latest round. The partnership behind the “Port Eastside” project has spent millions of dollars securing about 30 acres of the struggling office park […]
The city’s public utilities department plans to create a master list of pre-vetted engineers and other contractors, which officials said will help projects get done quicker. The requests for qualifications now being advertised by New London Public Utilities (NLPU) seek firms with engineering expertise in one or more areas: water treatment facilities, water supply dams, […]
The town has long held a goal of retaining its rural character and agricultural traditions, but the new Plan of Conservation and Development also looks to a future with increased development and a need for better town facilities. The Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the cafeteria […]
Last week, Gov. Ned Lamont announced New Haven received $386,000 in Department of Economic and Community Development Brownfield Remediation grants for two projects, with the aim of cleaning blighted and contaminated properties. In New Haven, a $186,000 grant will support environmental investigations, hazardous building material surveys, structural assessments, and remedial design plans for 4.9 acres […]
The Inland Wetlands Commission on Thursday approved an application by Bluewater Property Group to build a multistory Amazon distribution on property straddling the Naugatuck and Waterbury town line. Next up, the Naugatuck Zoning Commission will hold a hearing Wednesday on the proposed development at the Board of Education conference room at 6 p.m. Waterbury Inland […]
The Board of Mayor and Burgesses on Dec. 4 approved an agreement with Field Turf USA for a new artificial turf field and track for $1.1 million. The deal includes maintenance, which may have a slight additional cost, and a 10-year warranty. The funds will come from a capital reserve account. Mayor N. Warren “Pete” […]
Planning and Zoning Commission public hearing attendees got restless Thursday night at Ledyard Middle School as Harry Heller, attorney for the company proposing a new 40-acre quarry operation in Gales Ferry, was allowed for more than 20 minutes to grill a member of the public, Eric Treaster, who opposes the project. A few minutes later, […]
The Connecticut Department of Transportation announced Friday a $31 million investment in expanding truck parking at rest stops across Connecticut. Rest areas in Middletown, Southington, Madison, Southbury, and Vernon will get 183 new parking spaces, officials said. Construction began in October at the Middletown Rest Area, located off I-91 near Exit 20. The $3.8 million […]
Yale University is looking to construct a seven-story dramatic arts building on a currently vacant lot at the corner of Crown and York Streets, according to documents filed with New Haven’s City Plan department. The plans for the Yale-owned parcels of 321, 333, 337 and 341 Crown Street and 142, 146 and 148 York Street […]
When a critical bridge spanning Interstate 95 was damaged in a fiery crash in May, state leaders estimated it would take a year to repair. Instead, the Fairfield Avenue overpass was rebuilt and reopened exactly seven months later. How did CDOT’s contractor, Yonkers Contracting Co., and nine subcontractors, finish it five months early and $3.2 […]
An applicant’s plan to build a 171,600-square-foot industrial warehouse on a parcel at 1535 Straits Turnpike has taken a step forward after being given the green light to connect the property to the town’s existing sewer line. Middlebury Land Development, a subsidiary of parcel owner Timex, received the approval Nov. 19 from the town’s Water […]
Norwich Public Utilities received approval for three water projects at the Norwich City Council Meeting Monday. The projects will cost a total of $13.6 million, and will be paid for by water revenues, and grants and loans from the state’s Clean Water Fund program. The completed projects are expected to have a 30-year life span, […]
Gov. Ned Lamont announced Tuesday that he had approved a $4 million state grant to the town of Stonington to clean up contamination in the vacant half of the William Clark Company Threadmill at 21 Pawcatuck Ave. The cleanup of the 5.2-acre site is part of a plan to reuse the building as a 51-unit […]
Gov. Ned Lamont on Wednesday announced $20 million in grants to support cleanup and redevelopment of blighted properties throughout the state. The funds will support remediation and redevelopment of 21 properties, consisting of 150 acres of contaminated land in 18 municipalities, according to Lamont’s office. The grants are being released through the state Department of […]
The city and a renewable energy developer are proposing to construct a 991-kilowatt solar panel array on a 4.25-acre section of capped landfill surrounded by the sprawling Bates Woods property. The plan, which will be discussed at a Planning and Zoning Commission public hearing on Thursday, calls for building a series of ground-mounted racking systems […]
Stroke experts are designing the center — now under construction at the hospital’s Saint Raphael’s campus in New Haven — to allow for a speedy response to strokes, which cause more damage the longer treatment is delayed. Gunel spoke Wednesday at the “topping off” ceremony for the $838 million Adams Neurosciences Center, marking a construction […]
Heavily traveled Transylvania Road could reopen as early as Friday after having been closed since a section of it collapsed 15 weeks ago during the historic flooding Aug. 18. Woodbury public works Director Rich Lamothe said repairing Transylvania Road took longer than expected due to a lengthy permitting process that included both the state Department […]
Featuring a 245-foot-tall clock tower adorned with gargoyles, the roughly 70,000-square-foot brick headquarters of the Republican-American newspaper in the center of Waterbury is among the most recognizable buildings in Connecticut. Now, the family-run company that owns the Meadow Street property and newspaper is proposing to transform the iconic, century-old building into a mix of 38 […]
The City Council voted 6-1 Monday night to purchase the Chelsea Groton Bank building on Main Street for $800,000 with a plan to seek voter support in November 2025 to renovate and expand the building for a new police station. After the hearing, Police Chief Patrick Daley said the architectural firm Hughes & Cronin of […]
A prominent city-based architectural firm has agreed to pay nearly $600,000 to cover cost overruns ― ranging from site work to crew toilets ― at the new community center after its subcontractor failed to secure crucial state permits in the early stages of the project. The City Council on Monday approved a settlement that calls […]
A section of Route 106 will be closed on weekdays as Aquarion Water Co. installs a critical new utility pipe. The closure between Old Boston Road and Old Kings Highway in Wilton began Monday and is expected to last for three to four weeks, according to the town’s Department of Public Works. Road work will […]
Connecticut will not offer a third round of school air quality grants due to “funding constraints,” the state says, despite $138.5 million remaining in a fund intended for that purpose. Created in 2022 after years of advocacy to improve school air quality amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Connecticut’s HVAC grant program has so far distributed $178 […]
More than two years after breaking ground for the project, Yale New Haven Hospital will celebrate a milestone for the construction of its new Adams Neurosciences Center. The hospital broke ground in August 2022 on the $838 million, 505,000-square-foot center on its St. Raphael campus at 659 George St.. in New Haven, that will consist […]
With a major renovation at Hartford’s XL Center arena now launched, attention is now turning to Rentschler Field stadium across the river in East Hartford — home of the University of Connecticut football program — and the $63 million in state-taxpayer funded repairs a study recommended two years ago. The state legislature has approved the […]
The City Council formally approved $1.2 million in American Rescue Plan Act projects, including an 11th-hour plan to replace the Senior Center roof and conduct a needs assessment to renovate the 80-year-old building. The latest round brings the city closer to drawing down all $36.3 million in federal emergency dollars intended to help with the […]
Yale University is looking to construct a new seven-story, 188,300-square-foot dramatic arts building on school-owned property at the corner of York and Crown streets in downtown New Haven. The new building will be home to the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale graduate school program and Yale Repertory Theater, as well as the university’s […]
The hearing on the Carpionato Group’s plans for a 40,000-square-foot Whole Foods in Old Saybrook begins at 7 p.m. on Monday. The application for the high-end supermarket includes a larger makeover of the Oyster River Shopping Center, which is at the intersection of Spencer Plains Road and Route 1. The plans for the shopping center […]
The Planning and Zoning Commission is considering a proposal to build a 96-room hotel and 100 units of housing at an existing narrow five-story office building at 24 Belden Avenue. The 44,000-square-foot office tower would remain as is, as well as the 30,000-square-foot ground level commercial space. The project is being proposed by local developer […]
Local officials are weighing spending $16.7 million to build a large floodwall encircling the town’s sewage treatment plant, an effort aimed at protecting the riverside facility from destructive storms. On Monday, the Water Pollution Control Authority voted to authorize the project and the town council unanimously approved the first reading of an ordinance issuing $16.7 […]
The bridge on Fairfield Avenue over Interstate 95 will open Monday, seven months after its predecesor was critically damaged in a fiery crash, officials said. The bridge was demolished following a fiery crash involving an oil tanker May 2, which compromised the structural integrity of the overpass. The crash happened after a sedan cut off […]
The Eastern Connecticut Housing Opportunities (ECHO) group has submitted plans for a four-story, mixed-use complex with 46 apartments to be built at 66 Union St., the former location of the demolished First Congregational Church. Plans for the estimated $30 million project, set to be discussed by the Planning and Zoning Commission on Dec. 5, show […]
U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney stood at the edge of a neatly cut 4-foot-deep trench on Asylum Street Monday morning and watched as Norwich Public Utilities and contractors maneuvered a segment of new 8-inch-diameter natural-gas main into place. The Asylum Street replacement project runs from the area in front of the Norwich dog park to the […]
Town officials set aside $43 million to rebuild Old Greenwich School earlier this year but were told that was never going to be enough to cover the expected cost to rebuild the 122-year old school. The building committee, an all-volunteer group coordinating the pre-construction tasks, is now seeking $1.96 million, a roughly $700,000 increase from […]
The site of the former Nathan Hale School, which closed in 2017, is being sold to a private developer who aims to redevelop the property to include residential units, an athletic facility, and a day care facility. Members of the Town Council voted unanimously on Monday to sell the property at 5 Taylor Road to […]
The Representative Town Meeting, at its meeting Wednesday, approved spending $5.5 million to repair the failing structure, work on which would begin next October and be finished in mid-2026. Funds to cover the cost will come from the town’s remaining American Rescue Plan Act funds, some $3.3 million, with the balance covered with bond and […]
The Connecticut Port Authority said Friday it is working with State Pier contractor Kiewit to remedy what appears to be substandard soil used on a portion of the newly-constructed offshore wind facility. The remedy for the problem, the cost to fix it and who might pay remains in question. The problem was discovered by routine […]
As construction chugs along to replace the 128-year-old Walk Bridge in the heart of South Norwalk, officials say the $1 billion project won’t face any winter delays. A crew of 85 to 90 workers has been working at the railroad bridge, moving transmission cables under the Norwalk River and installing structural supports, according to Rory […]
The nine bids the town has received to build a new animal control facility are all more expensive than the money the town has for the project. The bids open Tuesday ranged from $2.74 million to $3.53 million. The town though has $2.67 million after receiving a $2 million state Community Investment Fund grant in […]
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced Friday that the state has been awarded $291 million in federal grants to improve the rail network via President Joe Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Projects to be funded by the grants include track improvements on the Hartford Line and New Haven Line; the replacement of railroad bridges in Greenwich and […]
A Dutch provider of cleanroom and controlled environment facilities, SRBA Group, has acquired a majority interest in a Brookfield-based commercial construction company. The local company, Corporate Construction Inc., is headquartered at 101 Commerce Drive and has about 50 employees. It has been in business for 25 years and specializes in building cleanrooms, as well as […]
Three years into the five-year federal law, $568 billion, or 47%, of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funds have been announced, per a White House fact sheet released Nov. 15. Announced funds are up about 25% from $454 billion for 56,000 projects disbursed as of May — the law’s halfway mark — and up 42% […]
Bridgeport Station Development LLC was introduced Tuesday by the administration of Gov. Ned Lamont as the new owner of Bridgeport Harbor Station Unit 3, which was the last of Connecticut’s coal-fired generators of electricity when PSEG closed it in 2021. The Community Investment Fund, a competitive grant program overseen by lawmakers and the Department of […]
The land also lies in a flood plain and will, according to the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, need to be raised before anything new is constructed there to avoid future flooding during severe storms. Parks said Bridgeport Station Development is responsible for the underground clean up costs, the extent of which are […]
The beeping of a backhoe and the rush of asphalt from a dump truck was the soundtrack to Monday morning at the Lymes’ Senior Center. Building Committee Chairwoman Jeri Baker donned a fluorescent yellow and orange vest and a hard hat to take a walk around the $6.4 million renovation project, which is on track […]
City leaders aim to begin construction next month on the final phase of a $4 million ARPA-project to enhance the local harbor and improve the athletic complex behind the library. The last leg of Founders Walk, connecting Milford Public Library off New Haven Avenue and the city marina off Helwig Street, is set to be […]
From pulling permits to disconnecting utilities, the former Hotchkiss Mill property on Water and Church streets is being prepared for demolition, officials say. The demolition of the buildings will take place over the next 60 days as part of phase one of the Hotchkiss Mill project, Carbone said. Once the demolition is completed, she said, […]
The state has awarded the city $1.4 million for two new soccer fields at Columbus Park, making way for MidState Medical Center to develop land currently home to grass soccer fields. The $4 million Meriden Soccer Athletic Complex project involves tearing out two existing softball fields at Columbus Park, located at 208 Lewis Ave., and […]
Demolition of the former elementary school commenced Oct. 30, following the approval of a $600,000 construction project budget transfer to address a shortfall in the Consolidated Early Learning Academy building project budget and allow for abatement and demolition at the old Consolidated site. The $29.2 million Consolidated Early Learning Academy construction project was approved by […]
The North Street Bridge is on track to be replaced next summer, but doing the job on a shorter timeline is going to cost up to $700,000 more than originally expected. The Department of Public Works originally projected it would cost $3 million to replace the century-old bridge over at least 18 months, but officials […]
The state Department of Transportation will hold a hybrid public information meeting next week where it will present its plans for a $32.8 million rehabilitation of the Mohegan-Pequot Bridge. The meeting will take place Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Montville Public Safety Building at 911 Norwich-New London Turnpike. Participants can also join on Zoom. […]
The $57.5 million project got underway after a series of adjustments to reduce the cost and meet the approved budget. These changes included eliminating improvements to security vestibules and fire protection systems and redesigning the HVAC system. The original project included improving HVAC systems at Lyme Consolidated School, Center School, Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School and […]
Still reeling after learning a $54 million proposed senior center and health department campus would be delayed by more than six years, city officials have turned their sights to rehabilitating their existing buildings. Work on three bridges, and Harbor Brook dredging will significantly delay campus construction, Scarpati recapped for members of the Senior Center/ Health […]
A consultant hired by the town estimated Thursday at a Planning & Zoning Commission meeting that the 40-acre Gales Ferry Intermodal site being considered for a quarry application would eventually contribute more than $1 million a year to the town’s tax base. Donald Poland of Goman + York in East Hartford cited the impact of […]
The Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday to approve revised plans for the four new elementary schools in the city’s $385 million school construction project. If state school construction officials approve the final plans for the first two schools, the John B. Stanton and Greeneville elementary schools, the city can put those two school projects […]
Gov. Ned Lamont said Tuesday he is in no rush to decide if he will seek a third term in office, stating that he will wait until the end of the 2025 legislative session to decide. “I think it’s too early,” Lamont said during an interview with Hartford Business Journal. Lamont, who will turn 71 […]
City officials on Tuesday marked the start of construction on The Monarch, an affordable multifamily development in New Haven’s West River neighborhood. Being developed by Honeycomb Real Estate Partners, the 64-unit building will be located at the site of the former New England Linen company, at 149 and 169 Derby Ave. The $27 million project […]
Following the Biden administration, which put billions of dollars into Amtrak, high-speed rail, public transportation and the transition to electric vehicles and buses, what might change under the incoming administration? On transportation policy that affects cities and states nationwide, Trump has a mixed record. In his first term, he proposed a trillion-dollar infrastructure plan that […]
The town has received applications for two projects that would construct a total of 257 apartments on Route 32. When the Planning and Zoning Commission meets on Dec. 10, it is expected to set a public hearing date for the two projects. The first project calls for a four-story mixed-income apartment building on Route 32 […]
A 46-acre property at 132 Spencer Hill Road could become home to a solar farm. The undeveloped land was purchased by Vineyard Sky Farms Corp. in February for $860,000. The council in February approved a proposal for the development and construction of a 3.74-megawatt, ground-mounted solar array from Greenskies Energy. The project calls for the […]
The dust — sold under the trademark brand Pozzotive — is a cement alternative developed by Urban Mining Industries and manufactured at the company’s first-of-its-kind facility in Connecticut, where recycled glass is cleaned, crushed and milled before being distributed to nearby plants to be mixed into concrete. Gov. Ned Lamont toured the Beacon Falls plant […]
The state Department of Transportation is planning $106 million in infrastructure upgrades at the Waterbury, Beacon Falls, Seymour, Ansonia and Derby-Shelton train stations along Metro-North’s Waterbury line, with construction beginning in 2025. The improvements will be funded with a combination of federal and state money, and about $3 million is expected to go toward renovation […]
Gov. Ned Lamont, state DOT Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto, Shelton Mayor Mark Lauretti, Derby Mayor Joseph L. DiMartino, former Valley United Way chair and Derby Historical Society head Jack Walsh and a host of state legislators braved a stiff wind Tuesday morning to celebrate the reopening of the bridge connecting downtown Derby and Shelton. Work on […]
Ted Lazarus, a principal of the Litchfield-based Park Lane Group, said Friday remediation at 90 Garfield Ave., former home to the Edward Bloom Silk Co business, is about 90% complete and he expects construction of 87 apartments ― 20% of which will be set aside as affordable housing ― to be finished by the first […]
The Southington Public Library is almost ready for the community to enjoy an improved experience as it moves into a new state-of-the-art building in the next few weeks. The move from the current library location at 255 Main St. to the nearly 30,000-square-foot new building next door will begin on Nov. 18, with the reopening […]
The completion date of a project to rebuild a bridge on Cedar Heights Road has been pushed back, again. The goal was to get the bridge, rated in “Serious” condition by the Connecticut Department of Transportation, rebuilt by the end of November after a string of delays. However, City Engineer Lou Casolo said the hope […]
The Board of Mayor and Burgesses last Wednesday approved a work order for Parcel B, Phase 1 construction services and Phase 2 design services in the amount of $42,920. Pennrose, a real estate development company from Philadelphia, and Cloud Co. of Hartford are set to develop 7.75 acres at the corner of Maple Street and […]
Officials have narrowed the sites they are considering for a new federal courthouse in Hartford to two, a 2.2-acre Allyn Street parking lot and a 10.2-acre site at the corner of Asylum Avenue and Woodland Street now occupied by 74-year-old state government office building. The U.S. General Services Administration has issued a 381-page draft Environmental […]
Bristol officials announced Wednesday that the city is accepting requests for proposals from developers and others for the sale and development of a remediated brownfield property located across the street from ESPN’s campus. The property, at 894 Middle St., encompasses three contiguous parcels owned by the city. Combined, the parcels make up an approximately 15-acre […]
Residents can look forward to the construction of a new Hillcrest Middle School after a majority of residents voted to approve it Tuesday. Unofficial results from the Registrar of Voters Office show the town’s referendum ballot question get over 13,000 “yes” votes. The Hillcrest project costs approximately $142,375,000. Democratic Registrar of Voters Jean Rabinow shared […]
Officials with the Waterbury Inland Wetlands Commission approved developer Bluewater Property Group’s plan to build an Amazon fulfillment center on the Naugatuck line, after hearing opposition from a handful of residents with environmental concerns. Located on a wooded hilltop in the Waterbury-Naugatuck Industrial Park just off Route 8, the Amazon facility would support between 500 […]
Principal Bryan Rickert said the 117,000-square-foot building is bursting at the seams and staff are forced to convert various spaces into other uses against their original design. There is referendum vote looming on Tuesday to decide if the town can build a new school. The question on the ballot says “Shall the $142,375,000 appropriation and […]
Organizers are confident a project that includes bringing an MLS Next Pro soccer team to Connecticut will have a transformative effect on the region. But a year after the pitch was made public, questions remain regarding just how much money the project could cost taxpayers, and whether a stadium will come to fruition in time […]
The $5.4 million project intended to improve pedestrian and motorist safety in the area of Route 10 and West Main Street is expected to be completed in late spring after a couple of hurdles have caused a three-month timeline to become nearly a year. Funded through the Local Transportation Capital Improvement Program, the project includes […]
The Connecticut Siting Council has approved a contentious $3.75 million solar facility planned for Town Farm Road after months of resistance from both residents and local officials. Avon-based Lodestar Energy filed a petition in February for a 4,702-panel, 1.93-megawatt solar photovoltaic electric-generating facility on 12.1 acres of unused farmland at 141 Town Farm Road in […]
The Renaissance City Development Association (RCDA) the city’s development arm, brokered an agreement in 2023 that included selling 6.28 acres split among three parcels to RJ Development + Advisors, LLC for $500,000. RJ Development, which built The Beam, a 203-unit apartment complex on Howard Street, pitched building two 250-unit apartment complexes on Nameaug and Walbach […]
“We’re rocking and rolling … from a construction standpoint,” said XL Center General Manager Ben Weiss. “The construction is everywhere, and we’re dealing with it.” Weiss and construction manager Robert Houlihan updated the Capital Regional Development Authority on Friday with the latest in the $145 million revamp of the aging arena. Between 30 and 40 […]
The city wants voter input on spending $6 million, 85% of which will be reimbursed by the state, for turf fields at the new high school and middle school complex. A referendum question on the appropriation is included on the ballot for Tuesday’s election. The expense would increase the cost of the school construction project […]
The town is moving forward with its plans to reconstruct the busy commercial and residential Park Road corridor that will reduce car travel lanes, add bike lanes, and increase pedestrian safety. Construction is expected to begin next summer on the $2.25 million plan to upgrade the roadway from Quaker Lane South to Prospect Avenue, which […]
Under a design attributed to the Stamford architectural firm Marsh + Woods Architects, one potential iteration of the building would include a residential tower rising nearly 40 stories with 484 units, with a wide base or a run of ground-level storefronts fronting Dock Street and a larger parking garage on the lower levels. That would […]
For more than a year, staff at the Capital Region Development Authority and Metropolitan District (MDC) have been negotiating an agreement that would require the CRDA to help pay for the installation of a large stormwater drainage pipe, which would accept water flowing from parking lots and off buildings planned for the “Bushnell South” development […]
Tweed New Haven Airport announced they were awarded $4 million from the Federal Aviation Administration to support the airport’s terminal expansion Thursday. The anticipated 81,568 square-foot terminal will feature four gates, expanded security screening, new baggage handling systems, and concessions space. This is part of continued work to modernize the airport’s infrastructure by replacing an […]
A 42-bed, 55,000-square-foot inpatient rehabilitation hospital should soon be under construction in Waterbury following the sale Monday of a roughly 4.5-acre building site to a Florida-based developer. Catalyst Healthcare Real Estate, a Florida-based national development and investment firm, bought a building site at the intersection of Reidville Drive and Harpers Ferry Road in Waterbury’s East […]
Mayor Caroline Simmons and the Board of Finance are on a collision course over a multi-year, multi-school rebuilding plan that could cost the city $1 billion, and require that the state contribute the same. Simmons obtained the legal opinion after finance board members rejected her request for $895,000 to begin design work on Roxbury. One […]
The Elmwood Community Center, which will bring together the senior center, teen center, a library branch and more into one central building, has been in the works for a few years now, with plans formulating after the town bought the former St. Brigid School at 100 Mayflower St. in 2021. The town hired GWWO Architects […]
While the developers of the proposed minor league soccer stadium have repeatedly declined to offer specifics about its estimated cost, a grant application shows the initial price tag was close to $100 million as of roughly a year ago. The initial ask was for $30 million and in June the project was instead awarded $8 […]
