Hyde has said the project is more complicated because Anamet is a large brownfield site. When the city put out its first request for proposals last year, it had yet to complete the environmental study at the site, he noted. Significant unknowns about the property at the time may have deterred some developers from applying, Hyde said. Since last year, however, the city has spent $1.5 million to demolish three buildings, abate the High Bay building, map the underground utilities and conduct additional sampling of the site to fully understand the extent of the contaminants, Hyde said. The Anamet site is owned by 698 South Main St. Inc., which was set up to hold the property. To date, $9.5 million has been received for work toward its rehabilitation, most of which has been spent, Hyde said. It will cost another estimated $5 million to clean up and remediate the site.
Waterbury hopes to spur interest in former Anamet factory site