Developer Details Enfield Mass Mutual Campus Redo
Demoing out the core of an office building. Filling the cores of two more with storage units and a fitness center. Replacing parking lots with duplexes.
Hartford Offices Clock Best Quarter for Leasing in Two Years
Greater Hartford office tenants leased nearly 274,000 square feet of space in the second quarter, more than double the average over the last two years.
Developer Pitches 90 Apartments in Place of Fairfield Restaurant
A pair of properties near Fairfield’s second Metro-North commuter rail station could become 90 new homes if city officials agree.
Finex Credit Union Lures Mass. Banker to Be New CEO
A longtime senior executive at a major Boston-area bank is decamping to East Hartford for his next career move.
Waterbury Taps KayBar to Redevelop Ex-Catholic School
Waterbury Mayor Paul Pernerewski is planning to ask city elected officials for approval to sell a former Catholic school to a developer active in the city.
City Starts Ball Rolling in Land Deal for Big New Haven Apartments
New Haven’s mayor has begun the process of transferring land to a developer that wants to build 450 new homes in the city’s downtown.
Hartford Buyers Need $16K Raise to Afford Down Payment
Greater Hartford homebuyers will likely need a raise if they want to buy a home – even if they’re so-called “move-up” buyers putting 20 percent down.
Webster Bank Names New Chief Risk Officer
Stamford-based Webster Bank announced a new chief risk officer to replace retiring CRO Daniel Bley.
Developer Plans Norwalk Waterfront Transformation
Norwalk-based Spinnaker Real Estate Partners has filed plans with officials in its home city for a waterfront project befitting its nautical name.
Big CT Apartment Portfolio Fetches $121M
Four Connecticut apartment complexes totaling almost 700 units have traded hands.
Lamont Picks 470-Unit, Two-Tower Proposal for New Haven Site
The development arm of a Providence, Rhode Island-based construction giant emerged Tuesday as the winning bidder to develop a large site next to a busy New Haven train station.
Developer Wants to Turn Trumbull Offices into Senior Housing
A 43,870-square foot building at the back of a Trumbull office park could get a new neighbor in the form of senior housing.
New Haven OK Plan to Swap Hotel Plan for Apartments
A long-gestating proposal to turn a New Haven hotel near Interstate 95 into housing has finally received city approval.
As Inventory Piles Up Elsewhere, CT Markets Still Hot
The nation’s housing market had 34 percent more sellers compared to prospective homebuyers in April. Try telling that to someone looking for a home in Connecticut.
New Development Proposal Could See Last of Stamford’s Futuristic Towers Fall
The last of Stamford’s Saint John Towers, built for a “Jetsons”-like future that never came to pass, would be demolished under a proposal filed with city officials.
Danbury Greenlights Hotel-to-Apartments Conversion
Danbury planning officials have given the go-ahead for a developer to turn a 10-story hotel into an apartment building oriented towards creative tenants.
Facing Pushback from Neighbors, Developer Proposes 478 Apartments
Norwalk-based Spinnaker Real Estate Partners is facing opposition from Fairfield residents for its hotel-and-apartments plan for the site of a tired motel.
Enfield’s Ex-MassMutual Campus Sells for $3.99M
A large, but empty office building just off Interstate 91 in Enfield has traded hands, and its future still seems up in the air.
CT Housing Shortage Costs State ‘Tens of Billions of Dollars’
The CBIA released a report arguing the state is around 46,000 homes short of current needs, and needs to build nearly 139,000 over the next 10 years to get back on an even keel.
Home Listings Surge, But Not in Hartford
Inventory is building up at a good clip in housing markets across the U.S., just not in Connecticut.
