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State Development Authority Gets $19M to Help Housing Projects
By James Sanna | June 3, 2026 | Reprints | Unlock LinkThe State Bond Commission has OK’d over $19 million to boost the construction of over 150 new homes statewide, and another $10 million to help first-time homebuyers.
Connecticut Single-Family Market Experiences April Slowdown
By Sam Lattof | June 2, 2026 | Reprints | Unlock LinkAccording to new data from The Warren Group, the publisher of The Commercial Record, the Connecticut single-family home market is seeing a dropoff in activity.
Unilever to Anchor Big Lab Block in Downtown New Haven
June 1, 2026 | Reprints | Unlock LinkInternational consumer products giant Unilever plans to drop $270 million on the latest addition to downtown New Haven.
Mortgages ‘Increasingly Out of Reach’ for Hourly, Gig Workers
By Lew Sichelman | May 28, 2026 | Reprints | Unlock LinkIt’s always been tougher for hourly employees to qualify for a mortgage. But new research shows that people in all kinds of occupations are having a more difficult go of it.
Top Connecticut Lenders Aided by Experienced Staff
By Sam Lattof | May 28, 2026 | Reprints | Unlock LinkThe top lenders in Connecticut say they got that way by helping buyers navigate a single-family housing market defined by affordability issues and a lack of inventory.
Developer Buys Land for Second Phase of 486-Unit Middledtown Development
By James Sanna | May 27, 2026 | Reprints | Unlock LinkA joint venture of Buckingham Partners and Harbor Group International has bought the land for the second phase of its Springside development, the brokerage involved says. CBRE announced that Landmark Investment Group had sold the property that will host phase two of...
New Haven Architect-Designed Luxury Tower in Demand
By Steve Adams | Commercial Record Staff | May 26, 2026 | Reprints | Unlock LinkClose to half of the luxury condominiums are under agreement in a 38-story luxury tower designed by New Haven architects Pickard Chilton in Houston.
Ansonia Shopping Center Sells for $8.4M; Repositioning Planned
By James Sanna | May 22, 2026 | Reprints | Unlock LinkA joint venture between a Westport real estate firm and a suburban Boston real estate firm has bought Ansonia’s downtown shopping plaza.
How to Fix a Stale Listing
By Lew Sichelman | May 21, 2026 | Reprints | Unlock LinkIt can be costly to let a listing linger longer than 60 days. But delisting and price cuts both leave money on the table. Before you do that, try these tips for reviving your listing.
New Haven Hospital Project Culminates a Design Career
By Steve Adams | Commercial Record Staff | May 21, 2026 | Reprints | Unlock LinkAs Cathleen Lange retires as a principal at architects Shepley Bulfinch, she caps her career with one of Connecticut’s most notable healthcare projects of the past decade.
Office Tower Designed by New Haven Architects Breaks Ground
By Steve Adams | Commercial Record Staff | May 19, 2026 | Reprints | Unlock LinkA 300,000 square-foot office and luxury retail building designed by New Haven architects Pickard Chilton is under construction in Dallas by developer Trammell Crow.
Homes Lingering on CT Residential Real Estate Market
By Sam Lattof | May 15, 2026 | Reprints | Unlock LinkInventory lingered on the residential real estate market in Connecticut during the month of April, new data shows.
Deed Theft a Rising Problem
By Lew Sichelman | May 14, 2026 | Reprints | Unlock LinkDeed theft has become a big business for crooks: They slap their names on unsuspecting homeowners’ titles, then proceed to milk the properties dry.
A Big Name Makes a Big Jump
By Sam Lattof | May 14, 2026 | Reprints | Unlock LinkNitin Mhatre’s jumping from a $12 billion bank to a $2.3 billion bank as he takes the reins at First County Bank. The attraction? New ways to have an impact – and a little fun.
Spinnaker Pitches 157 Units in Westport
By James Sanna | May 13, 2026 | Reprints | Unlock LinkAfter one local developer’s ambitious hotel, residential and retail vision for Westport’s dilapidated Saugatuck commercial node collapsed this spring, another developer has stepped up with an idea of its own for the area.
New Haven Apartments Trades for Combined $41M
By James Sanna | May 12, 2026 | Reprints | Unlock LinkThree prewar New Haven apartment buildings close to Yale have traded hands for nearly $41 million.
CBRE Relocating Offices to Stamford Plaza
By Steve Adams | Commercial Record Staff | May 11, 2026 | Reprints | Unlock LinkOffice tenants have inked 54,000 in new leases and renewals at Stamford Plaza, the 1 million-square-foot campus owned by New York-based RFR, including a relocation by brokerage CBRE.
DR Bank Eyes New York Expansion
By Sam Lattof | May 8, 2026 | Reprints | Unlock LinkDR Bank, headquartered in Connecticut, submitted an application to open a new branch in White Plains, New York.
Insurance, HOA Fees on the Rise
By Lew Sichelman | May 7, 2026 | Reprints | Unlock LinkFor too many homebuyers, these charges can come back to put a severe crimp in their budgets. And it looks like it’s getting worse.
Breaking the Logjam for Housing Development Financing
By Steve Adams | Commercial Record Staff | May 7, 2026 | Reprints | Unlock LinkRising interest rates and project costs threatened to bring major multifamily rental housing production virtually to a halt across Connecticut before a new program threw a lifeline to developers.




