Commercial & Industrial

New Haven Hopes to Spur Stalled Affordable Projects
By James Sanna | March 27, 2023 | Reprints | Unlock Link
New Haven officials are planning to plow $5 million in leftover federal COVID relief money into a slate of affordable housing developments searching for small amounts of money to close holes in their capital stacks.

Report: 108 Planned Units Gives Hartford Neighborhood Revamp Boost
By James Sanna | March 24, 2023 | Reprints | Unlock Link
Another major parcel in Hartford’s Bushnell South neighborhood could become apartments, giving the latest neighborhood city leaders have targeted for redevelopment a boost.

Industrial Projects Welcomed by Some Communities, Others Wary
By Steve Adams | Commercial Record Staff | March 24, 2023 | Reprints | Unlock Link
While officials in neighboring South Windsor debate extending a moratorium on warehouse proposals, East Hartford officials welcomed the prospects for job creation and property tax gains from a pair of large logistics buildings.

CBRE Markets Downtown Stamford Office Campus
By Steve Adams | Commercial Record Staff | March 23, 2023 | Reprints | Unlock Link
CBRE will seek to fill nearly 275,000 square feet of vacancies at a four-building office campus in downtown Stamford.

Data Analysis: New Haven SFR Market Earns Top Yield
By James Sanna | March 21, 2023 | Reprints | Unlock Link
Single-family rental investors in the New Haven metro are earning some of the best returns on their investment in the country, according to a new analysis by real estate data firm ATTOM.

Pizza to Pads OK’d in New Haven
By James Sanna | March 20, 2023 | Reprints | Unlock Link
An Episcopal church in one of New Haven’s core neighborhoods got the green light to add a significant chunk of affordable housing on the former site of a pizzeria next door.

Developer of New Haven Apartments Buys Key Parcels
By James Sanna | March 20, 2023 | Reprints | Unlock Link
The development firm behind a large. planned apartment building near the New Haven-West Haven line has secured a set of parcels key to the development.

Hartford HealthCare Ditches Downtown Offices for Farmington
By James Sanna | March 15, 2023 | Reprints | Unlock Link
One of downtown Hartford’s major office tenants is decamping for the suburbs.

Report Shows Wide Divergence Between Hartford, Suburbs’ Housing Production
By James Sanna | March 15, 2023 | Reprints | Unlock Link
Despite the growing number of apartments in downtown Hartford, the region’s multifamily development scene remains firmly a suburban phenomenon.

Lab Developer Buys Coliseum Tower Site for $11M
By James Sanna | March 14, 2023 | Reprints | Unlock Link
A planned life science tower took a significant step forward last week when lab developer Ancora bought a 0.78-acre slice of the former New Haven Coliseum site from the project’s master developer.

Australia to Buy American Submarines, Giving CT a Boost
By James Sanna | March 14, 2023 | Reprints | Unlock Link
Could the already-hot New London-area housing market get even more demand from an expanding Electric Boat Co. shipyard?

East Hartford Mayor Has ‘Strong Preference’ for Silver Lane Plaza Project
By Steve Adams | Commercial Record Staff | March 9, 2023 | Reprints | Unlock Link
The town of East Hartford has a new role as shopping center landlord following its acquisition of the blighted Silver Lane Plaza for $4.5 million.

Branford Biotech-Leased Property Fetches $5M
By James Sanna | March 8, 2023 | Reprints | Unlock Link
A Branford flex/office building has secured a $5 million price in its sale to a New London investor.

Rentschler Field Project Lands Wayfair, Lowe’s
By Steve Adams | Commercial Record Staff | March 7, 2023 | Reprints | Unlock Link
The first phase of redevelopment at Rentschler Field will be anchored by Wayfair and Lowe’s, which have leased a combined 2.5 million square feet of distribution space.

Middleton Apartments Sell for $94M
By James Sanna | March 3, 2023 | Reprints | Unlock Link
A pair of large apartment complexes in Middletown have sold to a Boston investor for $94 million.

Former Patriots Linebacker Buys Farmington Project
March 2, 2023 | Reprints | Unlock Link
A Fairfield-based investment firm co-led by a former linebacker for the New England Patriots has bought a Farmington multifamily project site.

Water Treatment Company Expands in Old Saybrook
By Steve Adams | Commercial Record Staff | March 1, 2023 | Reprints | Unlock Link
An Old Saybrook manufacturer of water treatment systems is expanding its local operations after leasing space at 139 Mill Rock Road East.

Developer Seeks 492 Apartments for West Hartford Campus
By James Sanna | February 28, 2023 | Reprints | Unlock Link
est Hartford officials got a look at the latest plans for a redevelopment of the town’s former UConn campus into a mixed-use “neighborhood village.”

Report: Greenwich Investment Firm Inks 42K SF Stamford Lease
February 27, 2023 | Reprints | Unlock Link
A large slice of Stamford’s 600 Washington Blvd. is going off the market with the relocation of an investment manager from Greenwich.

Bristol Officials OK 104-Unit Downtown Project
By James Sanna | February 24, 2023 | Reprints | Unlock Link
A new development by Southington-based Carrier Construction could be on the way later this year following approval by Bristol officials this week.