Bridgeport, Hartford see record housing permits as Connecticut approvals dip
Bridgeport and Hartford approved their largest number of new housing units last year since 1990, according to Connecticut's newest count. That vaulted the two cities to the uppermost echelons statewide after New Haven, where since the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic a stampede of developers have gotten stamps of approval on new apartment buildings. Overall, Connecticut housing permits dropped shar...
Windsor pharmaceutical warehouse hits market near huge Amazon center
A big distribution facility for pharmaceuticals and other medical products is back on the market north of Hartford, just a few years after its construction and sale. Dallas-based LifeScience Logistics leases a pair of attached warehouse buildings at 1190 Kennedy Road in Windsor, built on 41 acres of land that was previously owned by the O.J. Thrall tobacco farm. Amazon has a big fulfillment cente...
Developer eyes housing for former Apel's Opera House, CCC Feeds building in Manchester
MANCHESTER — The historic brick building on the corner of Oakland Street could soon be converted into housing. A developer has filed a special exception permit application for conversion of the five-story, 31,586-square-foot building in the North End at 35 Oakland St., right near a former railroad and across from a previously approved mixed-use development at 14 North Main St. Detailed inform...
CT hospitals owned by bankrupt operator see fewer patients, decline in births
Fewer patients are being admitted to all three Connecticut hospitals owned by bankrupt operator Prospect Medical Holdings and fewer babies are being born at Waterbury Hospital this year, according to a new report. Patient advocate Suzanne Koenig filed her latest report on Waterbury, Manchester Memorial and Rockville General hospitals on Tuesday in a North Texas federal court as part of Prospect...
Two prominent Norwalk office buildings under consideration for apartment conversions, city planner says
A pair of prominent office buildings in Norwalk could become apartments if the owner pushes ahead with discussions after moving major tenants elsewhere in the office park. Broker Choyce Peterson reported 101 Merritt 7 and 201 Merritt 7 are no longer available for lease, in a mid-year report on commercial real estate in lower Fairfield County. The two buildings are located in the Merritt 7 Corpor...
Connecticut's 'Recycle House' with waterfall views and covered bridge listed for $790K
Pieced together over the years with recycled materials, the house at 6 Spring St., Chester has hit the market for $790,000. While the house was built in 1845, Dr. Kim Senay gutted the original structure and spent more than 10 years sourcing reclaimed materials to upgrade the original house after he purchased it in 2006, according to Sotheby’s International Realty. The property now has the...
CT house formerly owned by NFL's Ray Rice included on Realtor.com's list of unique smart homes
A Connecticut house once owned by former NFL player Ray Rice was featured on a Realtor.com list of five unique smart homes in the U.S. The list, posted on July 25, features smart homes that "practically run themselves," according to Realtor.com. The Connecticut property included on the list is located at 40 Wildwood Road in Stamford. According to Stamford property records, Rice bought the property...
Connecticut rents keep rising as new data shows sharp increases in many cities
After a blistering pace of inflation in apartment rental rates since the COVID-19 pandemic, new Zillow data shows the numbers are still headed up in many of Connecticut's largest apartment communities. As of June, rents continued to climb in seven of every 10 Connecticut cities and towns where Zillow has comparative data on rental rates from March, according to a CT Insider analysis of Zillow d...
Waterford couple says their steamship-shaped home's design began on a bar napkin
When Jim and Cathy Barnard purchased a weathered 700-square-foot cottage next to his father’s 1950s house on a bluff overlooking the Niantic River in Waterford, they had no idea it would become a one-of-a-kind home shaped like a steamship. Their property has been featured in Architect Magazine and the Robb Report for its distinct design, but the Barnards say that the nautical design wasn't on th...
Lawmaker Floats Tying College Admin Pay to Performance Metrics
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Until We Can Elect Sane, Competent Leadership in Washington…
In 2006, when Al Gore published An Inconvenient Truth, released with its complementary film, he couldn’t have picked a better title to warn about planetary emergencies of global warming and […] The post Until We Can Elect Sane, Competent Leadership in Washington… appeared first on CT Examiner....
Acting Up
Dear Elizabeth, If you’ve ever worked in the theater, you know that actors are pretty much all hooking up all the time, sometimes all together. It’s not love and marriage […] The post Acting Up appeared first on CT Examiner....
Political Civility Frays in New Britain’s Contentious Mayoral Race
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Stonington Residents Say ‘No’ to Bridge Replacement Plan
STONINGTON – More than 250 Stonington residents turned up Thursday night at Stonington High School for a public information meeting with the Connecticut Department of Transportation over a proposed project […] The post Stonington Residents Say ‘No’ to Bridge Replacement Plan appeared first on CT Examiner....
Janis Ian Talks Life, Loss and Music After Film Screening at The Kate
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The Rundown: Live Music In August
The Flaming Lips August 8 @ Westville Music Bowl45 Yale Avenue, New Haven6:30 p.m. All Ages $68 – $278 There’s no band on this planet that can put on a […] The post The Rundown: Live Music In August appeared first on CT Examiner....
Few Answers as Veterans Rally in Stamford to Save VA Clinic From Possible Closure
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A Republican Rift in Milford Sparks Withdrawals, Claims of a Secret Meeting
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