Developer seeking Trumbull approval for 48 apartments after larger plan rejected
TRUMBULL — Months after Trumbull nixed a plan for new apartments, a developer is planning a scaled-back proposal that his firm will present to town officials in October. Developer Stephen Shapiro of Easton-based Gold Coast Properties had floated a pair of plans to the town last spring for apartments at 2105 and 2125 Reservoir Ave., close to Route 25 and the Merritt Parkway. With the larger of ...
Manchester seeks to build relationships with Business Park employers, starting with survey
MANCHESTER — Town officials plan to survey Manchester Business Park tenants to build relationships with businesses and extend a helping hand. The industrial park covers many industrial properties in northeast Manchester, including those around Sanrico Drive and Progress Drive. Warehouses, manufacturing, and other industrial businesses are among the many commercial enterprises that contribute to...
Hartford HealthCare buys Girl Scouts headquarters but future use is a mystery
HARTFORD — The Hartford headquarters of the Girl Scouts will be taken over by Hartford HealthCare later this year. Girl Scouts of Connecticut announced last week that it had signed a contract for the sale of its Hartford service center, located at 332 Washington St., to the hospital system and health care provider. The property is located near Hartford Hospital on Seymour and Washington roads. ...
Who owns Connecticut? These 8 properties begin to tell the story
For such a small place, Connecticut can be awfully hard to pin down. It's where crops grow on sprawling farms just up the road from suburban strip malls and urban asphalt. Where you might go skiing in the winter and hit the beach in the summer without driving more than an hour in either direction. It's home to both the Appalachian Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean. To some of the oldest structures ...
Macy's Cheshire distribution center hits the market for lease or sale
A Macy's distribution center in Cheshire is being opened up for leasing or sale to other companies at the end of next year, with some 700 people working at the facility at last report, but with the possibility of other major employers pouncing on the warehouse for their own use. Macy's sold the 475 Knotter Drive warehouse two years ago for $25.3 million to Wharton Equity Partners and Rabina Proper...
CT home designed by renowned Radio City Music Hall architect returns to market for $4.4 million
A remarkable mid-century modern home in New Canaan that was designed by renowned architect Edward Durell Stone, responsible for several of New York's most iconic buildings, is back on the market for $4.4 million. Stone most famously designed the Museum of Modern Art and Radio City Music Hall, primarily trafficking in commercial and international building projects. As such, New Canaan's Celanese Ho...
Pro-housing advocates from around the US gather in New Haven to share ideas: 'There's no magic wand'
NEW HAVEN — You might not immediately see common ground between liberal Democratic Mayor Justin Elicker and conservative Republican North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong, but despite their political differences, they fall on the same side of certain issues — like the need for quality, affordable housing. Both got the attention of the organizers of the three-day, "pro-housing" YIMBYtown New Haven c...
Former Connecticut dairy farm, spanning 87 acres, listed for nearly $2M
Spanning 87 acres, a former Connecticut dairy farm has hit the market for $1,999,999. Current owner Steve Krukoff said that his grandfather purchased the property on 329 Turnpike Road, Ashford in the early 1900s. The family used it to raise beef and dairy cattle and chickens. Krukoff said his grandfather bent the metal for the arched metal roof of one of the two large barns on the property. T...
For value hunters to millionaires, these CT towns are on the hottest real estate run in 2025
As Waterbury and Danbury remain in demand among house hunters in 2025, a comparatively small town is topping them for home sales through August — and a number of others are having big years, including a Gold Coast town where homes often sell for $2 million or more. Southbury led Connecticut for sales gains through August from a year earlier, with nearly 60 sales transactions this year outpacing...
Hamden Could Begin Demolition of Michael J. Whelan Middle School Early Next Year
HAMDEN – For decades, the former Hamden Middle School campus has been a public hazard. Shuttered since 2002, the falling down buildings at 550 Newhall St., the former Michael J. […] The post Hamden Could Begin Demolition of Michael J. Whelan Middle School Early Next Year appeared first on CT Examiner....
Lamont’s Housing Bill Veto Draws National Criticism at Pro-Housing Summit
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Hwang Pushes November Date for Fairfield Special Election
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Judge Rules CHRO Won’t Have to Turn Over Bridgeport Racial Profiling Records — For Now
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Stamford Needs to Wake Up… Especially Democrats
To the Editor: Both Democrats and Republicans in Stamford have access to their respective city committees, organized by district, with two committee members each across 20 districts. Some municipalities follow a convention model—where committee […] The post Stamford Needs to Wake Up… Especially Democrats appeared first on CT Examiner....
East Lyme Racks Up $224K in Police Legal Bills After Internal Probes
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Sendroff Secures Democratic Nomination in Hamden; Katz Promises ‘Fresh Start’
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Stamford Planning Opens Public Hearing on Tuesday to Debate 10-Year Master Plan of Development
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Old Lyme Candidates Meet with Beach Residents, Talk Sewers
OLD LYME — The local Democratic and Republican candidates for the Board of Selectmen took questions from residents of the town’s beach neighborhoods on Saturday in an election event that […] The post Old Lyme Candidates Meet with Beach Residents, Talk Sewers appeared first on CT Examiner....
