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Four parcels are now targeted for mixed use around Dunkin Donuts park. The attached article in the tweet is linked below, too. Its full of positivity, tho. You were warned.

www.courant.com

Hartford signs Downtown North development agreement that will add apartments, shops, entertainment near ballpark

City officials celebrated a major milestone Wednesday in the push to develop the area around Dunkin’ Donuts Park, announcing the signing of an agreement with a Stamford-based developer that w…
www.courant.com www.courant.com
 
CL82 said:
As I posted previously, I've seen smart development revitalize a struggling city. If done well, it takes less time than you'd think. I hope it is a good developer this go round,
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Its the firm that finished the Park.
 
The plans looked promising before they were halted by that spiteful lawsuit.
 
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mauconnfan said:
We need to hear from Deepster...?
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So, probably 3 years ago, I admitted that I really liked the Yard Goats stadium and experience. I said then that I think it's a shame that the new stadium is surrounded by rubble and parking lots and nothing fun to do within walking distance. They're not maximizing what a family "would" spend on a Friday game night in their city.

Hopefully this group does it right and does it quick enough. The clock ticks on how "new" the team is and the fun factor wears off after a while. Hartford needs it and I'd rather see this done right over wheelbarrows of money thrown at revamping the XL Center.
 
What would everyone like to see built around the park? There was talk of a craft beer hall.
 
GemParty said:
What would everyone like to see built around the park? There was talk of a craft beer hall.
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Pretty sure that was Hooker Brewery at the time and they ended up with there Tasting Room at the Colt Building.

Hartford has 4 breweries and a 5th just over the border in West Hartford.

Don't know if a brewery is still in the developments plans or not.
 
Perhaps the area has become more attractive since the Goats have been such a draw. IIRC, the original plans had a Hard Rock Cafe attached. But that was probably more of the original developer's BS.
 
GemParty said:
What would everyone like to see built around the park? There was talk of a craft beer hall.
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That would work if it doesn't suck. Elicit doesn't suck and it's been crowded since day one.
 
Yup I know & have met with Randy Salvatore in Stamford. Met Landino a long time ago. Salvatore was the guy who put great looking private dorms together for UCONN Stamford. And Hotel Zero in 3 markets. Apartments and many other projects. Landino? Fact is ... every single one of these regional developers face daunting challenges day One & none of them are all that well capitalized. They’re not NYC/Boston guys with institutional backing. The a priori view? It’s never 100%.
 
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GemParty said:
What would everyone like to see built around the park? There was talk of a craft beer hall.
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Mixed use with retail/restaurants on the ground level and residential on the upper levels. I'm not sure if there is a market though, given the development of the apartments at the Colt armory.
 
until they get new leadership in Hartford, one where blaming others and always depending on the federal government to bail them out of their bad decisions is a thing of the past, nothing is going to work there.
It's the capital city and by far the worst of CT's largest cities. Nothing is happening except building apartments in old buildings The XL Center is an absolute embarrassment.
 
It's probably not relevant but I have always liked this photo of the city. Click on it and it will expand to a much larger size.

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gtcam said:
until they get new leadership in Hartford, one where blaming others and always depending on the federal government to bail them out of their bad decisions is a thing of the past, nothing is going to work there.
It's the capital city and by far the worst of CT's largest cities. Nothing is happening except building apartments in old buildings The XL Center is an absolute embarrassment.
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Hartford’s in a better position then Bridgeport.

Decades of bad policy, bad investments and a lack of an urban strategy have killed this state.
 
That's an awesome photo. I've always wanted to live in that condo building in E.Hartford right on the river, with a balcony facing downtown.
 
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gtcam said:
until they get new leadership in Hartford, one where blaming others and always depending on the federal government to bail them out of their bad decisions is a thing of the past, nothing is going to work there.
It's the capital city and by far the worst of CT's largest cities. Nothing is happening except building apartments in old buildings The XL Center is an absolute embarrassment.
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Fake news
 
The XL Center needs to be revamped, they're not knocking it down so they(we) need to bite the bullet. It would add so much momentum to what UConn is doing with the resurgence of Men's Basketball and the Hockey team starting to make some noise.. it would foster a synergy for the 3 UConn teams that play there and the rest of the AD with all the new olympic sports facilities coming online.
 
Hartford has an underappreciated Skyline. lb for lb it's one of the better ones in the country
 
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XLCenterFan said:
It’s my dream. I’m never leaving CT or the Hartford area - I prefer it. And it seems like a cool spot to live. But now I have a wife who prefers a home or a walk-up condo.
Are you insinuating that living there is beneath you? Are you a snob?
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its a good one. once upon a time, 'beacon hill'ers' thought living on the Cambridge bank of the Charles was beneath them. I hear that its now okay to live on the Cambridge bank, or the east bay in cali, or, er, umm, ...pert near every other 'bad riverside' in the 3000 miles between them. I, fer one, ain't never leaving connecticut.
'Connecticut' - still undetermined if in algonquin it means ' land of the great river,' or 'the land between the great rivers,' or even (my fav) 'land of rivers.' just don't call it riverside.
 
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The city is full of natural potential. If they could put in some green space along main and move parking under ground like in Boston it would make a world of difference. They also need the WFSB parcel cleaned up, the civic center rebuilt and desparetly need a casino along side the convention center to draw better. Creating a troll system between the Convention center, the Theater, the Civic Center, ball park and Main would be a great flare and help visitors move around. They need to embrace some more high end row house type housing fitting would help.
 
BlueDogs said:
. Creating a troll system between the Convention center, the Theater, the Civic Center, ball park and Main would be a great flare and help visitors move around. They need to embrace some more high end row house type housing fitting would help.
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They have a free shuttle that goes all around downtown. They just don’t do a good job actually telling people about it.
 
zls44 said:
They have a free shuttle that goes all around downtown. They just don’t do a good job actually telling people about it.
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He meant an actual trolley. I’ve long been a proponent of running trolleys from the West End downtown and one north-south through downtown. Hartford needs a gimmick and a little historic restoration. The trolleys were part of a thriving downtown years ago. People would go downtown just to give their kids a ride. They’d eat lunch, ride the carousel etc.
 
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