Hartford Business Journal

www.HartfordBusiness.com • December 23, 2019 • Hartford Business Journal 15 may not have before." Planning ahead Windsor Locks already has a Hartford Line rail platform, but the town wants to build an actual station on Canal Bank Road. That station would sit next door to the $64-million, 160-unit Montgomery Mill apartment redevelopment that debuted in August. Windsor Locks Director of Planning and Development Jennifer Rodriguez said the project was partially meant to encourage DOT to build a train station nearby, but it's demonstrating other benefits. "The Montgomery Mill is a per- fect example of a transit-oriented development project, a catalyst site," Rodriguez said. "We've had an uptick in small businesses on Main Street, we have more inquiries than we have space right now, so we're hopeful that more new construction pro- posals will come in the near future." Additionally, the town recently selected a development group — Windsor Locks TOD LLC, led by project manager Todd McClutchy of Stamford-based JHM Group of Cos. — to lead the conceptual plan- ning of a mixed-use development on Main Street near where the train station would be built. The area is known as Windsor Locks Commons. The development group proposed a multi-phased project that would include construction of one or two four-story build- ings with 15,000 to 20,000 square feet of commer- cial space and up to 70 residential units. The town also proposed fixing a retaining wall and developing a parcel across the street from the Commons into another mixed- use building and parking garage, but no developer has officially expressed interest in that project. Meantime, the town of New- ington recently created a 64-acre mixed-use overlay zone north and south of Cedar Street, where a $55-million train station would go. The zone would make transit- oriented development possible, said Andrew Brecher, the town's economic-development director. Brecher said a train station in Newington would be good for the town, and the Hartford Line. "This Newington station has the greatest potential for any [pro- posed station] along the Hartford Line," Brecher said Waiting game North Haven First Selectman Michael Freda said his town is an attractive place for a train station because of recent development that's been done near the proposed site off the Route 40 connector, which is also accessible to Hamden and Cheshire residents. The spot abuts a 144-unit apartment building, and medical facilities that employ about 400 people, Freda said. The train station could also be a catalyst for redeveloping the vacant Pharmacia and Upjohn Company LLC site on Stiles Lane, but without state funding, North Haven can't muster the funds necessary for the project, he said. "The unknown is when the state transportation fund will have enough funding in it to get this project under construction," Freda said. "So where it leaves us right now? We're in a pause phase, we're on hold." Media Sponsor Women's Awards Sponsorship opportunities still available! Contact Cindy Panioto at 860-258-0213 or cindyp@ctcpas.org. Teresa S. Polley President and CEO, Financial Accounting Foundation (retired) Margaux Farrell Anchor, FOX61 News Mary R. Gilhuly Community Mental Health Affiliates, Inc. (CMHA) Marcia L. Marien Town of Brookfield, Connecticut Susan A. Martinelli RSM US LLP Vanessa Rossitto blumshapiro Join the 6,000-member-strong Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants for an awards breakfast celebrating exceptional female CPAs. Keynote Speaker Distinguished Service Awardees Master of Ceremonies Mary Santella Connolly Deloitte & Touche LLP Katherine Donovan Whittlesey Ilona Gooley Andersen Women to Watch Awardees January 22 • 8:30-10:00 a.m. TPC River Highlands, Cromwell Register at www.ctcpas.org/CTCPAWomen. The Hartford Line has eight stops: seven in Connecticut, and one in Massachusetts.

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