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n e w h a v e n b i z . c o m | S e p t e m b e r 2 0 2 1 | n e w h a v e n B I Z 11 project has begun, courtesy of a $2.94 million U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant and $560,000 from the city. In May 2020, Rossi and State Rep. Dorinda Borer (D-West Haven) announced an additional $5.2 million in state bonding funds had been secured to complete the project's second and third phases. "e area has had problems with flooding, which can be incapacitating to businesses," Rossi said. "[is project is] to raise the road so it stops any flooding of businesses." Rossi said the road project is expected to be finished by the middle to end of 2023. Any redevelopment at the recently- purchased properties could be done simultaneously, and the owners wouldn't have to wait for the road elevation project to be finished, according to Rossi. "ere is a lot of interest in that whole strip," Rossi said. Lou Proto of e Proto Group of North Haven, a real estate firm, was involved in both the Chick's and Debonair deals. "I think there is going to be a turnaround," Proto said, of the West Haven shoreline. Proto saw a surge of interest in the West Haven properties before the deals closed. While the planned road and flooding problem fixes are part of the reason for the uptick in interest, the economic improvement following what hopefully is the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic helped too, Proto said. Other opportunities e two recently-purchased properties aren't the only ones that have been vacant along the city's coast. Bill Morgan, an agent with Coldwell Banker Commercial, currently has two waterfront listings, the vacant former Bait & Tackle shop at 267 Beach St., and a 0.34 acre lot at 279 Beach St. "We've had inquiries, but nothing yet," Morgan said. "With the planned road improvements, we will probably have even more activity." While this stretch has its share of vacancies, Rossi is quick to note it is close to the Sandy Point Beach & Bird Sanctuary, also on Beach Street, deemed by Globe Magazine as among the best beaches in New England. Meanwhile, a row of boarded-up houses stand empty behind fencing along West Haven's waterfront, along First Avenue and Water Streets, within blocks of the former Chick's and Debonair. e area is slated to be developed into e Haven, an approximately 265,000-square-foot outlet center with stores and restaurants expected to be a destination for the region. Back in 2018, Simon Property Group and e Haven Group LLC indicated they had hopes of finishing the project in the summer of 2020. Representatives for the developers did not respond to multiple requests for comment on the project's status. Simon owns shopping, dining, entertainment and mixed-use destinations, with properties across North America, Europe and Asia. Rossi said of the delay, "e pandemic didn't help." But Rossi, the West Haven mayor, said she remains confident e Haven project will happen, and she has been working with the developers to get it completed. In July, Gov. Ned Lamont signed an act creating a special taxation district for the site where e Haven is slated to be built. "I'm not sure on the timeline for e Haven, but we are going forward with the project," Rossi said. "We want this to move quickly." n Wittmann Battenfeld, Torrington, CT Napoli Retail, Southington, CT Nufern, East Granby, CT Windsor Marketing Group (WMG), Suffield, CT The Belknap White Group, Hartford, CT Since 1942, The Single Source Construction Firm Since 1942, our goal has been simple: To provide our clients with complete design, planning and construction services for commercial, industrial and retail buildings. Based on years of experience, we're price competitive and offer high quality. When the strictest attention to detail is critical to your success, you can always count on Borghesi to deliver. 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