6 HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM | NOVEMBER 29, 2021
Deal Watch
Developer Avner Krohn breathes new life into
downtown New Britain
By Terry Corcoran
D
eveloper Avner Krohn's
relationship with New
Britain began about 15
years ago when he first
saw the Andrews Building
at 136 Main St.
"The building had been gutted
probably less than 20 years prior but
it just wasn't run well," Krohn said.
Today, the Andrews Building is
a mix of retail on the lower floors
and luxury apartments above
after Krohn's company, Jasko
Development, renovated it. Other
downtown New Britain buildings
Jasko resurrected include the Rao
and Raphael buildings, each now a
mix of retail and residential.
As Krohn, 40, embarks on his
biggest New Britain project — a $14
million, luxury 107-unit apartment
building at Main and Bank streets
dubbed The Brit — he says his work
in the Hardware City is far from done.
"I think New Britain can handle
many hundreds of market-rate
apartments downtown if you build
with the right mixed use, with retail on
the ground floor," Krohn said. "I think
smaller projects will come into play
on the side streets once you get the
vibrancy that's necessary downtown."
The Brit
The Brit, Krohn's fifth project in
Developer Avner Krohn said New Britain can handle the addition of hundreds of new market-rate apartments, including his planned 107-unit project known as The Brit.
Avner Krohn redeveloped the Andrews Building in New Britain, 136 Main St., into luxury apartments.
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