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HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM | August 1, 2022 7 DEAL WATCH Windsor brewpub taking shape on Day Hill Road By Michael Puffer mpuffer@hartfordbusiness.com O ne of the most interesting ongoing developments at the Mark Greenberg-owned building at 1001 Day Hill Road in Windsor is the construction of a stylish, fun 16,500-square-foot brewpub. Dayrle Dunlap hopes to open Dudleytown Brewing Co. by the close of the year. Dunlap, 52, walked away from a lucrative career a year ago to work full time on his Dudleytown dream. "I basically was a demolition and environmental remediation contractor," Dunlap said. "I did that for 30 years and decided that wasn't really my passion, so now I have something I can be passionate about. I stopped getting a paycheck about a year ago, so I'm ready to start generating some revenue." Dunlap began brewing as a hobby about five years ago. He enjoyed it so much that he converted a barn at his Windsor home into a micro brewery, making beer to share with friends and fans at brew festivals. He hasn't yet sold a single beer. Now, Dunlap is in the process of fitting out a brewery, bar and restaurant in the Day Hill Road site. It will have 8,500 square feet of production space on the lower level and an 8,000-square-foot pub above. The top level will include an expansive terrace and 3,500-square- foot restaurant run by Square Peg Pizzeria. Dudleytown Brewing Co. founder Dayrle Dunlap. HBJ PHOTO | MICHAEL PUFFER Greenberg bought the mortgage for $1 million in 2012. Today, the building at 1001 Day Hill Road hosts a Blimpie Sub Shop and Vietnamese restaurant. A 16,500-square-foot brewpub is currently under construction. Greenberg is courting a "dodge- bow" extreme sports business to occupy 10,000 square feet in the building. The game is akin to a mix of paintball and dodgeball played with arrows tipped with rubber balls. Greenberg said he spent $3.3 million acquiring and upgrading 1001 Day Hill Road and is currently working on an additional $1.5 million in parking and façade improvements. Greenberg said he is also working on plans to build a 100-unit mixed-use apartment development on a parcel close to his 150-acre assemblage. He said the project isn't advanced enough yet to release further details. Rocha, who left IBM in 2008 to launch Fastpitch Nation, said he knows Greenberg could have made more money with another tenant, but the vision to create a destination sports complex became a passion play for the savvy developer. "When I met with him and explained my dream, he had valuable land he could have easily converted into much higher value for someone else, especially at the rate they're building warehouses in Windsor," Rocha said. "If his motive was purely profit, there is no way he would have worked out a deal with me." 1001 Day Hill Road in Windsor will soon host a new brewery and a potential "dodge-bow" extreme sports business. HBJ PHOTO | STEVE LASCHEVER SINGLE SOURCE DESIGN/BUILD EFFICIENT. QUALITY. COST-EFFECIVE. The company that builds and installs the critical systems in virtually every type of facility is the same company you can rely on to maintain them. For over 50 years, our clients have trusted us to provide sustainable, more efficient, greener facilities. Experts in: Design/Build, Pre-Construction, Service, LEED Capabilities 860.871.1111 Toll Free: 800.741.6367 nemsi.com MECHANICAL | ELECTRICAL | PLUMBING | SHEET METAL | BUILDING AUTOMATION | FACILITIES SERVICES License #'s: E1-0125666 S1-302974 P1-203519 F1-10498 SM1-192 MC-1134