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www.HartfordBusiness.com September 14, 2015 • Hartford Business Journal 5 Parking agency's new downtown home; meter testing The Hartford Parking Authority has found new quar- ters downtown for its customer-service and administrative offices. The quasi-public city agency that oversees Hartford's more than several thousand slots of curbside, garage and surface lot parking signed a 10-year lease at 11 Asylum St. with Brooklyn, N.Y., land- lord Yisroel Rabinow- itz, parking authority CEO Eric Boone says. Boone and his five HPA lieutenants, plus two dozen more affili- ated parking staffers, by December will occupy 7,000 square feet on the second floor of 11 Asylum, whose ground floor is home to retail tenants including Burger King, Dunkin' Donuts and Smoker's Depot. Under the lease — financial terms of which aren't being aired — Rabinowitz will install an elevator to accommodate HPA staff as well as customers who come to pay fines and fees, Boone said. Also, four park- ing spaces fronting Asylum Street, he said, will be set aside as 30-minute paid parking for visitors into 11 Asylum, or into venues across Main Street, to use bank ATMs, make fast-food pickups or other quick stops. Sentry Commercial was HPA's lease bro- ker. RM Bradley Co. represented Rabinowitz. HPA's old quarters — about 6,100 square feet inside the Morgan Street Garage — are being ceded over to the state of Connecticut, which in 2013 paid the city $23 million to buy the garage. The facility will shelter vehicles owned by workers of several state agencies who will eventually occupy the nearby for- mer Connecticut River Plaza that the state also acquired and is refurbishing. Meantime, HPA last week signed a con- tract with Municipal Parking Services, of Minnetonka, Minn., to test MPS's elec- tronic meters in various places around downtown Hartford. HPA's current meter vendor is Parkeon, whose meters parkers now use to pay for one of the 1,600 curb- side spaces, Boone said. The MPS test will run about 90 days, Boone said, so HPA can evaluate their ease of use and reliability, among other things. — Gregory Seay CORRECTIONS & AMPLIFICATIONS An Aug. 31 story entitled "New UConn medical dean wants more doctors, grants" misquoted Matthew Katz, CEO and executive vice president of the Connecticut State Medical Society, about residents and fellows not wanting to train in Connecticut. Katz said residents and fellows do train in Connecticut but often leave after that training is complete. REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK 860.871.1111 Toll Free: 800.741.6367 nemsi.com License #'s: E1-104939 • S1-302974 • P1-203519 • F1-10498 • SM1-192 • MC-1134 MECHANICAL • ELECTRICAL • PLUMBING • SHEET METAL • BUILDING AUTOMATION • FACILITIES SERVICES SERVICE SOLUTIONS…ONE SOURCE Only one company can build, power, protect, and maintain the critical systems in virtually every type of facility. Our clients trust us to deliver end-to-end facilities solutions, so they can focus on their core business. We are experts in: Facilities Services Preventive Maintenance Programs Onsite Operations & Maintenance P.O. Box 2468, New Britain, CT 06050 800.969.3837 nteriors.com Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring Keep your exterior colorful and festive year round with our exterior seasonal program! indoor / outdoor plantscapes • holiday decor PDS has been meeting the needs of the construction industry since 1965. Our dedicated team of design and construction professionals welcomes the challenge of serving its past and future customers on their most demanding projects. Advance Auto Parts | Meriden, CT PDS served as Design Build General Contractor for this new Advance Auto Parts store in Meriden, CT. The building was an 8,000 square foot block wall facility with mainly large retail space along with restrooms, an overhead door and a loading dock. The project was completed in a fast track span of 5 months. Combined Project Size: 8,000 SF 107 Old Windsor Road, Bloomfield, CT 06002 (860) 242-8586 | Fax (860) 242-8587 www.pdsec.com DESIGN BUILDERS • GENERAL CONTRACTORS • CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS SPOTLIGHT ON: Retail PDS ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION, INC. THINK • PLAN • BUILD 11 Asylum St., downtown Hartford. P H O T O | H B J F I L E