Newington’s Planning and Zoning Commission last week greenlit a $10 million proposal to build a four-story, 122-room extended-stay hotel on Cedar Street, near Central Connecticut State University.
The proposed hotel at 712 Cedar St. would be adjacent to Starbucks and the former National Welding site, and just across Route 9 from CCSU. It’s also on the CTfastrak bus line.
The Commission last Wednesday approved a site plan for Gold Coast Properties CT 1, LLC, a limited liability corporation with a registered address in Miami.
The developer of the project is Manchester-based Hayes-Kaufman Developers, which requested a 10-year, 40% tax abatement from the town, according to town council meeting minutes. The abatement is key to the project securing financing, meeting minutes said.
The planning and zoning approval enables sitework to begin to prepare for laying foundation and the building, which would need further permitting from the town.
“They’re more or less approved to start site construction,” Newington Town Planner Renata Bertotti said Tuesday morning, noting they can start doing things like treating the ground to prevent erosion.
The project would create up to 250 construction jobs and 15 permanent jobs, meeting minutes said.
On Tuesday, Bertotti said she thinks the location is primed for a hotel, considering business travelers would be on an easy commute via public transportation to Hartford, and that the site is close to CCSU.
“It is located near the bus station, and it’s near [CCSU], so there probably will be parents who use that hotel,” Bertotto.
