Thousands of housing units, new hotels and a massive Amazon fulfillment center are part of the next wave of major development taking shape across Connecticut.
In this special report, Hartford Business Journal examines four development efforts — from Bridgeport’s waterfront and the neighborhood around Hartford’s Dunkin’ Park to a vacant Enfield corporate campus and a long-stalled industrial site on the Waterbury-Naugatuck border.
The stories explore what’s being built, what developers envision next and how financing, public investment and market demand will shape the pace of construction.
Check them out here:
After 25 years, massive Bridgeport waterfront redevelopment enters new phase
With a 420-unit apartment complex welcoming residents and a hotel under construction, Steelpointe Harbor’s developer is planning a residential tower as part of a broader vision for roughly 2,000 apartments and condominiums.
Salvatore envisions up to 2,500 apartments around Hartford’s Dunkin’ Park
Developer Randy Salvatore’s plans for North Crossing and the former Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute campus could bring roughly 2,500 apartments and a boutique hotel to the ballpark neighborhood. The buildout could take another decade.
Dormant Enfield corporate office campus set for nearly 500-unit residential redevelopment
A roughly $150 million plan would transform the former MassMutual campus into apartments, for-sale townhomes and commercial space. Developer MB Financial hopes to begin the office conversion and first phase of townhouse construction in early 2027.
3.2M-sq.-ft. Amazon fulfillment center rises on Waterbury-Naugatuck border
The multilevel facility is expected to be completed in 2027 and employ about 1,000 people. Its construction follows decades of unsuccessful efforts to develop the site and adds to Amazon’s expanding Connecticut footprint.
