Chelsea Groton Bank recently broke ground on a modern-day makeover to the bank’s headquarters.
Bank officials were joined in late July by the project contractor, Carlin Construction Company, of New London, and architect, Bisbano + Associates, of Providence, R.I., for a groundbreaking ceremony at the bank’s headquarters, at 904 Poquonnock Rd. in Groton.
The project features “a complete, inside-and-out rethinking of the workplace, as well as a reinvented branch designed around delivering an extraordinary customer experience in an environment conducive to learning and collaboration,” bank officials said.
Chelsea Groton has a branch located on the ground floor of the headquarters building, and it will remain open during renovations.
The project will include the addition of large video conferencing rooms designed for personal enrichment programs and public gatherings, according to Tony Joyce, executive vice president and chief operating officer.
Officials didn’t disclose the project cost, but expect renovations to be complete in late summer 2023.
The reinvented bank branch will be designed with learning, mentoring and collaboration in mind, Joyce added. The bank has been overhauling its branches away from traditional transactional spaces to make them more appropriate for classes, conversations and group gatherings.
“We’re thrilled to be able to provide our community with this powerful combination of exceptional people, service, and technology, in a space designed to encourage and strengthen personal relationships,” Joyce said.
In addition to the branch remaining open during the project, for added convenience, the branch will feature two drive-up windows and one walk-up Video Banking ATM. Two more drive-up Video Banking ATMs will be added where customers can do their banking face to face with a local Chelsea|LIVE video banker who can handle most transactions.
For more information and to watch construction progress visit: chelseagroton.com/HQ
Chelsea Groton Bank, with 14 branch locations throughout New London County and a loan production office in Hartford County, has been part of the community for nearly 170 years, and reports more than $1.5 billion in assets.
