New Haven and state officials planned to turn a ceremonial shovel in the Hill neighborhood today to mark the start of a long-discussed plan to transform the area around Yale School of Medicine.
Construction is already underway at 22 Gold Street, where Stamford developer Randy Salvatore is putting up a four-story mixed-use building, the first phase of the city’s Hill-to-Downtown Community Plan.
The plan aims to create a walkable district connecting the neighborhood surrounding the medical school and Yale New Haven Hospital with Union Station and downtown.
Principles with Salvatore’s RMS Properties were expected to join state Department of Housing Commissioner Evonne Klein, New Haven Mayor Toni Harp and other city officials for a groundbreaking ceremony at 1 p.m. today at the site.
Salvatore is building apartments and retail space on four long-neglected parcels of land near Amistad Park, according to officials. The former Prince Street School was demolished to make way for the project.
Measuring more than a city block long, the complex will include 110 apartments and roughly 2,350 square feet of retail space, according to Kenneth Boroson Architects, which designed the building.
In addition to a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units, the building will feature a fitness center, recreation area, meeting room, library, rooftop deck and garden facing the park.
It is expected to be completed in mid-2019.
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