Yisroel RabinowitzBrooklyn, N.Y., owner of The Grand apartments, 201 Ann Uccello; and 11 Asylum St. office building”As you know we desperately need a decent size and priced grocery. Also it would be great if all downtown residents receive discounts at bars and restaurants, as well as to XL [Center] events and the same when the […]
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Yisroel Rabinowitz
Brooklyn, N.Y., owner of The Grand apartments, 201 Ann Uccello; and 11 Asylum St. office building
"As you know we desperately need a decent size and priced grocery. Also it would be great if all downtown residents receive discounts at bars and restaurants, as well as to XL [Center] events and the same when the ballpark opens."
Roberto Arista
Managing principal, Dakota Partners, owner of 179 Allyn St. and the former Hartford Office Supply building on Capitol Avenue.
"Only one thing, the most important thing is... a supermarket . You need a supermarket downtown."
Michael Freimuth
Executive director, Capitol Region Development Authority.
"Bike store, longer operating hours for coffee shops; dry cleaners, expanded drug store."
Jeff Ravetz
Principal, Girona Ventures, co-developer, The Spectra Boutique Apartments, 5 Constitution Plaza.
"We have 5,000 square feet of commercial space available on Columbus and Kinsley, with a driveway. My preference would be for a combined art gallery/cafe. We have had some discussions with potential tenants for this and other uses."
Bruce Becker
Owner/developer of 777 Main St.
"I'm excited about a grocery market coming to town. If they weren't developing one [within the Downtown North project], we probably would have done one ourselves. I think the more restaurants, the better, of different types. [Downtown has] good transit, with the enhancement of CTfastrak."
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