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JUNE 11, 2018 | VOL. 54, No. 24
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Stamford Harbor development rolls on HINCKLEY BOAT YARD LATEST ADDITION
‘Star’ sighting
BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com
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he June 2 opening of Hinckley Boat Yard on Stamford Harbor is just the latest step forward in the ongoing construction at the city’s Harbor Point and Harbor Landing — work that has transformed the once industrial waterfront into the kind of modern “live-work-play” cityscape that’s all the rage nationwide. In fact, anyone visiting Stamford after a few years away would be amazed by what’s happening, said Ted Ferrarone, chief operating officer for developer Building and Land Technology. “What you used to see (at the Hinckley site) was a fuel depot, surrounded mostly by other industrial sites, many of which had been vacant for years,” Ferrarone said.
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Aerial view of Stamford Harbor.
“Now it’s really bustling — you have high-rise apartments, boats, a lot of walking along the new boardwalk. It really is a big change.” The Hinckley Boat Yard was some seven years in the making, following the shuttering in 2011 of Brewer’s Yacht Haven West, then one of the region’s largest full-service marinas with a boatyard for major winter storage. Brewer’s » STAMFORD HARBOR
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UConn expanding student housing options in Stamford BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com
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ractically from the moment that the University of Connecticut opened its first residence hall in his city last year, Stamford Mayor David Martin has been hoping to add more student housing.
On June 6 he got his wish. That’s when the UConn Board of Trustees voted to authorize approval of leases at multiple properties in Stamford for apartments that UConn would then rent to students. The new housing will add 120 beds starting this fall. The trustees also gave » UCONN
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A sculpture of Marilyn Monroe by Seward Johnson rose above onlookers on June 4 as she was installed in Latham Park across from the First Congregational Church in downtown Stamford. Photo by Bob Rozycki.
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