15-STORY BUILDING PROPOSED NEXT TO CAPITOL THEATRE IN PORT CHESTER

BY PETER KATZ Pkatz@westfairinc.com

The New York City-based applicant North Pearl Holding LLC (c/o Titanium Realty Group) is proposing to build a 15-story 190-unit apartment building adjacent to The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester. The Capitol, designed by famous theater architect Thomas Lamb, was constructed in 1926 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Last year it was added to the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation’s Historic Business Preservation Registry.

The Capitol has been operating as a highly successful concert and performance venue featuring some of the biggest names in music and entertainment today.

Attorney Anthony B. Gioffre III of the White Plains-based law firm Cuddy & Feder told the Port Chester Planning Commission that the proposed development “will not have any adverse impacts” on the theater and that the proposal incorporates “several building design elements to compliment The Capitol.”

The building would be constructed on a parcel of about 0.36-acre comprised of three lots. A one-story commercial building with a deli and a check cashing business currentBUILDING PROPOSAL 6

Lawmakers quizzed by Stamford business community on electric rates, taxes and housing

BY JUSTIN MCGOWN jmcgown@westfairinc.com

Deloitte recently hosted the Stamford Chamber of Commerce’s Legislative Breakfast in their Elm Street offices, enabling the city’s business community to speak with a panel of local legislators on the state gov- ernment’s business-focused policies.

The panel was moderated by Harry Carey, who is both a director of the Stamford Chamber of Commerce and AT&T’s director of external affairs. After making the introductions, Carey began the conversation about Connecticut’s economic status by asking State Sen. Ryan Fazio — the panel’s sole Republican lawmaker - about electric rates, noting that “it is not just a consumer issue, it’s a business issue as well.”

“I think all members on the energy committee understand that the current rise in electricity rates is a disaster for Connecticut, and Connecticut’s economy,” Fazio replied. “Connecticut historically was a major high tech manufacturing hub but with the high input STAMFORD 4