An open floor plan offers great flow in this West End colonial, just steps from the UConn Law School and Hartford Seminary. This home is 2,710 square feet with 4 bedrooms and 2 full and 2 half baths. Lovely perennial gardens and mature plantings welcome you and invite you to spend some time on the front porch. Inside you’ll find a library with built-in bookcases and a formal living room that opens to a dining
After giving the initial overview of CREC’s proposal for a West End site, and taking the photo tour of the lots in question, we’re ready to articulate the positions of both the supporters and opponents of the project. Amy has attended numerous meetings as a member of the WECA sub-committee that has been reviewing CREC’s proposals. Today we’ll cover the arguments supporters have made during the process. Tomorrow we’ll focus on the arguments of the
Yesterday we began our series on CREC’s proposal to buy the former Hartford College for Women campus from the University of Hartford and redevelop it into a permanent home for their Museum Academy magnet School. Today we take a photo tour of the site to identify the different buildings and share basic observations and information that we have gathered. Site Overview The site under discussion makes up most of the block of land that is
This week we’re focusing on a single development proposal that has divided the residents of Hartford’s West End neighborhood. The Capitol Regional Education Council (CREC) is interested in building a school near the intersection of Asylum Avenue and Elizabeth Street. We’ll start with an overview today and do a site visit tomorrow. From there we’ll look at the arguments for and against the proposal. Finally, we’ll share our thoughts, analysis and conclusions after the inordinate
Last week we received a notice from the City of Hartford. It is time to renew our house alarm registration with the City’s Department of Emergency Services and Telecommunications. Residents of Hartford are required to register their alarm with the municipality. We pay $15 per year, which not only gets us into the systems, but also buys us free emergency responses for the first two false alarms within a 12 month period. There is no