Transit Oriented Development in West Hartford

2015-01-21 Flatbush Busway Station

Last week, West Hartford Mayor Scott Slifka gave the 2015 State of the Town address at a West Hartford Chamber of Commerce event. The speech was an upbeat analysis of the Town’s priorities and current status; a thorough recap can be read here. One recurring theme was West Hartford’s forward looking focus on transit oriented development. Slifka said at one point that neither he, nor anyone else on the Town Council, were big fans of

Serious Roof

2014-10-21 Serious Roof

The workers look so small up there … that is a serious roof. They also have climbing gear on for safety, which make sense since the bottom of the roof is four stories up. Had the architects wanted to add more living space in the roofline, it looks like they could have fit two more levels. So the peak is probably almost seven levels above the ground. Based on the size of the guy standing

Masonic Temple Site in West Hartford

2014-07-31 Former Masonic Temple

The new owners of the Masonic Temple in West Hartford Center have knocked the building down. This is what the site looked like from the top of the Town Center Garage at the end of July – demolition appeared complete. Their vision for the site includes a new building with 21 one bedroom apartments over ground level retail. There will also be a 21 space secure parking garage under the building for residential tenants. Construction

27 Knollwood Road, West Hartford

This conveniently located Colonial is close to Elmwood shops and restaurants, highway access and the West Farms mall area. The home is 1,670 square feet with 3 bedrooms and 1.5 bathrooms. The first floor of the home has a formal dining room and living room with wood burning fireplace. The oversized kitchen has plenty of cabinet space, an eat-in area, and built-in desk. It opens to a bright family room with walls of windows, marble

Growing Pains in West Hartford

2014-06-14 Mercyknoll

West Hartford is a hot location for real estate development right now. There are numerous projects, large and small, that are either underway or on the drawing board. Here is a quick list off the top of my head, from the northern part of town to the southern part. An apartment conversion on Albany Avenue in Bishop’s Corner. A proposed apartment community on Steele Road. A proposed single-family home development on the American School for