Connecticut

Connecticut retail real estate market is on the road to recovery

A couple of weeks ago, I was speaking with an acquaintance of mine about the retail end of the real estate business and he asked me "Where h...

Rocky Hill is a community that has a plan for the future of business

Rocky Hill, Conn. Location, Location, Location. Rocky Hill sits only eight miles south of the city of Hartford and the new Convention Center...

Choate Rosemany Hall plans $10 million expansion in Wallingford

Choate Rosemary Hall, the internationally known preparatory school, announced plans to construct a $10 million expansion to its Wallingford ...

Lenders are optimistic that the improving upward trend of 2010 will continue in 2011

The MBA-Commercial Real Estate Finance Conference was held in San Diego, Calif. last month. The MBA-CREF is an industry wide event held annu...

Basics to follow that can assist every landlord when tenants request rent concessions

Several of my landlord clients have received requests from their tenants for rent concessions and they, in turn, have asked for my assistanc...

Placemaking, an old idea that's new again, tries to improve the quality of life from the smallest scale

With the continued interest in Smart Growth or Responsible Growth (depending on which state or state office you use as a starting point), a ...

Additional concerns for residential lenders in Chapter 11 and 13

In last month's edition, I discussed potential loan modifications facing residential lenders in Chapter 11 and 13 cases in bankruptcy. In ad...

Newtown's Economic Development Commission is dedicated to supporting, encouraging business

Our location in western Connecticut along I-84 provides Newtown with excellent transportation access to New York, lower Fairfield County and...

The River Bend property management team's attention to detail is their trademark

River Bend Executive Center was incorporated in 1985. It is situated in a beautiful 40-acre park-like setting in a prestigious location in S...

Multifamily is considered the strongest most stable real estate investment

At the beginning of the year, as we shared our thoughts on the local multifamily markets in Connecticut and New England we wrote: "Capable i...