Connecticut

Newman Architects promotes Santos to associate principal

New Haven, CT Newman Architects has promoted Paul Santos, AIA, to associate principal. A graduate of Penn State University, Santos joined Newman in 2006 and has been integral to the growth of the firm’s multifamily housing and mixed-use development practice.

CBC names 2020 CT Building Congress Scholarship recipients

Hartford, CT The Connecticut Building Congress (CBC) Scholarship Fund has presented renewable scholarships to four of Connecticut’s graduating high school seniors.

Kornreich joins Angel Commercial as vice president

Southport, CT According to Angel Commercial, LLC, Eva Kornreich has joined as a vice president. Kornreich brings real estate expertise from her previous position as senior associate with Avison Young.

Small business, big impact - from the Construction Institute editorial committee

Did you know that small businesses in Connecticut (firms with fewer than 500 employees) make up more than 97% of all businesses in the state and employ nearly 50% of all Connecticut workers?*

Connecticut/Western MA SIOR Chapter remaining connected this summer

Hartford, CT The Connecticut/Western Massachusetts SIOR Chapter has continued its Chapter Zoom industry Weekly CRE Chat Series, with an every other week summer schedule.

CCIM CT Chapter offers scholarship

Hartford, CT The CCIM CT Chapter is accepting applications for the Stan Gniazdowski/Carl Russell Endowed Scholarship which will provide $1,000 towards earning the CCIM Designation.

Empire State Realty renews 35,661 s/f lease to Ernst & Young

Stamford, CT According to Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (ESRT), Ernst & Young renewed its lease at First Stamford Place, covering 35,661 s/f over contiguous space in two buildings at the office complex.

Dakota Partners secures all permits for Oak Tree Village community in Griswold, CT

Griswold, CT Dakota Partners has secured all permits and closed on the property at 89 and 92 Preston Rd. Construction on the new affordable housing community, Oak Tree Village, began in late 2019.

Besen Partners leases 30,000 s/f building to Bankwell Financial Group - located at 258 Elm St. in New Canaan

New Canaan, CT An affiliate of Besen Partners, LLC, a New York-based full-service real estate advisory firm, has leased 258 Elm St. to Bankwell Financial Group. Bankwell signed a 10-year lease for the entirety of the 30,000 s/f office building

The S/L/A/M Collaborative and Trinity College partner on new 12,358 s/f Innovation Center at One Constitution Plaza

Hartford, CT The S/L/A/M Collaborative (SLAM) has completed Trinity College’s new Innovation Center at One Constitution Plaza in downtown, across from the school’s Liberal Arts Action Lab.