KyleB

I made it over to the event at 487 Main last evening to find out what was going on. The apartment side of the story made it onto the blog this morning (http://www.amybergqu...wn-residential/). It sounded as though plan A is to get tenants in as soon as possible so that the project can begin to generate income. But there's more to it than that ... the units are also for sale. They have the condo docs all drawn up and are prepared to file them when/if a buyer comes along.

As others pointed out when it was originally posted about a year ago, this is a terrific map/graphic. And in the past year some progress has been made on various projects, most notably 410 Asylum. HYPE (Hartford Young Professionals and Entrepreneurs) has organized an event to discuss future downtown development from the point of view of our members that live and/or work in the neighborhood. We've put out a general invitation to folks that have "constructive ideas" to hopefully keep things positive. The goal is to gather perspectives and ideas about what should happen next from those who are both interested in the subject and have personal experience with the area. We hope to share our ideas and conclusions with as many folks that can make a difference as possible. I'm posting here to invite members of the forum to attend the event. While our members will have personal experience and ideas, they generally do not have the depth of knowledge and historical perspective as is demonstrated every day on this forum. We would love to have some folks well versed in the issues attend to help keep the discussion from straying too far from reality. HYPEd on Downtown Development Thursday, August 27th 5:00 - 6:00 Meet at Black Bear Saloon 6:00 - 6:30 Walking tour through downtown 6:30 - 8:30 Continued discussions at Coach's The walking tour will wind through the city pointing out recent projects, proposed projects, and other development opportunities (surface lots and underutilized buildings). It will be a very brief overview that will not break any new ground for regular readers and participants on the forum. Hopefully it will help get everyone on the same page to make the ensuing discussion go more smoothly. If you are interested in attending, please send me a quick note. And my apologies in advance just in case this breaks forum etiquette.