I agree with you Tycoon. I was born in the West End, but my family moved to Windsor when I was a kid due to the deteriorating schools and high crime rate. I then moved to New York for college and stayed here to work on Wall Street. I come back to visit Hartford at least once a month, and I can attest to the fact that downtown nightlife has changed dramatically in the last few years. The bars and clubs are packed, and trendy new restaurants are popping-up all over the place.
The two developments that I don't seem to hear much about on this site, but are (to me) among the most interesting are the Colt Gateway and Capewell Horsenail Co. factory projects. Although Coltsville will be mixed-use, the first residential phase appears to be luxury rentals at $1.30 psf, due to open in January 2006. If it is connected to Adriaen's landing and the Riverfront, it would be one of most desireable places to live in the city (big space, nearby park, etc.) and I'd be eager to own a place there myself, if condo's are still in the plan. And if the Capewell project ever gets off the ground, that will be another case of historic Hartford making a comeback. Anyone have any updates on these projects?
