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[Lowerdeck]

http://www.courant.c...0,4783342.story
http://www.pointstratford.com/


In a nutshell, an army engine plant that shuttered over a decade ago is now being sold off.  I honestly see some residential or mixed development, even with the current environmental issues, being this close to L.I. sound and the lot being on the waterfront as is.

Stratford's industrial era is largely over (Sikorsky is a huge exception), now is a good time to capitalize on the growth (and costliness) of the rest of Fairfield County.

[The Voice of Reason]

Lowerdeck, on Feb 26 2008, 10:59 PM, said:

http://www.courant.c...0,4783342.story
http://www.pointstratford.com/


In a nutshell, an army engine plant that shuttered over a decade ago is now being sold off. I honestly see some residential or mixed development, even with the current environmental issues, being this close to L.I. sound and the lot being on the waterfront as is.

Stratford's industrial era is largely over (Sikorsky is a huge exception), now is a good time to capitalize on the growth (and costliness) of the rest of Fairfield County.

Did you see the picture of that plant?  What a location!!!
I agree there will be some kind of residential involved, and I am sure it will be mid rise and have a hotel and some such muck.  but really can you blame developers for doing what makes them money?

I do not expect anything to happen here for quite a while.  I mean it has to have some serious soil contamination, and these things take time.

[Lowerdeck]

The Voice of Reason, on Mar 5 2008, 11:03 AM, said:

I do not expect anything to happen here for quite a while.  I mean it has to have some serious soil contamination, and these things take time.

As some say: When in Stratford, don't drink the water.

I expect nothing to happen here for a while, but the town does have great potential to boom if it really wants.  Another old industrial site, IIRC the Raybestos plant, got knocked down and is now the Shaws/Walmart plaza site.  Across the street is more big box (BJ's) ... but at least it's not vacant brownfields.

[The Voice of Reason]

http://www.courant.c...0,6148070.story

Investor Says He Has Financing For Stratford Movie Studio


Christopher is a New Haven media entreprenuer who leads Hollywood East/Area 51, which has been chosen by the federal government as the winning bidder in an auction for the 1.7-million-square-foot Stratford Army Engine Plant. The winning bid was $9.2 million.



There are a lot of investors involved in this studio and they seem connected.  This seems like it could happen.  I am suprises how far this has gotten since the origonal post.  

This could also be a serious feather in the cap of the movie tax break!

lets hope the state starts lowering taxes to develop business opportunities

[Lowerdeck]

Sounds like a great plan for the area and the state.  Let's just hope this gets done, instead of getting a repeat of Utopia.

Edited by Lowerdeck, 16 April 2008 - 09:10 PM.