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Former Fischer’s building tapped for downtown Meriden development program — Record-Journal

By Judith Stahl On September 28, 2016 · Add Comment · In In the News
Get the Record-Journal’s take on Come Home To Downtown’s latest project at 21 Colony Street in Meriden.  The four-story building is located in the town’s transit-oriented district, with views of the new Meriden Green from the apartments on the upper floors.  John Simone, our President and CEO, calls it “an absolute ideal location.”   Former Fischer’s building
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State Agency Pioneers Effort to Revitalize Downtowns By Pairing Housing Above Retail

By Christine On April 21, 2016 · Add Comment · In Success Stories
CMSC was proud to present the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority with the Jack Shannahan Prize for Public Service at its 2015 Awards Gala in recognition of their pioneering efforts to revitalize our downtowns and Main Streets through the Come Home to Downtown program. The Jack Shannahan Prize for Public Service presented to the Connecticut Housing
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New Apartments Coming to Downtown Waterbury, Thanks to Come Home to Downtown

By Christine On May 19, 2015 · Add Comment · In Success Stories
There will soon be a little more housing in downtown Waterbury, thanks to the Come Home to Downtown program. That’s because the owner of this property, who worked closely with CMSC under the program, has been awarded financing to begin renovating the upper floors of the building into housing. Working closely with the Waterbury building
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Downtown housing: a success story – Republican American

By Christine On May 15, 2015 · Add Comment · In Come Home to Downtown, In the News
CIA funds are helping change the minds of downtown property owners who thought creating housing downtown wasn’t possible, says CMSC’s John Simone in a commentary in the Republican American. These funds have helped owners of small downtown properties realize their buildings’ full potential through Come Home to Downtown, a program offered by CMSC through a
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Don’t let the state divert CT Community Investment Act funds – CT Mirror

By Christine On May 1, 2015 · Add Comment · In Come Home to Downtown, In the News
The state’s proposed sweep of Community Investment Act funds threatens to stunt the progress made in downtowns like New Britain, says developer Avner Krohn in an editorial for the CT Mirror. Mr. Krohn, owner of 99 West Main Street in New Britain, said he is converting formally vacant building space into 16 apartments as a
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CCSU students, professor looking to give downtown historic district national recognition – New Britain Herald

By Christine On October 18, 2014 · Add Comment · In Come Home to Downtown, In the News
New Britain business owners heard a report on the economic, social and environmental advantages of the proposed downtown historic district’s potential nomination to the National Register of Historic Places, reports the New Britain Herald.  According to the speakers, some of the benefits of the designation include eligibility for historic tax credits and job creation. During
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