$186K Grant For Shelton Ave. Site's Remediation, Redevelopment Plan

HARTFORD, CT — Gov. Ned Lamont approved state grants totaling $20 million that will support the remediation and redevelopment of 21 blighted properties consisting of 150 acres of contaminated land in 18 municipalities across Connecticut.

The funds will be used to support the costs of cleaning up these vacant properties so they can be redeveloped and put back into productive use to support economic growth and housing needs.

The grants are being released through the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development’s Brownfield Remediation and Development Program. These state investments are expected to leverage approximately $530 million in private investments and facilitate the creation of 1,392 units of new housing, as well as the growth of new businesses.

A $186,000 grant to the City of New Haven to complete environmental investigations, hazardous building material surveys, structural assessments, and remedial design plans for two adjacent properties at 71 and 89 Shelton Avenue totaling 4.89 acres. The assessment activities will assist in developing options for reuse to attract prospective developers.

"All of these blighted properties have been vacant for years when we should be using them to grow new businesses and support the development of badly needed housing," Lamont said. "This series of state grants enables us to partner with developers who will take these zombie properties and bring them back from the dead, cleaning up contaminated land and bringing life back to these neighborhoods."