Purchased by Capital Restoration , Inc. in 2015, the Berkowitz Building will be transformed into a mixed use retail/residential development.  The developer has spent significant funds remediating the building and is awaiting the next round of state financing.  The building is less than a quarter mile away from the CTfastrak station, connecting New Britain’s downtown to Hartford.  The surrounding area recently underwent a streetscape project and now has a pedestrian friendly landscape with widened brick paver sidewalks, upgraded lighting, and beautification.

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Sitting directly in between Little Poland and Downtown New Britain, the retail/residential development will be a great place for young professionals to live within close proximity to work, restaurants, and entertainment. Less than a mile away, the City just announced the construction of the state’s largest tech and innovation park, which will hold a 20-megawatt fuel cell, generating more than 2,500 jobs and $2 billion in private investment.