Storrs, CT – A ceremonial groundbreaking was held recently for Storrs Center which will include new retail, restaurant, office, and residential development within a planned community of pedestrian walkways, green spaces, and conservation areas.
BL Companies, a multi-disciplined, integrated architecture, engineering and environmental firm, celebrated with The Mansfield Downtown Partnership; Storrs Center master developer Storrs Center Alliance, (an affiliate of LeylandAlliance LLC, of Tuxedo, N.Y.); and co-developer Education Realty Trust, Inc. (EDR), based in Memphis, Tenn., the start of construction of the new mixed-use town center to be located adjacent to the University of Connecticut in Mansfield.
Since 2003, BL Companies was initially involved in the site development and permitting process and a key participant in the ongoing process of developing the master plan. In May of 2006, BL developed a conceptual space analysis of all the proposed commercial and residential uses in the entire development and have since designed the first two phases of development. In addition, BL Companies serves as the Engineer of Record on the realignment and reconstruction of Mansfield Road at the intersection with Storrs Road (Route 195).
Scheduled to be completed in 2012 and 2013, respectively, the first two phases of Storrs Center will include commercial and residential offerings. The retail and commercial space will be owned and managed by Storrs Center Alliance. EDR will develop, own, and manage the apartments in the first two phases which include approximately 290 studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom, and three-bedroom apartments. The project was designed to meet stringent sustainability guidelines.
BL Companies Celebrates the Start of Storrs Center
Storrs, CT – A ceremonial groundbreaking was held recently for Storrs Center which will include new retail, restaurant, office, and residential development within