The city is moving ahead with demolition of four blighted properties, albeit one the Cherry Street Lofts project temporarily blocked by a state judge requested by developer Gary Flocco who claims he’s on the verge of assembling the financing to continue another housing phase of the West End project.
City officials have grown wary of the years-delayed project at Cherry Street and Railroad Avenue so demolition was scheduled to start delayed by court action. A hearing will take place in October.
Meanwhile, demolition will advance on three other eye-sore properties slated for affordable housing units.
From Frank Recchia, News 12.
Mayor Joe Ganim says a new era is set to dawn in Bridgeport as the city receives a $10 million grant earmarked for four major demolition projects.
“After years of being an eyesore, these buildings will come down over the next few weeks – and it’s happening not a moment too soon,” Ganim told News 12.
The Warnoco building on the South End, the Ostermoon building in The Hollow, the former Bridgeport Health Department building on the East Side and the Cherry Street and Railroad Avenue buildings on the West Side are all slated for immediate demolition, Ganim said.
“The buildings will all be replaced with high-end affordable housing, bringing us one step closer to being a vibrant new city — one with the lowest violent crime rate on record,” Ganim said.
See full News 12 report here
It smells like 1995-2000.
knock them puppies down baby