New Haven

Off topic but it was interesting to learn that New Haven is the birthplace of three pop music legends. Karen and Richard Carpenter (Carpenters) with 21 Billboard Top 40 hits, 15 AC #1 hits, 3 Grammys and over 110 million in worldwide records sales, and Michael Bolton with 16 Billboard Top 40 hits, 9 AC #1 hits, 2 Grammys and over 75 million in worldwide record sales. Wonder if there is a street, marker or statue recognizing their contributions to the world of music in the city?

there is a series of murals throughout downtown called New Haven Notables that recognizes native contributions to pop culture, entertainment, sports, science, etc... i am not sure how often it is updated. https://www.artidea.org/sites/default/files/downloads/notables_book.pdf
 
What's the tower in the back left here?
that is part of the proposed development, a phase 2 or 3 tower. Phase 1 is apartment + retail as shown in the render. Phase 2 and 3 calls for a hotel tower and a separate life science/lab office tower
 
Back when that was the closest Ikea, I used to go down to that part of New Haven fairly often, never realized that was a hotel. Really cool building in my opinion, nice to see some updating take place that doesn't detract from the external shell.
 
I don't know anything about any projects going on but I found a couple cool pics online.

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They recently had a mini building boom in Wooster Square near the state street station.
 
I always make it a point to spend time in Wooster Square when traveling through New Haven— it’s architecturally rich and a delightfully preserved space.
 
They recently had a mini building boom in Wooster Square near the state street station.
Used State Street for the first time this past winter after having used Union Station 1000 times over my life. What a horrible place to be stuck waiting for a delayed train on a particularly cold day!
 
I was in New Haven today and noticed a construction project well underway on State Street at Chapel that includes the restoration of several existing structures and a new building rising on what was a former parking lot. After some sleuthing I was able to find that Beacon of Boston is redeveloping the entire block into affordable residential units with ground floor retail. This is a highly visible location as you entire into downtown New Haven and should have a positive impact:
https://www.hartfordbusiness.com/ar...-mixed-use-project-breaks-ground-in-new-haven
 
I was in New Haven today and noticed a construction project well underway on State Street at Chapel that includes the restoration of several existing structures and a new building rising on what was a former parking lot. After some sleuthing I was able to find that Beacon of Boston is redeveloping the entire block into affordable residential units with ground floor retail. This is a highly visible location as you entire into downtown New Haven and should have a positive impact:
https://www.hartfordbusiness.com/ar...-mixed-use-project-breaks-ground-in-new-haven
There’s an impressive overhaul of State St. occurring and it’s detailed in this video. Massive bike/ped improvements are on the way!

 

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