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News
June 2005
Can't Let Main Street Languish
The Temple Street Gang, my name for developers Phil Schonberger, Marc Levine and Sam Fingold, were among the first developers back on Main Street. They've done farsighted work with the Richardson Building, Sage-Allen and 990 Main.
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February 2005
Sage-Allen Site Will House 136 Students
With financing finally wrapped up and demolition well on its way, a useful future for the former Sage-Allen building on Hartford's Main Street came one step closer to reality Monday with the announcement that the building's developer and the University of Hartford have agreed to house 136 students there by September 2006.
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November 2004
Revival Underway in Downtown Hartford
Restorative construction has begun on one of Hartford’s most recognizable landmarks. The project will unearth Temple Street, a near-forgotten byway between Main and Market Streets and preserve the historic facade of the Sage Allen & Company tower, while bringing some 400 new residents to downtown Hartford.
Developers Marc Levine, Phil Shonberger and Sam Fingold will host the ceremonial commencement for this major downtown development. The three partners have invited Governor M. Jodi Rell and Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez to jumpstart the event, where final renderings of the buildings and streetscape will be unveiled. Also scheduled to speak are: Nelson ”Oz” Griebel, president and CEO, MetroHartford Alliance; Walter Harrison, president, University of Hartford; Gary King, president and executive director, Connecticut Housing Finance Authority; and William McCue, chairman of the board of the Capital City Economic Development Authority (CCEDA).
“The importance of the Temple Street project cannot be overstated,” says McCue. “The reopened Temple Street will make it easy for pedestrians to walk between Main Street and Market Street, accessing all of the existing Central Business District and the newly renovated Constitution Plaza, the Riverfront and Adriaen’s Landing.”
The visual centerpiece of the renovation will be the preservation of the Renaissance Revival Sage Allen & Company tower facade, which faces Main Street. The tower will be augmented by new construction on each side. At completion, there will be 12,000 sf of retail space on the ground floor. Seventy-eight upscale market rate loft apartments will be constructed above the retail space, accessible from the newly reborn Temple Street.
Taking advantage of the development’s topography, a substantial parking structure with a capacity for over 300 cars will be mostly hidden from view with a single story peeking above ground on Market Street. Above the parking structure, 42 four-bedroom townhouses will accommodate junior and senior students from the University of Hartford and other local universities and corporate interns with summer assignments in downtown businesses.
Finally, at the corner of Market and Temple Streets, a new student activity center will bring life and light to the area, and historic representations of the old Temple Street will be inset on the visible portions of the parking structure.
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November 2004
Kenyon Announces New Website
Welcome to the new Kenyon Investments website. Kenyon Investments is a commercial real estate firm located in Hartford, Connecticut. Kenyon Investments specializes in the acquisition and redevelopment of distressed property in Greater Hartford, CT and Southern Florida.
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October 2004
NEW LIFE ON MAIN STREET
Power brokers from across the state gathered in the shadow of the old Sage-Allen department store building in downtown Hartford on Friday to formally mark the latest attempt to bring new life to an area that once bustled with shoppers.
"It's a good day for Hartford,'' said Mayor Eddie A. Perez, who recalled getting a job as a busboy at the old Sage-Allen luncheonette in the days when the department store drew people from near and far to shop in the capital.
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February 2003
A BRIGHT, YOUNG VISION FOR 101 PEARL ST
You are buying a 12-story downtown office building for cheaper than many houses. You're a partner in Hartford's new exposition center. You're negotiating to convert another city building you own into a long- term-stay hotel.
You're 26 years old.
Your name is Sam Fingold, and these days, you find yourself smiling a lot.
"I haven't made a dollar since I moved to Hartford,'' Fingold says, grinning behind his desk at The Richardson Building."
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December 2001
LARSON ANNOUNCES MILLIONS IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR THE CAPITOL REGION
U.S. Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) announced today that the Capitol Region will receive millions in federal funding after the President signed the Transportation Appropriations bill into law last night. The bill includes funding for the Temple Street reopening project, the Hartford/New Britain Busway, and a state job access program.
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November 2001
CONNECTICUT LODGING ASSOCIATION HONORS RAYMOND SANS
Raymond Sans, general manager of the Residence Inn by Marriott in Downtown Hartford, won the Hotel General Manager of the Year Award at the Connecticut Lodging Association's Annual Awards Ceremony held recently at the Mystic Marriott Hotel & Spa in Groton, CT. During the ceremony, Sans was praised for his ability to serve as an excellent role model and for instilling teamwork at his property. Under Sans' leadership, the hotel has enjoyed many accomplishments, including, leading the Hartford market in competitive market share; receiving the second highest Franchise Quality Assurance score of 97% from Marriott; earning a Guest Satisfaction Score which places them in the top third nationwide; maintaining one of the lowest employee turnover rates in the hotel industry; and, raising $1,200 dollars for the March of Dimes. Sans is a board member of Greater Hartford Convention and Visitors Bureau.
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Jan 1, 2005
Hartford Marriot Opens
The Residence Inn by Marriott in downtown Hartford has added 20 additional suites. Richardson Redo, LLC owns the facility, which opened with 100 suites in June of 2000. The ownership entity includes Hartford developers Phil Schonberger, Marc Levine and Sam Fingold; Waterford-based developers Len Wolman and Mark Wolman; and, Del Lauria, Stephan Slavik and Richard Slavik, all of Farmington Hills, MI. The hotel is operated by Waterford Hotel Group, a national hotel management company with contracts to operate 27 hotels in 10 states.
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