Lovely Development News Today

Several developers working on residential or mixed-use projects are scrapping plans for larger apartments in favor of studios and one-bedroom units — a pivot based on fluctuating market demands, they said. Since the start of the year, land use boards in Windsor and Berlin have received revised site plan applications from developers who are changing the number of residential units and either reducing or eliminating larger, two-bedroom apartments.

A Hop Haus gastropub and craft brewery restaurant will soon occupy the main floor of the new Steele Center mixed-use development in Berlin’s burgeoning transit area. Hop Haus owner Mike Miller said the new Berlin location — his third in Connecticut — is under construction to custom design the space for his eatery. He’s aiming for an early 2023 opening, with seating for 165 patrons, creating close to 18 new jobs. Above the Hop Haus are two floors with 16 market-rate apartments that are al...