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Downtown Hartford’s major office buildings remain relatively deserted compared to pre-pandemic times, which creates potential problems for building owners. “It makes it harder to lease additional space because it looks like a ghost town,” said Gary B. O’Connor, a commercial real estate attorney at Pullman & Comley. “[Owners] want the tenants to come back.” Image Gary B. O’Connor Hartford’s largest office landlord, Shelbourne Global Solutions, certainly wants its tenants to start beckoning workers back to the workplace as soon as possible, said Benjamin Schlossberg, managing me...

At State House Square, one of downtown Hartford’s major Class A office properties, David Jakubowski keeps a close eye on parking garage traffic reports, eager to see concrete signs of greater employee activity as COVID-19 vaccination rates rise. However, Jakubowski, who manages the three-building property on behalf of its owners, has observed only a slight increase over the past few months. Inside, there’s still just a sliver of normal employee activity levels. “We were hoping at this point we might have 25% of the normal population back to work,” Jakubowski said. “I see a few more ...

Chamber On the Move: Virtual cruise night, Pride festivities ahead for June Larry McHugh FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce President Larry McHughHearst Connecticut Media file photoShow MoreShow Less 2of3 Orthopedic Associates of Middletown celebrated a grand opening April 19. From left are Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce President Larry McHugh, President of Kempenaar Real Estate Inc. Rocky Kempenaar II, Central Business Bureau Chairwoman Pamela Steele, Alfred K. Hicks, D.O., Vice President of Operations Roy Sasenaraine, Mayor Ben Florsheim, and Chamber Chairm...

In addition to bills described in our last post, the General Assembly’s Education Committee approved and advanced out of committee the following funding-related and “omnibus” bills, including bills reaffirming the Committee’s affinity for “task forces” and “studies.”  Here is a summary of these bills (which now await action by the full General Assembly):   CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS H.B. No. 6617 (“ An Act Concerning Authorization Of State Grant Commitments For School Building Projects And Revisions To The School Building Projects Statutes”) would authorize state grant comm...

A multitude of businesses cropped up following the legalization of medical marijuana in Connecticut, a pattern likely to repeat if the state follows the same path with recreational pot. The trend has been fertile soil for the legal industry, with some law firms forming practice groups dedicated to cannabis law. Gov. Ned Lamont proposed legislation aimed at legalizing recreational marijuana early this year. As of late April, the Judiciary Committee had approved it, and lawmakers are slated to continue debating it in the coming weeks. Supporters are optimistic it will get the necessary votes to...