Nova Trampoline Park has leased the former Stop & Shop at 940 Silver Lane in East Hartford! The business plans to open a new Adventure Park concept at the former 69,000 square foot grocery store.
Nova filed a special use application with the Planning and Zoning Commission to allow for the adventure park to operate in the former retail space. The adventure park would feature trampolines, dodgeball, basketball, ziplines, ninja course, obstacle courses, a ropes course. battle beams, and toddler area. The center would have 11 party rooms for booking. A large scale renovation of the building would be done to transform the space into the indoor adventure park. No date has been announced for the hearing on the application; though it will most likely pass through the process with ease as similar concept have in Manchester and Simsbury. Do you think this is a good use of the former Stop & Shop? What else would you like to see open in this plaza? Comment below!
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A new 30,200 square foot multi-tenant building is being proposed on a 4.3 acre parcel at 90-120 South Satellite Road in South Windsor.
Startline Development has submitted an application for site plan approval to combine three lots into a 4.3 acre parcel and construct a multi-tenant building totaling 30,200 square feet at 90-120 South Satellite Road. The proposed plans show 24 separate tenant spaces, each with a 12'x14' overhead door and a man-door. The use of the space would be small contractors and small businesses without a large visiting customer base. The building would be built in an industrial / commercial section of town. A Planning and Zoning meeting is tentatively scheduled for 5/28/2024. Here is the link to the all the attachments: https://www.southwindsor-ct.gov/.../planning-and-zoning... This gem is a bit different than our typical ones; it's not a business, it's a place. The Bush Hill Farm is a large collection of farmland and forest located at 330 Bush Hill Road in Manchester, the preserve emcompasses both Manchester and Glastonbury.
The land is open to the public, owned by Manchester Land Conservation Trust. The land is host to miles of trails emcompassing the nearly 180 acres. Guests can hike the trails, visit the pond, enjoy a picnic at the pavilion, or spend sometime at Frog Hollow. The preserve is made up of 3 former family farms including the Botti Farm, Lombardo Farm, and the Manning-Ferris Farm. The preserve holds a special place in my own heart, the Botti Farm was my family's farm for over 100 years until my grandparents sold it to the landtrust in 2015. Check out the pictures from my hike there, and take in the beauty of Manchester and Glastonbury. Make sure you visit the farms and enjoy nature. Vessel Technologies is moving forward with their plans for a new 42 unit apartment building at 486 Tolland Turnpike.
A public Planning & Zoning Hearing on a special exception for the project is tentatively planned for May 20th at 7pm if you would like to voice your opinion on the project. The meeting will be held at the Lincoln Center Hearing Room at 494 Main Street. The floor plan would be comprised of 40- one bedroom units and 2- two bedroom units according to a narrative submitted to the town last year. The building will have 55 parking spaces for residents. Do you think this project are good for Manchester? Are you looking forward to more housing in Manchester? Comment below! El sol deli 2 will be opening a second Manchester location! The restaurant will open at 550 Middle Tpke E Manchester, CT; the former Pastrami on Wry/Kenny's/Taso's Eggsellent Adventure location.
El Sol Deli will keep their location on Main Street according to a message from the business; Main Street will be the homebase of operations. The restaurant serves tacos, empanadas, empanada tacos, quesadilla, burritos, nachos, and much more. The empanada tacos are delicious; and have gone viral on TikTok since the restaurant introduced them last year. You can visit their location at 631 Main Street in the meantime, the food is delicious! Hartford Healthcare plans to open a new clinic in Manchester inside Walgreens at 295 Main Street!
The new clinic will be run by Hartford Healthcare, separate from their GoHealth Urgent Care centers throughout Connecticut. The new clinic will have 2 small exam rooms for health screenings and testing, as well as a small administrative space. Customers will be able to get a variety of services at the clinics, including primary care, screenings, vaccinations, telehealth services and more. The clinics will be open daily, by appointment or walk-in. The clinic will occupy a portion of the retail store space next to the pharmacy. Walgreens has Hartford Healthcare Clinics in development for their locations in Enfield, East Lyme, Norwalk, and Putnam. This is a new trend in the pharmacy industry. CVS has been converting a portion of their stores into medical offices under the Oak Street Health brand. Night Shade, horror boutique, is coming soon to Manchester! This new horror themed boutique will open on Wednesday May 1st from 3-7pm!
The boutique will be located at 188 Middle Turnpike West, the former A Hero's Legacy Comics and Collectibles space. The boutique will sell a variety of home decor, books, and other spooky items for the Halloween and Horror lovers in your life! Make sure you stop by on May 1st! La-Z-Boy is planning to relocated their Manchester furniture showroom to the former Pier 1 Imports space at Evergreen Walk!
The furniture store is currently located at 233 Buckland Hills Drive, and would relocate next door to LL Bean and The Paper Store. The store would slightly update the current facade and add some new trim. Construction could begin this summer, with a fall opening for the new store. The new store will be about 40% smaller than their current location, with a new footprint just above 11,500 square feet. Plans are still subject to approvals and lease agreements. La-Z-Boy will join Little Bird Clay Company Pottery & Art Works that is also coming soon next to Kung Fu Tea! The Woodbridge Mill at 501 Middle Turnpike East has a new owner!
The Woodbridge Mill, former Hanshaw Furniture and many others, has been sold for $450,000 earlier this month. The sale as recorded on April 1st to 501 Middle Turnpike Properties & Development LLC. The LLC is connected to G&M Interiors General Contractors, a New York contractor. The company appears to do a lot of residential work according to their completed projects on their website, https://www.gminteriorsgeneralcontracting.com/ The plan as outlined by the new owner is to redevelop the property into a new mixed use property featuring two retail space, 24 apartments units, and new amenities for residents. The apartments would be open to all renters, not just 55 years and older as previously approved. Work on the project is expected to begin in August pending all local approvals. Based on the renderings from the new owner, a portion of the building would be demolished to allow for more parking on the site. The portion is an addition dating back to the 1960s/1970s, and is not deemed historic. The project was planned and zoning approved in 2019 as a 55 years & older apartment complex under previous ownership. A new food manufacturing facility could be coming to South Windsor. The very secretive 'Project Fin' has been released. Home Market Foods is planning a new food manufacturing facility at 50 Talbot Lane, the former Carla's Pasta building.
A seven-year tax abatement was approved for the project; in the agreement Home Market Foods would invest $71 million. The investment would be spent renovating and expanding the facility by 28,000 square feet. The facility would create over 200 jobs by 2027. The tax abatement is a 70% abatement for the first three years after the company gets their Certificate of Occupancy; then a 10% decrease in the abatement for each following year. Tribe 9 Foods, which operates in the building, is planning to shut down their facility. Tribe 9 Foods purchased Carla's Pasta out of bankruptcy in 2021. The building was put on the market last year. The project was negotiated in secret, under the code name 'Project Fin.' The town had incorrectly listed the address at 30 Talbot Lane in town documents about the project Walmart plans to move forward with the demolition of the vacant plaza next to Ocean State Job Lot on Spencer Street! The plaza was formerly home to Hancock Fabrics, Subway, and Family Dollar. Only the plaza to the left of Ocean State Job Lot will be demolished, Ocean State will remain open after the demolition.
Walmart originally planned to build a new supercenter on the site of the former Kmart in the plaza. Walmart purchased the land including the Ocean State Job Lot plaza in 2015 for $9.8 million; but shelved plans for their superstore after a lawsuit from ShopRite. The lawsuit was eventually dismissed, allowing the store's construction. There does not appear to be plans to build a Walmart store on the site anymore, the property was listed for sale in September. The land is most likely being cleared to add value for a potential sale. Check out the listing here: https://www.loopnet.com/.../205-Spencer-St.../29659140/ A new restaurant is coming soon to Manchester! Chicken with Glasses will be opening at 149 Middle Turnpike West, the former Vic's Pizza.
The new eatery will feature gourmet burgers, a large gluten free menu, burrito bowls, sandwiches, pizzas, pastas, chicken, fish, steak, and more! No timeline has been given for their opening, we have reached out to the restaurant for more information. Check out their website here: https://www.chickenwithglasses.com/ The Town of Manchester is seeking to evict the last two tenants of the Tong building on Main Street.
The two tenants, Manchester Chinese Cuisine and Luna Bodyworks, were given notice to vacant the property by January 31st. Both tenants remain at their location despite the notice to quit being served. No hearing date for the case has been set. The town has been in negotiation with both tenants for months to aid in the relocation. The town intends to demolish the building to make way for a new mixed-use development on the site. The existing building has been an eyesore of Main Street for decades; the town finalized their purchase last year. The other tenants of the building have successfully relocated to new locations including The BeaHive Salon relocating to 295 East Center Street, Family Appliances relocated to 61 Tolland Turnpike, and Connecti-Cuts relocated to 983 Main Street. Pratt & Whitney plans to make a large investment in their East Hartford campus!
Pratt & Whitney is seeking permission to demolish their existing 200,000 square foot OBB building on their East Hartford campus and build a new 5-story 313,000 square foot office building in its place. The plans are to be presented infront of the Planning and Zoning Commission tomorrow. You can find the agenda here: https://www.easthartfordct.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif9241/f/agendas/04102024_pzc_meeting_agenda_revised_0.pdf The new development is a major investment in the world headquarters of Pratt & Whitney. The company built a new headquarters on their campus in 2017, emcompassing 425,000 square feet. No timeline has been announced for the project. East Hartford has seen an influx of development along the Silver Lane corridor including the new Lowes and Wayfair distribution centers that are nearing completion, the planned Concourse Park apartment complex, a future development on the site of Silver Lane Plaza, and numerous other housing developments now in the planning stages. Salsa Fresca Mexican Grill is NOW OPEN at The Plaza at Buckland Hills! The eatery is located at 1500D Pleasant Valley Road, next to Sweet Frogs.
The eatery features Mexican-cuisine in a fast-casual setting. The restaurant is similar to Chipotle, Moe's, or Baja's. The eatery opened in the former Total Fitness Superstore space at The Plaza at Buckland Hills. This is the chain's 18th locations company wide and their 7th Connecticut location. Hot Table will open their new Manchester location on April 22nd! The panini shop will be located at 1540 Pleasant Valley Road, inside The Plaza at Buckland Hills!
The eatery replaced Chosen1 Seafood, a Cajun seafood concept. This will be the chain’s 14th location with the closest one being in Glastonbury. Make sure you check them out on April 22nd! An application for a new building at Evergreen Walk has been submitted. The new building would be 5,000 square feet in the new development with Starbucks and Chipotle.
The new building is planned to house a Sally’s Apizza and would feature the pizza-shop’s iconic white and red brick pattern on their exterior. The new location is planned to have an outdoor patio as well. The lease has not been signed and is still being negotiated with the landlord, but planning and zoning submissions are a good sign of the future of the project! The new building is planned to be a Sally‘s Apizza! This would be the chain's fifth location (depending on when it opens) with new locations coming soon in Wethersfield, Newington, Norwalk, West Hartford / Farmington, and Boston Seaport. The chain currently has locations in New Haven, Stamford, Fairfield, and Woburn, Mass. Plans are still subject to town approvals, a tentative meeting date in front of the Planning & Zoning Commission is set for 04/09. Check out the application here: https://www.southwindsor-ct.gov/.../planning-and-zoning... Will you dine here if they open here? Comment Below! We received a question regarding the land behind The Plaza at Buckland Hills from a reader. According to documents presented in to the Planning and Zoning Commission in South Windsor, a large housing development was being considered!
At the January 9th meeting representatives from Washington Prime Group (owner of the land and The Plaza at Buckland Hills) presented preliminary plans for over 600 new apartments on the site. These plans are still preliminary and subject to change. The units would be spread across across a number of buildings in the development. A portion of the apartments would be affordable according to the developers, though the majority would be market-rate. A number of commissioners expressed their dissatifaction with the plan for the site including its density; while others were open minded about it. The site is zoned as commercial, and would require a zone change for the new development. No formal application has been submitted for the development; only a preliminary review of the plans for feedback. You can check out the exhibits here: https://www.southwindsor-ct.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif8416/f/minutes/1-9-24_exhibit_0.pdf and the meeting minutes here: https://www.southwindsor-ct.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif8416/f/minutes/1-9-24_minutes.pdf Little Bird Clay Company Pottery & Art Works will be moving their pottery studio to The Shops at Evergreen Walk!
The pottery studio is currently located at 29 Bissell Street in Manchester, right off Main Street. The studio will open their doors at 85 Evergreen Way in South Windsor, the former O'Live A Little Olive Oil and Cheese Shop space. The tentative opening date is June 1st, with classes at the new location going on sale in April 7th. Make sure you check them out online at https://www.littlebirdclayco.com/ The pottery studio joins recent Evergreen Walk additions including Waffle Cabin, Nike, Massage Envy, Whole Foods, Shake Shack, Golf Lounge 18, Lenscrafters, Bluemercury, and much more! More exciting tenants are coming soon! The Manchester Peach Festival is back this year! The 73rd annual peach festival will take place on August 23 frin 6-8pm at MARC, Inc. of Manchester at 151 Sheldon Road!
The festival took a brief break last year after the merger of Manchester's Eighth District and the Town of Manchester. The 8th district's fire department ran the fundraiser, and will now be run by the Manchester Fire Support Group. The tickets are $6 including a portion of peach shortcake; made with local ingredients and a recipe dating back to the 1940s. A live band, MARC's Nightshift, will be performing at the festival. You can find all the details and tickets prepurchasing announcements here: https://fb.me/e/420NDB8bW Secrets Bistro & Bar will open their new Manchester location on April 28th from 1-8pm! The restaurant will be located at 234 Spencer Street, inside Shoprite Plaza, next to Indigo Indian Bistro - Manchester CT.
Secrets Bistro is a Jamaican restaurant with vegetarian options as well! The menu features Jamaican Fried Chicken, Seafood, and much more! Make sure to check them out when they open! Secrets relocated their restaurant from Main Street in Hartford where they have operated since 2021. Owner Michelle had previously owned Michelle's Kitchen at Silver Lane Plaza in East Hartford (850 Silver Lane.) National Speed Center has closed their location in Manchester at 73 Tolland Turnpike, but will not be closed for long! The performance auto part store will be relocating to 115 Park Avenue in East Hartford.
The store has been located in Conyer's Plaza in Manchester since 1981, the store closed their doors earlier this week, and will reopen on Monday April 1st at the new location. The store sells a variety of car parts including rims, bumpers, oil, car mats, and much more. The store is popular among car collectors and mechanics. Have you ever shopped here? Comment below! Openings:
-Eastern Mountain Sports has started construction of their long-awaited Manchester return! The store will take over a large portion of the Bob's Stores space. The mall entrance to Bob's and future EMS is currently closed while they redo it with a new look! -Stateline Video Games is NOW OPEN in their new larger space on the second floor! The video game and collectable shop is now located on the second level next to Macy's, the store was formerly home to a Payless shoe store. -Passport Candies is coming soon to the former T-Mobile store near Barnes & Noble! The store will sell candies and snacks from all around the globe! The store will open on April 1st! Check out our sneak peek pictures above! -Hot Table Panini will be opening the doors of their Manchester location next month! The restaurant will be located at 1540 Pleasant Valley Road, inside The Plaza at Buckland Hills. The restaurant replaces Chosen1 Seafood. -Starbucks is now under construction at Evergreen Walk! Starbucks will feature an interior cofffee shop and a drive thru with a large queue. The coffee shop will share a building with a small retail tenant. The restaurant will be built next to PeoplesBank, behind Whole Foods! -Chipotle is now under construction at Evergreen Walk! Chipotle will feature their typical restaurant, but will include a ‘Chipot-lane’, a new mobile order pick up window. The building will have a large queue for the Chipotlane. The restaurant will be built next to PeoplesBank, behind Whole Foods! -Aroma Massage is coming soon to The Plaza at Buckland Hills. The massage center will occupy the nearly 2,300 square foot space next to Bank's Oreck, near Crumbl Cookies. The space was last home to Signature Smiles before they moved to Middle Turnpike. -Spice Venue is coming soon to Manchester! The restaurant will occupy the former Scottrade / TD Ameritrade space at 233 Buckland Road (next to Frank Pepe's & La-Z-Boy.) The restaurant will serve an Indian American cuisine. The owners of Spice Venue have locations in Hartford and Storrs, and previously owned India Kitchen in Manchester (in the former Roy Rogers, now Hartford Healthcare Cancer Center.) -Teriyaki Madness is planning to open a location in Manchester! The fast-casual Asian restaurant chain plans to open at 172 Deming Street, a small plaza home to Starbucks, Subway, AT&T, and UbreakIfix. The restaurant willoccupy the space formerly home to a liquor store. -Macy's Men, Furniture, Children is currently undergoing some changes! Toys R Us has relocated to the second floor, while the first floor has been completely taken over by the Macy's Furniture Gallery. I usually wouldn't report of department changes, but I received messages worrying about the store closing because of the empty space. -Macy's Home, Women, and Backstage is also undergoing some changes. Macy's Backstage has expanded into the main store, the store added roughly 50% to their footprint, now occupying part of the former bedwear section. These changes are a welcome sign that both stores are not going anywhere in the foreseeable future. Macy's announced a few weeks ago plans to close 150 stores over the next 3 years. -Crazy Hot Deals will be relocating their Manchester store to a larger space in the same plaza. The store will move from the former AC Moore space into the former Babies R Us/Dick's Warehouse Store space in the plaza. -Gong Cha at The Shoppes at Buckland Hills has introduced new drink specials, happy hours deals, and student deals! Check that story out here: https://www.facebook.com/TheManchesterScoop/posts/919481936848366 -Salsa Fresca is nearing completion at The Plaza at Buckland Hills! The fast-casual Mexican eatery will be located next door to Sweet Frogs! The restaurant should open in April. -MySalonSuite has started construction on their new salon suites at The Shops at Evergreen Walk! The salon suites will open next door to Carhartt in a former homestore. Look for them to open this spring! Closings: -Zillosh, a children's clothing store, will be closing their location at The Shoppes at Buckland Hills after nearly 2 years at the mall. The store is currently on sale. They are located next door to Bath & Body Works in the former Rue 21 space. -Soft Surroundings officially closed their store at The Shops at Evergreen Walk. The store was located next door to Munson's Chocolate. The store closed as part of their bankruptcy filing and shift to an online-only format. Buckland Area News: -Former Outback, a lot of people have been reaching out to me about the former Outback Steakhouse space. The space is currently still up for lease or redevelopment. The site is currently being used as a staging and storage area for the Residence Inn across the street. The hotel is currently ungoing a significant renovation. -A new pad site is up for lease at the Urban Air / Ashley Furniture Plaza at 220 Hale Road. The 1-acre pad site sits opposite the former Outback Steakhouse. The broker for the property included an image of the potential building that could be built, check it out in our photo slideshow above. Check out the listing here: https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/220-Hale-Rd-Manchester-CT/31331334/ -According to their most recent leasing flyer, the former Pier One space is almost leased! The space is listed as "Lease Out' meaning the lease is awaiting the tenant's signature. Stay tuned for a new business! The former O'Live a Little space and the former Coldwater Creek space have 'Letter Of Intents' for new tenants as well. -The Manchester Food Truck Festival returns to The Shoppes at Buckland Hills this summer! The festival will feature food trucks, small business vendors, entertainment, and more! The event has been expanded for the full weekend! The event will take place on Friday June 21st from 5-10pm, Saturday June 22nd from 11-10pm, and Sunday June 23rd from 11-7pm! Check out all the details here: https://facebook.com/events/s/manchester-food-truck-festival/848060443672623/ As always, if you see or hear about a new business coming to town. please email us at theconnecticutscoop@gmail.com! Thank you for your continued readership! We've been posting on our website a lot more; the ad revenue helps keep us afloat. If you or your business would like to advertise, check out our advertising page here: theconnecticutscoop.com/advertise Shady Glen is a long-time staple of Manchester! They are famous for their fried cheese on their cheeseburgers that National chains have attempted to replicate. The restaurant is located at 840 Middle Turnpike West in Manchester, on the Bolton line.
The restaurant and ice cream parlor started in 1948 by John and Bernice Rieg, farmers who wanted to expand their farm to include ice cream. With the help of UConn's flourishing Agricultural school, the farm formulated their now well-known ice cream. The restaurant expanded to a second location at The Mancheter Parkade in 1965. The restaurant was transferred to longtime manager William Hoch after the original owner's deaths in the 2000s. The restaurant is now run by William Hoch's son. The restaurant closed their satelite location at the Manchester Parkade in 2020 during the COVID shutdown. The eatery has been featured in National media, like their feature in Food Network's 'The Best Thing I Ever Ate' in 2010. The ice cream is almost as well known as their signature cheese! They serve a variety of flavors with some seasonal changes including my favorite, Peppermint Stick (only available in the winter.) Their icecream is sold in grocery stores throughout the region including Shoprite, Highland Park Market, & Big Y stores. Their dining room is also a major draw, the layout features a labyrinth of booths and seating, designed around the service of their patrons. The retro dining room has an old fashion soda fountain where staff make sodas the old fashion way, stirring in carbonated water into flavored syrup. This place is unlike anything you will find in the State! Worth a visit! The restaurant only takes cash, but there is an ATM onsite for those with card only. Stop by and give them a try! In a major win for the area, a new anchor tenant is coming soon to Charter Oak Mall at 940 Silver Lane in East Hartford! A new tenant has signed a lease to occupy the roughly 69,000 square foot former Stop & Shop space at the shopping plaza! The new tenant has not been identified yet, but promises to be a game changer to the area! The plaza has struggled since Stop & Shop left in January of 2022. The plaza will also see some changes come to Burlington Stores. The large clothing store plans to downsize their store to occupy roughly half of their current space. The new store size would match their newest prototype stores. We are working to confirm the name of the tenant and will bring you all the details as soon as they are available. This area of East Hartford is currently going through a metamorphosis. Concourse Park, a new residential development, is planned to break ground shortly next door to Charter Oak Mall. The development will include over 400 apartments on the site of the former Showcase Cinemas. Demolition began earlier this week on the demolition of Silver Lane Plaza; with a mixed-use development planned on the site. National Development's new warehousing complex with Lowes and Wayfair facilities received the green light for occupancy earlier this month. Check out a list of other ongoing developments in East Hartford here: http://www.theconnecticutscoop.com/manchesterscoop/east-hartford-sees-new-development-around-town Who do you think this new tenant is? What would you like to see open in East Hartford? Comment Below!
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