State Funds To Benefit Berlin Housing Development

BERLIN, CT — State officials Friday announced a major grant funding package that benefits 22 environmentally contaminated properties in 17 towns, including one site in Berlin.

The state has granted $360,000 to complete the ongoing remediation of contaminated soil on a 1.54-acre parcel located at 55 Steele Blvd., Berlin.

The grant will enable the construction of approximately 50 mixed-income residential units next to the Berlin Train Station.

Gov. Ned Lamont announced he has approved a series of state grants totaling $26.3 million that will be used to support the remediation and redevelopment of 130 acres of contaminated land throughout Connecticut.

The funds will pay for the clean-up of these properties so they can be redeveloped.

The grants are being released through the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development’s Brownfield Remediation and Development Program.

These state investments are expected to leverage approximately $112.7 million in private investments, which is critical to bringing these 22 properties back into productive reuse, officials said.

“Nobody wants to have old, polluted, and blighted properties in their neighborhood that sit vacant for decades, especially when that land could be used to grow new businesses and create housing for people who need it,” Lamont said.

“This state program enables us to partner with municipalities and developers to bring these lifeless properties back from the dead.”

For more information on these remediation grants, click on this link.