Demolition Nearly Done At Former Branford Factory

By Jack Kramer, Correspondent

BRANFORD, CT – A large part of the demolition of the former Atlantic Wire factory building has been completed.
Demolition of the multi-building nearly century-old factory began several weeks ago and is now in its final stages.
On Tuesday, Meadow Street was shut down to traffic, as the demolition work continued.
Once done, work will get underway on the new Atlantic Wharf mixed-use residential and commercial development at 1 Church St.
A 205-unit residential and commercial mixed-use development. Atlantic Wharf will be built on the former factory's 7.5 acres of former industrial land overlooking the Branford River.
Developers and town officials have described the new Atlantic Wharf complex as one they hope will draw millennials and others seeking high end homes – and as a keystone project in what they hope will make downtown Branford a draw for young people.
Atlantic Wharf's location puts it within walking distance of the popular Stony Creek Brewery, bus lines and the town center as well as the newly-expanded Amtrak rail station.
Atlantic Wharf has become a key part of the discussion during Branford's workshops to help plan for a new Transit Oriented Development (TOD) near the Branford rail station.
Atlantic Wharf will also include a residential underground parking garage with 195 parking spaces.
The complex will also install a new road, on the side of the development facing the Branford River, to be accessed from a realigned Meadow Street/Church Street intersection and a new four-way intersection at Montowese Street and Pine Orchard Road.