Amazon To Open Facility In Danbury

DANBURY, CT — Amazon is coming to the city after all.

Just three years after Mayor Mark Boughton's video plea, Amazon decided to give Danbury a second look. This fall, Amazon will be repurposing the former Scholastic Corporation on Old Sherman Turnpike into a distribution facility.

"We are so excited to bring Amazon here to the City of Danbury," Boughton said. "We anticipate at least 400 new jobs and several opportunities for Danbury residents. This is a huge economic opportunity for the city and will generate hundreds of thousands of dollars in tax revenue."

The 147,000-square-foot facility is expected to create several hundreds of jobs, according to a news release from City Hall.

"The City of Danbury was an absolute pleasure to work with on this project, everyone in City Hall and those on the various boards made the entire process very simple in a very complicated time. In all my experience with entitlements throughout the State of CT, I have never worked with a municipality that has been so fair and moved at such an efficient pace," said Phil DiGennaro, managing member for Sound Development Group and property owner of the facility. "It is always satisfying to be a part of revitalization and redevelopment. In this case, transforming an older asset into a state of the art facility for today's environment."