Middletown Riverfront Boathouse

Middletown Riverfront Boathouse design study begins

Mayor Daniel T. Drew is pleased to announce the beginning of process to design a new community boathouse and banquet facility on the Riverfront. The City had hired a team to experienced firms to help investigate the site and design a concept for the new rowing facility, Architectural Resources Cambridge (ARC) and Tighe and Bond.

Architectural Resources Cambridge, from Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a nationally recognized architectural, planning and interior design firm with over 40 years of experience. ARC has experience designing rowing facilities, include Princeton University’s C. Bernard Shea Rowing Center, Boston University’s DeWolfe Boathouse and Phillips Exeter Academy’s William G. Saltonstall Boathouse.

Tighe and Bond is a 100 year old engineering firm with offices in Middletown, Connecticut has extensive expertise dealing with redevelopment of sites that have challenges with brownfields, wetlands and water resources, This study will depend on the input from the public. An online boathouse survey has been posted to collect preliminary public opinion on various aspects that are important to this process.

The online Boathouse Survey can be found at: http://middletownplanning.com/RiverfrontSurvey/RFBH001.asp

The public are also invited to participate in a public workshop on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at 7pm in the Common Council Chambers.

A preliminary concept design will be presented by July 2016, with engineering and environmental investigation to be completed by December 2016.

The CIty of Middletown is very grateful to the State of Connecticut and Governor Malloy for supporting the CIty in this effort and funding this study through a $2.6 millions Urban Act Grant.

In kicking off this study the Mayor said, “ This will be the first piece of the development of the Middletown waterfront and it will establish our community as a statewide and regional destination.”