Manchester's Broad Street Parkade: $80M Mixed-Use Project

0:00Manchester just sold the old Broad Street Park 8 site for $3.6 million to Texas developer Anthony Properties. They're kicking off an $80 million mixed-use project on that 21.6 acre spot, once a rundown strip mall. It includes 232 apartments plus 13,000 square feet of retail space right on Broad Street. The housing setup features 96 two bedroom units, 88 one bedroom units and 48 studios across eight buildings with a clubhouse and amenities off Green Manor Boulevard. They've got 381 parking spots lined up too. Town planners approved the site plan back in December of 2025 and now with the deal closed, groundbreaking hits within the month. Planning director Gary Anderson called this a huge milestone in redeveloping Broad Street. The town shipped in for infrastructure-like upgrades to Green Manor Boulevard and extending the Bigelow Brook Green Way to link up downtown Manchester, Center Springs Park and

1:00the historic district. It's all about turning private builds into public wins. This caps nearly two decades of hustle starting in 2008 with $8 million in voter approved bonds, mall demolition in 2012, and deals that fell through with Canadian and local developers. A 2022 lawsuit got settled for $2 million last year, clearing the path. Now Anthony property steps up to make Broad Street a walkable hub, blending homes, shops, and green spaces into the town's growth blueprint. This has been Hartford News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story.