Category Archives: Blue Back Square
Blue Back Square’s official opening on Saturday
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — A ribbon-cutting ceremony will mark the official opening of West Hartford Center’s newest addition, Blue Back Square, on November 3 at 10 a.m. The event will be held on Webster Walk, near the statue of Noah … Continue reading
Filed under Blue Back Square, West Hartford Center
Are we “chopped liver” or what?
Channel 3′s Dennis House takes on the Blue Black Square newcomer “New York Sports Clubs” here: http://www.wfsb.com/getinthehouse/index.html What do you think?
Filed under Blue Back Square, Channel 3, Dennis House, fitness, New York Sports Clubs, Recreation, West Hartford
Blue Back rents are out of sight
According to the Courant, competition among potential tenants “is pushing office leasing rates up to nearly $40 a square foot, the highest seen in the region.” It’s ultra hot real estate, which is great for our town. Other developers can’t help … Continue reading
Filed under Blue Back Square, News, town economy, West Hartford, West Hartford Center
Blue Back Square update in Courant
Today’s story lets us know that one of the two parking garages is open – though not to the public yet - but the Healthtrax fitness club and the Hartford Hospital building are a little behind schedule (which explains why I’ve seen ads … Continue reading
Filed under Blue Back Square, Hartford Hospital, HealthTrax, News, West Hartford Center
Blue Back Square cited as model for growth
Blue Back Square now Developer Richard Heapes was heaping it on in Maryland this week, according to a story in The Gazette, which covers the DC suburbs. Pushing for more developments like Blue Back Square, Heapes “pointed to a project his company, … Continue reading
Tight market for commercial space in West Hartford
Sentry Commercial reports that “West Hartford [is] still the tightest of all the suburban {Hartford] markets with a 6.4% vacancy rate- 60,000 sf of new office space at Blue Back Square will be delivered by the end of 2007 but 70% … Continue reading
Gofer Ice Cream eyes Blue Back Square
Moooooooooove, over, Maggie Moo’s! I’ve got a real scoop today. Gofer Ice Cream, another of those pricy ice cream shops, is looking for a spot at Blue Back Square. The company says on its blog that it believes the new development … Continue reading
Of SUVs and parking woes at Whole Foods
One blogger believes that Blue Back Square is already tying up traffic, at least at the Whole Foods parking lot. Of course, there probably wouldn’t be a Whole Foods there if it werent’ for Blue Back, but that’s another story. The … Continue reading
Filed under Blue Back Square, parking, traffic, Transportation, West Hartford Center, Whole Foods
New letter re Blue Black Square, from town manager
Letter from the Town Manager (March 23, 2007)While the first year of construction was spent mostly underground as utilities were installed and foundations were being poured, the second year you will see steel coming out of the ground as the … Continue reading
Filed under Blue Back Square, HealthTrax, Library, News, parking, police, The Heritage, Town government, West Hartford economy
