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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT STORRS CENTER
Author: Mansfield Downtown Partnership and Storrs Center Alliance, LLC

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Storrs Center Alliance Announces Another Tenant for Storrs Center
Author: Storrs Center Alliance, LLC

STORRS, Conn. (January 19, 2012) – Storrs Center Alliance is pleased to announce the signing of another lease for Storrs Center, a new, mixed-use town...


New Year Update
Author: Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Inc.; LeylandAlliance LLC; Education Realty Trust

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Mansfield Receives $500,000 STEAP Grant for Infrastructure in Storrs Center
Author: Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Inc.

MANSFIELD, Conn. (January 4, 2012) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced Tuesday that the Town of Mansfield was among the recipients of 2012 STEAP...


Storrs Center Public Update: January 11
Author: Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Inc.; Storrs Center Alliance, LLC; Education Realty Trust

The Mansfield Downtown Partnership, together with key Storrs Center team members from the Town of Mansfield and master developer LeylandAlliance and...


Storrs Center Job Fair: January 12
Author: Storrs Center Alliance, LLC; Education Realty Trust; Erland Construction

Storrs Center Alliance and Education Realty Trust, together with Erland Construction, will host a local job fair for people from the area interested...


Announcing... Dog Lane Café @ Storrs Center
Author: The Vanilla Bean

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First Tenants for Storrs Center Mixed Use Town Center Announced
Author: Storrs Center Alliance, LLC

MANSFIELD, Conn. (December 13, 2011) - The first four commercial tenants have signed leases to open businesses in Storrs Center, a new, mixed-use town...


Construction Team Celebrates Topping Off for First Building
Author: Storrs Center Alliance, LLC

MANSFIELD, Conn. (November 21, 2011) – The construction team for Storrs Center celebrated the completion of the exterior framing of 1 Dog Lane...


Public Hearing on Village Street and Transit Pathways for Storrs Center
Author: Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Inc.

MANSFIELD, Conn. (September 27, 2011) – The Mansfield Downtown Partnership will hold a public hearing on the zoning permit application for the...


Job Fair for Storrs Center Mixed-Use Buildings
Author: Storrs Center Alliance, LLC

STORRS, Conn. (August 23, 2011) – Storrs Center Alliance and Education Realty Trust together with Erland Construction, will host a local job fair for...


Storrs Center Partners Committed to Connecticut
Author: LeylandAlliance LLC; Education Realty Trust, Inc.; and Erland Construction, Inc.

“The development team for Storrs Center is committed to utilizing local companies and services whenever possible,” says Howard Kaufman, Managing...


The Graduation of Smart Growth
Author: John Van Gieson, "On Common Ground"

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UConn Co-op Signs Letter of Intent for Storrs Center
Author: UConn Co-op

STORRS, Conn. (July 6, 2011) – The University of Connecticut Co-op announces that a letter of intent agreement has been signed with LeylandAlliance...


Public Hearing July 12: Post Office Road Site Improvements
Author: Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Inc.

PUBLIC HEARING ON SITE PLAN IMPROVEMENTS TO THE UNITED STATES POST OFFICE PARCEL AND A PORTION OF POST OFFICE ROAD FOR STORRS CENTER ...


Breaking Ground at Storrs Center
Author: Beren Jones, Mansfield-Storrs Patch

STORRS, Conn. (June 30, 2011) - Click link above to view full...


Storrs Center Project Breaks Ground
Author: Melanie Deziel, The Daily Campus

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Ceremonial Groundbreaking Held for Storrs Center
Author: LeylandAlliance LLC

MANSFIELD, Conn. (June 30, 2011) - The Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Storrs Center master developer Storrs Center Alliance, (an affiliate of...


Creating A College Town: Storrs Center Moves Ahead
Author: The Hartford Courant

STORRS, Conn. (June 29, 2011) - Groundbreaking: Work begins today on long-awaited mixed-use project ...


Storrs Center Groundbreaking
Author: Fox CT

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Ceremonial Groundbreaking for Storrs Center
Author: Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Storrs Center Alliance, and Education Realty Trust

Ceremonial Groundbreaking for Storrs Center: ...


You Are Cordially Invited: Storrs Center Groundbreaking
Author: Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Storrs Center Alliance, Education Realty Trust

You are cordially invited to a momentous celebration! ...


Public Hearing on Plans for Parking Garage/Intermodal Center
Author: Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Inc.

STORRS, Conn. (April 28, 2011) – The Mansfield Downtown Partnership will hold a public hearing on plans for a parking garage/intermodal transportation...


Storrs Center Project Update - Spring 2011
Author: Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Inc. and Storrs Center Alliance, LLC

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Partnership to Host Public Update on Storrs Center
Author: Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Inc.

The Mansfield Downtown Partnership, together with key Storrs Center team members from the Town of Mansfield, University of Connecticut, and master...


Zoning Permit Authorized for Phases 1A and 1B of Storrs Center
Author: Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Inc.

STORRS, Conn. (February 15, 2011) – The Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Inc. is pleased to announce that the Town of Mansfield Director of Planning...


Mansfield Downtown Partnership Addresses Community About Storrs Center Plans
Author: Elyssa Millspaugh, Mansfield-Storrs Patch

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PUBLIC HEARING POSTPONED TO THURSDAY, FEB. 3
Author: Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Inc.

Due to the forecast for snow on Tuesday, February 1, the Mansfield Downtown Partnership has postponed the public hearing on Phases 1A and 1B of Storrs...


Partnership to Hold Public Hearing on Plans for Storrs Center, Phases 1A & 1B
Author: Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Inc.

MANSFIELD, Conn. (January 20, 2011) – Pursuant to Mansfield’s Zoning Regulations for the Storrs Center Special Design District, the Mansfield Downtown...


Mansfield Eyes Storrs Center Partnership
Author: Gregory Seay, Hartford Business Journal

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EDR Gets Green Light for Storrs Project
Author: Memphis Business Journal

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Development Agreement Approved for Storrs Center in Mansfield, Connecticut
Author: New Urban Network

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Mansfield Town Council Approves Development Agreement
Author: Town of Mansfield and Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Inc.

MANSFIELD, Conn. (January 7, 2011) - At a special meeting on Tuesday, January 4, 2011, the Mansfield Town Council authorized Town Manager Matthew Hart...


Town Council Approves Storrs Center Project Agreement
Author: Elyssa Millspaugh, Mansfield-Storrs Patch

STORRS, Conn. (January 5, 2011) - Construction of the Storrs Center Project could begin this spring now that the Mansfield Town Council has accepted...


Town Council Votes in Favor of Proposed Agreement
Author: Elyssa Millspaugh, Mansfield-Storrs Patch

STORRS, Conn. (January 4, 2011) - The Town Council has approved the agreement between Leyland Alliance LLC and Education Realty Trust, allowing the...


DESMAN ASSOCIATES SELECTED FOR DESIGN AND ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR STORRS CENTER PARKING GARAGE
Author: Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Inc. and Town of Mansfield, CT

Storrs, Conn. (November 22, 2010) - The Rocky Hill office of Desman Associates has been retained by the Town of Mansfield to provide planning, design,...


Mansfield Downtown Partnership to Host Celebratory Gathering for Storrs Center
Author: Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Inc.

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LeylandAlliance and Education Realty Trust to Develop Adjacent to the University of Connecticut
Author: Education Realty Trust, Inc. and LeylandAlliance LLC

Mansfield, Conn. (September 16, 2010) — Storrs Center master developer LeylandAlliance LLC, of Tuxedo, New York, and Education Realty Trust, Inc....


MANSFIELD RECEIVES $4.9 MILLION GRANT FOR INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION HUB AND TRANSIT PATHWAY
Author: Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Inc.

MANSFIELD, Conn. (July 13, 2010) – The Town of Mansfield and the Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Inc. are pleased to announce that the Federal Transit...


INSOMNIA COOKIES JOINS GROWING LIST OF COMMERCIAL TENANTS
Author: Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Inc.

STORRS, Conn. (June 28, 2010) - Storrs Center announces that a tenth letter of intent agreement has been signed with Insomnia Cookies. Insomnia...


PARTNERSHIP RECEIVES "AWARD OF EXCELLENCE"
Author: Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Inc.

MANSFIELD, Conn. (May 4, 2010) – The Connecticut Main Street Center has announced its 2010 Awards of Excellence recipients. Among the honorees is the...


STORRS CENTER UPDATE
Author: Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Inc. and LeylandAlliance LLC

STORRS, Conn. (April 29, 2010) - The Mansfield Downtown Partnership, together with key Storrs Center team members from the Town of Mansfield,...


RURAL UCONN IS A UNIVERSITY IN WANT OF A TOWN
Author: Lisa Prevost, The New York Times

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UPDATE ON STORRS CENTER
Author: Mansfield Downtown Partnership

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GREAT EXPECTATIONS FOR 2010
Author: Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Inc. and LeylandAlliance LLC

Dear Friends and Supporters of Storrs Center: ...


LOCAL MANSFIELD BUSINESS MAKES PRELIMINARY COMMITMENT TO RELOCATE TO STORRS CENTER
Author: Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Inc. and LeylandAlliance LLC

Storrs, Conn. (January 12, 2010) - Storrs Center announces that a new letter of intent agreement has been signed with Tailoring by Tima, owned and...


COSIMO’S RESTAURANT GROUP SIGNS LETTER OF INTENT AT STORRS CENTER, ADDING TO DIVERSE TENANT MIX
Author: Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Inc. and LeylandAlliance LLC

STORRS, Conn. (November 9, 2009) - Storrs Center announces that a new letter of intent agreement has been signed with the Cosimo’s Restaurant Group...


TWO NEW LETTERS OF INTENT SIGNED FOR STORRS CENTER
Author: Mansfield Downtown Partnership and LeylandAlliance LLC

STORRS, Conn. (October 19, 2009) - Preliminary commitments have been received from two Mansfield businesses planning to relocate to Storrs Center. ...


TOWN OF MANSFIELD TO RECEIVE $200,000 GRANT FOR STORRS CENTER DEVELOPMENT
Author: Town of Mansfield and Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Inc.

STORRS, Conn. (September 28, 2009) - The Storrs Center development planned for downtown Mansfield received a major financial commitment with the...


NEW $200,000 GRANT FOR STORRS CENTER DOWNTOWN PROJECT
Author: Brenda Sullivan, Mansfield Today

STORRS, Ct. (September 20, 2009) - Gov. M. Jodi Rell announced Friday [Sept. 18] that the town of Mansfield will receive a $200,000 grant for the...


STORRS CENTER GETS EARLY COMMITMENT FROM MANSFIELD TRAVEL PLANNING FRANCHISE
Author: Mansfield Downtown Partnership and LeylandAlliance LLC

Storrs, Conn. (September 10, 2009) - Storrs Center has announced a new letter of intent agreement with an established local “travel planning” company....


THIRD LETTER OF INTENT AGREEMENT IS SIGNED WITH STORRS AUTOMOTIVE
Author: Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Inc. and LeylandAlliance LLC

STORRS, Conn. (June 24, 2009) - Storrs Automotive, an automotive repair business now located at 4 Dog Lane in Mansfield, has signed a letter of intent...


STATE TRAFFIC COMMISSION APPROVES PERMIT FOR STORRS ROAD IMPROVEMENTS
Author: Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Inc. and LeylandAlliance LLC

STORRS, Conn. (June 16, 2009) - The Connecticut State Traffic Commission today approved plans submitted for improvements to Storrs Road, signaling...


STORRS CENTER SIGNS LETTER OF INTENT WITH MEXICAN STYLE RESTAURANT
Author: Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Inc. and LeylandAlliance LLC

STORRS, Conn. (June 3, 2009) - Storrs Center has announced a new letter of intent agreement with a national restaurant chain to be a tenant in the...


DESPITE ECONOMY, THERE'S NEW THINGS IN STORRS
Author: Frank Rizzo, Hartford Courant

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CT TRAILS DAY WALKS IN MANSFIELD ON JUNE 6
Author: Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Inc.

MANSFIELD, Conn. (May 26, 2009) – Three walks in Mansfield will take place on Saturday, June 6 as part of CT Trails Day. All three walks are...


STORRS CENTER ANNOUNCES FIRST LETTER OF INTENT AGREEMENT
Author: Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Inc and LeylandAlliance LLC

STORRS, Conn. (May 11, 2009) - Plans for the Storrs Center development have gained momentum with the announcement that The Vanilla Bean Café has...


STORRS CENTER ANNOUNCES RETAIL OPPORTUNITIES
Author: Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Inc. and LeylandAlliance LLC

Do you know someone who is interested in owning or operating a business in Storrs Center? Are you lookingfor new office space? ...


HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM STORRS CENTER
Author: Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Inc. and LeylandAlliance LLC

As we proceed into a new year of challenges and great opportunities, we feel it timely to reflect on the many positive events that have shaped the...


STORRS CENTER STUDY PREDICTS FISCAL BENEFITS
Author: Richard Veilleux, The Advance

MANSFIELD, Conn. (December 1, 2008) - A new fiscal impact study of the planned Storrs Center says the mixed housing, retail, and dining complex would...


1,000 FRIENDS OF CONNECTICUT PUTS MUSCLE BEHIND NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN STORRS AND NEW HAVEN
Author: Rick Green

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1000 FRIENDS OF CONNECTICUT ANNOUNCES STORRS CENTER AND 360 STATE STREET ARE SMART DEVELOPMENTS
Author: Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Inc. and LeylandAlliance LLC

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (November 14, 2008) - 1000 FRIENDS of Connecticut reviewed two developments against smart growth criteria and announce it gives high...


FINDINGS OF STORRS CENTER FISCAL IMPACT STUDY ARE ANNOUNCED
Author: Town of Mansfield

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REAL ESTATE FIRM HIRED TO HELP MARKET 'DOWNTOWN' PROJECT
Author: Brenda Sullivan, Mansfield Today

MANSFIELD, Conn. (October 27, 2008) - One of the most frequently asked questions about the Storrs Center/downtown project is if you build it, will...


CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD JOINS STORRS CENTER LEASING TEAM AS LANDLORD REPRESENTATIVE
Author: Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Inc. and LeylandAlliance LLC

MANSFIELD, Conn. (October 23, 2008) - A significant new development for Storrs Center was announced today with the retention of Cushman & Wakefield of...


STORRS CENTER PROJECT REACHES NEW MILESTONE
Author: Melanie Savage, Reminder News

MANSFIELD, Conn. (August 22, 2008) - With the approval of sustainability guidelines by the Mansfield Downtown Partnership Planning and Design...


SUSTAINABILITY GUIDELINES APPROVED BY MANSFIELD DOWNTOWN PARTNERSHIP BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Author: Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Inc. and LeylandAlliance LLC

MANSFIELD, Conn. (August 5, 2008) - At a meeting today of the Mansfield Downtown Partnership Board of Directors, the Sustainability Guidelines for the...


STORRS CENTER COMMUNICATIONS
Author: Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Inc.

MANSFIELD, Conn. (July 9, 2008) – The Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Inc., announces that its June 12 update on the Storrs Center project to the...


MAYOR AND PRESIDENT SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE DOWNTOWN
Author: Town of Mansfield and University of Connecticut

MANSFIELD, Conn. (June 6, 2008) - The recent $10 million bonding authorization from the State to support Storrs Center infrastructure is an important...


$10 MILLION GRANT FROM STATE FOR STORRS CENTER PARKING GARAGE PROVIDES MAJOR BOOST IN MOVING PROJECT
Author: Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Inc. and LeylandAlliance LLC

MANSFIELD, Conn. (May 26, 2008) - A $10 million grant for the first garage building to be constructed at Storrs Center was announced by Governor M....


GOVERNOR RELL: $10 MILLION FOR STORRS TOWN CENTER PARKING GARAGE
Author: The Office of Governor M. Jodi Rell

HARTFORD, Conn. (May 14, 2008) - Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced that $10 million to fund a share of a parking garage that will serve the Storrs...


CONNECTICUT MAIN STREET CENTER ANNOUNCES 2008 AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE
Author: Connecticut Main Street Center

HARTFORD, Conn. (May 1, 2008) - Connecticut Main Street Center (CMSC) has announced its 2008 Awards of Excellence. Recipients include Main Street...


STORRS CENTER: PUTTING THE TOWN BACK IN 'COLLEGE TOWN'
Author: Kala Kachmar, The Daily Campus

MANSFIELD, Conn. (January 25, 2008) - The University of Connecticut is known for preserving its rural, agricultural roots. The town of Mansfield is...


TOWN OF MANSFIELD APPROVES STORRS CENTER WETLANDS PLAN, COMPLETES REQUIRED LOCAL ZONING APPROVALS
Author: LeylandAlliance LLC and Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Inc.

On October 1, 2007, the Town of Mansfield’s Inland Wetlands Agency unanimously approved Storrs Center Alliance’s application for an Inland Wetlands...


STORRS CENTER ZONING APPLICATIONS ARE APPROVED BY MANSFIELD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
Author: Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Inc. and LeylandAlliance LLC

MANSFIELD, Conn. (June 18, 2007) - The Mansfield Planning & Zoning Commission (PZC) tonight unanimously approved two critical zoning applications...


STORRS CENTER APPLICATIONS WILL BE PRESENTED TO MANSFIELD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ON MARCH 28
Author: Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Inc. and LeylandAlliance LLC

MANSFIELD, Conn. (March 28, 2007) - The Mansfield Downtown Partnership Inc. and Storrs Center Alliance, LLC (an affiliate of LeylandAlliance LLC) will...


RURAL COLLEGES SEEK NEW EDGE AND URBANIZE
Author: Alan Finder - The New York Times

CONWAY, Ark. (February 7, 2007) - Across from the red-brick Collegiate Gothic campus of Hendrix College in central Arkansas lie a few beat-up ball...


SMART TO INVEST IN STORRS
Author: Hartford Courant

MANSFIELD, Conn. (January 7, 2007) - Shortly before her election, Gov. M. Jodi Rell established, by executive order, the new state Office of...


NEEDED IN STORRS: A COLLEGE TOWN
Author: Justin Pope - Associated Press

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URBAN DESIGN ASSOCIATES TO PREPARE TOWN CENTER PATTERN BOOK FOR STORRS, CT
Author: Urban Design Associates

PITTSBURGH, Pa. (November 28, 2006) - Urban Design Associates (UDA) was commissioned by LeylandAlliance LLC, Tuxedo, NY, to produce a pattern book...


GROUNDBREAKING FOR WALKWAY
Author: Courant Staff Report

STORRS, Conn. (September 30, 2006) - A groundbreaking for a pedestrian walkway might seem, well, pedestrian. But not if it is the concrete embodiment...


SUSTAINING A UNIVERSITY AND A TOWN
Author: Architecture Magazine

August 17, 2006 - For more than 30 years Storrs, part of Mansfield, Connecticut, and home of the University of Connecticut (UConn), has been talking...


BUILDING A TOWN OUR COLLEGE CAN BE PROUD OF
Author: Otis White's Urban Notebook - Governing Magazine

Close observers of colleges and cities know that, in the past decade or so, the two have rediscovered one another. That is, cities have come to...


SENATORS LIEBERMAN AND DODD SECURE $2 MILLION FOR NEW STORRS CENTER PROJECT
Author: LeylandAlliance LLC

Storrs, Conn. (July 26, 2006)- The town of Mansfield is to receive $2 million earmarked for a new parking facility that will serve the Storrs Center...


PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION APPROVES APPLICATIONS FOR FIRST NEW STORRS CENTER BUILDING
Author: LeylandAlliance LLC

Storrs, Conn. (July 7, 2006) - At a meeting of the Mansfield Planning and Zoning Commission on July 5th, four critical applications for a new...


FEW OPPOSE STORRS BUILDING
Author: Kimberly Graves - Chronicle Staff Writer

MANSFIELD - One of the closest residential neighbors to the $ 165 million Storrs Center project, urged the planning and zoning commission to approve...


CONNECTICUT COMMISSION ON CULTURE & TOURISM AWARDS $2000 GRANT FOR STORRS CENTER VIDEO
Author: LeylandAlliance LLC and Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Inc.

Storrs, Conn. (June 2, 2006) - The Mansfield Downtown Partnership in joint partnership with the University of Connecticut School of Fine Arts, the...


UCONN BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES TERMS OF LAND SALE
Author: LeylandAlliance LLC

Storrs, Conn. (May 15, 2006) - At a meeting of the University of Connecticut Board of Trustees on May 15th, the Board approved the terms of the land...


"CASTING" DIRECTORS FOR SUCCESSFUL MIXED-USE NEIGHBORHOODS
Author: Streetscapes - James Hardie Building Products

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STATE AGENCY APPROVES FINAL MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR STORRS CENTER
Author: LeylandAlliance LLC

STORRS, Conn. (February 27, 2006) - The Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Inc. and the LeylandAlliance team have announced the final approval required...


Storrs Center Alliance Announces Another Tenant for Storrs Center
Author: Storrs Center Alliance, LL

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