Adriaen's Landing Project Bond Allocations
The Comptroller is pleased to provide this report, which offers a summary of
State Bond Commission allocations related to the Adriaen’s Landing project.
Adriaen’s Landing is a major public and private economic development effort
located in downtown Hartford. The total cost is projected to be $771.1 million
and includes the following: $355 million in state general obligation (GO) bonds
and $99.55 million in state appropriations; $74.2 million in revenue bonds and
loans through the Capital City Economic Development Authority; and $242.35
million in private investments. (Note, only the $355 million in state GO bonds
will be allocated through the State Bond Commission).The total
amount allocated to date is $539,600,000.00.
The project is named for Adriaen Courtsen Block, a 17th Century Dutch
explorer who is believed to be the first European to land in what now is
present-day Hartford. Adriaen’s Landing will include the development of a
convention center and a hotel with parking facilities, as well as retail stores,
offices, entertainment complexes and housing units. A related project involves
the construction of a stadium located across the Connecticut River at Rentschler
Field in East Hartford, which will primarily be used for the University of
Connecticut football program.
To learn more about the Adriaen’s Landing Project, visit the Capital
City Economic Development Authority Web Site.
- Meeting Date: 3/26/2004
- Item Number: 24
- Recipient: Non-Profits
- Use of Funds: Buildings, Facilities, Grounds
- Program Area: Education/Libraries
- Allocation Amount: $92,300,000.00
- Description: Reallocation: At the December 19, 2003 meeting of the State Bond Commission, funds were allocated for the Department of Economic and Community Development to provide a grant-in-aid to the Connecticut Center for Science and Exploration for development of a 160,000 square foot science and technology educational center at Adriaen’s Landing in Hartford. The purpose of this request is to change the administering agency from the Department of Economic and Community Development to the Office of Policy and Management.
- Meeting Date: 12/19/2003
- Item Number: 9
- Recipient: Non-Profits
- Municipality: Hartford
- Use of Funds: Buildings, Facilities, Grounds
- Program Area: Education/Libraries
- Allocation Amount: $92,300,000.00
- Description: These funds are requested to provide a grant-in-aid to the Connecticut Center for Science and Exploration for development of a 160,000 square foot science and technology educational center at Adriaen’s Landing in Hartford.
- Meeting Date: 12/21/2001
- Item Number: 34
- Recipient: Municipalities
- Municipality: Hartford
- Use of Funds: Buildings, Facilities, Grounds
- Program Area: Economic Development
- Allocation Amount: $124,000,000.00
- Description: Funds to provide a grant to the Capital City Economic Development Authority for the estimated costs of the development of a convention center in downtown Hartford and related parking garages. This project is part of the Adriaen's Landing initiative.
- Meeting Date: 4/27/2001
- Item Number: 27
- Recipient: Municipalities
- Municipality: Hartford
- Use of Funds: Buildings, Facilities, Grounds
- Program Area: Economic Development
- Allocation Amount: $30,000,000.00
- Description: Funds for additional costs associated with the development of the convention center as part of the Adriaen's Landing project in Hartford. The facility will be constructed and operated in the capital city economic development district, in conjunction with a privately developed hotel.
- Meeting Date: 1/26/2001
- Item Number: 17
- Recipient: State
- Use of Funds: Buildings, Facilities, Grounds
- Program Area: Economic Development
- Allocation Amount: $71,200,000.00
- Description: Funds for the completion of the design, site work and construction of a multipurpose sports stadium with a minimum of 40,000 seats, with capacity for expansion to a maximum of 50,000 seats located a Rentschler Field in East Hartford. The stadium project will also include parking facilities or improvements, or arrangements for parking as described in the master development plan.
- Meeting Date: 12/15/2000
- Item Number: 63
- Recipient: State
- Use of Funds: Buildings, Facilities, Grounds
- Program Area: Economic Development
- Allocation Amount: $73,800,000.00
- Description: Funds to assist with the costs of the Adriaen's Landing economic development project in Hartford, including the preparation of an environmental impact evaluation, master plan, design and legal costs. Also included are site acquisition, demolition and utility relocation costs for the project.
- Meeting Date: 5/26/2000
- Item Number: 25
- Recipient: State
- Use of Funds: Buildings, Facilities, Grounds
- Program Area: Economic Development
- Allocation Amount: $20,000,000.00
- Description: Funds for the preliminary costs, site preparation and design for the development of a multipurpose sports stadium at Rentschler Field in East Hartford. The stadium will have a minimum of approximately 40,000 seats with capacity for expansion to a maximum of 50,000 seats. This project is part of the Adriaen's Landing economic development effort.
- Meeting Date: 5/26/2000
- Item Number: 26
- Recipient: Municipalities
- Municipality: Hartford
- Use of Funds: Buildings, Facilities, Grounds
- Program Area: Economic Development
- Allocation Amount: $33,000,000.00
- Description: Grant to the Capital City Economic Development Authority for preliminary and other costs associated with the development of the convention center project. This facility will be constructed in the capital city economic development district in conjunction with a privately developed hotel. This project is part of the Adriaen's Landing economic development effort.
- Meeting Date: 9/24/1999
- Item Number: 29
- Recipient: Municipalities
- Municipality: Hartford
- Use of Funds: Studies/Research and Development
- Program Area: Economic Development
- Allocation Amount: $1,000,000.00
- Description: Funds to provide a supplemental grant-in-aid to the Capital City Economic Development Authority for engineering studies and other preliminary costs associated with developing an environmental impact evaluation for the Adriaen's Landing Project in Hartford.
- Meeting Date: 7/19/1999
- Item Number: 43
- Recipient: Municipalities
- Municipality: Hartford
- Use of Funds: Buildings, Facilities, Grounds
- Program Area: Economic Development
- Allocation Amount: $2,000,000.00
- Description: Grant to the Capitol City Economic Development Authority for preliminary costs associated with the development of an environmental impact statement for the planned convention center for the Adriaen's Landing project in Hartford. (This item repeals and supercedes item #4 of the 2/26/99 Bond Commission meeting).
