The state is providing about $1.3 million to cleanup the contaminated land around the vacant Polar Corp. building downtown so the owner can convert it into more than 60 apartments.
New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart and a developer have announced plans for a $15 million project that will turn a blighted property into a new mixed-use apartment development.
The plan calls for the environmental clean-up, abatement, and redevelopment of New Britain’s Polar Building at 27 Columbus Blvd. and 43 High St., in order to make way for a mixed-income residential development with 62 rental units.
Andy Kowalski, president of aerospace components manufacturer Polar Corp., will also be the project’s developer and lead the clean up of the Polar Building.