

2025 Power 25 Real Estate: Daniel Klaynberg, Evan Levy & Matthew Levy
New York City-based Spectra Construction and Development President Daniel Klaynberg continues to add apartments in Hartford as he and his partners scour the state for additional development opportunities.
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UConn will offer housing near Hartford campus starting fall 2025
The University of Connecticut is hoping to offer some relief from high housing demand at their Storrs campus by offering student housing near their Hartford campus.
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UConn Hartford Housing Option Way Ahead Of Schedule
STORRS, CT — The university of Connecticut's ambitious efforts to offer a housing option to Hartford students is way ahead of schedule.
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UConn leasing downtown Hartford apartment building for up to 57 students in the coming academic year
Eager to offer student housing near its downtown Hartford campus, the University of Connecticut announced Monday it will lease apartments at a recently converted former municipal building near Hartford City Hall.
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UConn to lease space to get a jump offering student housing
The former municipal building at 525 Main St. across from the Hartford Public Library and city hall, is being converted to apartments. It will be used as student housing for UConn’s regional campus in Hartford. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)
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Hartford moves to sell parking lots to developer planning 84-unit apartment building
Hartford officials are moving to sell 0.3 acres near City Hall to developers planning an 84-unit apartment building on-site.
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Spectra Construction, partners seek $7M CRDA loan for new 84-unit apartment building in Hartford
New York-based Spectra Construction and Development, and its partners, are seeking a low-interest loan of up to $7 million from the Capital Region Development Authority toward construction of a new 84-unit apartment building near Hartford City Hall.
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Vacant Kips Bay lot to become 12-story mixed-use building
A vacant lot in Kips Bay is poised to be redeveloped into a 12-story mixed-use building, records show. Daniel Klaynberg, president of Midtown-based Spectra Construction, submitted plans to the city this week to construct...
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Developer Eyes Vacant Kips Bay Lot for New Housing
A developer is eyeing a vacant lot in Manhattan’s Kips Bay neighborhood for a new residential building. Daniel Klaynberg, president of Spectra Construction, has filed an application to build a 12-story, 38,405-square-foot building with 43 units...
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CT city rolls out new college housing. Why it’s only a taste of what’s to come
In applying to the University of Connecticut, Amy Casazola was pleased being selected for the downtown regional campus — her first choice — but she couldn’t say the same about not getting into housing on the main campus in Storrs...
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New downtown Hartford UConn student housing debuts
Nearly 40 University of Connecticut students have moved into a newly converted apartment building in downtown Hartford, filling about two-thirds of the units set aside for them...
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UConn opens first-ever student housing in Downtown Hartford
HARTFORD, Conn. — A historic ribbon-cutting Tuesday marked the official opening of the University of Connecticut’s first dedicated student housing in Downtown Hartford. The building on 525 Main St., a privately-owned apartment...
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UConn Hartford students enjoy the new downtown dorms
This school year, students at the University of Connecticut’s Hartford campus have a dorm housing option in the downtown area for the first time...
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Developers purchase vacant Norwich waterfront building for apartments
Norwich — The Klaynberg family, which has been unsuccessful in two previous attempts to purchase the vacant Thames Plaza building at 101 Water Street, is now slated to close on the building Thursday...
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Could Hartford become a vibrant college town? The city’s mayor believes so
HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - Hartford Mayor Arulampalam joined UConn officials to celebrate the grand opening of student apartments in Downtown Hartford...
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Spate of Hartford development projects look for new life in 2025
With the start of the New Year, several Hartford development and redevelopment projects could be moving forward or restarting.Meanwhile, another redevelopment in the city’s Parkville neighborhood is trying to overcome numerous challenges...
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$21M CT city apartment project would boost housing options around historic park. Amenities planned
A developer who is wrapping up the conversion of a historic building downtown into apartments is now turning to the next phase of the project: a $21 million addition. What's envisioned: A 4-story building over an above-ground parking garage...
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Spate of Hartford development projects look for new life in 2025
With the start of the New Year, several Hartford development and redevelopment projects could be moving forward or restarting.Meanwhile, another redevelopment in the city’s Parkville neighborhood is trying to overcome numerous challenges...
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Supported by strong demand/government incentives, multifamily riding high into 2025
Multifamily market experts foresee no letup in housing demand or development interest in 2025, at least under current conditions. Amanda Faroni-Sheehan, managing partner of Oxford Realty Group, said she expects continued strong demand...
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