Keila Ocasio

1 month ago | stamfordadvocate.com | Keila Ocasio

Building and Land Technology's offices at the end of Atlantic Street in the South End are a potential temporary home for the hedge fund Bridgewater. Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut MediaSTAMFORD — Word that Bridgewater Associates planned to lease space in Harbor Point was met with optimism Wednesday and questions of whether the company might be enticed to stay long-term.

1 month ago | middletownpress.com | Keila Ocasio

STAMFORD — The city’s public housing authority has received a one-year extension on its latest development. Charter Oak Communities received approval in February for the next phase of its plan to replace the former Vidal Court public housing complex with developments that incorporate both below-market and market-rate units. Article continues below this adCharter Oak has already completed three other development projects — Palmer Square, Westwood and Greenfield.

1 month ago | middletownpress.com | Keila Ocasio

STAMFORD — Nilka Cuevas couldn’t hold back the tears Thursday as she tried to figure out what to do to keep her family off the streets. The family, along with five others, were displaced from their Greenwich Avenue apartment building when it was closed by the city last month due to a broken staircase and other building code issues. Article continues below this adThen, this week, Cuevas was told the city would no longer pay for the families’ stay at the Amsterdam Hotel on Clarks Hill Avenue.

1 month ago | stamfordadvocate.com | Keila Ocasio

Six families were displaced last month when the back staircase of the building at 265 Greenwich Ave. broke, injuring one woman. The city shut down the building while the staircase and other repairs are being done.

1 month ago | middletownpress.com | Keila Ocasio

STAMFORD — Sal DeMott remembers the days when the South End was a “war zone.”The owner of DeMott Auto said decades ago his staff would drive their female customers to and from the train station because it was not safe to walk in the neighborhood at certain hours. Article continues below this ad“If they were coming in at night, you didn’t want to have to worry,” DeMott said.