Connecticut State Council on Environmental Quality

1. Notice of Scoping for Steelpointe Harbor - Mixed-Use Development Project 

Address of possible location: 137 East Main Street

Municipality where proposed action might be located: Bridgeport

Project Description: The Steel Point Infrastructure Improvement District has been awarded a Brownfield Municipal Grant for the remediation and redevelopment of the currently vacant site of the former UI Power Plant located at 137 East Main Street in Bridgeport, CT. The proposed redevelopment project is to build a multi-family mixed use development consisting of approximately 420 units and approximately 10,000 square feet of commercial/retail/office/restaurant space. 

Project Maps: Click here to view a map of the project area.

Written comments from the public are welcomed and will be accepted until the close of business on: November 17, 2022

Any person may ask the sponsoring agency to hold a public scoping meeting by sending such a request to the address below. If a public scoping meeting is requested by 25 or more individuals, or by an association that represents 25 or more members, the sponsoring agency shall schedule a public scoping meeting. Such requests must be made by: October 28, 2022

Written comments and/or requests for a public scoping meeting should be sent to

Name: William Wallach

Agency: Department of Economic and Community Development

Address: 450 Columbus Boulevard, Hartford, CT 06103

E-Mail: william.wallach@ct.gov

Inquiries and requests to view and or copy documents, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, must be submitted to the sponsoring state agency:

Name: Mark Burno

Agency: Department of Economic and Community Development

Address: 450 Columbus Boulevard, Suite 5, Hartford, CT 06103

E-Mail: mark.burno@ct.gov

What Happens Next: The sponsoring agency will make a determination whether to proceed with preparation of an Environmental Impact Evaluation (EIE) or that the project does not require the preparation of an EIE under the Connecticut Environmental Policy Act (CEPA). A Post-Scoping Notice of its decision will appear in a future edition of the Environmental Monitor.