Mount Pleasant Redevelopment

Notice of Scoping for Mount Pleasant Redevelopment

Address of possible action location: 100 Richard Street, New Britain, CT 06053

Municipality where the action might be located: New Britain

Description: The site is a 22.7-acre property split between the existing Mount Pleasant and Bond Street Public Housing complex and the former Stanley Black  plus Decker block nestled between Bond and Armistice Streets in central New Britain. The portion of the project site run by the New Britain Housing Authority (NBHA) currently holds twenty-two (22) barrack-style residential buildings housing 251 dwelling units and two (2) additional free-standing buildings that accommodate NBHA administrative and maintenance offices. Originally constructed circa 1941, the Mount Pleasant Redevelopment intends to demolish the entire site in five separate phases, thus paving the way for new construction that is state-of-the-art, energy-efficient, aesthetically engaging, and safe. Approximately 350 residential units are planned, occupying a range of affordability and size. Consisting of 79 units, the first phase is slated to submit a funding application in 2025.

The State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) reviewed the project and found that “The Subject Property, known as Mount Pleasant Housing Development (1941) is eligible for listing on the National Register as an intact example of a public housing complex constructed in response to the United Stated Housing Act of 1937 and the National Defense Act of 1940. Following review of the project scope, the proposed undertaking will have an adverse effect to historic resources, specifically the demolition of the complex. Following discussions with the Project Proponent, the Project Proponent and SHPO agree that the following mitigation measures will resolve the adverse effect:

• The Project Proponent, at its expense, shall commission a Cultural Resource Report for Mount Pleasant. The consultant selected to draft the report must meet the minimum professional qualifications for architectural historian, as outlined in the Secretary of the Interior's Historic Preservation Professional Qualification Standards and Guidelines, part of the larger Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidance for Archeology and Historic Preservation. The report shall include, at a minimum: Criteria of Significance, Resource boundaries; Description of contributing and non-contributing resources; and Themes within a period of significance. The final report shall be provided to SHPO for permanent archiving and public accessibility. The report shall be submitted and accepted by SHPO prior to any demolition.
• The Project Proponent shall, at their own cost, sponsor an interpretive exhibit/panel on the history of Mount Pleasant. The exhibit/panel shall be created by a professional that meets the minimum professional qualifications for architectural historian, as outlined in the Secretary of the Interior's Historic Preservation Professional Qualification Standards and Guidelines, part of the larger Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidance for Archeology and Historic Preservation. The exhibit/panel shall be installed within the new development, in an area chosen in consultation with SHPO. Final design will be submitted to SHPO for review and comment prior to installation.” 

Map: Access a map of the area

Written comments from the public are welcomed and will be accepted until the close of business on: April 17, 2026.

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 March 27, 2026.  

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

Name: Mithila Chakraborty, Ph.D.
Agency: Connecticut Dept. of Housing 
Address: 505 Hudson Street, Hartford, CT  06106-7106
E-Mail:  mithila.chakraborty@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: Mithila Chakraborty, Ph.D.
Agency: Connecticut Dept. of Housing 
Address: 505 Hudson Street, Hartford, CT  06106-7106
E-Mail: mithila.chakraborty@ct.gov

What Happens Next:
The CT Department of Housing (DOH) will determine whether to proceed with the preparation of an Environmental Impact Evaluation (EIE) or that the action 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.