Impacts of Proposed Shartenberg Site Development
Introduction
The Shartenberg department store stood at 745 Chapel Street in downtown New Haven, between Orange Street and State Street, from 1915 to 1964 when it was razed in the midst of Mayor Richard C. Lee’s Model City initiative (Hunter). Redevelopment plans for the city-owned vacant land were never realized in the decades that followed and the 1.61 acre Shartenberg Site, as it came to be known, was used as a surface parking lot since 1966 (Hughes). As New Haven’s economy saw resurgence in the early part of the 21st century, however, there was increased attention paid to urban renewal with a focus on mixed-use residential and commercial developments (Prevost). The Shartenberg Site was one of the largest tracts of developable land left in downtown and was a primary focus of this redevelopment (Mayor). (more…)
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