Commercial Plaza in the works!

[Preetinder Singh]

Hi everyone, so for about a year and a half now I have been in talks with the city of Hartford in my state of Connecticut, i’m developing a commercial two-story building on my property. I have begun to get the A2 survey, Site plan and ZBA application to be filled out as soon as I can. Local neighborhood committees and groups are also in support of me developing and bringing in more growth to our lovely neighborhood here in Hartford. But they have also recommended me in finding tenants as soon as I can even before I have started construction on the building. This leaves me into wondering what I can do as for bringing in new clientele as well As new businesses. So far I have collected ideas from the local groups and also local neighborhood friends that have told me a Starbucks, florist or even a potential doctors office on the second floor would be ideal. But the only issue is neither of any of those ideas could work because I have dug deep and find out how each franchise/business is not up to par and moving their brand into this part of the city. I am kind of out of ideas as to where and whom I can reach for bringing their business into a part of the building. I am going to keep working hard into finding out what will best work in the city of Hartford. But I would love to hear back from the bigger pockets family! Thank you!

[Greg Dickerson]

Originally posted by @Preetinder Singh:

Hi everyone, so for about a year and a half now I have been in talks with the city of Hartford in my state of Connecticut, i’m developing a commercial two-story building on my property. I have begun to get the A2 survey, Site plan and ZBA application to be filled out as soon as I can. Local neighborhood committees and groups are also in support of me developing and bringing in more growth to our lovely neighborhood here in Hartford. But they have also recommended me in finding tenants as soon as I can even before I have started construction on the building. This leaves me into wondering what I can do as for bringing in new clientele as well As new businesses. So far I have collected ideas from the local groups and also local neighborhood friends that have told me a Starbucks, florist or even a potential doctors office on the second floor would be ideal. But the only issue is neither of any of those ideas could work because I have dug deep and find out how each franchise/business is not up to par and moving their brand into this part of the city. I am kind of out of ideas as to where and whom I can reach for bringing their business into a part of the building. I am going to keep working hard into finding out what will best work in the city of Hartford. But I would love to hear back from the bigger pockets family! Thank you!

Best bet would be to talk to some local commercial real estate brokers that specialize in retail and office leasing.They will be the ones in the know.

That being said I like urgent care, medical, dental, eye dr, chiropractor etc they always make good long term retail/office flex tenants.