Maximizing Montagno Construction’s role in the Connecticut economy in 2019 - by Marie Maia

With the state of Connecticut’s budget imbalance and the upcoming election, you might wonder what the next year will bring in the way of design and construction jobs. But we at Montagno Construction are apt to strike an optimistic tone coming off a robust summer with the completion of projects in Fairfield, Litchfield, and New Haven Counties valued at $25 million.

Projects we completed this year include Cat’s Corner, a veterinary clinic expansion in Oxford; the newly-constructed Oxford Public Library; Phase II of Stuart Farm Apartments affordable housing in Kent; and the mixed-use, affordable housing and commercial complex Brookfield Village. We also finished a high-end, multi-phased, interior renovation at Meadow Ridge Continuing Care Retirement Community in Redding, which included a new full service restaurant, the main entrance atrium, and their expansive, two-story rotunda. 

The Rowayton Community Center and the new welcome and educational center at Stamford Museum and Nature Center will be open to the public this month; and staff and students at Brass City Charter School in Waterbury will have full use of the renovations that Montagno Construction completed within 12 weeks over the summer. 

With nearly $30 million on the books as we head into 2019, Montagno Construction is poised to do our part for the Connecticut economy. Two projects we are beginning almost immediately are renovations at Cromwell Belden Public Library and renovations to the clubhouse of Alling Memorial Golf Course for the city of New Haven.

Integrity, collaboration, and hard work coupled with competitive pricing are hallmarks of what make Montagno Construction an excellent choice for owners and their design teams. We were excited to be chosen by CarMax to prepare the 17-acre site off I-84 in Waterbury and to build their newest car dealership and vehicle preparation facility; and we are proud to be partners with Hands on Hartford and Crosskey Architects as we plan, value engineer, and convert an abandoned, coal-fired electric plant into the Powerhouse Apartments that will serve 36 mixed-income families in Hartford.

No doubt the outcome of the November election will cause a bit of a shift in the construction industry regardless of who wins; but with our mix of privately funded work and allocated public funds, Montagno Construction is looking toward continued growth in Connecticut’s economy in 2019.

Marie Maia is director of business development & marketing at Montagno Construction, Inc., Waterbury, Conn.