CONNECTICUT Tecton Architects Inc. was selected by owner-developer AI Engineers to designed their new $40-million technology center, which will replace the former WFSB Broadcast Center located at Three Constitution Plaza in Hartford. The 12-story glass, metal and concrete tower will consist of 10 floors of office space and two floors of retail space, including a 250-seat auditorium and underground parking. The progressive AI Tech Center is designed to achieve a LEED Platinum rating, which includes a high-performance building with energy-conservation features such as rooftop solar panels, a rooftop garden, and a system for collecting and recycling rainwater. Completion is expected by 2010. Tecton Architects Inc., One Hartford Square W., Suite 103, Hartford 06106-1953; AI Engineers, 919 Middle St., Middletown 06457-1526. DR #08-821267.
FLORIDA The Broward County Commissioners and the Housing Finance Authority have approved $98 million in tax-exempt bonds for construction of nearly 1,000 low- to moderate-income housing units in Hollywood, Fort Lauderdale, North Lauderdale and Pompano Beach. Gatehouse Group will receive $14 million in bond financing and will need to come up with the remaining $15 million for the proposed development of the 120-unit Gardens at Driftwood in Hollywood. Chesapeake Community Advisors will receive $7.5 million to acquire and renovate 96 units at the Broward Gardens Apartments in Fort Lauderdale. Nearly $35 million in bond financing will go to Cornerstone Development and Management Services, which must fund an additional $22 million to build a new 360-unit complex known as Captiva Cove in Pompano Beach. Cornerstone also proposes to construct a 420-unit development, to be called Tuscany Village, located in North Lauderdale. They have requested $41.3 million in bond money and will need to come up with an additional $25 million for this $66.6-million project. Gatehouse Group, 120 Forbes Blvd., Mansfield, Mass. 02048; Cornerstone Development and Management Services, 2121 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Coral Gables 33134; Chesapeake Community Advisors, 33 S. Gay St., Suite 200, Baltimore, Md. 21202. DR #08-846269.