The University of Connecticut continues to strengthen its presence and partnerships in the Naugatuck Valley with plans to expand the university’s local footprint by leasing space in a historic building adjacent to UConn Waterbury.
The UConn Board of Trustees on Wednesday approved plans to lease about 26,300 square feet of space for academic, research, and administrative purposes at 36 N. Main St., Waterbury.
The six-story building, known locally as the Odd Fellows Hall, is in a prime downtown location facing the Waterbury Green and is slated for extensive renovation by Green Hub Development III, LLC. The lease with UConn would be executed once the work is finished and it is ready for occupancy.
The renovation work is part of a larger partnership in which the City of Waterbury received a state grant of $10 million in 2018 to support redevelopment of the…
