Highgrove, Stamford

Highgrove
Highgrove_Night.jpg
Highgrove's Exterior at Night
General information
Type High-Rise
Location Downtown Stamford
Address 70 Forest Street, Stamford, CT
Construction started September 2007
Completed 2010
Technical details
Floor count 18
Design and construction
Owner Ceebraid Signal
Main contractor Hunter Roberts
Architect Robert A.M. Stern
Website
www.highgrovestamford.com

Highgrove is a 18 story luxury high-rise in Stamford, Connecticut. Designed by Robert A.M. Stern, the Dean of Architecture at Yale University, Highgrove consists of 92 residences and 3 guest suites.[1]

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Location

Highgrove is located on Forest and Grove Street in Downtown Stamford.[2]

Controversies

Foundation problems

Because of difficulties presented by bedrock, there will be almost no basement. Consequently, the garage is to be built above ground and attached to the building.[3]

Developer woes

In September 2009, prior to the completion of the Highgrove, its developer was sued by Florida's Attorney General for its failure to complete another condominium project in Palm Beach, Florida.[4]

Low Income "affordable" apartments

A dispute over the number of apartments to be allocated for lower income local residents (below 50% of the area's median income) is in the Supreme Court. In a corrigendum published subsequently an attorney for the developer clarified that the company might make a cash payment in lieu of building any units at all.[5]

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