A series of entries designed to capture the ongoing adventures of NINA! See how we came to be where we are today, and follow along as we enter the new century of social media!
Page: 61Well, it looks like we're going to have to move our office! The landlords have told us that OPP wants our space, so we're currently looking at other office space in Veeder Place as our possible new office. As we looked, we realized that we've never really shown you what our current (soon to be former?) offices look like, so here's a peek inside NINA.
It's a big space -- but up until only recently we've always had a co-tenant in here with us. Previous co-tenants included the Connecticut AIDS Resource Coalition, Central AHEC, and, most recently, Platform to Employment.
More siding on the exterior, plus granite countertops in the kitchen, hardwood floor on the 1st floor, light fixtures, interior paint, tile in the 2nd floor bathorom, and a new boiler and tankless water heater in the basement. The bathroom floor tile, by the way, came from 1 Imlay Street: it was the first tile ordered by the homeowners there, and when they proved not to like it as much they donated it to us for use here.
The Hartford hosted a concert today at Liam McGee Memorial Park. This park, which is the campus of the old Connecticut Mutual Insurance Company, serves as a park, an exercise trail, and a space for contemplation for employees of The Hartford. The Hartford dedicated this park in honor of Liam McGee on May 15.
This week's tour was a journey! Frank Hagaman led us on a tour of the street he used to live on, really off of: Capitol Avenue. Frank highlighted all of the new development along Capitol Avenue and how important a vibrant commercial district can be, even one as small as the one on Capitol Ave.
We got a longer trip to the top of the Tower Building at The Hartford today, and we got some nice shots of Asylum Hill and Hartford.
Painting of the exterior at 195 Sargeant Street is underway. NINA worked with the homeowner here to provide paint and a new color palette as part of our work finishing up on 199 Sargeant Street, our project right next door to 195. The house will now have a more traditionally Victorian color palette, and we enjoyed working with the homeowner to make this happen.
This week, Mary Falvey took us around the churches of Asylum Hill. This tour is a perennial favorite, and as an extra treat we got to see the inside of Asylum Hill Congregational Church.
It's good to have friends with high places! These shots are from the 24th floor of The Hartford's office tower, and they offer a fun perspective on our work at 54 Huntington Street as well as how it fits into the neighborhood. Also included is a terrific view looking west, taking in the whole of the campus of Saint Francis Hospital.
Wrecking equipment has been moved into place across the street from 207 Garden Street, and the demolition of the parking garage on Fraser Place is imminent.
