ConnCAT Place on Dixwell

Inspiring and Motivating the Community

Upon completion, ConnCAT Place On Dixwell will be a vibrant, arts-focused development providing needed services to the Dixwell and Newhallville communities in New Haven. Guided by ConnCAT’s (Connecticut Center for Arts and Technology) mission to “inspire, motivate, and prepare youth and adults for educational and career advancement, through after-school arts, and job training programming,” ConnCAT Place will provide needed services and increased vitality to the neighborhood.

Located near the center of New Haven, it will include a wide range of spaces including mixed-income housing, start-up office and incubator spaces, a grocer and food hall, a 350-seat Performing Arts Center, an intimately scaled museum, and an art gallery featuring the work of internationally recognized artists. The development will also include parking for visitors and residents, an on-site daycare center, and health center making it a hub of activity for the community.

HGA was engaged in 2019 to explore alternate master planning and programming approaches. At the conclusion of the successful initial phase, HGA was retained as the design architect, advancing the design and integrating sustainability concepts throughout.