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Committee recommends sale of 214–216 Martha St. to local buyer with renovation and residency covenants
Summary
The Planning, Economic Development and Housing Committee on Aug. 3 recommended the city sell a blighted three‑family at 214–216 Martha Street to Cheryl Thompson and Anselm Peter Home Improvements LLC for $30,000, subject to renovation timelines, an occupancy requirement and limits on resale.
The Hartford Planning, Economic Development and Housing Committee voted Aug. 3 to send a favorable recommendation to the full City Council to sell 214–216 Martha Street to Cheryl Thompson and Anselm Peter Home Improvements LLC for $30,000, subject to conditions intended to require renovation and encourage local homeownership.
Assistant Director of Economic Development William Diaz told the committee the property is a “vacant blighted property that the city acquired back in December 2023,” and said the purchaser applied after driving past the house and asking questions. Diaz said the buyer and contractor proposed paying $30,000 and estimated roughly $350,000…
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