Goodwin Square Explained

Goodwin Square
Coordinates:41.7661°N -72.6728°W
Map Type:Connecticut
Location:225 Asylum Street
Downtown Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut
Start Date:1989
Completion Date:1989
Status:Complete
Building Type:Office building
Architectural Style:Postmodern
Roof:159m (522feet)
Floor Count:30
Cost:$60,300,000
Floor Area:106412ft2
Architecture Firm:Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Structural Engineer:Skidmore, Owings & Merrill[1]
Main Contractor:Fusco Corporation
Owner:Westport Capital Partners

Goodwin Square is a 30-story, 159m (522feet) skyscraper located at 225 Asylum Street in Downtown Hartford, Connecticut. The Goodwin Square complex includes the office tower that bears its name, as well as the adjoining Goodwin Hotel. The tower itself is the third tallest building in Hartford and in Connecticut.[2]

After foreclosure in 2013, Goodwin Square entered a period of limbo before being bought by a Wilton-based real estate firm in May 2015. Westport Capital Partners, which together with two co-investors bought the building in an online auction for $17.6 million.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Goodwin Square. Structurae. Nicolas Janberg. 2 August 2015.
  2. Web site: Goodwin Square. The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. 2 August 2015.
  3. News: Dowling. Brian. New Owner Of Goodwin Square Seeks To Revitalize Property. 2 August 2015. Hartford Courant. Hartford Courant Media Group i. 24 June 2015.