Looking forward to big progress in downtown Torrington in 2012!

Torrington Downtown Partners welcomes our newest tenant -  Left Brain Games, who opened  business at their new location on the second floor at 49 Main Street, which is on northwest corner of Main St. and Water St.  This company develops web games, virtual worlds, applications for Facebook, education products and corporate training.

  We are happy to be working together with Jacque Williams and the Singer/Songwriter Network of Torrington to bring more music to downtown!

We are proud to have been one of the sponsors of the February 8 Connecticut theater premiere of the movie "The Innkeepers" at the Warner Theatre.  This movie was filmed entirely in Torrington and features the Yankee Pedlar Inn.

We are honored to have been named Register Citizen Persons of the Year.

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September 27, 2010 to September 27, 2011 One Year of Bringing Change to Downtown Torrrington! Shown at left is the crowd at the Torrington Downtown Partners anniversary party held at 73 Main Street on September 27, 2011.

On September 27, 2010 Torrington Downtown Partners purchased 7 buildings in downtown Torrington.  After purchasing 2 more buildings on December 29, 2010, Torrington Downtown Partners now owns 9 properties in downtown Torrington, Ct and is seeking to meet with people who share of our vision of a flourishing downtown! 

  William Haygood, Roger Bourque. Paula Licitra, Mima Zbell, Trinity Episcopal Church, Elinor Carbone, Dick Cooper Appliances, Maria Cravanzola and Mary Ann Borla.

We are pleased to be included in a June 21 article in the Register-Citizen about Downtown's New Energy.

. Torrington Downtown Partners is a proud supporter of Torrington's community radio station, WAPJ - FM.  You can now listen to WAPJ online or on the radio at 89.9 FM and 105.1 FM where you can hear live broadcasts of Torrington Titans baseball games.   Torrington Downtown Partners is a proud supporter of the Titans who have their office at 55 Main Street.

Torrington Downtown Partners was proud to support Main Street Marketplace which was held open on 9 Thursday nights from 5 - 9 pm beginning June 30.  As part of the June 30 opening night Torrington Downtown Partners hosted an open house at its newly renovated apartment at 31 Water Street.   Erin Covey of the Republican-American produced  a video about this apartment.

Lisa Kidder of the Home Builders Association of Connecticut visited the newly renovated apartment at 31 Water Street on June 1. She is seen in the photo at right standing below the Energy Star bath fan and next to the dual flush toilet.  The new black and white tile floor was supplied and installed by Weigold Flooring.   The Kohler toilet and bathroom sinks were supplied by Bender Showrooms. The Moen faucets as well as the vanity, medicine cabinets and bathtub were also supplied by Bender Showrooms.   The photo below shows the new kitchen with cabinetry, kitchen sink and faucet from Bender Showrooms, countertops from Chamberlain Granite, interior doors from Torrington Lumber Company, the Energy Star rated hanging light fixture supplied by Electrical Wholesalers and appliances, including the Energy Star rated refrigerator, from Dick Cooper TV & Appliance.

A new professional theater group, Fifth Letter Productions,  led by Elizabeth Erwin (Hartford Stage, Ivoryton Playhouse) and Ed Walsh (American Repertory Theater, Stamford Theatreworks) staged the play "The Last Train to Nibroc" at the former Odd Fellows Lodge on Water Street.   More about this group can be found in articles in the Register Citizen and the Waterbury Republican-American.

5 artists displayed their work at the new Arts Space Gallery at 73 Main Street.  Pictured at left are Jessica Jane Perkel, a painting and installation artist from Goshen and Ron Crowcroft, a multimedia artist from Woodbury.  The other 3 artists are  Kristie A. Foley, a potter from Burlington, Ecka Blaire Faulds, a painter from Woodbury and Jennifer Ford, a photographer from Torrington.

Torrington Downtown Partners is pleased to have been selected by Connecticut Main Street Center as its 2011 award winner for "Emerging Main Street Partner".  The award was presented on June 6 at the awards gala at the Warner Theatre.

On June 3 the first 2 of the 11 new awnings in 2011 were installed downtown by Awnings Plus of Torrington.  At right are photos of the awnings at 5 Water Street and 21 Water Street.

Looking to rent an apartment or lease commercial space downtown?  Call us at 860-482-4468 or stop by our new downtown office at 53 Main St.   A photo of the office Grand Opening on April 16, 2011 is shown below.