393 Acres, One Dollar, and a 15-Year Vision: Inside the Preston Riverwalk Redevelopment
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393 Acres, One Dollar, and a 15-Year Vision: Inside the Preston Riverwalk Redevelopment
For decades, one of the largest pieces of undeveloped land in Southeastern Connecticut sat quietly along the Thames River.
If you’ve driven Route 12 in Preston, you’ve likely seen the remnants of the former Norwich State Hospital campus — a massive property filled with empty buildings, overgrown roads, and a history stretching back more than a century.
Today, that same site is slowly transforming into what could become one of the largest redevelopment projects in the region’s history: Preston Riverwalk.
This story isn’t just about development. It’s about environmental cleanup, long-term planning, infrastructure challenges, and the enormous effort…
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