Working in a winter wonderland

Phase 2 - Wilbur Cross Way

Construction of Phase 2 of Storrs Center continues with a goal of opening in August 2015. Phase 2 consists consists of six buildings.

At the southern end of the street is the future home of Educational Playcare, which will offer daycare services for infants through children age 5. If you are interested in learning more about their services, please visit their website, educationalplaycare.com.

The other five buildings that comprise Phase 2 will be mixed-use buildings similar to those in the Town Square neighborhood with both commercial space and residential units. The Oaks on the Square will open an additional 204 apartments in this phase, and there will be 34,000 square feet of commercial space available for lease.

If you are interested in living in The Oaks on the Square, please visit their website, theoaksonthesquare.com, or call the leasing office, 860.756.0330.

If you are interested in leasing commercial space in Phase 2, please contact Dan Zelson of Charter Realty, chartweb.com or 203.227.2922.

Open for Business!

While construction of Phases 2 and 3 continues, the completed phases of Storrs Center are already thriving. Over thirty shops, restaurants, offices, and service providers are open and ready to welcome you!


Interested in leasing commercial space in Storrs Center? Click here.

One Dog Lane | © Desroches Photography

ONE DOG LANE

Moe's Southwest Grill

7-11

Froyoworld

Dog Lane Café

Subway

Insomnia Cookies

Mooyah Burgers & Fries

Nine Dog Lane | © Desroches Photography

NINE DOG LANE

Geno's Grille

The Flower Pot

Horizon Travel

Pandora's Playground: Tattoo, Piercing, & Gallery

The Oaks on the Square Leasing Office

Head Husky Barber Styling Shop

Bank of America ATM

Sweet Emotions Candy Shop

Select Physical Therapy

Friendly Fire Game Center

Husky Pizza

Eleven Dog Lane

ELEVEN DOG LANE

Storrs Automotive

One Royce Circle | © Desroches Photography

ONE ROYCE CIRCLE

UConn Co-op Bookstore at Storrs Center

Le Petit Marche Café
Ballard Institute & Museum of Puppetry

Webster Bank

UConn Health
UConn Urgent Care

The H. A. Café
UConn Dental

Storrs Wine & Spirits

GBS Threading & SPA

Eight Royce Circle | © Desroches Photography

EIGHT ROYCE CIRCLE

CVS Pharmacy
Bruegger's Bagels
Jamba Juice

1220 Storrs Road | © Desroches Photography

1220 Storrs Road

Price Chopper

Open for Business!

A wide variety of businesses have opened in Storrs Center over the past couple of months. Here's a complete listing of who's open for business with the newest shops and offices indicated with an asterisk:

One Dog Lane

ONE DOG LANE

Moe's Southwest Grill

7-11

Froyoworld

Dog Lane Café

Subway

Insomnia Cookies

Mooyah Burgers & Fries

Nine Dog Lane

NINE DOG LANE

Geno's Grille

The Flower Pot

*Horizon Travel

*Pandora's Playground: Tattoo, Piercing, & Gallery

The Oaks on the Square Leasing Office

Head Husky Barber Styling Shop

Bank of America ATM

Sweet Emotions Candy Shop

Select Physical Therapy

*Friendly Fire Game Center

Husky Pizza

Eleven Dog Lane

ELEVEN DOG LANE

Storrs Automotive

One Royce Circle
(with future Town Square under construction in foreground)

ONE ROYCE CIRCLE

*UConn Co-op Bookstore at Storrs Center

*Le Petit Marche Café
*Ballard Institute & Museum of Puppetry

*Webster Bank

*UConn Health Center Medical Offices

*Haru Aki Café

*oneTribe Clothing Store

*Storrs Wine & Spirits
*GBS Threading & SPA

Signs of Spring in Storrs Center

While there is still some snow on the ground, and temperatures have not warmed up quite yet, spring has arrived in Storrs Center!

Construction of One Royce Circle continues with the majority of work on the interior spaces, both the commercial spaces on the first floor and the residential units on the upper floors. Leasing of the apartments, part of The Oaks on the Square, is well underway.

One Royce Circle

The construction of Wilbur Cross Way (formerly referred to as "Village Street") continues. Work will resume on Storrs Road in the coming weeks as the weather improves; the work remaining includes paving and landscaping.  

Meanwhile, the businesses that are open in One, Nine, and Eleven Dog Lane are enjoying the first hints of nice weather.

Moe's Southwest Grill is prepping their outdoor dining area at 1 Dog Lane.
Several restaurants will have outdoor dining available as the weather improves.

It always feels like spring when one steps inside The Flower Pot,
where they are ready to help everyone add some color to their home or workplace.

Open for Business!

One Dog Lane - Fully occupied and open for business!

Moe's Southwest Grill, 7-Eleven, Froyoworld, and Dog Lane Cafe face Storrs Road in One Dog Lane.

Dog Lane Cafe wraps around One Dog Lane to meet Subway, Insomnia Cookies, 

and Mooyah Burgers & Fries.

Nine Dog Lane is the home of The Oaks on the Square leasing office and many businesses:

The Flower Pot

Body Language

Travel Planners

Skora's Barber Styling Shop

Bank of America ATM

Sweet Emotions Candy Shop

Select Physical Therapy

and

Husky Pizza

Storrs Automotive is located in 11 Dog Lane, 

just around the corner from Husky Pizza.

Meanwhile, construction of the next phase of Storrs Center - One Royce Circle - is well underway.

One Royce Circle is expected to open in August 2013.

New Traffic Pattern at Dog Lane

Beginning today (Monday, Nov. 19), motorists will find changes to the traffic pattern near Storrs Center.  The newly constructed portion of Dog Lane will be open to two-way traffic.  This is the portion of the road in front of 1 Dog Lane (Subway, Insomnia Cookies).  Motorists will be able to turn right from the new Dog Lane to travel north on Storrs Road/Route 195.  There will be no left turn from the new Dog Lane.

Motorists wishing to turn left to travel south on Storrs Road/Route 195 will use a temporary road connecting the existing Dog Lane to Bolton Road.  This temporary road will meet Bolton Road at the existing traffic light. 

Motorists traveling south on Storrs Road may turn left onto the new Dog Lane or continue to the Bolton Road intersection and turn left at the light.  Motorists traveling north on Storrs Road may turn right at the Bolton Road intersection or continue to the new Dog Lane and turn right.

This new traffic pattern will be in effect through much of 2013 as construction progresses in the downtown.  Questions may be directed to the Mansfield Downtown Partnership (storrscenterinfo@mansfieldct.org or 860.429.2740).

Phase 1B Progressing

Mansfield residents are already enjoying the new and returning businesses that have already opened in Phase 1A of Storrs Center, and construction of Phase 1B is well underway.

With the demolition of the former Marketplace building complete,
there is a clear view of 1 Royce Circle from E. O. Smith High School.

Phase 1B consists of one building, 1 Royce Circle, which is adjacent to the Storrs Center parking garage.  This building is expected to open in August 2013 with 40,000 square feet of commercial space on the first floor and with 190 rental apartments from The Oaks on the Square on the upper floors.

One Royce Circle will face the future Town Square.

This image shows 1 Royce Circle as it will appear from the southwest,
where the building meets the future Nash-Zimmer Transportation Center.

One Royce Circle will help to define the future Town Square.  In addition to forming the east end of the square by its location, the size and scale of the building will help create a distinct sense of place within the Town Square.  A third, future phase (1C) will from the southerly end once it is completed in 2014.

Each of the buildings framing the Town Square will have commercial space on the first floors.  The restaurants and shops, along with wide sidewalks and outdoor seating, will create a lively environment in the Town Square area, where residents and visitors can meet and mingle, partake in community events, and enjoy living in a diverse university community.

While the construction of Phase 1B continues, the construction of Phase 1A is wrapping up: façades are being painted, businesses are opening up, and the streetscape is filling out.  To date, eleven businesses have opened their doors in 1 Dog Lane (Froyoworld, Subway, Insomnia Cookies), 9 Dog Lane (Body Language, Travel Planners, Skora’s Barber Styling Shop, Bank of America, Sweet Emotions, Select Physical Therapy, and Husky Pizza), and 11 Dog Lane (Storrs Automotive). In the coming months, six more businesses will open: Moe’s Southwest Grill, 7-Eleven, Dog Lane Café, and Mooyah Burgers & Fries (1 Dog Lane) and Geno’s Grille (9 Dog Lane).  

Open for Business: Storrs Center

Storrs Center is open!  Storrs Automotive, Select Physical Therapy, Travel Planners, Skora’s Barber Styling Shop, Body Language, and Subway have all opened in their new locations.  Residents of the first 127 apartments of The Oaks on the Square have moved in and are enjoying their new homes.

Subway is now open in 1 Dog Lane.

Additional businesses are hard at work preparing their spaces.  Froyoworld, Bank of America, Insomnia Cookies, Sweet Emotions Candy Shop, and Husky Pizza are expected to open in the coming weeks.

Froyoworld will open soon in 1 Dog Lane.

Dog Lane Cafe is expected to open in 1 Dog Lane later this fall.

And, later this fall, residents and visitors can expect to see Dog Lane Café, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Mooyah Burgers and Fries, 7-Eleven, and Geno’s Grille open their doors.  All in all, this first phase of Storrs Center will have almost 30,000 square feet of new retail and restaurant space.

Phase 1A = 1 Dog Lane, 9 Dog Lane, 11 Dog Lane, and the parking garage
Phase 1B = 1 Royce Circle

The next phase, scheduled to open in August 2013, is already under construction across Dog Lane.  This phase consists of one building, One Royce Circle, which will include more apartments for The Oaks on the Square, a 15,000 square foot branch of the UConn Co-op, and 18,000 square feet of medical offices for the UConn Health Center.  Additional retail space is available.

One Royce Circle is under construction and expected to open in August 2013.

Almost Ready for Residents

Construction of Phase 1A is nearly complete.  Work continues on the individual commercial spaces, the parking garage, and the sidewalks in front of the buildings.  The new section of Dog Lane, which will frame the north side of the future Town Square is completed but not yet open to general vehicular traffic (construction vehicles and the incoming businesses may use the road for construction purposes).

The original section of Dog Lane is now open to traffic.

The Oaks on the Square, the residential spaces on the upper floors of One Dog Lane and Nine Dog Lane will be opening soon to the first residents.  The Oaks staff is busy readying each apartment for the residents who will begin moving in next week.

One Dog Lane features The Oaks on the Square on the upper floors
and commercial spaces on the first floor.

Storrs Automotive and Select Physical Therapy will soon have some new neighbors in Nine Dog Lane.  Head Husky Barber Styling Shop (formerly Skora's), Connecticut Travel Planners, Body Language, Bank of America, and Sweet Emotions Candy are all hard at work readying their new spaces with a goal of opening by the end of the month.

Commercial tenants in Nine Dog Lane, including the Bank of America and
Sweet Emotions Candy, are readying their  new locations.

For a full list of all the businesses planning to open in Storrs Center, please visit www.StorrsCenter.com.

One Dog Lane and Nine Dog Lane will soon be open to residents.

While construction of Phase 1A is winding down, construction of Phase 1B is picking up.  The steel supports for One Royce Circle, which will be adjacent to the parking garage, are being erected now, and framing of the upper floors will begin shortly thereafter.  One Royce Circle will be a mixed-use building with commercial spaces on the first floor and additional units of The Oaks on the Square on the upper floors.

One Royce Circle is under construction on the south side of Dog Lane
(view above is from the south on Storrs Road).

The utility work on Dog Lane continues in preparation for the realignment of the street.  Dog Lane remains closed to through traffic during the day.  Residents and customers of the local businesses may use Dog Lane but should expect delays.

Dog Lane is closed to through traffic during construction.

The work on the façades of 1 Dog Lane and 9 Dog Lane is progressing. As the work on the upper floors and roof finishes and the new businesses complete their plans, the focus will shift to finishing the storefronts.

Work on the facades continues.

Two businesses have moved into their new locations: Select Physical Therapy (9 Dog Lane, Suite 108) and Storrs Automotive (11 Dog Lane).  While construction in the area continues, they are both accessible and open for business.  Look for the signs along Dog Lane to direct you to their new locations.

Select Physical Therapy is now located in Suite 108 of 9 Dog Lane.

Storrs Automotive's new home, 11 Dog Lane, is located behind 9 Dog Lane.

Open for Business: Select Physical Therapy

Location: 10 Dog Lane

Contact: 860.429.0899

Hours: Mon, Wed, Fri 7am-8pm; Tues and Thurs 7am-5pm

Services/Products: Physical Therapy

Select Physical Therapy is a local office of the largest provider of Outpatient Physical Therapy in the United States.  Physical Therapists are the experts in the treatment of the neuromusculoskeletal system.  Common conditions treated through physical therapy include pain of the spine and the major joints as well as conditions such as stroke, spinal cord injury, Parkinson’s disease, and sport and work related injuries.

Select Physical Therapy began seeing patients in 1998 as Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Associates (PTSMA) on 13 Dog Lane.  Since 1998, although many of the practitioners have remained the same, the name on the door has changed three times.  In 2001, PTSMA became HealthSouth, and then in 2009 HealthSouth’s Outpatient Physical Therapy offices were sold to Select Medical Corporation as Select Physical Therapy.  In May of 2011, Select Physical Therapy moved to 10 Dog Lane to make room for the new downtown construction.

Through the name changes, David Hoyle and Dorinda (Ferrera) Miller have had maintained their practice on Dog Lane.  David and Dorinda have long ties to Mansfield; both are E. O. Smith and University of Connecticut graduates.  Joseph Morelli, Kathy D’Angelo, and Cathe Close now complete the physical therapy team with Michael Distephano providing Athletic Training coverage for E. O. Smith High School and providing exercise prescription to individuals who want to participate in exercise programs at all levels.

Patients no longer require a referral to physical therapy in the state of Connecticut, and most insurance companies cover physical therapy without a referral from a physician.  Exercise prescription is provided on a cash basis for those looking to improve their overall health or performance.



Select Physical Therapy is currently located at 10 Dog Lane.