Mansfield, Connecticut, just doesn't cut it as a "college town," so locals together with the University of Connecticut are creating one.
The University of Connecticut annually enrolls over 16,000 students, yet in the town of Mansfield residents have expressed feelings similar to Gertrude Stein's assessment of her home town, "The trouble with Oakland is that when you get there, there isn't any there there."
The University of Connecticut working with Mansfield officials, plans to create a college town by building a 49-acre development called Storrs Center. Only 15 acres will be developed, the rest will remain green space. The developed portion will include market-rate rental housing, retail, dining and office space. The newly-constructed college town will surround a village green, reflecting New England's built heritage.
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