Overall, this $220 million project will be "one of the most ambitious public/private initiatives" in Connecticut.
"LeylandAlliance of Tuxedo, New York, has signed an agreement with Educational Realty Trust of Memphis that's expected to result in construction of the first two phases of the Storrs Center mixed-use development adjacent to the main campus of the University of Connecticut."
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