Amenta Emmais proud to be part of a transformative redevelopment effort in Hartford’s Clay Arsenal neighborhood. The Hartford Courant featured the Mary Shepard Place project in a front-page story published April 30, 2026, highlighting the $68 million first phase of a multi-phase plan to reimagine the last undeveloped public housing complex in the city.
Working alongside developer Trinity Financial and the Housing Authority of the City of Hartford, Amenta Emma has designed a new neighborhood fabric for the 13-acre site – one that prioritizes walkability, community connectivity, and integration with the surrounding Clay Arsenal neighborhood. The redevelopment will replace 127 existing low-income apartments with 159 new units across 23 buildings, along with a new community center at the heart of the site.
The project reflects our firm’s longstanding commitment to community-centered design – creating places where residents want to stay, and where neighborhoods can grow stronger together.
Read the full story from the Hartford Courant here.
