Posted on 02.20.26

Contamination to delay completion of major housing project in Newark

Source: https://www.fltimes.com/, February 20, 2026
By: David L. Shaw

A Downtown Revitalization Initiative-funded project has been delayed because contamination has been found at the site.

Work started last year on Coventry Commons, which calls for converting a former industrial space at 132 Harrison St., where Reed Manufacturing and later Sarah Coventry once operated, into 101 residential units.

The $60 million project, being built by Cicero-based Construction Design and Management in partnership with Syracuse-based Housing Visions, was projected to be finished by late summer. However, that was before the contamination was discovered. Read more.

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