CityCenter Danbury is a redevelopment project located in the downtown core of Danbury, Connecticut

Danbury, Connecticut

Danbury is a city in northern Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It had population at the 2010 census of 80,893. Danbury is the fourth largest city in Fairfield County and is the seventh largest city in Connecticut....

. The special taxing district was formed by Main Street's merchants in the late 1980's with the goal of bringing more people and businesses into the Danbury city center, and to revitalize the downtown

Downtown

Downtown is a term primarily used in North America by English speakers to refer to a city's core or central business district ....

 core.

Background

The local economy fell in the early 1990s,As the Mall Thrives, Main Street Struggles to Survive - New York Times and the city hired a consultant to look at plans to cluster retailers into the downtown core to hopefully compete with shopping malls for the consumers' dollars.In the Region: Connecticut and Westchester; Danbury Begins a Downtown Renewal - New York Times

A broad revitalization of the city's center began in 1996. Achievements include the redevelopment of the former police station; the revamped retail center on Crosby Street developed by BRT Corp.; and the Danbury Ice Arena

Danbury Ice Arena

The Danbury Arena is a 2,212-seat multi-purpose arena in Danbury, Connecticut. It was built in 1999 and renovated and expanded in 2004. The Danbury Arena was the former home of the Danbury Trashers of the United Hockey League from 2004-2006, and the New England Stars of the North Eastern Hockey...

, which was built in 1999 and expanded in 2004.