New Britain\’s iconic office tower — formerly One Acmat Plaza, now The Plaza — would seem an unlikely prospect to bear the weight of the city\’s economic revival on its bronze-glass and concrete shoulders. But officials of the suburban Hartford community, nicknamed \”Hardware City,\’\’ and others, including the New York owner of the seven-story, 75,000-square-foot […]

NEW BRITAIN — Local businesspeople got their first glimpse last week of “The Plaza” in downtown New Britain, formerly known as the ACMAT Building. By next February, ACMAT’s lease will end and the company will move to Farmington Originally a contracting firm focused on asbestos abatement, the company moved into the insurance industry when it

NEW BRITAIN — One of the most recognizable buildings downtown has been sold. The seven-story building at 1 Acmat Plaza was purchased recently by HJ Development LLC of New York City for $2.8 million. The 75,000-square-foot building serves as headquarters for the seller, Acmat Corp. The building as of Tuesday had an 80 percent occupancy