Downtown Revitalization

Efforts are currently underway to transform downtown Waterbury into a vibrant, commercial, educational and cultural destination for visitors, residents, and workers. Listed below are several organizations currently involved with this process.

Main Street Waterbury is a grassroots community organization for downtown revitalization and historic preservation. Through its four points of design, promotion, economic restructuring and organization Main Street Waterbury is an advocate for its architectural and cultural assets, organizes volunteer initiatives, sponsors events and fosters public and private partnerships.

Main Street Waterbury
83 Bank Street
Waterbury, CT 06721
Contact: Carl Rosa, Executive Director
Phone: (203) 757-0701
www.mainstreetwaterbury.com

The Waterbury Development Corporation is the premier economic development agency servicing the City of Waterbury. WDC provides direct business financing as well as recommends technical assistance providers, financial counseling and site selection information.

Waterbury Development Corporation
24 Leavenworth Street
Waterbury, CT 06702
Phone: (203) 346-2607

The Information Technology Zone (ITZ) is a geographic area located within the Central Business District in which tax abatements and other benefits to information technology based businesses are available through the associated business incentive programs.

The Information Technology Zone (ITZ)
Phone: (203) 757-0701 or (203) 346-2607
www.waterburyitz.com

The Downtown Merchants Association is a free forum for all merchants in Waterbury's central business district to share ideas and work together to improve our mercantile area. The association strives to unite the Waterbury community through updates on upcoming events and opportunities to participate in making downtown a cleaner, safer, and more lucrative place to be!

Downtown Merchants Association
158 Grand Street
Waterbury, CT 06702
Phone: (203) 757-2279
www.waterburydowntown.com