After years of delay, wreckers get ready to raze enormous ex-hotel in this central CT town

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After years of delay, wreckers get ready to raze enormous ex-hotel in this central CT town

The ruined former Crowne Plaza in Cromwell is finally on track to be razed more than five years after it shut down, and a major Connecticut developer is still planning to replace it with a large apartment and commercial complex. The state in early January awarded $3 million to demolish the boarded-up and vandalized building, and Hartford-based developer Lexington Partners is eager to get the work done in 2025. “We hope to have it down by the thi…