Number	23212
Subject	Developers
Source	Day (New London, Conn.)
State	CT
Year	2006
Publication Date	10/31/2006; 11/01/2006; 11/03/2006; 11/17/2006; 11/23/2006; 11/30/2006
Summary	Long Island development group Utopia Studios, Ltd. "proposed a major development for the southeastern Connecticut region," with their takeover of "one of the most vital pieces of property in the region" approved by Preston, Connecticut voters. Utopia promised "a $1.6 billion project with theme parks and movie studios and 22,000 new jobs" and thus gained a lot of political support. But the Day "discovered that the principle Utopia developer, Joseph Gentile, had been sued in conjunction with a condominium project in New York City." Reporter Paul Choiniere investigated further, and found that Gentile's dealings on that property were questionable.
Category	Contest Entry
Pages	27
Keywords	developers; Utopia Studios, Ltd.; Joseph Gentile; condominiums; construction code violations; construction
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