“Driving up the highway, they’ll see the Colt Armory as a commercial and residential center, instead of a vacant, crumbling building,” Bronin said. “Getting off the highway, they’ll see a new entertainment and restaurant district at Front Street, where there was once just a void. And right around the corner from the XL Center, they will see one of the best minor league ballparks in the city rather than a sea of parking lots and dilapidated buildings.”