HOPE Partnership to Begin Construction this Spring On 17 New Apartments in Essex Earlier this year, HOPE Partnership, Inc. acquired 15 mostly vacant condominium units on the upper floors of Spencer’s Corner, a three- story commercial condo complex located at the corner of Main Street and Westbrook Road in the village of Centerbrook, CT. HOPE plans to turn the 15 existing condo units into 17 units of housing and make much needed improvements to the entire building and site.