An architectural rendering of a building proposed for a Shelton property at the intersection of Center Street and Coram Avenue.
A pair of zoning applications to be discussed at Shelton City Hall Wednesday could result in up more than 50 new apartments downtown.
The applications concern different properties — one on Howe Avenue and another at the corner of Center Street and Coram Avenue.
Public hearings on the applications are scheduled for a Planning and Zoning Commission meeting beginning at 7 p.m. Wednesday at City Hall, 54 Hill St.
523 Howe Ave.
The first hearing concerns 523 Howe Ave., a 0.23-acre empty lot between a pizzeria and a nail salon.
The property is owned by a limited liability company managed by Brian Botti, an Orange resident.
The application says the company wants to construct a single building on the lot with ground-floor retail and 11 apartments in the floors above, for a total of four stories.
Plans submitted to City Hall show two 1,000-square-foot retail spots on the first floor with a mix of studio and one-bedroom apartments in the three floors above.
The building would front Howe Avenue, with parking in back.
The property is currently zoned for commercial use. The application seeks a “special exception” for the apartments above the retail space.
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A picture of 523 Howe Ave. taken June 27, 2017.
Center Street/Coram Avenue Property
The second hearing concerns two connected properties at the corner of Center Street and Coram Avenue — 62 – 66 Center St. and 525 Coram Ave. — totaling 0.45 acre.
The properties were bought last year for $410,000 by a limited liability company managed by Shelton resident Brett Fodiman.
The properties are home to Jeff’s Appliances, Gary’s East Coast Service, Chantel’s Beauty Salon, an auto repair building, and a three-family home.
The new owners want to redevelop the properties into a four-story building with 4,862-square-foot restaurant on the first floor with up to 42 “upscale” apartments on the floors above.
There would be 44 covered parking spaces, according to the application, which seeks to create a “Planned Development District” for the property.
Each of the three floors would have 13 one-bedroom apartments and a single two-bedroom apartment, according to plans on file in City Hall.
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A property at the corner of Center Street and Coram Avenue where 42 new apartments have been proposed.
Elsewhere Downtown
The two hearings scheduled for Wednesday are among several plans in the works for development downtown.
Near the intersection of Center Street and Bridge Street a building owned by the Matto family which burned down in January 2014 received approvals for a redevelopment project two years ago, but has yet to move forward.
Across Howe Avenue from that building a new mixed-use development is rising on property owned by Shelton developer Angelo Melisi.
And the nearby long-abandoned Chromium Process building on Center Street is nearly demolished.
City officials have said that site will become a parking lot in the short-term.
Architectural plans submitted with the applications are posted below.
Center Street/Coram Avenue Plans by The Valley Indy on Scribd
523 Howe Avenue Plans by The Valley Indy on Scribd
