67,000-square-foot self-storage facility approved in Stamford

Stamford Zoning Board has approved the construction of a 3-story, 67,220-square-foot self-storage facility at 11 Leon Place.

Empire Storage LLC, which received a zoning change from industrial to mixed-use design last year, had originally sought to add housing to the 1-acre parcel, but changed those plans in the face of public opposition.

Empire now plans to offer 470 self-storage units at the facility. It will also undertake work to improve the area”™s streetscape.

Construction is expected to begin by year”™s end.