The New Canaan property that was the longtime home to the area”™s Red Cross offices is being proposed as the site of a new residential development.
According to a report in the NewCanaanite.com blog, a proposal has been submitted to the town”™s Planning and Zoning Commission that would move the structure at 51 Main St. closer to the road while constructing a 20-unit multifamily complex behind it. The new development would include nine one-bedroom units and 11 two-bedroom units, with six units set aside for lower rents in keeping with the state”™s affordable housing mandate.
The property”™s parcel covers 0.38 acres, and the Victorian-style structure was built in 1889 and served as the Red Cross”™ New Canaan offices from 1952 through 2017, when it was acquired by developer Arnold Karp for $740,000. It is among 21 properties within New Canaan”™s Historic District.
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