NEW HAVEN — A stretch of the Newhallville section along the Farmington Canal Greenway which has seen major redevelopment in recent years will see even more in the months to come as work begins on the “Elm City Lofts” project, which will add another 242 units to the mix. The project along Shelton Avenue, which the City Plan Commission recently unanimously approved, includes the renovation of a five-story mill building at 89 Shelton that is part of the former Winchester Repeating Arms factory — once the city’s largest employer — into 98 apartments. It also includes construction of two new buildings on what now is an empty lot. One of which would be five stories and 106,325 square feet, with 84 apartments. The other would be four stories and 76,800 square feet, with 60 apartments and about 2,150 square feet of retail space, according to plans submitted to the commission. The developers are Vesta Corp. of Simsbury, which also was involved in the renovation of the former Monarch Laundry building on Derby Avenue into 64 affordable apartments, and Vallone Ventures of Westport. The development would include studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments and 265 vehicle parking spaces, along with 180 spaces for bicycles. The Farmington Canal trail runs to the east of the site.
New Haven approves 242-unit ‘Elm City Lofts’ development on former Winchester site in Newhallville
