The brick former factory building at 69-75 Daggett St. in New Haven currently stands empty, but the property owner plans to renovate it into residential apartments.
The City Plan Commission recently approved the site plan for “Daggett Street Apartments.”
Stacey Davis, planner II with the City Plan Department, said the applicant now has all the necessary approvals from city boards, and now needs only a building permit to proceed.
The property is owned by 69-75 Daggett Street LLC, which plans to construct 80 residential apartment units within the existing building. The structure will be fully renovated, with a new interior, new windows and new roofing. There are no plans to expand the size of the building, which will have 47 parking spaces.
Construction is expected to last approximately 14 months.
Samuel Gardner, a principal with Gregg Wies & Gardner Architects in New Haven, said his firm is preparing drawings now in preparation for securing a building permit.
“We expect construction to start this spring,” Gardner said.
The former Seamless Rubber Co. factory building is currently vacant. It is close to the Yale-New Haven Hospital campus, which may attract potential tenants.
“It is a former industrial building with no prospect of returning to industrial use,” the application states. “It is conveniently located between the Yale-New Haven Hospital campus and a residential neighborhood.”
The owner plans to plant trees and a lawn. The 80 units will include a mix of apartments with one, two, or three bedrooms.
According to the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation, the Seamless Rubber Co. made soft rubber goods for the drug, dental and surgical trades, such as surgical gloves.
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