Indiana developer Scannell Properties is beefing up its Connecticut footprint after receiving approval in South Windsor to build a 182,000-square-foot distribution and storage facility, on Ellington Road.
The town’s Planning and Zoning Commission last week unanimously approved Scannell’s request for a special exception and site plan to build the distribution facility at 240 Ellington Road. The project mirrors a warehouse-distribution facility Scannell built in Cromwell.
The approvals are tied to 19 conditions including that Scannell must first meet with town staff and obtain all building permits prior to breaking ground on the development, among other stipulations.
According to plans, the sprawling distribution facility will be accompanied by a 69,500-square-foot outdoor storage building and 42 loading docks for trucks.
The new distribution hub will sit across the street from Scannell’s Coca-Cola building at 329-359 Ellington Road.
In addition to the Coca-Cola building and another distribution center planned at 360 Ellington Road, the site at 240 Ellington Road will be Scannell’s third facility built in the area.
The new building is expected to accommodate up to four separate offices on a 15.96-acre site that runs parallel to John Fitch Boulevard, Route 5. It includes a 130-space parking lot off Ellington Road. No tenants have been signed at the new development.
Town officials said an application has been submitted to the state traffic authority for fencing, which is required for a building of this size, with a possible eight-foot fence along the railroad tracks on the west side of the building.Â
Town Manager Michael Maniscalco said Scannell may seek a tax abatement for the development.
The Journal Inquirer contributed to this story
