The Stratford Zoning Commission has approved a West Hartford-based cannabis company’s plan to build a cultivation facility in Stratford adjacent to a production facility owned by a competitor. Budr Cultivation LLC — controlled by Budr Management LLC and Budr Holding Company III LLC — proposed an 11,543-square-foot addition to a 40,476-square-foot building at 305 Hathaway […]
The Stratford Zoning Commission has approved a West Hartford-based cannabis company’s plan to build a cultivation facility in Stratford adjacent to a production facility owned by a competitor.
Budr Cultivation LLC — controlled by Budr Management LLC and Budr Holding Company III LLC — proposed an 11,543-square-foot addition to a 40,476-square-foot building at 305 Hathaway Drive. The property is owned by Missouri-based Borealis Cannabis by Shangri-La.
Budr Holding Company III LLC is controlled by Derrick Gibbs and Carl Tirella, co-founders of Budr Cannabis.
The commission gave unanimous approval to a special permit and coastal site plan review for the proposal following a public hearing held on May 13.
Borealis purchased the former Porter & Chester Institute building for $5 million in October, according to property records, and opened a cultivation facility there the same month.
Tirella said Budr plans to purchase about 6,000 square feet of the building from Borealis in June or July for an undisclosed price, and would own the new grow space.
The two companies would operate independently, with separate entrances, security systems, access points and delivery operations, he said.
Budr operates six dispensaries in Connecticut and two in New York.
Shangri-La, which operates a cultivation facility in Missouri and owns 14 dispensaries across Connecticut, Missouri and Ohio, plans to sell four unused grow rooms in the Stratford building to Budr, said President Kepal Patel.
