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Two properties on Old Colony Road in Wallingford, including one with a building damaged by fire nearly two years ago, are slated to be redeveloped with eight market-rate townhouses.
The Wallingford Planning & Zoning Commission voted unanimously earlier this month to approve a plan submitted by Houston McInvale to demolish two existing buildings at 1183 and 1185 Old Colony Road and construct two buildings containing a total of eight townhouses.
One of the existing buildings was heavily damaged in a fire on Nov. 29, 2024. The building, which has been vacant since the fire, had a commercial use on the first floor and apartments above.
Town property records list Christopher McInvale as the owner of 1183 Old Colony Road and Houston McInvale LLC as the owner of 1185 Old Colony Road.
Combined, the two parcels total 25,059 square feet, or just over half an acre, and are located in Wallingford's T-30, or Tracy, zoning district.
The specialized zoning district was established in 2007 for the town's Tracy section. The district allows multifamily residential development, including townhouses, through a special-permit process.
According to the meeting minutes, Peyton Turnquist, a project engineer with Juliano Associates who presented the application, told commissioners the proposed townhouses would be market-rate units. It has not yet been determined whether they will be offered as rentals or sold individually, she told the commission.
Each townhouse would have two garage spaces and its own water and sanitary sewer connections. The development would be served by municipal water and sewer.
The approval includes several conditions based on comments from town staff.
The two properties must be merged, with evidence of the merger provided to the Planning and Zoning office before construction begins or a building permit is issued.
The developer also must post a $12,500 erosion and sediment control bond and add a designated snow-storage area to the final plans.
