SHELTON – A local developer is expanding his projects along Canal Street.
Don Stanziale, Jr., a Shelton resident and owner of Midland Development & Contracting, has filed plans to build a five-story, 48-unit condominium building at 255 Canal St. The site is vacant land located between the former Star Pin site and 235 Canal St., which was previously home to APEX Tool & Cutter Co.
Stanziale has numerous projects ongoing in Shelton and Derby. His newest development is just yards away from his project at 281 Canal St. This four-story building on the former Ascom Hasler site includes 129 apartments and 1,745 square feet of retail space, known as Cedar Village at The Locks.
That development is expected to be completed in the coming months, Stanziale said.
The application for 255 Canal St. proposes a 61,357-square-foot building with 48 two-bedroom units. Plans include 93 parking spaces, many located on the ground level beneath the four floors of apartments.
The Planning and Zoning Commission accepted the application for review at its March 11 meeting. A public hearing will be scheduled at a future date.
Stanziale is under contract to purchase the 255 Canal St. property, which is currently owned by Better Packages.
The adjacent properties on either side are owned by John Guedes of Primrose Companies, with apartment complexes planned for both lots.
This project at 255 Canal St. would be Stanziale’s latest downtown development. He is also the owner and builder of Cedar Village at Carroll’s. His development company handled construction of Riverwalk Place at 356 Howe Ave., on land owned by Perry Pettis, which features first-floor retail and 35 apartments on the upper floors.
Additionally, Stanziale partnered with Shelton-based John Brennan Construction to transform a long-vacant property on Minerva Street in Derby into Cedar Village at Minerva Square.
That project, located at 67-71 Minerva St., is a four-story complex with under-deck parking and 90 market-rate units.
This article originally published at Shelton developer proposes 48-unit condo plan for Canal Street in between other planned apartments.
