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ZBA approves variances for two East Main Street buildings to allow 9-unit multifamily redevelopment

2938763 · March 11, 2025
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Summary

The ZBA granted variances allowing Southeast Connecticut Properties to convert two long-vacant East Main Street buildings into a proposed nine-unit multifamily development, including waivers for landscape buffers and building separation; site-plan and commission approvals remain required.

The City of Orange Zoning Board of Appeals on March 11 approved variances that pave the way for a proposed nine-unit multifamily redevelopment at 495 and 499 East Main Street.

Matthew Longo of Southeast Connecticut Properties told the board the two adjacent parcels have long-standing commercial buildings and the company’s plan is to merge the parcels, reuse the existing footprints and add a modest rear addition to one building to create nine apartments. “Our goal is to redevelop them to [an] apartment complex, maybe 9 units total,” Longo said.

The applicant asked the board to waive several…

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