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Developers present preliminary plan for 45‑unit incentive housing project at 245 East Elm Street
Summary
A development team outlined a preliminary plan to convert a former industrial building at 245 East Elm Street into a three‑story, 45‑unit mixed‑use building using Torrington's incentive housing overlay; the team said brownfield remediation funded by a $1,000,000 grant has enabled residential reuse and proposed a minimum affordable set‑aside with term limits to be tied to grant requirements.
A development team presented a preliminary concept Nov. 17 to convert a formerly blighted factory at 245 East Elm Street into a three‑story, 45‑unit mixed‑use building using Torrington’s incentive housing overlay (IHZ).
Marty Connor, a certified planner working with the owner, said the IHZ is designed to encourage reuse of underutilized historic buildings near transit and services. The project team — including owner Artie Seferi, engineer Ron Wolf, architect Peter Amara and contractor William Massetti — described a layout with roughly 45 units (a mix of studios, one‑ and two‑bedrooms), about 71 parking spaces for…
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