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New Haven committee refers city-owned, foreclosed medical-office unit to full Board of Alders after settlement
Summary
The City of New Haven Community Development Committee reviewed LM-206-0054, a proposal to transfer a foreclosed city-owned unit at 46 Street to the Prince Professional Center Association, heard that the unit is unusable and carries continuing tax charges, and voted to send the item to the full Board of Alders for consideration.
City of New Haven Community Development Committee members voted on March 18 to send a proposed transfer of a foreclosed city-owned unit at 46 Street to the full Board of Alders after a presenter described the property as unusable and said taxes and associated charges remain outstanding.
The committee considered agenda item LM-206-0054, an order authorizing the city to transfer the unit to the Prince Professional Center Association and authorizing the mayor to execute documents to complete the transfer. Presenter John Ward told the panel the building is a professional property, “mostly medical professionals,” and said the specific foreclosed unit has been rendered unusable by mechanical problems and building condition issues.
The presenter described a history of tax foreclosure and subsequent litigation that, he said, resulted in a settlement. He also told the committee the city sent a demand for an amount recorded in the transcript as “135,29,” and that additional charges of about $10,000 had likely accrued since that demand; the transcript figure was unclear and the exact dollar amounts were not specified in committee discussion.
A committee member pressed for clarity on the condition of the unit and who bears responsibility for ongoing charges, asking, “how did we end up with an unusable foreclosure that contains mechanicals in a boiler?” The presenter replied that collection and reuse are complicated when a foreclosed unit is unusable or tied to an asset other parties once controlled, and that monthly charges can continue to accrue while legal and remediation paths are resolved.
No members of the public spoke on the item. After a procedural motion to close the public-comment period passed, the committee voted to move the item to the full Board of Alders for final consideration. The vote was taken by voice; the meeting record does not list a roll-call tally or named votes.
The transfer ordinance (LM-206-0054) and related files were noted as available for public inspection in the legislative services office at 165 Church Street. The full Board of Alders will consider the referral at a future meeting.
