A new 5-bedroom home is planned for the .59-acre lot at 386 South Ave.—on the right and just past the blinking light at Gower as you come toward town—where a 1928 Colonial now stands.
Specs for the planned new home at 386 South Ave. are from New Canaan-based Schattino Architects.
According to a building permit application filed Thursday, the single-family residence also will include five baths, one half-bath, a combined living/dining room with an office area—all together, 12 rooms. The application says the new construction may include a finished basement with an additional bedroom and bath.
Plans for the property, purchased in March for about $1.3 million, required a special permit for a maximum building coverage increase of 311 square feet. The Planning and Zoning Commission at its July 29 meeting voted 7-0 in favor of the special permit application, with one member (the property’s owner) recusing himself.
Here’s the existing 1928 Colonial at 386 South Ave., slated for demolition. Credit: Michael Dinan
At that public hearing, several neighbors—including from Field Crest Road (the property slopes slightly away from South Avenue)—expressed concerns about additional runoff from a home with a larger footprint. One neighbor at Field Crest Road, directly behind the South Avenue home, said his basement regularly floods from runoff from the property as it is, including from PVC pipes that carry runoff from the side of the pool.
The site plan for 386 South Ave.
Town officials said during the meeting that drainage issues would be addressed during the building permit process.
A ‘Demolition’ sign can be seen at the front of the original house, which stood as of Friday afternoon. The building permit says plans and specs for the home are from Schattino Architects and that it isn’t clear yet who will serve as contractor on the project.