The New Canaan Building Department on Jan. 27 received an application to build a new 6,957-square-foot home where an 1895-built Colonial stands.
Rendering of new home planned for 635 Weed. St. Specs by Alex Kaali-Nagy Architects
The wood-frame single-family residence planned for 635 Weed St. will include four bedrooms, five full bathrooms and two half-baths, according to a building permit application filed on behalf of the company that owns the property, WA LLC.
The 14-room new home also will include a two-car attached garage, according to the application.
It will cost an estimated $800,000 to build, the application said. The contractor on the job is the Greenwich-based Kaali-Nagy Company, the architect Alex Kaali-Nagy Architects, according to the application.
The property was sold Jan. 13 for $1,150,000, tax records show. Its prior owner had purchased the house in 1983 for $338,500, records show.
The managing principal of the new ownership company is Karen Kaali-Nagy, according to records on file with the Connecticut Secretary of the State.
635 Weed St. in New Canaan. Assessor’s photo
A demolition application for the existing home came into the town Dec. 9. A notice of intent to demolish appeared Dec. 17 in a print newspaper, records show.
Under the Town Code, if a “pertinent written objection” to the demo application does not come into the town building official within 15 days following publication of such notice, the demo permit may be issued.
No objection was received in connection with the Weed Street home, according to Town Building Official Brian Platz.
The existing Colonial includes five bedrooms and 3,870 square feet of living space.
The property sits on 1.37 acres in the one-acre zone.
Why do I see “Save Weed Street” signs? Is it true that the developer Karp wants to build a 100 unit apartment building on Weed Street? Does this plan violate zoning requirements? Will there be an environmental impact study? Is anyone considering the impact on traffic such a plan would have? I am opposed to multi-unit development in an area occupied by one and two family homes. I will vote against and campaign against any politician who permits drastic changes to the density of buildings in this town.
Hi Vito,
Yes, Mr. Karp is utilizing a state mandated affordable housing law in an attempt to override local zoning and build a 102 unit building at the corner of Weed and Elm. Many article her you can search or find the application on the towns website under the P&Z tab. Townspeople created and posted the signs- seems they can’t be made fast enough to fulfill the demand.