The New Canaan Building Department on Monday issued a demolition permit for the new owner of a 1949 ranch on Brooks Road to raze the house.
This 1949 ranch at 52 Gower Road had sat on .28 acres. It sold in September 2015 for $850,000. Credit: Michael Dinan
The .28-acre lot was purchased for $850,000 in September by a limited partnership out of Greenwich.
It isn’t clear what will replace the home that had stood there—the town has not yet received a building permit application for the parcel.
Town officials issued a demolition permit for the ranch at 52 Gower on Monday—it was down as of Thursday, and it isn’t clear what will replace it. Credit: Michael Dinan
The contractor on the $30,000 demo is AC&S Excavating Contractors out of Pound Ridge, N.Y.
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The developer of the mixed-use retail-and-residential complex ‘Heritage Square’ that’s going up on Forest Street on Tuesday put in for a $125,000 interior fit-out for the future home of Embody Fitness Gourmet.
The healthy foods provider will occupy one of two retail spaces on street-level in the high-demand complex—Pet Valu will occupy the other.
Embody is moving into the new mixed retail-and-residential building on Forest Street. Credit: Michael Dinan
Both are eyeing springtime openings, when the work by Christopher Gatto and Forest Street Properties LLC will be completed.
The Embody work will include a customer seating area, prep area for juices and food, and ADA-compliant toilet in a 1,026-square-foot space, according to the application.
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Finally, the New Canaan YMCA on Friday was issued a permit for $1,490,000 in interior renovations as part of its ongoing project on South Avenue. These renovations include locker rooms, a new café, office space and roofing, the permit said.
Makes me sad to see the smaller homes demolished. Not everyone wants a McMansion…but I guess that’s just the free market at work.