Brock Saxe
P&Z Approves ‘House of Telos’ Wellness Movement Studio for Forest Street
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The Planning & Zoning Commission at its most recent meeting approved the use of a commercial space on Forest Street for an established local business. CombineX Fitness of Pine Street is rebranding as “House of Telos” and plans to move to the rear portion of the commercial space at 21 Forest St., previously occupied by Pet Valu, according to Brock Saxe, representing the applicant. House of Telos will “offer small group training and other wellness movement services, Pilates reformer, an acupuncturist and a sports therapy massage,” Saxe told P&Z during its June 28 meeting, held at Town Hall and via videoconference.
The business is owned and operated by Rebecca Kimball, a 2004 New Canaan High School graduate (podcast here). Under the New Canaan Zoning Regulations, site plan approval from P&Z is required for several uses in the Retail B Zone, including personal service establishments (see page 76). The approximately 4,300-square-foot space in the former Pet Valu will be divided, with a future retail business in the front 1,800 square feet and House of Telos in the rear 2,500 square feet, Saxe said.