New Construction Planned for Knapp Lane

The New Canaan Building Department last week received an application to build a new house on Knapp Lane. The three-bedroom, 3,300-square-foot house planned for 29 Knapp Lane will include three bedrooms, three full bathrooms and two half-baths, according to a building permit application filed Oct. 2. It will include 16 total rooms, a two-car garage and 430-square-foot covered deck, the application said. The house will cost about $950,000 to build, it said.

New Construction Planned for Benedict Hill Road

The New Canaan Building Department on Sept. 22 received an application for a new house in the northeastern corner of town. The five-bedroom, 5,500-square-foot house planned for 240 Benedict Hill Road will include five full bathrooms, one half-bath, one fireplace and a five-car garage, according to the building permit application. 

It will cost about $800,000 to build, the application said. The contractor on the job is Mariusz Lukasik of Glendale, N.Y., the architect Chris Teeter of New York, N.Y., it said. The 2.62-acre property was sold for $750,000 in April, tax records show.

New Construction Planned for Skyview Lane

The New Canaan Building Department last week received an application for a 4,425-square-foot house on Skyview Lane. The four-bedroom home planned for 49 Skyview Lane will include three full bathrooms, a half-bath and 3-bay garage, as well as a 2,959-square-foot unfinished basement, according to the building permit application filed Sept. 4. 

It will cost about $2 million to build, the application said. The contractor on the job is Greenwich-based Hemingway Construction Corp, it said, the architect Burr Salvatore Architects of Darien. The 1.65-acre property was purchased in May for $1,950,000, tax records show.

New Construction Planned for Turtle Back Road South

The New Canaan Building Department on June 27 received an application for an 8,700-square-foot house on Turtle Back Road South. The six-bedroom home planned for 99 Turtle Back Road South will include 18 total rooms and a three-car garage, according to a building permit application. It will include five full bathrooms, two half-baths, four fireplaces and recreation and exercise rooms, the application said. It will cost about $1,050,000 to build, the application said. The contractor on the job is Jericho, N.Y.-based Woodcrest Homes LLC, the architect Dennis Peters Designs of Wilton.

New Construction Planned for Douglas Road

The New Canaan Building Department on Tuesday received an application to build a 4,007-square-foot home, with a 1,132-square-foot finished basement, on Douglas Road. The three-bedroom house planned for 59 Douglas Road will include three full bathrooms on the second floor, one full bathroom in the basement and a half-bath on the first floor, according to the building permit application. 

It will cost about $1.3 million to build, the application said. The contractor on the job is Coastal Luxury Homes of Westport, the architect James Schettino Architects of New Canaan, it said. The .27-acre property, including a 1947-built ranch-style house, was purchased last September for $1.1 million, tax records show. The town issued a demolition permit for that house in December.