2. Notice of Scoping for The Camelot Flats and Lofts
Address of possible location: 900 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford, Connecticut
Municipality where proposed action might be located: West Hartford
Project Description: The site consists of a 0.67-acre parcel of land with an approximately 8,000 square foot shuttered restaurant, an operating 22,000 square foot hotel, and two levels of structured parking, which will be turned into mixed income affordable housing of total 44 units (20 new construction units and 24 rehabilitation units). It is located on the northern side of Farmington Avenue, 135 feet east of the intersection of Farmington Avenue and Trout Brook Drive in a general business district of West Hartford, Connecticut. The on-site buildings, paved driveway, and landscaping cover the entire site. The restaurant building is currently vacant, and the West Hartford Inn occupies the hotel building. The site is connected to public water, sewer, and electric, and is heated with natural gas. The site has soil issues as well as lead, and asbestos in the existing buildings. The project will include the demolition of the restaurant, adaptive reuse of the hotel building, new construction, soil remediation and abatement of hazardous materials.
Project Map: Click here to view a map of the project area.
Written comments from the public are welcomed and will be accepted until the close of business on: 8 September 2023
Any person may ask the sponsoring agency to hold a public scoping meeting by sending such a request to the address below. If a public scoping meeting is requested by 25 or more individuals, or by an association that represents 25 or more members, the sponsoring agency shall schedule a public scoping meeting. Such requests must be made by: 18 August 2023
Written comments and/or requests for a public scoping meeting should be sent to
Name: Mithila Chakraborty
Agency: Department of Housing
Address: 505 Hudson Street, Hartford, CT 06106-7106
E-Mail: mithila.chakraborty@ct.gov
Inquiries and requests to view and or copy documents, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, must be submitted to the sponsoring state agency:
Name: Mithila Chakraborty
Agency: Department of Housing
Address: 505 Hudson Street, Hartford, CT 06106-7106
E-Mail: mithila.chakraborty@ct.gov
What Happens Next: The sponsoring agency will make a determination whether to proceed with preparation of an Environmental Impact Evaluation (EIE) or that the project does not require the preparation of an EIE under the Connecticut Environmental Policy Act (CEPA). A Post-Scoping Notice of its decision will appear in a future edition of the Environmental Monitor.