Connecticut State Council on Environmental Quality

3. Notice of Scoping for The Monarch

Address of possible location: 149-169 Derby Avenue, New Haven, CT 06511

Municipality where proposed action might be located: New Haven

Project Description: The site consists of four contiguous parcels that total 1.77-acres currently developed with two interconnected commercial buildings totaling 38 thousand square feet. Until 2021 the two buildings operated as a Dry Cleaner and will both be demolished. The site has environmental issues and is considered a brownfield. After demolition, the site will be remediated and will be re-developed with a 68-unit mixed income residential development.

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: January 5, 2024.

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: December 15, 2023. 

Written comments and/or requests for a public scoping meeting should be sent to

Name: Mithila Chakraborty, Ph.D. 

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, Ph.D.

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.