1. Notice of Scoping for Waltersville Commons
Address of possible location: 167 Steuben Street, Bridgeport, CT 06608
Municipality where proposed action might be located: Bridgeport
Project Description: The site is 1.57-acre parcel owned by the City of Bridgeport improved with a school erected in the early 1900s and considered a historical site. The development plan consists of the rehabilitation of the school structure and conversion of the classrooms to 70 dwelling units of mixed income rental housing. It also entails demolishing a neighboring garage to make way for a parking lot. The school consists of a single two-story structure. The structure will be outfitted with a mix of one-, two-, and three-bedroom units. The site will be improved to include ample surface parking. The project will create a mixed-income community, including one market rate rental unit. The units at the 167 Steuben Street site will be catered to a mix of incomes at 30%, 50%, 60% and 80% of area median income, as well as one unit at market rents. Phase 1 and 2 environmental site assessments were conducted, and a site cleanup plan executed.
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.