1. Notice of Proposed Land Transfer of an Easement at UConn Stamford

 

Complete Address of Property: 1194 Washington Boulevard, Stamford, CT

Commonly used name of property or other identifying information: Paved driveway area immediately adjacent to surface parking lot owned and operated by the University of Connecticut, currently used by 1310 Washington Boulevard, Stamford, CT via an easement.

Number of acres to be transferred: 649.87 square feet (0.015 acre) of developed land

Click to view survey of easement location.

Description of Property

Below is some general information pertaining only to a portion of the property, i.e. the easement, that is proposed for transfer.

Brief Description of Historical and Current Uses: The easement to be transferred is located on a small portion of a larger site that was acquired by the State from Bloomingdale’s Real Estate, Inc. in 1994 for use by the University of Connecticut, and it has been used for parking since that time.

The easement to be transferred contains the following:

	Building(s) in use		Building(s) not in use	x	No Structures
	Other Features:	x	Paved areas		Wooded land
	Non agricultural fields		Active agriculture		Ponds, streams, other water, wetlands
	Public water supply		On-site well	x	Water Supply Unknown
	Served by sewers		On-site septic system	x	Waste Disposal Unknown

Click to view aerial view of the approximate easement.

Click to view an image of the approximate easement.

The easement is in the following municipal zone(s):

x	Zoned		Not zoned		Not known
x	Residential		Industrial		Commercial		Institutional
	Other:

Special features of the easement: Currently developed land containing a business sign, paved parking area, and associated driveway and curbing.

Value of property: Transfer is in the context of settlement of litigation.

x	If checked, value is not known.

Type of Sale or Transfer:

	Sale or transfer of property in fee
x	Sale or transfer of partial interest in the property. Description of interest: Easement

Proposed recipient, if known: Violet Tehrani, Alexander J. Tehrani and Cyrus M. Tehrani, Co-Trustees of the Norman Tehrani Marital Trust

Proposed use by property recipient, if known: No change in use.

The agency is proposing to transfer the easement with the following restrictions on future uses: [place an "x if appropriate]

x	If checked, the state is not currently proposing restrictions on future uses.

Reason the state of Connecticut is proposing to transfer this property: The State, acting by and through the University of Connecticut, has determined that it is in the best interest of the University community to transfer the easement in settlement of litigation. 

Comments from the public are welcome and will be accepted until the close of business on November 18, 2022.

Comments may include (but are not limited to) information you might have about significant natural resources or recreation resources within the easement, as well as your recommendations for means to preserve such resources.

Written comments* should be sent to:

Name: Paul Hinsch

Agency: Office of Policy and Management

Address: 450 Capitol Avenue, MS#52 ASP 

E-Mail: paul.hinsch@ct.gov

* E-Mail submissions are preferred.  (Comments from state agencies must be on agency letterhead and signed by agency head.  Scanned copies are preferred.)

If you have questions about the proposed property transfer, contact:

Name: Robert Sitkowski

Agency: University of Connecticut, Office of University Planning, Design, and Construction

Address: 3 Discovery Drive, U-6038, Storrs, CT 06269-6038

Phone: (860) 486-3396

E-Mail: robert.sitkowski@uconn.edu 

 

What Happens Next:

When this comment period closes, the proposed land transfer can take one of three tracks:

1.   If no public comments are received, the sale or transfer can proceed with no further public comment and no further notices in the Environmental Monitor, unless the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) elects to conduct a review of the property (see #3).

2.   If public comments are received, the Office of Policy and Management (OPM) will respond to those comments. The comments and responses will be published in the Environmental Monitor.  Fifteen days after publication of the comments and responses, the proposed sale or transfer can proceed, unless DEEP elects to conduct a review of the property (see #3).

3.   If DEEP elects to conduct a further review of the property, it may submit to OPM a report with recommendations for preserving all or part of the property. The report and recommendations will be published in the Environmental Monitor, and there will be a 30-day public comment period. The DEEP will publish its responses to any comments received and its final recommendation about the property in the Environmental Monitor. OPM will then make the final determination as to the ultimate disposition of the property, and will publish that determination in the Environmental Monitor. Fifteen days after publication of that final determination, the sale or transfer can proceed.

To find out if this proposed transfer is the subject of further notices, check future editions of the Environmental Monitor. Sign up for e-alerts to receive a reminder e-mail on Environmental Monitor publication dates.