1. Notice of Proposed Land Transfer of the Nathan Hale Inn on the University of Connecticut Storrs Campus
Complete Address of Property: The Nathan Hale Inn, 855 Bolton Road, Storrs, CT
Number of acres to be transferred: 2.405 acres of developed land (via a ground lease), containing an existing building (via a fee transfer). Click to view map of property.
Description of Property: Existing multi-story hotel building and associated developed land, including parking areas, sidewalks and driveways, within the University of Connecticut campus.
Brief Description of Historical and Current Uses: The building and site have been continuously used as an on-campus hotel through a ground lease with the University for close to 20 years. Having continuously owned the land, the University acquired the hotel building in 2015 under a right of first refusal when the previous private owner sought to sell it.
The property to be transferred contains the following:
Buildings in use
Buildings not in use
Wooded land
Nonagricultural fields
Active agriculture
Paved areas
Ponds, streams or other water
Water Supply: Public water supply On-site well Unknown
Waste Disposal: Served by sewers On-site septic system Unknown
Click for aerial view of property
The property is in the following municipal zone
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Not zoned
Residential
Industrial
Commercial
Institutional
Other:
Not known
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Special features of the property: Currently developed land for a hotel.
Value of property: $8,300,000
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Type of Sale or Transfer:
Sale of existing building in fee and ground lease of underlying UConn land
Sale or transfer of partial interest in the property (such as an easement).
Proposed recipient, if known: GSCT Owner LLC
Proposed use by property recipient: No change in use
The agency is proposing to transfer the property with the following restrictions on future uses:
If checked, the state is not currently proposing restrictions on future uses.
Reason the State of Connecticut is proposing to transfer this property: The University has determined that it is in the best interest of the University community to transfer the hotel building to an owner experienced in hotels, while remaining in control of the underlying land.
Comments from the public are welcome and will be accepted until the close of business on: May 3, 2019.
Comments may include information that you have about significant natural resources or recreation resources on the property, as well as your recommendations for means to preserve such resources.
Written comments* should be sent to:
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Name: |
Paul Hinsch |
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Agency: |
Office of Policy and Management |
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Address: |
450 Capitol Avenue MS#52 ASP |
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Hartford, CT 06106-1379 | |
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E-Mail: |
paul.hinsch@ct.gov |
*E-Mail submissions are preferred.
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 Environmental Protection elects to conduct a review of the property (see #3).
2. If public comments are received, the Office of Policy and Management 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 the Department of Environmental Protection elects to conduct a review of the property (see #3).
3. If the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) elects to conduct a further review of the property, it may submit to the Office of Policy and Management 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 DEP will publish its responses to any comments received and its final recommendation about the property in the Environmental Monitor. The Office of Policy and Management 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.