A developer has proposed 27-unit residential townhouses on vacant city land, a project called a way to expand opportunities for homeownership, records show.
The proposed project is at 91 Naugatuck St. in Hartford, and the row house style single family homes would be located on individual lots “within a zero-lot line subdivision configuration” with creation of 27 new lots, records show.
The application was filed with the Hartford Planning and Zoning Commission by Rohan Freeman Companies for Toraal Development of Hartford, city records show. The document shows the plan is pending; the city zoning office could not be reached for comment.
“The site is currently undeveloped containing some large existing trees within the property, remnants of former athletic courts and a section of bituminous driveway,” zoning documents report. “These features will be removed for construction of the final site conditions.”
“The site measures approximately 2.3 acres (99,810 square feet). It is bounded by Naugatuck Street to the north, Clark Street to the west, and Brackett Knoll Park to the east. The site is in the MX-2 zoning district and will be developed with buildings that follow the Row Building Type standards outlined in Section 4.13 of the City of Hartford Zoning Regulations,” according to application documents.
The project is proposing the subdivision of the property into 27 parcels, records show. The site is in the northeast part of the city.
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According to zoning documents, the minimum width of the “parcels are 18 feet fitting the proposed site development of row style housing with zero lot lines on internal parcels.”
“The proposed site will include the construction of 6 total buildings consisting of 27 individual single homes and associated exterior site features and parking,” zoning documents show. “Vehicular access to the site will be provided by a shared interior driveway that runs parallel to Naugatuck Street and serves all 27 homes.”
Further, two two-way driveway entrances would “connect the interior drive to Naugatuck Street. Each unit will be provided with two parking spaces within the limits of the lot. A continuous carport will provide coverage for all parking spaces,” records show.
“In preparation for the proposed buildings, utility connections, and new site features, the existing trees and paved areas will be removed,” the plan says. “Approximately 9,000 square feet of pavement, including a speed hump on Naugatuck Street, will be removed and replaced.”
In addition, approximately 2,000 square feet of sidewalk along Naugatuck Street will be removed and reconstructed, the plans say.
According to zoning records, “pedestrian circulation will be supported by new sidewalks and stair connections. Sidewalks located at the front of each unit will connect directly to the existing public sidewalks” and rear sidewalks would offer pedestrian access to the shared driveway and parking spaces.
Landscaping would be installed to support the streetscape and to provide adequate buffering and screening, the application says.
It details plan for:
Twenty new street trees to be planted along Clark Street and Naugatuck Street. Meeting the requirement for a street tree every 40 feet of street frontage.
Side and rear buffer plantings to consist of a combination of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs in accordance with Section 6.9 of the Zoning Regulations.
Replacement trees to be provided for those removed during demolition.
All private mechanical equipment will be screened in accordance with Section 6.12.2.
The application noted that the proposed “subdivision meets the intent of the zoning and subdivision regulations provided buildable parcels to expand opportunities for homeownership in Hartford. The proposed site plan integrates functional site improvements, site circulation and infrastructure.”
The city staff report notes that the original parcel was comprised of 9 lots which were combined and approved as one parcel in May 2025. This proposal for 27 new homes is “in the form of six new, two-story row buildings.”
“The access to these lots will be through three shared interior driveways which lead to an internal drive aisle that will run parallel to Naugatuck Street,” the staff report says.
Also, the proposed buildings meet the standards of regulations for “Row Building Type, except that deviations are requested per Sec. 1.3.4.G to allow the buildings adjacent to the access driveways or shared lawn areas to have 83% rather than 90% minimum front line coverage (less than the 15% deviation allowed).”
All other aspects of the building siting, height, uses, and street façade requirements are met, the report says.
Landscaping per regulations is provided, including one new street tree per 40’ of street frontage, the staff report says. “Three existing trees are proposed to be removed and replaced with 25 replacement trees of equivalent total diameter,” and a rear and side buffer of plantings has been provided, consisting of “evergreen and deciduous trees and shrubs,” the report notes.