New Plans Approved For Property Damaged In Milford Fire

MILFORD, CT — There appears to be new plans for a vacant commercial building at 51 Roses Mill Road, which was badly damaged in a 2020 fire where one person was found dead.

The Zoning Board of Appeals approved an application that will allow the property to be redeveloped.

Attorney Thomas Lynch said the most recent building on the site was built in 1995. He said that building conformed to this prior zone, but had "fallen into disuse, been boarded up, and
that squatters had occupied the building until a fire occurred on August 2020," according to recent meeting minutes.

He said that the proposal is to build on an old foundation but have 2 levels of residential apartments in the new building with a commercial 1st floor divided between a potential bank use and a medical group. The lower back level would be used for parking.

Joe Russo, JMR Design Consultants, described the building he had designed as a mixed-use structure with additional staircases and an elevator. He displayed floorplans, featuring 6 one-bedroom units on 2 floors for 12 total units.

Joyce Byrnes, owner of the Milford Auto Group, a nearby business, wrote a letter in support of the plans.