Five Guys, Several New Businesses Coming To North Haven: Freda

NORTH HAVEN, CT — The recent grand opening of the iconic Ferraro’s Market was just the beginning of new businesses coming to North Haven, according to First Selectman Michael Freda.

Freda recently announced that a new Five Guys restaurant will be built on Washington Avenue along with a Starbucks featuring a drive-thru and an O’Reilly’s Auto Parts Store.

The new Five Guys, famous for its burgers and fries, will be the restaurant chain’s 16th location in Connecticut.

Freda told Patch that Five Guys will be located in the empty plaza just south of GSB (Guilford Savings Bank) and directly across from McDonald’s on Washington Avenue. A new Starbucks with a drive-thru will be built in the same plaza.

The current Starbucks on Washington Avenue will likely close. Freda said it really needed a drive-thru, but it wasn’t possible at the current location, which is in the same plaza as Liberty Bank.

O’Reilly’s Auto Parts will be opening in the site of the former Boston Market on Washington Avenue.

Freda said Five Guys was officially approved recently, but it’s uncertain when it will open because it will take a while to build the plaza.

Several developments are also in the works for Universal Drive, according to Freda.

Torito, a popular Mexican restaurant chain in Massachusetts, is opening in the former Ruby Tuesday location. Freda expects that restaurant to open in July.

A Hampton Inn hotel will be next to Chick-fil-A and a Panera Bread restaurant will also be in the same plaza in front of the Cinemark movie theater, according to Freda.

Freda said a Jersey Mike’s Subs is being built on the far side of Barnes & Noble Plaza.

Freda said other projects include the continued expansion of Hartford HealthCare in the former Sports Authority space on Universal Drive.

Amazon is working on a $13 million expansion at its facility on Washington Avenue, according to Freda.

Other businesses that recently opened in town include Crossroads Coffeehouse and Bakery along with a new meat and seafood store called V’s. Both are located next to each other on Hartford Turnpike.

A new bakery, Sylvia's Confection Connection, opened on Washington Avenue.

Desired Beauty, a new medical and personal service business to assist women who have had breast cancer and a mastectomy, is expected to open later this month on Church Street, according to Freda.

The Winchester Lung and Disease Center was recently incorporated into the Yale Health Care System on Devine Street.

“These are just some of the many projects that we are working on to continue to grow our grand list next year and add more consumer services to our town,” Freda wrote in a recent message to residents. “I can assure each and every one of our fine citizens that despite all of the difficult times that we have all gone through together, this government will never be derailed in its pursuit of delivering positive outcomes for our residents.”

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