Real Estate

Visions for Vacancies: Filling a Void on Colony Street

It's time to share your development ideas. Tell us, how would you fill the space on Colony Street in Meriden?

A short walk from West Main Street, located in hillside view overlooking the train station, there's space for potential development for a restaurant, office or more. If you could do anything with it, how would you fill it?

Let's call this a modern spin on community planning - Patch's version of a charette, a digital drawing board where all ideas are on the table.

Each week we'll present a new vacant building and ask you to tell us what you think would be the best use. Forget what zone it's in, ignore setback regulations, dump lot coverage rules and all the other zoning jargon that puts people most to sleep. If you had your way, what would you like to see there? What would be the best use for the community?

The empty storefront is one of several along Colony Street as the city looks to bring a new look in the neighborhoods surrounding the courthouse. This property could be one to benefit from train rejuvenation.

So put your thinking caps on and let us know - if you could have anything fill the space, what would it be? A restaurant? A bodega? Something entirely different?

Tell Us: What's the best way to move forward with the Colony Street business space?

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