File #: LM-2026-0007    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Order Status: In Committee
File created: 1/9/2026 In control: Community Development Committee
On agenda: Final action:
Title: ORDER OF THE NEW HAVEN BOARD OF ALDERS APPROVING THE ACQUISITION BY THE CITY OF NEW HAVEN OF THOSE PROPERTIES KNOWN AS 510 GRAND AVENUE, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT AND 510A GRAND AVENUE, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT FOR PARK PURPOSES, SUCH ACQUISITION TO BE BY WAY OF A NEGOTIATED SALE AND PURCHASE OR, IF NECESSARY, BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY BE AVAILABLE TO THE CITY OF NEW HAVEN WHICH MAY INCLUDE THE USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN
Attachments: 1. 0 - Checklist - EDA English Station Acquisition, 2. 1 - Cover Letter - EDA English Station Acquisition, 3. 2 - Order - EDA English Station Acquisition, 4. 3 - PNF - EDA English Station Acquisition, 5. 4 - FIS - EDA English Station Acquisition

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ORDER OF THE NEW HAVEN BOARD OF ALDERS APPROVING THE ACQUISITION BY THE CITY OF NEW HAVEN OF THOSE PROPERTIES KNOWN AS 510 GRAND AVENUE, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT AND 510A GRAND AVENUE, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT FOR PARK PURPOSES, SUCH ACQUISITION TO BE BY WAY OF A NEGOTIATED SALE AND PURCHASE OR, IF NECESSARY, BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY BE AVAILABLE TO THE CITY OF NEW HAVEN WHICH MAY INCLUDE THE USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN

 

 

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WHEREAS, those properties known as 510 Grand Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut and 510A Grand Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut (together the “English Station Parcels”) collectively make up the approximate 8.6-acre site of the former English Station power plant situated in the Mill River (the “Site”); and

 

WHEREAS, in July 2025, the City of New Haven (the “City”) announced its intention to transform the Site into a park, containing a public pool and various other outdoor recreational facilities, and expanded river access (the “Proposed Park”); and

 

WHEREAS, in order to create the Proposed Park, it is necessary for the City to acquire the English Station Parcels.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDERED by the New Haven Board of Alders that the Mayor of the City of the City of New Haven (the “Mayor”) and/or the Mayor’s designee or designees are hereby authorized to enter into negotiations with the owners of the English Station Parcels and, in the event of successful negotiations, to accept deeds conveying to the City a good and marketable fee simple title to the English Station Parcels in exchange for the negotiated compensation (a “Conveyance”) and the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute and deliver such other documentation as may be necessary or usual in order to complete such Conveyance; and

 

BE IT FURTHER ORDERED that if it is not possible to negotiate the terms and conditions of a mutually acceptable Conveyance with the owners of the English Station Parcels, then the Mayor is hereby authorized to direct the filing of eminent domain proceedings by the City in order to obtain fee simple title to the English Station Parcels, in accordance with the authority granted by, and the requirements set forth in, the City of New Haven’s Charter and the Connecticut General Statutes.