A 2-story, 4,080-square-foot building has been proposed for land on the south side of Garden Street to the east of the Garden Street exit off Route 57.
AGAWAM – Local contractor Thomas Russo Jr. hopes to build an office building on 2.2 acres he owns on Garden Street.
Russo said last week constructing the office building should cost about $500,000. He said he does not have any tenants lined up yet.
Russo is also in the process of building homes in his 17-lot Zack’s Estates project off School Street. The Planning Board will take up site plans for the proposed office building when it meets Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Agawam Public Library.
A two-story, 4,080-square-foot building has been proposed for land on the south side of Garden Street to the east of the Garden Street exit off Route 57, according to material on file in the Planning Department Office. The land is zoned Business B, which allows for general business uses.
The southern portion of the site, which is raw land, consists of woods with a large wetland. Because the land has a wetland, Russo will have to get authorization from the Conservation Commission to develop the site in addition to getting the Planning Department to approve his site plans.
The northern portion of the lot, which will be the site of the proposed building, consists of upland meadows. Land abutting the property is being used by Vermette Auto Body, O’Connell Construction and South Kittredge Equipment Co. Russo hopes some day to develop the six acres he owns to the east of the proposed office building as condominiums.
Plans call for 19 parking spaces, including two spaces accessible to vans for the handicapped.