WEST HAVEN, May 28, 2025 — (Pictured): Mayor Dorinda Borer on Wednesday, May 28, signs a purchase and sale agreement for the development of the former Edgar C. Stiles Elementary School at 561 Main St.
Joining Borer and showing a rendering of the apartment development are, from left, Ideal Group principal Florjan Shehaj, SEEDnh principal Fernando Pastor and city Economic Development Director Steve Fontana.
Ideal Group, a Stamford-based developer, is working with its primary contractor, Hamden-based SEEDnh, to convert the former school building into about 30 market-rate apartments.
The Stiles building, constructed in 1930, is located in the heart of the transit-oriented development district around West Haven Station, the nearby Metro-North Railroad commuter hub.
The building has been vacant since the school closed in 2004, with no concrete plans for development — until now.
(City Photo/Mike Ajello)
