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Killingly Business Park — Westcott Rd, Windham County CT (1,300,000 SF proposed)

Windham · CT · FIPS 09015

Property Details

Address: Westcott Rd & Mashentuck Rd, Killingly, CT 06239
Size: 1,300,000 SF proposed single building
Acreage: 587 acres (25 parcels assembled)
Zoning: Warehouse distribution and manufacturing permitted as of right
Access: I-395 Exit 38
Status: Proposed, before Planning and Zoning Commission
Marketing: Colliers — lease, sale, or build-to-suit
End user: Not disclosed

Context

Killingly (pop ~17,000) in Windham County, CT is seeing a cluster of three simultaneous warehouse proposals:

Killingly Business Park (this entry) — 1.3M sqft on Westcott Rd
90 Putnam Pike — pair of warehouses, approved by Inland Wetlands Commission, other approvals pending
Douglas Construction parcels — 198 acres at 605 Providence Pike + 200 Hubbard Hill Rd, acquired 2022 for $1.6M. Zoning already changed from Rural Development to Planned Commercial.

Why This Matters

The “unknown end user” / “build to suit” marketing for a 1.3M sqft warehouse in a rural New England town on an interstate corridor matches the profile of ICE warehouse acquisition targets:

100K-800K sqft industrial warehouses in the confirmed purchases
Interstate access (I-395 here, I-10/I-35/I-95 in confirmed sites)
Rural location with lower land costs and less institutional opposition
No disclosed tenant before seeking approvals

However, 1.3M sqft exceeds the largest confirmed ICE purchase (~827K sqft in Socorro TX), and Connecticut has no current 287(g) agreements or IGSA facilities in Windham County. This could be legitimate logistics/distribution development for the I-395 corridor.

Community Response

The Day (New London) has published three articles documenting growing opposition:

“Killingly considers applications for three new massive warehouses” (~March 2026)
“Opposition builds against proposed warehouses in Killingly” (March/April 2026)
“Killingly warehouse proposals roll through approval process” (April 8, 2026)

Residents organized a site walk to view the proposed development area.

Douglas Construction (Smithfield, RI):

Acquired 198 acres off Route 6 at 605 Providence Pike and 200 Hubbard Hill Rd (Oct 2022, $1.6M)
Also bought ~58 acres on Hartford Pike (March 2022)
Obtained zoning change from Rural Development to Planned Commercial for the 177-acre parcel
Plans warehouse and distribution development along I-395 corridor

Recommended Investigation

Demand end-user disclosure at P&Z commission hearings
FOIA to Town of Killingly for communications between town officials and DHS/ICE/federal agencies regarding warehouse properties
Check for NDAs signed by town officials with federal agencies or developers
Property transfer records — who owns the Westcott Rd parcels? Any shell companies?
Douglas Construction background — have they done federal contracting? Check SAM.gov/USAspending

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