Chapel West Special Services District
Chapel West lettering etched across the glass front of a Chapel Street storefront

About the District

The Chapel West Special Services District is an area of the City of New Haven that runs along Chapel Street from York Street to Sherman Avenue, Howe Street from George to Elm Streets, Dwight Street from Chapel Street to George Street, Park Street from Elm to Crown, York Street from Elm to Crown, Crown Street from Park to Howe, and Orchard Street from Chapel Street to George Street.

This municipal taxing district was established by city ordinance and state statute in 1986. The district is governed by a nine member board of commissioners elected from the membership who conduct the services and business of the district.

The district map

The district's businesses on one sheet, with the key on the back, as of September 2026. The same map is interactive here.

The district map, page one: Chapel Street drawn horizontally from Sherman Avenue on the left to York Street on the right, with Howe, Park, Dwight and Elm crossing it. Each business is a coloured dot labelled with its address code, such as C1166 for 1166 Chapel Street, and a key gives the colours for dining, shopping and beauty, housing, hotels and the district office.

Click the map to download it in PDF format (509 KB).

Board of Commissioners

  • Tom StrongPresident
  • Arnold LehrerVice President
  • Michael RomeiSecretary/Treasurer
  • Anthony GianoOperations Manager
  • Dave Delvecchio
  • Sandi Siedel
  • Shawn Szirbik
  • Manny Colon
  • Kadir Batalbasoglo
The green Evelyn Schatz Way street sign on a lamp post at Chapel and Howe, its globe lamp above it against a clear blue sky
Evelyn Schatz, who passed away in 2003, was the first business manager and executive director of the Chapel West Special Services District. She is remembered fondly on a sign at Chapel and Howe Streets.

How a coalition of neighbors became a district is its own story - it is written in our history.