Mystic ― The town has approved plans to renovate the former Densmore Oil Co. building at 1 Water St. into a mixed-use space with a Boost Bowls restaurant on the first floor.

Last week, the town’s Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved a plan from Blue Turtle LLC to renovate the former office building at the corner of Water Street and West Main Street.

Peter J. Springsteel, an architect representing Blue Turtle, said the first-floor tenant is proposed to be Boost Bowls.

Boost Bowls offers foods such as acai bowls, smoothies, protein shakes, juices, salads and sandwiches, according to its website. There are locations in Bethel, Newtown and West Hartford.

Tatiana Mehmeti, co-founder and CEO of Boost Bowls, confirmed by email that Boost Bowls is coming to Mystic and hopes to open its doors by summer.

“We are very excited!” Mehmeti wrote.

The renovations call for removing the old wood floor on the first level and replacing it with a concrete slab that will be level and accessible, Springsteel said.

The only exterior changes will be a larger door into the first-floor space so it is accessible and screening around the HVAC units, Springsteel said. The Historic District Commission already approved the exterior changes to the pre-Civil War building on the National Register of Historic Places, he said.

Project engineer Edward H. Wenke III said the proposal calls for five parking spaces on site, and Blue Turtle has purchased parking vouchers as part of the parking voucher system with the Mystic Museum of Art.

An existing accessible sidewalk will be maintained and fixed and it will extend to the front door of the retail area, he said.

The town had approved a plan in 2021 to turn the second floor into a two-bedroom apartment. Blue Turtle plans to do interior improvements to create the apartment.

According to a town document, the property is not on the waterfront, but people historically have used an opening in the guardrail between the property and the Steamboat Wharf property to go toward the Mystic River. There is no plan to change this access point.

Densmore Oil Co.’s offices are now located in a new building on Old Stonington Road in Stonington.

k.drelich@theday.com