[Cambium]

Originally Posted by JayCT

Exactly. New Rochelle was a nice town until they began allowing high rises. Now it is so strange to see 30 story buildings sticking out of low rise neighborhoods. We had a whole discussion about it on the Desegregate CT thread. It is entirely possible to have this same thing happen in any town in Connecticut under 8-30g affordable housing legislation. Jay

Was there yesterday and seen a new crane and building. Nuts






136-unit apartment building approved for Norwalk-Westport border, including 'in-demand' 3-bedroom units

"The complex will be the result of combining several pieces of land, made up of 556 and 558 Westport Ave. and 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14 Renzulli Road, according to city documents.


Currently, the Westport Avenue locations are home to a 12,300-square-foot empty commercial building, where a liquor store once operated, and a 6,200-square-foot dry-cleaning business, according to the documents. The remaining properties have single-family homes on site."


https://www.thehour.com/news/article...t-17744520.php





Single family homes in the area how was this thing approved?

[SteveM85]

Originally Posted by Cambium

Was there yesterday and seen a new crane and building. Nuts






136-unit apartment building approved for Norwalk-Westport border, including 'in-demand' 3-bedroom units

"The complex will be the result of combining several pieces of land, made up of 556 and 558 Westport Ave. and 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14 Renzulli Road, according to city documents.


Currently, the Westport Avenue locations are home to a 12,300-square-foot empty commercial building, where a liquor store once operated, and a 6,200-square-foot dry-cleaning business, according to the documents. The remaining properties have single-family homes on site."


https://www.thehour.com/news/article...t-17744520.php





Single family homes in the area how was this thing approved?

relax, it's on US1, not a ton of single families on USI. There's already a large apt complex and the Pepperidge Farm offices right there.

More importantly to Norwalk/Westport development, I just learned that a Hot Haven Chicken opened in the area near Whole Foods. The New Haven location is one of Stylo's top recommendations.

[JayCT]

Originally Posted by SteveM85

relax, it's on US1, not a ton of single families on USI. There's already a large apt complex and the Pepperidge Farm offices right there.

More importantly to Norwalk/Westport development, I just learned that a Hot Haven Chicken opened in the area near Whole Foods. The New Haven location is one of Stylo's top recommendations.

Yes, it’s long been a commercial area. Don’t be surprised when Pepperidge Farm has something similar proposed soon. That’s a prime development site that won’t sit vacant long. Perfect for more apartments. Jay

[JayCT]

Originally Posted by Cambium

Was there yesterday and seen a new crane and building. Nuts

Tell me that isn’t strange looking and out of place. That building hovers over the town like a Tower of Terror. You see it for miles. Old timers there are horrified. Rob and Laura Petre would be horrified. Jay

[Cambium]

Originally Posted by JayCT

Tell me that isn’t strange looking and out of place. That building hovers over the town like a Tower of Terror. You see it for miles. Old timers there are horrified. Rob and Laura Petre would be horrified. Jay

Yup! Really sad. See that building to the right of the tallest building in that picture? That was the tallest building in New Rochelle when I grew up there in the 80s & 90s. The "K" building.

[Stylo]

Originally Posted by ct1615

try howling hot chicken near the trumbull/bridgeport line. it's owned by the milkcraft people who have a place next door to it.

I will have to try that, but I really really don’t like Milkcraft. Haven Hot Chicken and Oar and Oak Birdhouse have been tops for me for chicken sandwiches.

[Cambium]

Disgusting

Norwalk's Webster Street parking lot to be transformed into 500 apartments in $250M-$300M project

https://www.thehour.com/news/article...s-17804138.php

[JayCT]

Originally Posted by Cambium

Disgusting

Norwalk's Webster Street parking lot to be transformed into 500 apartments in $250M-$300M project

https://www.thehour.com/news/article...s-17804138.php

What’s “disgusting”? The city has long sought the development of that property and this is exactly what was hoped for. Should be very nice when completed. Jay

[AntonioR]

Cambium is probably looking at the extra traffic this might create. That area during rush hour gets interesting and with time it gets worse.

The plus is the walking distance to the shopping/dining part of SONO and the short distance to the Norwalk train station. It's a stone throw away from the new mall, but maybe far enough to require a car ride. Those are most likely the selling points regarding its vicinity.

Anything whether is an apartment complex, a park, an office complex, etc is preferable to a parking lot, IMO.

[SteveM85]

Sono is very attractive except for the Kremlin style building. Gorbachev himself must have built that thing.