Plans also call for a Starbucks building with a drive-thru and a 9,200-square-foot retail building.
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A push to transform two vacant office buildings into 201 apartments, a Starbucks and 9,200 square feet of retail space cleared a major hurdle this week as the town’s Planning and Zoning Commission signed off on the concept.
The preliminary concept plan approved Tuesday outlines the layout, density, traffic patterns and basic architecture of Litchfield Developer Mark Greenberg’s plan to convert the office buildings at 1 and 10 Targeting Centre, and build a new property on a neighboring vacant lot.
The 11.6-acre development area is just off Interstate 91.
Greenberg is partnered with Florida-based real estate developer Citicore Development Group on the proposal.
Now, Greenberg and Citicore must return to the Planning and Zoning Commission with a fully detailed plan for final approval. Greenberg said he aims to clear that final hurdle in September, then begin building “right away.”
Greenberg owns the three-story, 51,778-square-foot office building on 5 acres at 10 Targeting Centre. He is under contract to buy the neighboring four-story, 97,256-square-foot office building at 1 Targeting Centre through a court-appointed receiver.
The owner of the larger office property is disputing the sale price in court.
Greenberg said phased development would begin with a new, four-story building between the two office properties, and conversion of the office building at 1 Targeting Centre. After those buildings are significantly leased, he would move to either convert 10 Targeting Centre into apartments, or demolish the building and build a new apartment property on the site.
The building at 10 Targeting Centre was heavily damaged during a burglary this spring, Greenberg said, and demolition and new construction might make more sense.
Plans also call for a Starbucks building with a drive-thru and a 9,200-square-foot retail building on the eastern edge of the site.
