An $80 million plan to transform Manchester’s long-vacant Parkade site into a residential and commercial complex will go before the Planning and Zoning Commission on Monday. The commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. to determine whether the project would have a “significant impact” on wetlands in the area. A separate special exception permit will be […]
An $80 million plan to transform Manchester’s long-vacant Parkade site into a residential and commercial complex will go before the Planning and Zoning Commission on Monday.
The commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. to determine whether the project would have a “significant impact” on wetlands in the area. A separate special exception permit will be considered at a later date.
APR Manchester LLC, the development company behind the project, has an agreement with the town to purchase the roughly 19.5-acre site at 296, 324, 330, 334 and 340 Broad St. for $4.15 million.
The developer is proposing to build 232 residential units — comprising four 48-unit buildings and four 10-unit buildings — along with 8,000 square feet of non-residential space in two 4,000-square-foot commercial buildings. The application describes the residential component as “Class A apartments.”
Anthony Properties, a Dallas, Texas-based company operating through APR Manchester LLC, is listed as the applicant.
The project also includes construction of about 1,200 linear feet of the town's multi-use trail along Bigelow Brook, a clubhouse with amenities and nearly 500 off-street parking spaces.
The Parkade site, which once hosted a shopping mall, has been targeted for redevelopment since 2008. The town settled litigation last year with a previous developer whose 2021 contract was terminated by the town in 2022 over financing concerns.
The planning and zoning commission
previously approved zoning amendments for the project, including changes to road configurations and building heights.
The Nov. 3 meeting will be held both in person and virtually via Zoom.
