Cheshire’s Planning and Zoning Commission Monday will continue a public hearing and possibly take action on applications related to a proposed multi-unit housing development, which, if approved, would be the town’s largest apartment complex.
Tri-Star Development LLC, and Miller, Napolitano, Wolff LLC, on behalf of owner Eastpointe LLC, are requesting special permits and special development approvals to build 300 apartments throughout nine buildings on 30 acres in the town’s new 100-acre special development district near 691.
The project, Eastpointe at Stone Bridge Crossing, includes one-, two-, and three-bedroom market-rate apartments with a clubhouse, pool, garage parking, dog park and other amenities.
The development would sit on a new town road called Stone Bridge Court, with the entrance directly across from the 691 on/off ramp.
The Reserve at Stone Bridge Crossing, another 140-unit development, is also under construction in the district.
Also planned for the area are restaurants, a retail plaza, hotel and senior housing units, projects that have not yet begun.
Economic Development Director Andrew Martelli said Eastpointe at Stone Bridge Crossing is a good proposal from a quality developer, which will bring much-needed housing diversity to Cheshire.
“It checks all the boxes,” Martelli said.
No residents spoke at the last public hearing Oct. 24, and commissioners briefly discussed the location of the school bus stop for students who would live in the complex. That determination will be made later and in conjunction with the school department.
The increase in the number of students living in this development was a consideration in the analysis of the future of Cheshire’s public schools, town officials said.
Voters in a referendum last week approved by a margin of 60% a modernization plan and $166 million for new school construction that would close three old schools and build two new elementary schools.
The Norton School would be demolished, and a new building, to accommodate nearly double the current student body of 500, would be built on the same site.
Chapman school, in the north end of town, would be closed and a new school built on town-owned land closer to the Eastpointe development. The Darcey School would be closed, and town officials will need to create a reuse plan for that site, which is close to the Waterbury town line.
This application for the 300 residential units is one of many for the massive mixed-use development, each requiring its own application and approval process.
This proposal has gained Inland Wetland and Town Beautification Committee approval.
