A developer is proposing a mixed-use development in West Hartford Center that would include 64 condominiums and up to 20 apartments in newly constructed buildings at the corner of LaSalle and Arapahoe roads.
The project would be constructed on a parking lot behind the Webster Bank building on Lasalle Road, extending to Arapahoe Road.
The developer, Lexham LaSalle Development LLC, hasn’t submitted an application yet, but has presented the concept to the Design Review Advisory Committee, which has offered input.
The plan includes a parking garage and improvements to the streetscape on LaSalle Road, along with demolition of an office at 8 Arapahoe Road. A landscaped pedestrian alleyway with scaled lighting would be built between the Webster Bank building and Union Kitchen.
The developer told the design committee the project will bring a “desirable alternative to the single-family homes that dominate the area,” including four affordable rental units.
Members of the Design and Review Advisory Committee raised concerns that the project was out-of-scale with West Hartford Center, but the developer made changes, including eliminating a ramp to the parking area and adding enhancements to the pedestrian alleyway.
The apartments at 75 LaSalle Road include one-, two- and three-bedroom units spanning three floors, along with street-level retail space.
The developer plans to request incentives through the town’s Special Development District.
