An indoor trampoline park has been proposed for a 33,300-square-foot space at 175 Lowrey Place that was home to the former Local Market grocery store.
Ayesha Afzal has applied for a special permit to convert the space into a Sky Zone trampoline park with slides, dodgeball courts, a zipline, trapeze, “warrior course” and an accessory cafe.
Afzal’s ownership group intends to invest about $3.8 million in the project. The trampoline park would hire about 60 employees, the application states.
It would be Sky Zone’s third location in Connecticut. The others are in Trumbull and Norwalk.
No structural changes to the building, constructed in 1965, are planned.
The space is part of a commercial plaza that also houses a chiropractic center, karate studio, liquor store and a fitness center.
Afzal, the owner of Sky Zone Newington, has an agreement to lease the space for 10 years, with two five-year options for renewal. The property is owned by Lowrey Place Realty LLC.
Sky Zone has 300 locations globally. Each attracts 60,000 to 80,000 visitors per year, according to the application.
The property owner has agreed to improve the exterior, including re-striping and painting the parking lot, filling potholes, replacing a broken catch basin and repairing the rear gate, along with landscaping improvements, according to the application.
Hours of operation for the facility would be 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Thursday; 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday; and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday.
The plaza has 275 parking spaces, which exceeds the town’s zoning requirement.
A public hearing on the proposal is set for the Planning and Zoning Commission’s meeting at 7 tonight.
