Six-story 210-room hotel proposed for Norwalk

A plan to build a six-story 210-room hotel on a 1.23-acre property at 21 and 23 Isaac’s St. in Norwalk has been proposed by the Wall Street Opportunity Fund LLC of 48 Wall St. in Norwalk. There would also be four live/work units at street level fronting Leonard Street. The plan calls for 178 parking spaces in a garage and four at-grade spaces in a drop-off area. At present, the applicant anticipates utilizing 88 or more of the parking spaces for public parking with the remainder reserved for the use of its hotel guests and users of the live-work units. Currently on the site are a 120-space parking lot and a 4,000-square-foot retail plaza.

According to Attorney Adam Blank of the Stamford-based law firm Wofsey, Rosen, Kweskin & Kuriansky LLP, who is representing the developer, the hotel would be for long stays.

“The extended stay hotel will include some amenities such as a lobby, various lounge areas, a business center with conference room and rooftop amenities; however, the applicant has intentionally designed the building so that it is not ‘full-service’ or ‘amenity-laden,” Blank said in a document filed with the City of Norwalk. “The applicant has interests in various other properties in the Wall Street area (in Norwalk) which contain retail, personal service businesses and restaurant tenants; as a result, the extended stay hotel has been designed to limit amenities provided on-site and to encourage guests to ‘get out on the street’ and patronize the businesses in the immediate neighborhood.”

Blank pointed out that the plan calls for extensive stormwater treatment facilities and that the proposed development will not adversely impact adjacent or downstream properties or city-owned drainage facilities. He pointed out tat the plan includes extensive new landscaping and will not adversely impact traffic in the area.

Blank pointed out that although the property is less than 500 feet from the Norwalk River it is separated from the river by commercial properties, sidewalks and roads and no adverse effects are expected regarding coastal resources and no specific mitigation plans are necessary.

“We believe this application fully complies with your regulations and that the project represents a wonderful addition to an underdeveloped portion of the city,” Blank told Norwalk.