Norwalk staff detail multiple downtown and waterfront development projects
August 07, 2026 | Norwalk City, Fairfield, Connecticut
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City planning staff presented a wide-ranging development update on Aug. 6, outlining projects in various stages from permitting to near-completion across Norwalk's downtown and waterfront areas.
Steve Kleppin summarized projects including 108 Water Street (developer Spinnaker) — proposed as a 130-room hotel with roughly 30,000 square feet of office, about 60 residential units, ground-floor commercial space and more than an acre of public boardwalk — and 71 Water Street (approved but still awaiting building permits). Kleppin also described the Merritt 7 office conversions: the northern towers are being converted from roughly 400,000 square feet of office into about 300 apartments in total.
Other updates included a 200-unit project at 1517 Chestnut near the train station, partial leasing reports for 1 Cemetery Street (Artia Point) and 377 West Ave (the Scribe), and several projects in permitting and early construction. Staff said some projects are collecting significant permit fees and added tax revenue for the city, and that an ADU preapproved-design contest will solicit entries through early October to speed accessory dwelling unit approvals.
Steve Kleppin summarized projects including 108 Water Street (developer Spinnaker) — proposed as a 130-room hotel with roughly 30,000 square feet of office, about 60 residential units, ground-floor commercial space and more than an acre of public boardwalk — and 71 Water Street (approved but still awaiting building permits). Kleppin also described the Merritt 7 office conversions: the northern towers are being converted from roughly 400,000 square feet of office into about 300 apartments in total.
Other updates included a 200-unit project at 1517 Chestnut near the train station, partial leasing reports for 1 Cemetery Street (Artia Point) and 377 West Ave (the Scribe), and several projects in permitting and early construction. Staff said some projects are collecting significant permit fees and added tax revenue for the city, and that an ADU preapproved-design contest will solicit entries through early October to speed accessory dwelling unit approvals.
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