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Norwich panel continues hearing on 101 Water Street conversion, cites floodplain and stamped site‑plan needs

Commission on the City Plan (Norwich) · November 24, 2025
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The commission continued the public hearing on a proposal to convert 101 Water Street to roughly 58 residential units, with staff and engineers saying a stamped engineered site plan and FEMA‑compliant protections (transformer floodproofing, utility protections) are required before action; hearing continued to Dec. 16, 2025.

Attorney Matthew Green, representing 101 Water Street, told the Commission on the City Plan on Nov. 18 that the long‑vacant, largely commercial building is proposed for adaptive reuse into about 58 residential units (33 studios, 13 one‑bedrooms, 12 two‑bedrooms) with roughly 3,000 square feet of ground‑floor commercial space. Green said a ZBA variance has been granted to allow more residential than commercial on the first floor and…

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