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Developer presents 261‑unit Berry Place plan; board forwards application for zoning review
Summary
Continental Family Holdings presented plans to convert an industrial parcel at Berry Place into 261 residential units (60 townhouses, 201 apartments) including 26 affordable units; the Stamford Planning Board recommended the application be forwarded to the Zoning Board and asked for sanitary sewer and traffic follow‑ups as needed.
Michael Kikase, representing the applicant, presented a redevelopment plan to convert an industrial site into 261 housing units, a mix of owner‑occupied townhouses and rental apartments. Kikase described a unit mix of 27 one‑bedrooms, 132 two‑bedrooms and 22 three‑bedrooms in the RMF district, plus 60 townhouses in the lower‑density portion of the parcel; 26 units would be affordable under zoning, and six townhouse units would be deed‑restricted.
Kikase told the board the project complies with height, area and bulk zoning rules and does not seek bonuses or variances. He said the team had reduced the original unit count (from 267) after neighbor outreach and displayed site plans and elevations. The applicant also noted the site’s existing boundaries — Metro‑North tracks to the north and the Innis Arden Golf Club to the south and west — and that the site is currently vacant following demolition of industrial buildings.
Board members pressed on wastewater capacity and traffic. Derek Donay, the project’s site engineer, said the development will connect to the city sewer system and that the team is coordinating with WPCA; he added that if WPCA requests a sanitary‑impact study the applicant will provide one. Traffic consultant Kimberly Guthrie said the team is refining the traffic study with the city and reported minimal level‑of‑service impacts in modeled 2027 conditions; in some locations the projected change was a matter of seconds of delay.
After questions, the Planning Board voted to forward the application to the Zoning Board (motion carried unanimously). Next steps include WPCA review and the scheduled Zoning Board hearings.
