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Planning commission approves conversion of vacant Norwich nursing home into 53 apartments
Summary
The Norwich Planning Commission unanimously approved a site plan to convert the shuttered nursing home at 60 Crouch Avenue into 53 multifamily apartments, with conditions that allow staff to approve limited additional lighting if needed; the developer said it hopes to close next month and begin renovations this year.
The Norwich Planning Commission on March 17 approved a site development plan to convert the vacant nursing home at 60 Crouch Avenue into 53 multifamily dwellings.
Bill Sweeney, a land-use attorney representing New London Properties LLC, told the commission the adaptive-reuse proposal calls for 53 units — five two-bedroom units, 32 one-bedroom units and 16 studios — inside the existing two-story masonry building and that the project meets parking and zoning standards. "This nursing home was closed by the state of Connecticut in 2020 after a very, very serious COVID-19 outbreak at the facility, and it's remained vacant ever since," Sweeney said, arguing the property has fallen into disrepair and that conversion to housing is…
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