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Commission approves phased hotel‑to‑apartment conversion with 10% affordable set‑aside
Summary
The Planning Commission approved Bridal Raven’s/IS Danbury LLC’s conversion of a hotel to apartments in three phases, requiring a 10% affordable unit set‑aside (10 units total: 8 studios, 2 one‑bedrooms), phased delivery of amenities and deferred right‑of‑way work to phase 3.
Danbury’s Planning Commission on May 21 approved a complex, phased resolution for Bridal Raven’s/IS Danbury LLC to convert an existing hotel into an apartment complex with mixed uses, including amenities and a 10% affordability requirement.
Deputy Planning Director Jennifer Amager outlined the resolution: construction will proceed in three phases tied to floor releases; phase 1 covers floors 7–10 and includes four affordable units (one on each floor) plus an amenity area on the 10th floor; phase 2 covers floors 5–6 with two affordable units and some site work including a pedestrian connection; phase 3 covers floors 3–4, the remaining four affordable units, remaining amenities (restaurant with outdoor patio, coffee shop, sports courts) and completion of right‑of‑way improvements (ADA ramps, crosswalk and relocating a utility pole).
Amager said the affordability plan requires filing on the land records within five days pursuant to the document’s requirements and that the certificate of zoning compliance for released units will require verification that the affordability plan and phase‑specific open‑space/amenity requirements are met. She stressed the approach gives the developer flexibility while ensuring documentation and inspections occur prior to certificates of occupancy for each phase.
Commissioners asked clarifying questions on phasing, open‑space proportionality, and the timing of right‑of‑way work; staff explained that some right‑of‑way work requires state approvals and that staging the work in phase 3 avoids blocking earlier occupancy. After discussion, the commission voted to approve the resolution of approval with the conditions and the incorporated exhibit (including the affordability plan).
