Current
Phase III
Proposed Development Description, Oyster Harbor Village
Phases 3 and 4 on 185-195-201-212 and 213 Front Street,
Total Land of 62,300 square feet
The property is located on the Quinnipiac River shoreline with 480 linear feet of waterfront
Permits and Studies completed to date:
Environmental Studies Phase I and II with summary of Phase III clean-up
Seawall permit from DEEP and Army Corps of Engineers for 480-foot-long seawall with 6-foot-wide public pedestrian promenade overlooking the River, two transient docks, 400-foot-long, 8-foot-wide floating dock and 4 connecting ramps.
Development proposal for 185-195-201 Front Street: Completed is schematic design and site plan including the following facilities: 2 senior retirement residential complexes on 185 and 201 Front Street totaling 52,000 square feet of building. Each building complex provides 35 diversified senior retirement residences comprised of studio, 1 and 2 bedrooms on 3 floors with direct water view exposure for the majority of the units, water front access and the penthouse floor. Most penthouse units have very large terraces overlooking the River. Each penthouse floor provides for 900 square feet of public terrace gardens overlooking the water for the complex’s residents’ use. The buildings are all designed and spaced from each other by at least 70 linear feet to allow continuous vistas of the River to view.
Residents of these 70 units will have transient boating facilities available, as well as a walking promenade connecting the residents to parking, other buildings, waterfront, community park, shopping, restaurants, bar, coffee shop, soup and sandwich kiosk, specialty stores, entertainment, workshops, rehabs and spa facilities through the services of gazebo, pergolas and promenades. There are 35 parking spaces provided for the residents and their guests.
Phase IV
The last phase of the project is over 212 Front Street, designed over 6500 square feet over 3 floors above the reception level on the Front Street access. The plan provides for a 10 bed and breakfast complex, ADA standard, the majority of the rooms with balconies on 2nd and 3rd floor dining room and kitchen facilities, sunroom, living room, terrace bar and snack room is provided. There are 5 parking spaces allocated for the bed and breakfast complex.
Over 213 Front Street, design development is completed for the central facilities, wellness center, entertainment, shops, restaurants and 12 bed and breakfasts with a total of 17,800 square feet of building over 3 floors, plus rooftop restaurants. Twenty parking spaces are provided for this center.
The first floor provides a New England seafood and grill restaurant, coffee shop with soup and sandwiches, oyster bar and specialty store. Access to the walking promenade, waterfront, docks to boating facilities are emphasized such as a public plaza, gazebo to all welcomes the residents and visitors to the transient boating, into very vibrant public promenade space. The goal is to increase water transportation as an artery means of connecting people to places throughout the plan. The second floor of the center provides a series of services and accommodations to the senior living and visiting the center, multi-function room for movies and performances, game room, reading library, sunroom, gym/spa, arts and crafts, woodworking and beauty and rehab shop and small business center. The third floor includes 12 ADA standard bed and breakfast complexes overlooking the water and multi-function room. The top floor provides for a roof top restaurant and piano bar with outside terrace seating with water views. This complex welcomes families and visitors of the seniors in the complex and the nearby similar facilities to visit.
