DESCRIPTION
Storrs Center will be a mixed-use town center and main street corridor
at the crossroads of the town of Mansfield, Connecticut and the
University of Connecticut. Located along Storrs Road adjacent to the
University, the Town Hall, the regional high school, and the community
center, Storrs Center will include a new town square across from the
University’s proposed fine arts center, designed by renowned architect
Frank O. Gehry in association with Herbert S. Newman and Partners,
of New Haven, CT. The new town center will occupy about 15 acres of
the overall 45-acre property, with the remainder of the site reserved
for open space. The town plan will knit architecture, pedestrian-
oriented streets, small lanes, and public spaces into a series of small
neighborhoods that will make up the new fabric of the town center.
Ground floor retail and commercial uses opening onto landscaped
sidewalks and intimate streets will reinforce traditional streetfront
activity and shared community spaces and will be supported by
residences above and throughout the neighborhood. Storrs Center will
combine retail, restaurant, and office uses with a variety of residence
types including town homes, condominium apartments and rental
apartments. Structured and surface parking will be provided.
LOCATION
Mansfield, Connecticut, approximately twenty-five miles east of
Hartford, Connecticut on Route 195, across from the University of
Connecticut’s main campus. The developed area will be located
adjacent to and immediately east of Storrs Road (Route 195).
DEVELOPER
Storrs Center Alliance, LLC, an affiliate of LeylandAlliance LLC,
Tuxedo, New York, is the master developer. The following consultants
form the balance of the Storrs Center Alliance development team:
Herbert S. Newman & Partners, P.C., New Haven, CT (master
planning, architecture); Live Work Learn Play LLP, Montreal, Quebec,
Canada (retail consulting); BL Companies, Meriden, CT (engineering,
architecture); Patrick L. Pinnell Architecture and Town Planning, East
Haddam, CT (architecture); Robinson & Cole, LLP, Hartford, CT
(legal); Michael W. Klemens, Ph.D., Ridgefield, CT (environmental
consulting); Desman Associates, Farmington, CT (parking consulting);
Steven Winters Associates, Norwalk, CT (sustainability consulting).
PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP
The Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Inc. is the municipal
development agency charged with the development of Storrs Center
on behalf of the town of Mansfield, CT. The Partnership is an
independent, non-profit organization that is composed of
representatives from the community, local businesses, the town and
the University of Connecticut.
MASTER PLAN
The master plan architect is Herbert S. Newman and Partners P.C.,
New Haven, CT.
The site represents an assemblage of parcels amounting to
approximately 45 acres, of which the developed area will occupy about
15 acres, leaving approximately 30 acres reserved for conservation.
The approximate 15-acre development area largely overlies previously
or currently developed property and will be comprised of two basic
land use categories, including mixed-use and residential areas. The
mixed-use zone combines retail, office, restaurant and residential uses
in a variety of forms to create a vibrant main street environment. A
residential zone will be located just outside of the mixed-use district
and will serve as a buffer between the activity of Main Street and the
conservation area to the east. Civic uses will be encouraged
throughout the project. The project will include a variety of public
spaces, landscaped streets, sidewalks, a town square, and small
parks and terraces in order to create the varied experience of the
public realm that is essential to the viability and sustainability of the
mixed use community.
The undeveloped area will be preserved as a conservation zone. The
plan provides for limited access points to quiet, low impact paths within
the upland area, offering local residents and visitors an opportunity to
enjoy this natural preserve.
ARCHITECTURE
Looney Ricks Kiss Architects, Inc. has been retained by the Downtown
Mansfield Partnership as its municipal development consultant and is
writing the design guidelines for Storrs Center with assistance from
Herbert S. Newman & Partners.
PROJECTED MIX
Market Rate Rental: 200-300 units
For Sale Residential: 400-500 units
Retail/Restaurant: 150,000-200,000 s.f.
Commercial (office): 40,000-75,000 s.f.
Civic and Community: 5,000-25,000 s.f.
AMENITIES
In addition to the numerous retail, restaurant, commercial and
residential uses that make up the project, the new mixed-use
classification allows for a variety of civic and community spaces such
as community meeting spaces, places of worship, postal services,
educational and classroom spaces, and exhibition spaces. The project
will be distinguished by the town square, small parks and terraces, and
the large, adjacent conservation area. The project is surrounded by
University and town facilities including the Town Hall, the community
center, the high school, the fine arts complex, and existing churches.
TIMETABLE
Anticipated construction start: 2007
Anticipated completion date: 2012
Storrs Center will be a mixed-use town center and main street corridor
at the crossroads of the town of Mansfield, Connecticut and the
University of Connecticut. Located along Storrs Road adjacent to the
University, the Town Hall, the regional high school, and the community
center, Storrs Center will include a new town square across from the
University’s proposed fine arts center, designed by renowned architect
Frank O. Gehry in association with Herbert S. Newman and Partners,
of New Haven, CT. The new town center will occupy about 15 acres of
the overall 45-acre property, with the remainder of the site reserved
for open space. The town plan will knit architecture, pedestrian-
oriented streets, small lanes, and public spaces into a series of small
neighborhoods that will make up the new fabric of the town center.
Ground floor retail and commercial uses opening onto landscaped
sidewalks and intimate streets will reinforce traditional streetfront
activity and shared community spaces and will be supported by
residences above and throughout the neighborhood. Storrs Center will
combine retail, restaurant, and office uses with a variety of residence
types including town homes, condominium apartments and rental
apartments. Structured and surface parking will be provided.
LOCATION
Mansfield, Connecticut, approximately twenty-five miles east of
Hartford, Connecticut on Route 195, across from the University of
Connecticut’s main campus. The developed area will be located
adjacent to and immediately east of Storrs Road (Route 195).
DEVELOPER
Storrs Center Alliance, LLC, an affiliate of LeylandAlliance LLC,
Tuxedo, New York, is the master developer. The following consultants
form the balance of the Storrs Center Alliance development team:
Herbert S. Newman & Partners, P.C., New Haven, CT (master
planning, architecture); Live Work Learn Play LLP, Montreal, Quebec,
Canada (retail consulting); BL Companies, Meriden, CT (engineering,
architecture); Patrick L. Pinnell Architecture and Town Planning, East
Haddam, CT (architecture); Robinson & Cole, LLP, Hartford, CT
(legal); Michael W. Klemens, Ph.D., Ridgefield, CT (environmental
consulting); Desman Associates, Farmington, CT (parking consulting);
Steven Winters Associates, Norwalk, CT (sustainability consulting).
PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP
The Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Inc. is the municipal
development agency charged with the development of Storrs Center
on behalf of the town of Mansfield, CT. The Partnership is an
independent, non-profit organization that is composed of
representatives from the community, local businesses, the town and
the University of Connecticut.
MASTER PLAN
The master plan architect is Herbert S. Newman and Partners P.C.,
New Haven, CT.
The site represents an assemblage of parcels amounting to
approximately 45 acres, of which the developed area will occupy about
15 acres, leaving approximately 30 acres reserved for conservation.
The approximate 15-acre development area largely overlies previously
or currently developed property and will be comprised of two basic
land use categories, including mixed-use and residential areas. The
mixed-use zone combines retail, office, restaurant and residential uses
in a variety of forms to create a vibrant main street environment. A
residential zone will be located just outside of the mixed-use district
and will serve as a buffer between the activity of Main Street and the
conservation area to the east. Civic uses will be encouraged
throughout the project. The project will include a variety of public
spaces, landscaped streets, sidewalks, a town square, and small
parks and terraces in order to create the varied experience of the
public realm that is essential to the viability and sustainability of the
mixed use community.
The undeveloped area will be preserved as a conservation zone. The
plan provides for limited access points to quiet, low impact paths within
the upland area, offering local residents and visitors an opportunity to
enjoy this natural preserve.
ARCHITECTURE
Looney Ricks Kiss Architects, Inc. has been retained by the Downtown
Mansfield Partnership as its municipal development consultant and is
writing the design guidelines for Storrs Center with assistance from
Herbert S. Newman & Partners.
PROJECTED MIX
Market Rate Rental: 200-300 units
For Sale Residential: 400-500 units
Retail/Restaurant: 150,000-200,000 s.f.
Commercial (office): 40,000-75,000 s.f.
Civic and Community: 5,000-25,000 s.f.
AMENITIES
In addition to the numerous retail, restaurant, commercial and
residential uses that make up the project, the new mixed-use
classification allows for a variety of civic and community spaces such
as community meeting spaces, places of worship, postal services,
educational and classroom spaces, and exhibition spaces. The project
will be distinguished by the town square, small parks and terraces, and
the large, adjacent conservation area. The project is surrounded by
University and town facilities including the Town Hall, the community
center, the high school, the fine arts complex, and existing churches.
TIMETABLE
Anticipated construction start: 2007
Anticipated completion date: 2012
Storrs Center, Mansfield
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