How tall are the buildings going to be?
The Storrs Center Special Design District established guidelines for four main areas of the project – Town Square, Market Square, Village Street, and Residential areas. The building height minimums and maximums are as follows: Town Square – Two story minimum and five and one-half maximum Market Square – Two story minimum and five and one-half maximum Village Street – Two story minimum and five and one-half maximum Residential – Two to three and a half story residential buildings; multi-family buildings from two and a half to four and a half stories; one eight story maximum multi-family building on the easterly side of the site. For more specifics on the Special Design District regulations click on the Downtown Partnership logo at www.mansfieldct.org, and then go to Planning and Design Documents. Also, a current draft Concept Plan of Storrs Center is on the Partnership home page.
