Plans For Apartment Building In East Norwalk Withdrawn: Report

NORWALK, CT — A plan to build a 13-unit apartment building next to the East Norwalk Library has been withdrawn, after the proposed development was met with opposition, reported The Hour.

The proposal for 49 Van Zant St. was scrapped after concerns were raised by residents, city officials, and in a peer review by engineering consultants that the planned development was too dense for the site.

Additionally, critics said it did not provide enough parking, and some found the building's aesthetics lacking.

The city's Planning and Zoning Director Steven Kleppin reportedly pledged that his department is willing to work with the developer on a new proposal should they decide to move forward.

Read The Hour story.