Manchester Amendment Would Allow Hotel-To-Apartments Conversion

MANCHESTER, CT — A developer known for some farily high-end properties in the state is requesting a zoning regulation amendment that would permit the conversion of existing hotels or motels in the Manchester General Business zone to multi-family use, subject to special exception.

The application was submitted Wednesday by Paredim Acquisition LLC, officials planning and zoning officials said.

No specific property is cited in the application.

The special exception would require any future development to be consistent with the "established physical relationship" of existing buildings to the "land area."

See more about the regulations here.

Paredim Acquisition owns several properties in the state like the Spinnaker developments in Milford, for which rents start between $1,600 and $2,015 per month; Parallel 41 in Stamford, where units start at $3,125 per month; and Cambridge Oxford in New Haven with starting rents at $1,425 per month.

The closest Paradim property is in Bloomfield — the Windsor Crossing Development at which rents start at $1,670 a month.

Manchester zoning officials have not yet scheduled a formal review date for the application.