The Shelton Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing Thursday on a proposal that could lead to more than 250 apartments on vacant land off Bridgeport Avenue.
The hearing had been slated for Wednesday night but this month PZC members rescheduled it to Thursday at 7 p.m. in the auditorium at City Hall.
Officials from the developer, Talbot Partners LLC, first revealed the plans for the site in June, when they gave an informal presentation on the project.
At the time the project was first revealed, officials from Talbot Partners billed it as a $30 million investment comprising 248 apartments.
The scope of the project has since increased slightly — documents filed at City Hall in October call for 262 upscale rental units on the property. The development would have nearly 400 parking spaces.
The land is currently zoned for office space, so the developer is asking the commission to create a special “Planned Development District,” or PDD, for the property.
If PZC approves the zone change, the developer would still have to return to the commission at a later point with more detailed plans for the project.
A company official said in June that the development will bring 300 construction jobs as it’s being built, as well as 40 permanent jobs once completed.
The apartments would be split among eight three- and four-story buildings. The development would also feature a pool, gazebo, movie room, and other amenities.
The company estimated rents for the apartments — studios, one- and two-bedrooms — at between $1,500 and $2,500 per month.
Access to the complex would be off Bridgeport Avenue, by widening and extending the entrance to Planet Fitness.
The project, if built, would be one of several residential developments in the works in Shelton.
Downtown, Avalon Bay Communities Inc. is currently building a 250-unit apartment complex on Canal Street, next to the Birmingham, a former factory converted into residential units.
South of those properties, the developer overseeing the redevelopment of Canal Street has floated the idea of renovating the Spongex building into a 42-unit apartment complex.
And the commission is currently reviewing plans from a Torrington developer to put a 36-unit condominium on a River Road property it’s buying from Mayor Mark Lauretti.