FAIRFIELD — A new transit-oriented development project could soon take shape on a 22-acre parcel in Fairfield’s Commerce Drive Industrial District, a former manufacturing hub. After Bullard Machine Tools closed its doors in the 1980s, several projects have been proposed on the brownfield sites within the district, but most have never materialized. The district’s newest proposal comes from Florida-based Amzac Capital Management. The plan includes a 160-room hotel and conference center adjacent to the Fairfield-Black Rock Train Station, plus two residential buildings with a total of 676 units on Ash Creek Boulevard. The Amzac development team asked the Town Plan and Zoning Commission for a preliminary review of the project by last week. “We’re not asking for a decision now,” attorney Christopher Russo, representing Amzac, told the commission. “It’s a large property and a big project.” Russo noted that the Commerce Drive area has taken on a new life with the opening of a brewery, a nearby shopping plaza with a grocery store and pharmacy, and new restaurants within walking distance from the proposed project. He said some of the “defining features” on the property for residents also include courtyards, decks with pools, cabanas and lawn space.
Hotel, Housing Project Proposed for Long-Vacant Fairfield Industrial Site
