Storrs Center Project

According to Leyland Alliance LLC: Storrs Center will be a mixed-use town center and main street corridor at the crossroads of the Town of Mansfield, Connecticut and the University of Connecticut. Located along Storrs Road adjacent to the University, the Town Hall, the regional high school, and the community center, Storrs Center will include a new town square across from the School of Fine Arts complex.

The Storrs Center master plan will knit quality architecture, pedestrian-oriented streets, and public spaces into a series of small neighborhoods that will make up the new fabric of the town center. Ground floor retail and commercial uses opening onto landscaped sidewalks and intimate streets will reinforce shared community spaces and will be supported by residences above. Storrs Center will combine retail, restaurant, and office uses with a variety of residence types including rental apartments, town homes and condominium apartments. Structured and surface parking will be provided. 

The anticipated construction start is Spring 2011 with Phase 1A being completed by Summer 2012

Here is the Phase 1A and 1B

Recently Storrs Center recieved a $4.9 million federal transportation grant. This grant will help create a transportation hub consisting of a centrally located transportation station for University, local, intercity, and express bus service, Dial a ride, and taxi service. This project will benefit the Storrs Center Project and the University Residents, many of which lack transportation to get to airports, downtown, and other events off campus.