At the Norwalk Redevelopment Agency, all of our energies and resources go into enhancing the physical, economic, and social environment of the Norwalk community.

We work here. We live here. We're proud of - and know firsthand - Norwalk's present advantages and future opportunities.

Notices 

• The Wall Street - West Avenue Neighborhood Plan was approved on March 13th, 2019. The Plan is available here as well as in hard copy at the Norwalk Redevelopment Agency located at 3 Belden Avenue Norwalk, CT 06850.
  The Plan consolidates, updates, and replaces the previous Wall Street Redevelopment Plan as well as the West Avenue Redevelopment Plan.
• The Norwalk Redevelopment Agency invites the public to comment on our draft application to the EPA Brownfields Cleanup Grant for Webster Lot. Additional details are found in the provided link FY23 EPA Brownfields Application Public Notification. Drafts of the Project Narrative and Analysis of Brownfields Cleanup Alternatives (ABCA) are available here:
  Draft ABCA
  Draft FY23 Grant Application Narrative

Resources

• THE SONO COLLECTION - EXTERIOR FACADE MATERIAL OPTIONS
• THE SONO COLLECTION - EXTERIOR SIGNAGE MANUAL
• Whistleville / Lexington Avenue Historic Preservation Strategy (September 2015)
• Meetings and Committees
• Greater Norwalk Ten Year Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness
• Resources & Guidelines, Historic Preservation in Norwalk (July 1980)
• DRAFT Parking Plan (December 2012)
• Connectivity Masterplan (March 2012)
• Sustainable Design Guidelines (May 2011), apply to all redevelopment plan areas
• Fiscal and Economic Impact Analysis of Norwalk Redevelopment Projects (June 2016)
• Fiscal and Economic Impact Analysis of Norwalk Redevelopment Projects - Presentation
• Strategic Plan 2021

Redevelopment & Urban Renewal Plans (according to State Statute 132)

• Wall Street - West Avenue Neighborhood Plan
• Reed Putnam Urban Renewal Area
• TOD Redevelopment Plan, approved September 2016
• Urban Renewal Plan Washington-South Main Street Improvement Area #2 (1981, rev 2006)

For Public Comment

• Norwalk Redevelopment Agency Strategic Plan 2020-2025
• 4-13-21 Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting

Community Arts & Cultural Sponsorship Program

• Arts & Cultural Affairs Grant Application

For The Public

Harbor Loop Trail/SoNo Wharf 

The City of Norwalk and Norwalk Redevelopment Agency are working with a consulting firm on the design and engineering of integral segments of the Norwalk River Valley Trail that will connect the existing trail and complete the Harbor Loop along the east bank of the Norwalk River, and of SoNo Wharf as a green space to include the continuation of the trail north. To learn more, visit the Norwalk Redevelopment Agency's website.

South Norwalk Train Station Area Study

The South Norwalk Station Area Study final report is available here or on the Norwalk Redevelopment Agency's website.

Mathews Park Master Site Plan

Draft Mathews Park Master Plan
The Norwalk Redevelopment Agency is currently seeking feedback on a set of proposed draft recommendations for improving Mathews Park. We are asking that the public review the two presentations from our public meetings and submit any feedback to ckramer@norwalkct.org by 4:00pm on Friday July 30^th. This feedback will help inform our efforts to submit a final set of recommendations to the City for how to improve Mathews Park.

• Mathews Park Community Meeting 1 5-27-21
  
• Mathews Park Community Meeting 2 7-15-21
  

For Vendors

RFP

Norwalk Brownfield Area-Wide Revitalization Project

The Norwalk Brownfield Area-Wide Revitalization Project seeks to create a tool for better understanding Norwalk’s brownfields and their development potential. This will be accomplished by GIS mapping Norwalk’s brownfields citywide, assembling data on brownfields within the central BAR Project Area, and developing criteria to apply to brownfields and prioritize sites for development.

Please see the RFP for project scope and more information.

• Issuance: November 9, 2022
• RFP Information Session: Thursday, December 1, 2022 at 1:00 PM EST
• RFP Addendum – Responses to Inquiries: December 9, 2022
• Deadline to submit proposal: December 20, 2022 4:00 PM EST