WESTBROOK SCOOP: Outlet Center could become new development!

1/23/2024

Lexington Partners, a major landlord in Connecticut, had their pre-application hearing with the Town of Westbrook to redevelop the ailing Westbrook Outlets property at 314 Flat Rock Place in Westbrook!

The preliminary plans show a large mixed-use development with 9 large buildings and a collection of town houses. These are preliminary drawings and are subject to change. The early numbers suggest 595 apartments, around 75,000 square feet of retail and entertainment space, 14,400 square feet of amenity space, a possible amphitheater, 100 room hotel, and 100 townhouse condos.

These plans are still subject to Town approvals including zone changes and regulation exceptions. No timeline has been announced for the project. Some tenants names that are hinted in the plans include Dave & Busters and Trader Joe's. These are not confirmed as having signed onto the project.

We've reached out to Lexington Partners for more information and a statement. The site is currently home to Westbrook Outlets, home to H&M, Hanes Brands, Tapville Social, Kur Spa, J Crew Outlet, Pepperbridge Farms, and more. The center was previously a Tanger Outlet mall.

Do you think this development will be good for Westbrook? What tenants would you like to see open in the development? Comment Below!⬇️

14 Comments

Anne

1/23/2024 10:38:47 am

Please put in an ice skating or roller skating rink and not just a small one but a large one. This has the potential to make HUGE profits.

Charlie rival

1/23/2024 11:38:40 am

The rendering looks remarkably similar to Evergreen Walk in Manchester, except with the adding housing / apartments.
Hopefully more retail business will occupy street level space, and whoever wrote about an ice rink or roller skating sounds spot on!

Shannon Kane

1/23/2024 12:38:47 pm

This is such great news for Westbrook!!

Carol Brevard

1/23/2024 02:35:51 pm

I am not against development and would love to see something positive come from the property. My initial reaction to these plans is them taking us from one extreme to another. 695 dwellings plus the hotel ..
translates to 12-1500 more cars daily trying to get onto 95 or down the Post road in the morning and home in the evenings. Schools, Policing, Town Beach Overload,Effect on Real Estate Prices are all considerations.I also see the advantages to local business and bringing in new jobs. Saybrook has some version of this downtown, and I would want to hear how it has effected their town.

We moved here thirty+ years ago because it was a sleepy & welcoming small town. While I know growth has positive aspects, I would hate to have too much too soon and lose the character of our town.

Victoria

1/23/2024 03:00:30 pm

Would love to see this development come to life! I think it would bring a lot of young adults to the area and add immense value! First (and only) choice would be a Trader Joe’s for grocery shopping.
Entertainment wise, I’d love to see an Alamo Drafthouse cinema or a Punchbowl social.

I think Alamo draft houses and Punchbowl Social draw a more sophisticated crowd than a Dave & Buster’s but I’d be happy with a Dave & Busters or something similar. And a Nataz Restaurant

John Doe

1/24/2024 06:58:35 am

I think the scale of this project is 2-3 times oversized. The amount of traffic coming in and out of that road, and there’s only one road in and out, will be unmanageable. The amount of cars getting on and off I-95 will cause serious backups. Plus the pricing if these housing units will not fall in an affordable rang for an average family. So the benefits of having increased enrollment to our schools will probably be minimal. The typical person who can afford a 3k month 2 bedroom rent is more NY people or retirement age people who want to simplify. It’s not going to be a place for middle class common folks, like Westbrook is.

2/5/2024 10:23:40 am

Agree

Public Transit

1/24/2024 07:33:25 am

The developers should agree to move the train station into the development (along with designated commuter parking). If SLE ever gets their act together, the housing within walking distance to a new station would become a lot more valuable for those who work in New Haven and further west.

The governor is rightfully pushing for more transit-oriented development, and that is exactly what this could be.

Yuliya

1/24/2024 07:47:05 am

I like it, this new project.

Jen

1/24/2024 09:49:30 am

Awesome news!! Trader joes , target, apple store. Lowes. Right now we are driving 30 plus minutes to get to these stores. Roller rink!! Yes. One stop. Living is ideal.

Ali

1/24/2024 11:15:22 am

Finally a possibility of a Trader Joe’s on the shoreline filling a huge void from Orange, CT to Warwick RI.

2/5/2024 10:22:55 am

This is overkill with the housing. We need affordable housing in the Westbrook. Are student enrollment is at a low. This would be benefiting other communities not our own as this would be commuters. The entertainment and activities would be great but we need more community focused and affordable options here. This will not be beneficial to a small town that can’t even support the population it has now.

David

1/1/2025 03:05:50 pm

Regarding Trader Joe's, they are currently working on moving into the old Benny's Plaza in Old Saybrook. As for the development in general, it's too big for Westbrook, a town that doesn't have the infrastructure to support a development of this size. This development is going to destroy Westbrook and the small town atmosphere that we all love and were drawn to when we moved here.

Nikki

1/12/2025 06:29:37 pm

Whole Foods is possibly going into the abandoned Benny’s plaza not traders joes. The development will bring in more young people to live at the apartments which is Desperately needed since there is NO affordable housing in the area. As for the development “ruining the small town feel” the development is right off the highway and the Westbrook downtown is basically all abandoned not really sure you could even consider it a downtown. Every town has to grow at some point so it can bring in money to the town to make it better and there are things that are desperately needed on the shoreline that this development can hopefully fulfill.

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