Archstone

I was tooling around on the Newman Architect site after posting about Park Square West and found some renderings for the proposed Archstone Building. Outside a tiny pic in the Advocate awhile back I’m not sure these have been disseminated yet. This is another Urban Redevelop Commission project.

The developers are calling the 5 story rental apartment/ retail development a counterbalance to Stamford’s tallest structure, Trump Parc, across the street. It would essentially be built into the new Mill River Park, the footprint is the fenced off plot of land in the park along Washington Blvd. Many of the proposed amenities are open to the public and tie into the park including a “tower lantern” with light integrated walkways and a field house with equipment rentals and season food & beverage.

One of the more unique features is a “street front interactive Wii playspace”. I’m translated this as “we get to watch you play Wii from a window”. Bold move latching yourself to a specific platform in the rapidly evolving console gaming space Archstone, especially knowing how long it takes these developments to finally be realized. Somewhere I’m sure there are some abandoned plans for a condo tower with a “Sega Saturn Lounge” and a “Laser Disc Library”.