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101 and 102 Merritt 7

Imported, unreviewedReinhabitedRetrofit proposedNorwalk, CT

Proposed 286-unit housing conversion of 511k sq ft Norwalk office park, part of cluster with 4 other CT conversions. · summary, model-written

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Finance and pipeline

Retrofit in the pipeline

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Place

3+ other atlas sites within 10 km

This site: 5 within 10 km computed · all sites with this

Strategy

Reinhabited

This site: M7 Lofts will total 286 apartment units. record · all sites with this

New use

Housing

This site: M7 Lofts will total 286 apartment units. newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

Status	Retrofit proposedWikipedia no source
Strategy	Reinhabitation, proposedWikipedia no source
New uses	housingWikipedia no source
What is there now	M7 Lofts will total 286 apartment units.newtypes-extraction reported
Developer	Saber-Hightower LLC and Granoff Real Estatenewtypes-extraction

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History and original facts

Gross leasable area	511,000 sq ftnewtypes-extraction reported
County	Western Connecticut Planning Region
Census division	1 · New England
Notes	Draft from rebusinessonline.com, model-extracted, unreviewed: Two vacant office buildings in Norwalk's Merritt 7 office park are proposed for conversion into 286 apartment units as M7 Lofts.

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Planning

No zoning change, subsidy or policy tool recorded for this site.

Deals and debt

Date	Event	Price	Parties	Source
	Loan	$75.5M closed	Saber-Hightower LLC and Granoff Real Estate ← Bank OZK	REBusiness Online
	Sold	—	Saber-Hightower LLC and Granoff Real Estate ← Merritt 7 Venture LLC	REBusiness Online

Site context

Housing permits, Western Connecticut Planning R (CT), 2024	663 units in 5+ unit buildings, 42 in 2–4, 389 single-family; 2023: 937 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	5 within 10 km, 14 within 25 km: 101-201 Merritt 7 (0.0 km); 101 and 201 Merritt 7 (0.0 km); Riverview Plaza (0.7 km); Former Bed Bath & Beyond (2.2 km); 200 Connecticut Ave. (2.6 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	34,022 jobs in 2,544 establishments; average annual pay $54,341; employment location quotient 1.19; employment +1.3% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 55th income percentile as adults; 0.5% incarcerated at the 2010 count (126 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 7.0%; median family income $117,109; 43 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Norwalk School District (PK-12); 6 public schools within 1 mile: Jefferson Marine Science Elementary School; Naramake Elementary School; Nathan Hale Middle School; Norwalk High SchoolNCES EDGE
Elevation	45 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Homes for sale in ZIP 06851, 2026-09	median list price $707,500 (-1.1% on the year); 36 active listings; median 36 days on market; 6% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	2,352 establishments; 33,787 jobsCensus CBP
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	21,000 vehicles a day on EAST AV NO 1 (principal arterial, 4 lanes); 626 trucks; 38 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Proposed conversion of 511,000 sq ft office park to 286 housing units (M7 Lofts).

Why. Developer Saber-Hightower LLC/Granoff Real Estate acquired site via $75.5M loan (Bank OZK) and $20M sale (Merritt 7 Venture LLC).

Where it stands. Status: proposed. First units scheduled for late 2027. Within 10km cluster of 4 other proposed conversions in Norwalk (including two identical-named projects).

For a planner

511,000 sq ft GLA (largest in cluster)
No current tenant data
Peer projects: 6 similar 'reinhabit' conversions in CT within 25km (all proposed/approved)

For a developer

286 units planned (vs. 1,094 units in county permits for 2024)
No construction timeline beyond 2027 completion
No cost breakdown beyond loan/sale figures

What we do not know yet

No approval status confirmed
No market rent data for new housing
No existing occupancy metrics

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already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans
511,000 sq ft GLA (large site)
median rent $2,060
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Timeline

2027 Completion of the first units is scheduled for late 2027.

Sources

Joint Venture Plans $120M Office-to-Apartment Conversion Project ...
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101 and 102 Merritt 7
Completion of the first units is scheduled for late 2027.

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "101 and 102 Merritt 7, Norwalk, CT." Record n-82445344b7, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/office-parks/ct/norwalk-101-and-102-merritt-7/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_norwalk101and102merritt7,
  title = {101 and 102 Merritt 7, Norwalk, CT},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/office-parks/ct/norwalk-101-and-102-merritt-7/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-82445344b7, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}

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