512-Unit Housing Development on Wheelers Farm Road
The Milford Planning and Zoning Board approved a 512-unit mixed-use development on a 47-acre site at 474-488 Wheelers Farm Road Tuesday night. The project includes 364 multifamily apartments and a 150-unit building for residents 55 and older.
The Milford Planning and Zoning Board approved one of the city's largest residential developments Tuesday night, green-lighting a 512-unit mixed-use project on Wheelers Farm Road.
The site plan approval for 474-488 Wheelers Farm Road marks the final step in a two-phase process that began in July 2024, when the board established an Adaptive Reuse Design District for the 47-acre property following a public hearing and preliminary plan approval.
The development will transform what is currently an underutilized office park into a mixed-use campus featuring residential, commercial, and recreational components.
Plans call for 512 housing units in total: 364 multifamily apartments and a 150-unit building targeted at residents 55 and older.
Tuesday's vote did not involve a public hearing. The board's review focused solely on whether the submitted site plan complies with the regulations established during the 2024 approval.
The project is among several large housing developments moving forward in Milford. In March, the board approved a 64-unit apartment complex at 801 Boston Post Road. A mixed-use project with 11 residential units is also in the works at 40 Broad Street downtown.
No timeline for construction was immediately available.
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