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Redevelopment Potential: Schlumberger Site Assessment

Explore the 40.25-acre site with wetlands, buildings, and potential for commercial and residential development in Ridgefield. Discover the environmental considerations, permitted uses, and ballot resolution for acquiring and redeveloping the property.

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Redevelopment Potential: Schlumberger Site Assessment

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  1. Schlumberger Site Assessment 36 Old Quarry Road Ridgefield October 2011

  2. REGIONAL CONTEXT • 40.25 acres • Good Local and Regional Accessibility

  3. LOCAL CONTEXT • Between Old Quarry Road and Sunset Lane • Large Parcel with Redevelopment Potential Adjacent to Town Center

  4. Adjacent land uses • State-Owned Open Space to East • Commercial Office to West • Municipal Uses to North • Multi-Family and Single-Family Residential to South

  5. SITE CONDITIONS - TOPOGRAPHY • Significant Slopes (>25%) Bisect Property • Western Upland • Eastern Lowland

  6. SITE CONDITIONS - WETLANDS • 12 Acres of Wetlands on Site • Concentrated in Eastern Lowlands • Transport Stormwater Runoff to Great Swamp • Limited Value for Nutrient and Sediment Removal, Species Diversity and Flood Flow Alteration MAP HERE

  7. SITE CONDITIONS - ACCESSIBILITY • Driveways Off Sunset Lane and Old Quarry Road • Close to Route 7, interstate 84, Merritt Parkway and Interstate 95 • Branchville Metro-North Station Nearby • HART Bus Service • Rail Trail View from the Site’s Old Quarry Road Driveway

  8. SITE CONDITIONS – CURRENT DEVELOPMENT • 16 Acres of Site Developed • Research Facility • Sewer, Water, Gas and Electric Service Parking Area

  9. BUILDING CONDITIONS • Several Buildings Built in 1948 and 1950s • Major Exterior Renovation in 1979 • Additional Buildings Constructed in 1984 • Specificity to Research Uses

  10. BUILDING CONDITIONS • Outlived Life Expectancy or in Poor Condition • Entrance Bldg. • Formation Evaluation Bldg. • Experimental Research Bldg. • Sonics, Barn and Chapel Experimental Research Building Entrance Bldg. Interior – Transition from Original to 1979 Addition

  11. BUILDING CONDITIONS • Sound Buildings with Design Specific for Intended Use so that Conversion is Inefficient • Sky Dome Bldg. • Library Sky Dome Building Library

  12. BUILDING CONDITIONS • Valuable Buildings with Potential for Re-Use • Philip Johnson Bldg. – Winner of AIA Merit Award for Outstanding Architecture • Howard Barnstone Bldg. - Auditorium Only Philip Johnson Building Philip Johnson Building Interior

  13. PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS • Local Plan of Conservation and Development Designates Site as Commercial and Desirable Open Space • Regional and State Plans Designate as Infill Commercial and/or Mixed-Use Development

  14. PERMITTED USES • B-2 Business Zone • Non-Retail Businesses: Professional Offices, Personal Services, Recreational Businesses, Restaurants, etc. • Light Industry • Municipal Uses • Mixed Commercial and Residential Internal Sidewalk System

  15. POTENTIAL PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT • Affordable Housing Option • Estimated 290 units

  16. ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS • Known to Have Several Areas of Groundwater and Soil Contamination • Schlumberger Will Certify Restoration to the Most Stringent Clean-Up Criteria • Clean Up Must be Complete 8 Years from Transfer or Schlumberger Will Be Subject to Damages and/or Penalties • Redevelopment and Clean Up Can Proceed Concurrently

  17. REDEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL • Central Buildable Piece – Approximately 13 Acres • Development Potential – Approximately 130,000 sf • Re-Usable Office Building, Library and Auditorium • Potential Trail Extension

  18. BALLOT RESOLUTION Shall the Town appropriate $7,000,000 for the Acquisition of 45± acres of land from Schlumberger Technology Corporation on Old Quarry Road in the Town of Ridgefield and authorize the issuance of $7,000,000 bonds of the Town to meet said appropriation and pending the issuance thereof the making of temporary borrowings for such purpose

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