A sneak peek at The Smyth
Studios at new luxury apartments in Stamford rent at $2,300
STAMFORD — Scaffolding still surrounds the entrances of The Smyth, but the massive new downtown apartment building’s first residents are officially moved in.
The 17-story complex is now leasing residences up to the eighth floor. As of Wednesday, 12 apartments had tenants move in, community manager Alex Martinez said.
Parts of the building remain under construction. Crews are finishing the upper floors, starting with the 17th, which will have many of the complex’s upscale amenities. Martinez said she believes the rest of construction will be complete this spring.
In total, The Smyth will have 414 apartments: 26 studios starting at $2,310 monthly, 204 one-bedroom apartments starting at $2,620, 167 two-bedroom units starting at $3,460 and 17 three-bedroom spaces starting at $4,680. In addition, some penthouses will be built on the top floors.
The complex does not have any affordable apartments, with developers opting instead to pay a fee-in-lieu to the Stamford Affordable Housing Trust Fund.
But while leasing at the apartment complex is still in its early stages, The Smyth’s place in Stamford’s skyline has already come into focus.
The L-shaped building covers about a block of Stamford’s downtown — wraps around Tresser Boulevard onto Washington Boulevard, before stopping at Bell Street. Behind The Smyth’s parking garage entrance on Bell Street, another large building is being pieced together.
Its top floors offer views of the Long Island
Sound, Martinez said. On clear days, the New York City skyline is visible to the southwest.
The building’s plans were approved in 2019. In order to make way for the new high-rise, The Smyth’s developer, Lennar Corporation, demolished one of the city’s three St. John’s Towers — apartment buildings with affordable units built during Stamford’s urban renewal era.
Construction crews broke ground later that year. The COVID-19 pandemic hampered early phases of construction, but amid the pandemicrelated upheaval, developers tweaked their plans to fit changing times, Martinez said.
For example, early designs included a fairly small coworking space. When the pandemic accelerated shifts to remote workplaces, developers “ramped up” the concept, Martinez said.
The second-floor coworking area now has a conference room, private
offices and two soundproof podcasting studios, in addition to a large common area with ample seating and a kitchen. Around the corner, a meditation room provides a tranquil space for workers to decompress.
The top floor’s amenities — once complete — will include a rooftop pool, another large common area, a fitness center,
a club room, a demonstration kitchen, an outdoor patio with a grill and an arcade with a golf simulator.
All amenities are for residents and their guests only.
The Smyth is the first Stamford building built by Charlotte, N.C.-based developer Quarterra. The multifamily real estate developer is owned by Lennar
Corporation, one of the country’s largest home builders. In 2022, Lennar built the secondmost homes of any developer in the country, according to trade publication Builder Magazine.
The company’s other recent building projects in the region include mixeduse apartment buildings in White Plains, N.Y., and Jersey City, N.J.