101 Noroton Avenue

Available Space

Take one floor or take both

1,497 square feet on the first floor, 414 on the second. They lease together as a single 1,911-square-foot suite, or the first floor stands alone.

First Floor Street level, direct entry from the parking lot

Area1,497 SF

At $45/SF$5,614/mo

Available

Second Floor Office or studio space — exposed beams, dormer windows, private stair

Area414 SF

At $45/SF$1,553/mo

Available

Lower Level Retained by ownership — not part of the lease

Area1,497 SF

At $45/SF—

Landlord-reserved

Terms in brief. $45.00 per square foot, gross, plus utilities and cleaning. Landlord carries property taxes, landscaping and snow removal. Annual increases of $1.00 per square foot. Tenant improvements, renewal options and commencement are negotiable — bring a proposal.

Inside & Out

First floor interior with counter, stair and vaulted ceiling

First floor interior, open room with windows on two sides

Second floor room with exposed wood beams and dormer windows

Exterior of the building seen across its private parking lot

The Building

What you are actually renting

Figures below are from the building's independent appraisal, not a brochure estimate.

Built: 1987
Stories: Two, plus lower level
Total building: 3,408 SF
Site: 0.33 acres · 14,244 SF
Parking: 15 surface spaces
Parking ratio: 4.4 per 1,000 SF

Frontage, Noroton Ave: 94 ft
Frontage, Maple St: 140 ft
Construction: Wood frame, concrete foundation
Heat: Forced air
Utilities: Water, sewer, gas, electric, fiber
Flood zone: Zone X — outside the floodplain

Who It Fits

A building for one business, not a suite in someone else's

Own front door, own parking, own sign. The floor plan suits a use that wants a public room in front and working space behind.

Commercial sales & services

The broadest category the zone contemplates — a shop, a studio, a showroom, a service business with a neighborhood clientele.

Personal service business

Named in the regulations since 2013: salon, wellness, instruction, by-appointment care.

Food, prepared or retail

Full-service restaurant and retail food establishment are both contemplated uses in this zone.

Public or semi-public use

An institution, a nonprofit, a community or civic use that belongs in a neighborhood.

Professional office

Law, accounting, design, insurance, a small agency — with client parking at the door.

How zoning actually works here. Darien's Neighborhood Business zone (Section 780 of the Zoning Regulations, as amended through May 2026) sets no list of uses permitted as of right. Instead, the uses above are permitted by Special Permit, where the Planning & Zoning Commission finds that the use serves the local neighborhood and fits the character of the surrounding residential area. That is a real step, and it is a step the building has been through before. Tell us what you do and we will get you a straight answer early, before you spend money on a plan.

Location

Noroton Heights, on the way to everything

Noroton Avenue is how Darien gets to I-95 and how Darien gets home. The building sits on the corner with frontage on three sides.

0.2 mi Noroton Heights train station and shopping
0.3 mi I-95 Exit 10
1.5 mi Downtown Darien, Boston Post Road
5 mi Stamford
Corner Noroton Avenue at Maple Street

Noroton Avenue looking toward the highway, with the building on the corner