Greg Vaca News Today

Several developers working on residential or mixed-use projects are scrapping plans for larger apartments in favor of studios and one-bedroom units — a pivot based on fluctuating market demands, they said. Since the start of the year, land use boards in Windsor and Berlin have received revised site plan applications from developers who are changing the number of residential units and either reducing or eliminating larger, two-bedroom apartments.

A developer is proposing 77 apartments in a four-story building on Windsor’s Poquonock Avenue just a few blocks away from an even larger new project at the Windsor Center Plaza.

Developer Greg Vaca is bringing more detailed plans to the town Planning and Zoning Commission next week for his Windsor Center Plaza project. Vaca in June presented the commission with conceptual plans, which were approved. He is now presenting his final plan for design development to the board at the next regular meeting Tuesday where members could vote to approve. His multi-phase project would turn an outdated strip mall at 144 Broad St., into a mixed-use residential development.

A new mixed-use development proposal could be a key component to Windsor’s burgeoning downtown that aims to offer the popular “live, work and play” concept, all in one central location, town officials said. The Planning and Zoning Commission last month approved preliminary design plans from the Sachdev Real Estate Development Group. Property owner Dr. Mohan Sachdev plans to build a mixed-use residential and retail complex on two vacant sites totaling 2.3 acres at 109-125 Poquonock Ave. It�...

A developer is proposing a 100-unit apartment complex with first-floor retail for the landmark Windsor Center Plaza in the heart of Windsor’s village center.

The town of Windsor recently signed off on a $2.5 million state grant request, seeking support for a private redevelopment of a downtown strip mall into 100 apartments and ground-floor retail. Windsor officials expect the transit-oriented development to breathe new economic vitality into the downtown, providing housing for a growing workforce and taking full advantage of nearby passenger rail. It is one of 52 applications submitted to the state’s new Connecticut Communities Challenge Grant pro...