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Bulldozers are moving earth in a field behind Acura of Berlin, preparing the land for a 72-unit apartment development tied to the dealership and neighboring shopping plazas along the Berlin Turnpike.

The luxury Turnpike Ridge Apartments the work of Executive Auto Group owner John Orsini is one of several multifamily developments underway in Berlin, a largely suburban, upper middle-class town of about 20,000.

Two additional multifamily projects approved by the town’s Planning and Zoning Commission in May will add dozens of additional units. ....

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