A development team has applied for zoning permits for a proposed 156-unit multifamily project in Enfield, the first phase of a $100 million effort to add 300 units to the area.
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A development team has applied for zoning permits for a proposed 156-unit multifamily project in Enfield, the first phase of a $100 million effort to add 300 units to the area.
Developers GRAVA Properties of Windsor and Honeycomb Real Estate of Avon have applied for a special use permit and site plan review approval from the town’s planning department.
A public hearing is scheduled for the Planning and Zoning Commission's meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday.
The property, at 33 North River St., sits alongside the Connecticut River to the west and railroad tracks to the east.
The application states that the development would be a “waterfront garden-style apartment community” containing a mix of studios, one-bedroom and two-bedroom units, along with 176 parking spaces.
About 6,600 square feet of amenity space is planned, possibly including a resident lounge, co-working areas, fitness facilities and outdoor gathering spaces.
The property was previously used as a power generation facility for the Bigelow-Hartford Carpet Mill factory.
Buildings constructed in the early 1900s — including a power plant, incinerator, steam house and water pump house — were demolished by 1976.
The 3.9-acre property is now vacant, with partial remnants of the building foundations still evident, according to the application.
The clean-up will include excavation and off-site disposal of fuel-impacted areas and installation of an impermeable geomembrane liner over the ash-laden fill, to bring the site into compliance with the Connecticut Remediation Standard Regulations.
The state Department of Economic and Community Development awarded a $4 million brownfield grant for remediation of the site in January.
The project reflects a surge in transit-oriented development in Enfield in connection with the town’s construction of a multimodal transit hub.
Earlier this year, work began on the new train station, which will eventually add service to the Hartford Line.
GRAVA Properties also developed Founders Square, a mixed-use development in Windsor.
GRAVA and Honeycomb are seeking financing through the newly created Connecticut Municipal Development Authority.
