🔒318-unit, mixed-use apartment development proposed in East Windsor

A cornfield near the Connecticut River in East Windsor could soon be transformed into a mixed-use apartment development with 318 units for professionals and middle-income tenants. “We will build 318 apartment units that the town likes and are needed for the area and helps the town out a lot by bringing young people back into the area,” said N. Robert Trigg, the Avon-based developer spearheading the “River Point” project. Trigg is seeking a wetlands permit for the development of 32.8 acres spread over five properties on the south side of Bridge Street in East Windsor. These include a 30.5-acre agricultural property at 127 Bridge St., which currently hosts multiple barns and fields. The development site includes a neighboring 2.7-acre agricultural field with two barns, as well as three smaller residential lots with single-family homes. The site is located less than a mile from a new passenger rail station that is anticipated to open later this year, noted Trigg, who has decades of experience in retail and commercial building. This is his first large-scale residential proposal, one he said is fueled by high demand for housing. The town’s Planning & Zoning Commission approved a zone change needed for the development in March. The plan, according to the wetlands application, is to build in two phases. The first would include six, four-story apartment buildings with 53 units each, along with a clubhouse, pool, mail building and walking trails. This phase would include parking for 545 vehicles, 63 of which would be in detached garages. The second phase, planned for 1.7 acres on the site’s northwest corner, would include a 2,505-square-foot restaurant with a drive-through, as well as 8,609 square feet of additional retail space. Trigg said the start of construction will depend on permitting. After wetlands, he needs a site plan review approval from the Planning & Zoning Commission and a state traffic permit. He expects the first phase could take up to two years to complete. Trigg has engaged JR Russo for civil engineering, BL Companies for architectural work and FA Hesketh & Associates for traffic engineering.