A Cromwell-based developer has filed plans to build a 41-unit apartment complex on a vacant lot in Newington, with 30% of the units reserved as affordable housing for moderate-income families.
Premier Real Estate Services II LLC submitted a site plan application to the Newington Town Plan and Zoning Commission for the development at 103 Louis St., at the intersection with Pascone Place.
The proposal marks the developer’s second affordable housing project in Newington.
In October 2025, Premier Real Estate received approval for a 40-unit affordable housing development at 220, 226 and 244 Kitts Lane, near Stop & Shop on the Berlin Turnpike.
The new application, received by the town on Dec. 10, is on the agenda for the commission’s meeting Wednesday night, but is not slated for discussion. Under state statute, the commission has until Feb. 13 to open a public hearing on the proposal.
The 2.7-acre property, owned by Innate Investments LLC and currently an open field, is zoned for planned development.
The proposal calls for four rows of townhouse-style buildings ranging from five to 14 units each. Units would include two-bedroom apartments of 1,100 to 1,125 square feet and three-bedroom units of 1,275 square feet. Building heights would reach about 40 feet, or three stories.
The application was filed under the state’s 8-30g statute, which encourages affordable housing development. According to the plans, 13 of the 41 units would be set aside for moderate-income households. Six units would be reserved for households earning up to 80% of area median income, with the remaining seven for those at 60% of AMI.
Based on 2025 federal data, maximum monthly rents for the affordable units would range from $1,503 for a two-bedroom unit at 60% AMI to $2,216 for a three-bedroom unit at 80% AMI, according to the application. Maximum household incomes would range from $67,284 to $103,668, depending on unit size and AMI level.
The development would include 96 parking spaces, providing a ratio of 2.34 spaces per unit. Each townhouse would have a private driveway and entrance, and 39 units would include garages. An office and mail room would be located in the northern portion of the site.
Access would be provided through two connecting driveways, one from Louis Street and another from Pascone Place. Internal sidewalks and a crosswalk would provide pedestrian circulation.
The application includes architectural plans, a hydraulic analysis, a traffic report, code compliance review and an affordability plan.
A traffic analysis prepared by F.A. Hesketh & Associates estimates the development would generate 27 vehicle trips during both morning and afternoon peak hours.
“Based on the background traffic volumes, the anticipated site generated traffic volumes and the capacity analyses, the local roadway network has sufficient capacity to accommodate the anticipated site generated traffic,” the traffic report concluded. “The traffic associated with the proposed development will not represent a hazard or a safety concern to the traveling public.”
Timothy S. Hollister and Andrew R. Morin of Hinckley Allen are representing the applicant. The development team includes Centerpoint Apartments LLC for building design, Zuvic Inc. for civil engineering and Versteeg Associates for code compliance review.
Under the state’s affordable housing statute, the commission may deny the application only if it receives evidence the plan would create a substantial public health or safety concern that clearly outweighs the need for affordable housing, and that concern cannot be addressed through reasonable changes to the site plan.
