A Branford-based development group is seeking a zoning change to move forward with plans to redevelop the vacant MassMutual office complex off Interstate 91 in Enfield into a large-scale mixed-use residential community.
100 Bright Meadows Associates LLC and Enfield Development Associates LLC — affiliates of MB Financial Group, which purchased the 65.5-acre site in May for $3.99 million — have applied to rezone the property at 85 and 100 Bright Meadow Blvd., from business regional to a special development district. Town officials created the new zoning tool earlier this year to allow large campuses to be reused for a mix of housing, commercial and community uses.
If approved, the zoning change would clear the way for MB Financial’s plan to convert three empty office buildings into 178 apartments, add a new 129-unit apartment building, and construct 157 townhomes across two lots.
The proposal also calls for 12,000 square feet of commercial space and reuse of an existing parking garage and day care center. Planned amenities include pools, pickleball courts, a clubhouse, a dog park and walking trails.
The Enfield Planning and Zoning Commission is scheduled to review the rezoning application Sept. 25. A detailed site plan would still need to be submitted if the zoning change is granted.
The property has sat vacant since 2021, when MassMutual relocated about 1,500 jobs to Springfield, Mass. The insurer had acquired the campus in 2004 for $27 million and completed a $38 million renovation a decade later.
MB Financial has been an active multifamily developer across Connecticut, with recent projects in Stamford, Clinton, Stratford, Southington and Bridgeport.
