Planning officials in Windsor Locks have blessed a developer’s plan to build a 116-room Tru by Hilton brand hotel on Ella Grasso Turnpike.
The town’s Planning and Zoning Commission last week unanimously approved a special use permit and site plan application for New Hampshire-based Archgrove Hospitality Inc. to build the 55,000-square-foot hotel at 229 Ella Grasso Turnpike next to the Springhill Suites by Marriott Hartford hotel.
The 6-acre property, which sits across from the entrance of Bradley International Airport, is owned by Frank E. Bauchiero Jr. of 225 Turnpike Associates LLC.Â
It’s not yet clear how much the hotel project will cost or when construction will begin. Archgrove and Bauchiero could not immediately be reached for comment Friday, and they have not yet applied for building permits with the town.
The new four-story hotel is the first of three proposed Tru by Hilton hotels in the Northeast, town records show. Its design will mirror other Tru by Hilton hotels built in recent years.
According to plans, the rooms will span over 13,000 square feet and the building will feature an indoor pool, fitness room, lounge with a gaming room, and an area for continental breakfast. It will also include two offices and a break room for employees. Plans do not currently include a bar.
The hotel will have 123 parking spaces split across two separate parking areas and will likely offer guests a shuttle service to the airport.
Tru by Hilton operates 129 hotels in the U.S.
The Windsor Locks project is one of several recent hotel proposals in Greater Hartford’s growing hospitality industry.
Others include a proposed $14 million Holiday Inn Express & Suites hotel in Windsor and a $10 million Woodsprings Suites Hotel in Rocky Hill, which was recently nixed by the town’s planning board.
