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March 8, 2022

Farmington PZC approves 199-unit mixed-use apartment development

Map | Town of Farmington
By Zachary Vasile

The Farmington Planning and Zoning Commission on Monday approved a proposal to construct apartments and commercial space at a site along Farmington Avenue.

JRF Management LLC and Kaoud Real Estate Development LLC submitted plans to build 199 apartment units and over 54,000 square feet of commercial space in new and rehabilitated buildings at 1349, 1371, 8218 and 8237 Farmington Ave., on a stretch of Route 4 that runs between the Farmington River to the west and a collection of lakes and ponds to the east.

The McCallum industrial building, situated between Farmington Avenue and the Farmington River, would be converted for residential and commercial use, eventually joining other residential buildings that would be built in the area.

The developers also plan to reconfigure and extend a section of the Farmington Heritage Canal Trail that runs through the area, crossing 8560 New Britain Ave. and 8794 Sequassen Road. Those two parcels are owned by the state and the town, respectively, and the partners have agreed to assume design and permitting costs for the work there.

The area is part of the “Midpoint Development District,” set up by the town to encourage the redevelopment of underused or vacant commercial land in a manner conducive to maintaining the surrounding wetlands.

Representatives for JRF and Kaoud have said their plan conforms to the town’s goals.

“Utilizing private and public connections along the abutting Farmington River via extension of the public Farmington Heritage Canal Trail across the Site, the desired outcome is the creation of a live, work, shop and play community without total dependency on the automobile, as envisioned for the [Midpoint Development District] in the [Farmington Plan of Conservation and Development],” the application states.

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