Affordable Apartments Eyed At East Windsor Housing Complex

EAST WINDSOR, CT — A long-discussed expansion of the Park Hill housing complex is moving into the planning stage, with 123 new affordable apartments envisioned on land next to the existing community.

The East Windsor Housing Authority is studying two undeveloped parcels totaling about 13 acres beside Park Hill. The authority is scheduled to discuss a feasibility study of the properties during its Wednesday night meeting.

The land, formerly used as farmland, has been held for a future affordable housing development. The town says the authority intends to move forward when funding becomes available.

The proposed development, known as Park Hill 2 and 3, remains in its early stages. No site plan has been submitted, and the apartment count could change as engineers and architects study the property.

The Housing Corporation of East Windsor received a $250,000 state planning grant for the project in 2025. The money was awarded to help prepare the two parcels for development.

Housing Authority commissioners were told in August that a contract had been signed with Grow America, a national community development organization. The next step is to hire an architect and civil engineer, according to meeting minutes.

Early conversations have also begun over the number and size of the apartments and how rents would be structured.

The project would more than double the number of homes at Park Hill, which currently has 84 apartments for low-income seniors and adults with disabilities. The complex includes 58 efficiency apartments and 26 one-bedroom units.

Park Hill is currently at full occupancy, although the Housing Authority continues to accept applications, according to the town’s website.

A major obstacle has been the lack of public water service in the area. The state awarded $4 million in 2023 to extend a water line along Windsorville and Old Ellington roads, serving Park Hill and 31 nearby homes with contaminated wells.

State officials said the extension would provide the infrastructure needed for the 123-unit expansion. It would also bring fire hydrants to the existing complex, which opened in 1970.

The expansion is separate from a previously announced $2 million rehabilitation project at Park Hill. That work calls for new heating systems, siding, insulation, windows, doors, kitchens and accessibility improvements in the existing apartments.

The Housing Authority meets at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Park Hill Community Hall, 1A Park Hill in Broad Brook. The meeting agenda is available on the town’s website.

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