Office parks · Connecticut
Former Avon office park
Beacon Communities building 100-apartment project (85 affordable) on former Avon office park lot; already under construction, no new opportunity. · summary, model-written
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Retrofit in the pipeline
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This site: Crews have torn up an old parking lot in an office park and will eventually build a building with 100 apartments, of which 85 will be affordable. record · all sites with thisHousing
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| Status | Under constructionWikipedia no source |
|---|---|
| Strategy | Redevelopment, under constructionWikipedia no source |
| New uses | housingWikipedia no source |
| What is there now | Crews have torn up an old parking lot in an office park and will eventually build a building with 100 apartments, of which 85 will be affordable.newtypes-extraction reported |
| Developer | Beacon Communitiesnewtypes-extraction |
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Official records (3)
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- Capitol Planning Region (09110) profile (data.census.gov)from data.census.gov
- FEMA flood map (NFHL) at this point (search)from msc.fema.gov
- EPA ECHO facilities within 1 milefrom echo.epa.gov
Reference (3)
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- Wikimedia Commons photos within 500 mfrom commons.wikimedia.org
- Retrofitting Suburbia (book site)from retrofittingsuburbia.com
- Avon, Connecticut on Wikipediafrom en.wikipedia.org
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Market (1)
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- LoopNet: for sale in Avon, CT (search)from city search
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History and original facts
| County | Capitol Planning Region |
|---|---|
| Census division | 1 · New England |
| Notes | Draft from nbcconnecticut.com, model-extracted, unreviewed: The former Avon office park is being redeveloped into 100 apartments, 85 of which will be affordable, with construction underway as of February 2026. |
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Planning
| No zoning change, subsidy or policy tool recorded for this site. |
Site context
| Housing permits, Capitol Planning Region (CT), 2024 | 1,080 units in 5+ unit buildings, 70 in 2–4, 468 single-family; 2023: 1,351 in 5+Census BPS |
|---|---|
| Other atlas sites nearby | 0 within 10 km, 3 within 25 kmcomputed |
| Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW) | 44,951 jobs in 3,250 establishments; average annual pay $44,166; employment location quotient 0.86; employment -0.3% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private |
| Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract) | children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 53rd income percentile as adults; -0.2% incarcerated at the 2010 count (122 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights |
| Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract) | low-access at 1 mile, not low-income; 50% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 1.5%; median family income $159,280; 54 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS |
| Schools | Avon School District (PK-12); 1 public school within 1 mile: Reggio Magnet School of the ArtsNCES EDGE |
| Elevation | 200 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP |
| Homes for sale in ZIP 06001, 2026-09 | median list price $590,750 (-16.0% on the year); 31 active listings; median 28 days on market; 13% with a price cutRealtor.com Research |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 3,119 establishments; 51,583 jobsCensus CBP |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 24,800 vehicles a day on 44 (principal arterial, 4 lanes); 588 trucks; 19 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
Summary, model-written
Under construction: Beacon Communities is replacing an office park parking lot with 100 apartments (85 affordable).
Why. Status is 'under construction' per record; strategy is 'redevelop' to housing. Nearby peers: 3 CT projects within 25km using same strategy (redevelop to housing).
Where it stands. No new opportunity (record states 'already in play: under construction'). Traffic: Road 44 (principal arterial, 4 lanes, 24,800 ADT) nearby. Permits show 2023-2024 residential construction activity in county.
For a planner
- High ADT road nearby (24,800)
- 3 similar redevelopments within 30km
For a developer
- Project confirmed underway (no new opportunity)
- 85/100 units affordable (per after_notes)
What we do not know yet
- No completion timeline
- No current occupancy data
- No tenant details
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- Work begins on turning former Avon office park into affordable ...
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