Windsor, Connecticut — The town of Windsor has granted approvals for the redevelopment of 500 Day Hill Road, clearing the way for a mixed-use residential community that will convert a former office campus into a housing development totaling approximately 300 residential units and 19,000 SF of commercial space.

Developed in collaboration with Condyne Capital Partners and MGRE Real Estate, Maugel DeStefano Architects reimagined the existing site through a strategic combination of adaptive reuse and new construction. The development will include four primary residential buildings and six detached garage structures, designed to support a range of modern housing needs, resident amenities, and parking solutions.

A key component of the project is the adaptive reuse of an existing 99,480 square-foot office building, which will be converted into 108 residential units. The renovation will introduce a new roof deck and approximately 6,000–7,000 square feet of amenity space, including resident lounges, fitness areas, and private storage. The conversion requires close coordination across architectural, structural, and MEP/FP disciplines to integrate new residential layouts and systems within the existing structure while meeting current code and life-safety requirements.

A new four-story residential building will add 58 units and approximately 67,160 gross square feet. Designed to complement the adaptive reuse building, it will establish a cohesive architectural approach across the site while offering a range of unit types and shared amenities.

Two additional new-construction buildings, designed as identical prototypes, will each contain 67 residential units and approximately 75,336 gross square feet. These buildings emphasize efficiency in design, constructability, and systems integration, reinforcing consistency across the overall community.

Supporting the residential program, six detached garage structures, designed in two architectural styles, will provide resident parking and additional storage options.

Maugel DeStefano Architects will serve as the primary design consultant, leading Architectural, Structural, and MEP/FP coordination throughout all phases of the project—from schematic design through construction administration. The firm will collaborate with a team of engineering consultants, including Alford Associates for civil engineering, H+O Structural Engineers for structural engineering, Building Engineering Resources, Inc. for mechanical, plumbing, and electrical engineering, and SOCOTEC for code consulting.

“We are excited to extend our collaboration with Condyne Capital into the multifamily sector with this creative office-to-residential adaptive reuse project in the town of Windsor. This approval milestone represents an important step in transforming the site into a fully activated mixed-use residential community, bringing much-needed housing to the region,” said Mark Pelletier, principal and multifamily studio leader at Maugel DeStefano Architects.

Building on a long-standing collaboration with Condyne Capital—highlighted by the successful delivery of the Baker Hollow Logistics Center in Windsor and Bluestar Business Park in Norton, Mass.—this project represents the next chapter in meeting the growing housing needs of the Windsor community.

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