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March 11, 2025

Landlord eyes converting part of major Simsbury shopping center into apartments

Contributed A rendering of an apartment building being eyed for the Simsbury Commons shopping plaza on Bushy Hill Road.
By Greg Bordonaro

The owner of a major shopping plaza in Simsbury is eyeing a plan to convert part of the property into apartments. 

The Simsbury Commons, at 498-530 Bushy Hill Road, is a 256,804-square-foot retail plaza set on 26.97 acres and anchored by Stop & Shop. It includes two main retail buildings and a number of outparcel buildings. 

Other tenants include Apple Cinemas, a Dill Dinkers pickleball facility, Walgreens and a trampoline park, among others.

The property’s owner, Northpath Investments, has submitted a preliminary plan to partially redevelop the main building on-site into a four-story, 325,225-square-foot apartment complex with 300 units. 

The apartments would be erected behind the existing Apple Cinemas, at 530 Bushy Hill Road, according to a site plan filed with the town’s planning and community development department. 

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The site plan for the proposed partial conversion of the Simsbury Commons shopping plaza into apartments.

The project is scheduled to be discussed during a Zoning Commission meeting scheduled for March 17.

In the preliminary application,  Northpath Investments said its Simsbury Commons property “like many retail commercial properties, is challenged by regional and national market conditions.”

It wasn’t immediately clear how much vacant space currently exists in the property, which was built in 1969. Tenants that have closed recently include Bob’s Stores and Party City locations. 

Northpath Investments purchased the property in November 2019 for $41.85 million, property records show. 
 

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