National affordable housing developer Winn Companies announced on Jan. 8, 2026, its completion of an $18.7 million rehab of the 84-unit apartment complex in Hartford, Conn., in what it describes as Hartford's "oldest neighborhood."
WinnDevelopment acquired the Bedford Gardens in the city's Clay Arsenal neighborhood in June 2024, announcing plans for an overhaul of the residential buildings shortly after the acquisition.
According to the WinnDevelopment website, plans called for upgrades to the brick exteriors, new roofs, balconies, windows, HVAC systems, kitchen cabinets, appliances, bathroom fixtures and security features, along with the addition of on-site laundry facilities and a property maintenance office. Nine of the units were converted into handicap accessible spaces.
Keith Construction of Canton, Mass., served as the general contractor with The Architectural Team of Chelsea, Mass., serving as architect. Petersen Engineering of Portsmouth, N.H., provided engineering services.
Hartford Business Journal reported that nearly $3 million in contracts were awarded to minority and women-owned business enterprises, along with $7.7 million in contracts for small businesses.
"We're proud to be able to make long-term capital upgrades that will benefit residents and protect the affordability of this important housing resource for decades to come," said Adam Stein executive vice president of WinnDevelopment. "We thank the city, the various state agencies and the dedicated private funders who worked with us to get the job done."
Apartments at the complex range from studios to four bedrooms and are affordable to households whose incomes are at or below 60 percent of area median income, according to Hartford Business Journal.
According to WinnDevelopment, 25 apartments have been subsidized by project-based vouchers through a housing assistance payment contract with the city of Hartford through the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development.
WinnDevelopment, along with the city of Hartford and consultant Public Archeology Laboratory, created the Bedford-Garden Streets historic district and secured its placement on the National Register of Historic Places maintained by the U.S. National Park Service, according to Hartford Business Journal.
The historic designation qualified the project for federal and state historic tax credits, which were allocated by the U.S. National Park Service and Connecticut State Historic Preservation Office.
