BRIDGEPORT, CONN. — Flaherty & Collins Properties (F&C), in partnership with RCI Group and the City of Bridgeport, has unveiled plans for a $200 million waterfront apartment community at Steelepointe Harbor, a mixed-use development along Long Island Sound.
Plans call for 420 units and 10,000 square feet of retail space. Amenities will include a pool, outdoor kitchens, gathering spaces, secure parking and a dedicated dog park and pet spa. A water taxi will provide residents with service to nearby beach areas. A fitness center will offer fitness classes, a spin studio, sauna and jacuzzi. Residents will also have access to a pickleball court.
Bridgeport is located 50 miles northwest of New York City. Steelepointe Harbor is accessible along the I-95 corridor and a short walk to the Bridgeport Transportation Center, which features access to the train station and the Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Ferry to Long Island. The Hartford Healthcare Amphitheatre live event venue, which opened in 2021, is less than a mile away.
Previous development phases of Steelepointe Harbor included a Bass Pro Shops, Chipotle and Starbucks in late 2015, followed by the addition of Bridgeport Harbor Marina. The 220-slip marina is approaching full occupancy in its third year. The 48,000-square-foot Lighthouse Building, which overlooks the newly built docks at Steelepointe Harbor, is home to the Boca Oyster Bar, a 10,000-square-foot waterfront restaurant.
RCI also retrofitted the old Carpenter Steel and Derektor Shipyard buildings to house new tenants Bridgeport Boatworks, Hornblower Group and North Sails.
“This first-class, waterfront project will both build on and enhance Steelepointe Harbor,” says Robert Christoph Jr., president of RCI. “In addition, this development will offer a lifestyle that doesn’t currently exist in the Bridgeport market.”
F&C has secured a construction lender for the new apartment community, but a timeline for construction was not disclosed.
Indianapolis-based F&C is a developer, builder and manager of multifamily properties with over $500 million in projects under development. RCI and its affiliates have developed or acquired 11,608 apartment units; 1.9 million square feet of retail, office and self-storage properties; and 911 marina slips.
— Kristin Hiller