Ground was broken Tuesday on a 186-unit apartment complex at 35 Seavey St. in Westbrook.

The first phase, Seavey Terraces, will have 65 units with a majority of workforce housing and some market-rate units.

Developer New Ventures is partnering with the nonprofit Avesta Housing to construct the Maple Grove development on 3 1/4 acre site. The development is within walking and biking distance of the Hannaford store and downtown shops and