Tag: revitalization.
Monson Hired as TDI Fellow
Chicopee, MA – MassDevelopment has hired a Transformative Development Initiative (TDI) fellow who will work in Chicopee. Andrea Monson will work full-time in the city’s newly designated TDI district for two years to provide economic development expertise and collaborative leadership. In July 2019, the Baker-Polito Administration announced the expansion of the TDI, which included the […]
BankNewport Location to be Redesigned
Newport, RI – BankNewport has teamed up with Sage Environmental, DBVW Architects, and DiPrete Engineering to redesign and redevelop its 12,000sf office at Washington Square in Newport. The team is creating plans to update the ADA accessibility to the front doors as well as the drive through configuration and pedestrian access connections to the abutting roadway. […]
Revitalization of the West End
by Matthew Guarracino Since its debut last fall, Phase I of The Hub on Causeway has brought new life to Boston’s West End neighborhood. This mixed-use development features 1.5 million square feet of shops, restaurants, offices, hotel rooms, and residences, as well as an expansion of nearby TD Garden and improvements to North Station. […]
QA+M Architecture Honored by NAHRO
Farmington, CT – QA+M Architecture has been honored by The National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) with a 2019 Award of Merit for the Foran Towers Revitalization project. Foran Towers is a five-story, 42-unit affordable housing development built in the mid-1960s in Milford. The project was celebrated at the annual NAHRO conference on […]
MassHousing Finances Redevelopment
Boston – MassHousing has closed on $35.8 million in affordable housing to Trinity Financial for the redevelopment of the former Worcester County Courthouse in downtown Worcester. The financing will be used to redevelop the former courthouse into 117 apartments for households across a wide range of incomes, including 45 workforce housing units. The general contractor is […]
Hastings Demonstrates the Power of Marvin Products
by Kelly McCoy Hastings, the exclusive representative of Marvin in New England and Eastern New York, recently held its second annual Commercial Summit, convening 16 dedicated commercial dealers throughout the region for a design thinking forum unlike any other in the industry. Hastings’ Marvin Commercial Summit was held at Hotel on North, one of the […]
Ribbon Cutting Held at Stamford’s Park 215
Development Honored as a Stamford 2030 District Change Maker Stamford, CT – Charter Oak Communities recently received a Change Maker Award from the Stamford 2030 District initiative for the energy-efficient construction of Park 215, which was designed to current CHFA requirements and Energy Star standards. Park 215 is the fourth phase of the revitalization of […]
Governor Baker Guest of Honor at Groundbreaking
Plymouth, MA – Governor Charlie Baker was the guest of honor at the groundbreaking ceremony for Harborwalk Apartments in Plymouth on August 21. The 300-unit apartment complex is the first phase of a large North Plymouth revitalization project called Plymouth Station. Along with Governor Baker, speakers included project codevelopers Jim Goldenberg, principal and founder of […]
Springfield Union Station Wins Phoenix Award
Westfield, MA – Springfield Union Station has won the prestigious Phoenix Award grand prize for the best brownfields redevelopment project in the nation. Announced during the December National Brownfields Training Conference in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, the Union Station project also won the Region 1 Phoenix Award. Both awards recognize exemplary brownfield redevelopment and revitalization. These […]
