Boston-based private real estate firm Cathartes and Juliano Enterprises, a real estate development and contracting company, have announced they will partner to develop the 83 Morse St. property in Norwood.

The $8 million project – which will be completed in three phases – includes a plan for 300,000 square feet in 24 buildings on 18 acres. Phase I will consist of a new 66,000 square-foot self-storage facility slated to open in late spring. Several buildings will also be renovated to accommodate tenants seeking 500 to 20,000 square feet. Additionally, a new property entrance, landscaping, lighting and parking will also be completed.

The property was previously owned by Bird & Sons, which operated a paper mill in Walpole in 1838 and later launched a roofing company in Norwood that expanded to a floor covering plant by the early 1900s.