Perseverance Pays Off in Fitchburg for Nonprofit Developer
The new Fitchburg Arts Community demonstrates a potential playbook for successful financing of housing through public subsidies in Massachusetts’ Gateway Cities.
Attleboro Mill Gets Financing for Apartment Conversion
A developer will put $11.3 million in financing from HarborOne Bank and MassDevelopment to work in converting a blighted Attleboro mill property into market-rate housing.
Seeking Stabilization in Revere’s Shirley Ave. Corridor
After beginning her career as a landscape architect in St. Louis, Laura Christopher is focusing on a different type of Gateway City in her new role for MassDevelopment’s transformative development initiative.
The Alchemy of Gateway City Development
Can a state agency serve as a true partner and a local catalyst for golden opportunities in the commonwealth’s underperforming urban neighborhoods? MassDevelopment’s transformative experiences with Gateway Cities tells us that we can.
Pittsfield Development District Lands New Market-Rate Housing
A new market-rate housing development is moving forward in an area the city of Pittsfield has targeted for future development.
Developer Begins Downtown Haverhill Housing Project
A $2 million loan from MassDevelopment will support conversion of a vacant downtown Haverhill building into market-rate housing and retail space.
A Road Map to Revitalizing Downtown Fitchburg
Francisco Torres is working with Fitchburg to restore vitality and bring more foot traffic to its downtown, helping potential retail tenants seek lease subsidies and providing developers with advice on converting vacant buildings into housing.
Others Can Learn from Gateway Cities’ Formula for Success
Gateway Cities hold tremendous promise as regional economic anchors. Early successes in Gateway Cities can guide other communities across the commonwealth as they strive to achieve local economic development priorities.
Development Fellows Named in Four MA Cities
Redevelopment visions in Chelsea, Fitchburg, Lawrence and Worcester will be advanced with the aid of four point people introduced Tuesday by the state’s economic development agency.
Transformative Growth For Our Gateway Cities
When the Transformative Development Initiative (TDI) launched in 2014, MassDevelopment set out to sow the seeds for economic revitalization in the commonwealth’s Gateway Cities.
Transformative Development Initiative Launches Placemaking For Gateway Cities
MassDevelopment is providing $71,400 in grants...
