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MassDevelopment has a successful record in redeveloping Massachusetts’ most challenging commercial and residential sites into revenue-producing resources that provide jobs, housing, and economic growth. 
 

 Village Hill Northampton Devens  Jodrey State Pier, Gloucester 8-12 Stearns Square, Springfield 1550 Main Street, Springfield Carriage Grove, Belchertown  Myles Standish Industrial Park, Taunton

Carriage Grove, Belchertown

Following the Belchertown State School closure in 1992, the Belchertown Economic Development and Industrial Corporation purchased the Carriage Grove site from the Commonwealth. The main campus of the property contains almost 400,000 square feet of abandoned buildings and utility tunnels with significant environmental issues that require abatement and demolition. After several years, the BEDIC and the community asked MassDevelopment for assistance moving this development project forward.
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Devens

Located in Central Massachusetts, Devens is a 4,400-acre mixed-use community and an award-winning model for military base reuse. After serving as the U.S. Army’s New England headquarters for 79 years, Fort Devens was closed in 1996. With financial support from the Commonwealth, MassDevelopment purchased the property and is redeveloping Devens into a sustainable and diverse mixed-use community.
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Former Wilson's, Greenfield

In 2022, MassDevelopment acquired the former Wilson’s Department Store in Greenfield, in partnership with The Community Builders, Franklin Community Co-op, and the City of Greenfield. The property will be redeveloped into approximately 65 units of mixed-income housing with the Franklin Community Co-op operating an expanded full-service community-owned grocery store on the ground floor and basement retail space. MassDevelopment will own and operate the property while the project partners go through the permitting process and finalize financing.
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Jodrey State Fish Pier, Gloucester

The Jodrey State Pier is located within the City of Gloucester, America’s oldest fishing port. With its focused mission of supporting the commercial fishing industry, the eight-acre site houses a small multi-tenant office building, blast-freezers, refrigeration and seafood processing warehouses, deep water berths, and a floating marina that currently accommodates more than fifty lobster vessels. 
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Myles Standish Industrial Park, Taunton

The former Paul A. Dever State School in Taunton is a 220-acre development that is being redeveloped as an expansion of the existing Myles Standish Industrial Park. The combined efforts of MassDevelopment and the Taunton Development Corporation have resulted in MEPA permitting for the entire site, Chapter 43D Priority Development Site designation, more than $6 million in state and federal infrastructure grants, and designation as a district improvement financing (DIF) project.
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New Bedford State Pier

The New Bedford State Pier is located at the heart of New Bedford’s waterfront, providing a hub for marine commerce and passenger ferry activity across the eight-acre property. Owned by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts through its Department of Conservation & Recreation, the property has been managed and operated by MassDevelopment since 2017.
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Village Hill Northampton

Village Hill Northampton is a 126-acre master-planned community in Northampton. The property combines commercial, R&D/light industrial, and residential uses with open space to support regional job creation, housing, business development, and recreation. MassDevelopment is the project’s managing partner overseeing the development effort.
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