Massachusetts

SALEM, Mass. — MassDevelopment has awarded $80,500 from the Brownfields Redevelopment Fund to North Shore Community Development Coalition Inc. (North Shore CDC) to perform environmental site assessments on four parcels in the Point neighborhood in Salem. North Shore CDC will collaborate with North Shore Community Health (NSCH) to build the South River Revitalization Project at the site, which will include a 50-unit affordable seniors housing facility and nonprofit center featuring a health center, NSCH administrative offices and office space for other area nonprofits. The parcels are situated at the entrance …

SOUTHBRIDGE, Mass. — Arch Communities and WinnDevelopment have started a $25.7 million project that will transform the 104-year-old Mary E. Wells School in Southbridge into seniors housing. The property is located along the Connecticut border southwest of Worcester. Upon completion, the community will feature 62 apartments for seniors over age 55, with 48 of the apartments restricted for residents earning up to 60 percent of the area median income (AMI), eight reserved for up to 30 percent of AMI and six at market rates. The Massachusetts Department of Housing and …