Beverly Infill/Small Developments

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“Today was ribbon cutting day at Beverly Village for Living & the Arts, marking the completion of development by Beacon Communities LLC and Harborlight Homes which transformed former classrooms into 85 rental units of affordable housing for low-income seniors, with on-site supportive services.

Rehabilitating the property while preserving history of the former Briscoe High School/Middle School was key throughout this process. The auditorium was preserved as a community performing arts space, maintaining the building’s historic connection to Beverly. Former locker rooms are now live/work studios with an artist occupancy preference and the gymnasium has been converted into resident amenities, including a community room, computer learning center, wellness and fitness spaces, library and reading room, and workshop.

MassHousing provided $26 million in financing for this development, and we’re excited to see the space once again become an integral part of Beverly.”

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As of 9/6/25 103 Cabot.

 

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As of 9/6/25 Cabot Renovation.

 

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As of 9/6/25 397 Cabot remodel.

 

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As of 9/6/25 new build 397 Cabot.

 

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As of 9/6/25 Senior Living @ 50 Balch.

 

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As of 9/6/25 the Youth Center.

 

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Permit Pulled to Begin Work for Beverly Multifamily​

“A permit has been pulled to begin work on a multifamily project at 478 Rantoul St. in Beverly, MA. The firm acquired the site this past March for Beverly for $2,300,000. Plans call for the renovation of the existing three-family home on the site and the construction of a new building to create a total of 30 units.”

Permit Pulled to Begin Work for Beverly Multifamily

Permit Pulled to Begin Work for Beverly Multifamily

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-Beverly continues to impress

Permit Issued for Beverly Multifamily Project​

“A permit valued at $19M has been pulled to begin work on a 4-story multifamily project at 119 Rantoul Street in Beverly. The existing structure on site will be demoed to make way for 52 apartments with underground parking.“

Permit Issued for Beverly Multifamily Project

Permit Issued for Beverly Multifamily Project

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Beverly landing u/c 60 units

https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2026/03/20/60-condos-coming-to-one-of-state-s-largest-office.html?csrc=6398&taid=69bd7726227d84000121c1a4&utm_campaign=trueAnthemTrendingContent&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

 

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Beverly Landing as of 3/21/26.

 

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Beverly Landing as of 3/21/26.

Some photographs of my hometown.

Including Wikipedia notes.

The population was 42,670 at the time of the 2020 United States census.[3]
Beverly Depot. Beverly has four commuter rail stations, a fifth station is not being used anymore.

Rantoul Street

Post Office on Rantoul Street

Saint Mary’s Star of the Sea church on Cabot Street. The interior has the look of a mini cathedral.

On Cabot Street, Odd Fellows’ Hall, constructed in 1893.
On National Register of Historic Places
President William Howard Taft (1909 to 1913) had offices in the building
during summer residencies in Beverly.

beverlyhillshistoricalsociety.org-
Beverly Hills, California was named in 1906 after Beverly Farms, Massachusetts.

City Hall, on Cabot Street
Walking into this building brings you back to the first half of the twentieth century.
Renovations are being planned.
beverlyma.gov -
Built in 1783 as a residence for Andrew Cabot, a trade merchant, sold by a succeeding owner to the then Town of Beverly in 1841.

The Cabot Lodge boutique hotel
Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice award for 2025

Library

 

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Central Cemetery A few minutes walk from downtown.

Soldiers Monument, 1882

Super Sub. Family Owned since 1970. Same hefty subs, reasonably priced. (Not my family)

Beverly by the sea

 

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119 Rantoul As of 5/29 2026. Site prep and demo has begone/

 

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119 Rantoul As of 5/29 2026. Site prep and demo has begone/

Looks nice imo

https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/...ns-on-housing-block-from-beverly-station.html

When other towns wonder what it might look like if they start filling in their downtown empty lots with new apartment buildings they should look at beverly imo. Its really coming along nicely and its been livened up while retaining its character. I dont feel like its lost character or been drastically changed, its just been tactfully improved imo. So many ppl are scared of development coming to their town, but I think beverly is a good example of it done right.

 

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When other towns wonder what it might look like if they start filling in their downtown empty lots with new apartment buildings they should look at beverly imo. Its really coming along nicely and its been livened up while retaining its character. I dont feel like its lost character or been drastically changed, its just been tactfully improved imo. So many ppl are scared of development coming to their town, but I think beverly is a good example of it done right.

It's a great point. I think half the opportunity / benefit from building more housing (whether in Boston or the burbs) is the improvement to the built environment of our city/town downtowns.

Almost all the talk from politicians, media, etc., about housing focuses on 'affordable housing.' To many people, that sounds like housing projects - which reasonable people may not want in their town.

Why not talk about the ability to improve the look and feel of downtowns with well-built mixed-use buildings held to a high architectural standard? I think the advocates for affordable housing would gain at least a few percentage points' more support if they gave a little ground (holding developers to higher architectural standards than the generic/alucubond 5-over-1s and in turn allowing developers to reduce from, e.g., 25% to 15% non-market-value units) and spent more of their time talking about the quality-of-life gains for ALL residents that come with livelier, more attractive downtowns with more retail, cultural and commercial options for all...

 

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So many ppl are scared of development coming to their town, but I think beverly is a good example of it done right.

My mom is from Beverly and she was just back visiting her sister, and she remarked how she doesn't recognize downtown and how they're "overbuilding" and "changing the character too much" and not-so-veiled references to certain kinds of people. Oh and she's QAnon, so I let her rope-a-dope her way through whatever she's got to say, and I get to stand there and forget about any sort of reasoned conversation about development, economics or place making

tl;dr: They ruined beautiful Rantoul Street!!!

 

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My mom is from Beverly and she was just back visiting her sister, and she remarked how she doesn't recognize downtown and how they're "overbuilding" and "changing the character too much" and not-so-veiled references to certain kinds of people. Oh and she's QAnon, so I let her rope-a-dope her way through whatever she's got to say, and I get to stand there and forget about any sort of reasoned conversation about development, economics or place making

tl;dr: They ruined beautiful Rantoul Street!!!

The dive watering holes, pubs and taverns around The Shoe were particularly picturesque. Especially if you liked fight scenes.

 

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My mom is from Beverly and she was just back visiting her sister, and she remarked how she doesn't recognize downtown and how they're "overbuilding" and "changing the character too much" and not-so-veiled references to certain kinds of people. Oh and she's QAnon, so I let her rope-a-dope her way through whatever she's got to say, and I get to stand there and forget about any sort of reasoned conversation about development, economics or place making

tl;dr: They ruined beautiful Rantoul Street!!!

Lol oh jeez. Yea certain ppl are always gonna complain no matter what, it just is what it is unfortunately.

It's a great point. I think half the opportunity / benefit from building more housing (whether in Boston or the burbs) is the improvement to the built environment of our city/town downtowns.

Almost all the talk from politicians, media, etc., about housing focuses on 'affordable housing.' To many people, that sounds like housing projects - which reasonable people may not want in their town.

Why not talk about the ability to improve the look and feel of downtowns with well-built mixed-use buildings held to a high architectural standard? I think the advocates for affordable housing would gain at least a few percentage points' more support if they gave a little ground (holding developers to higher architectural standards than the generic/alucubond 5-over-1s and in turn allowing developers to reduce from, e.g., 25% to 15% non-market-value units) and spent more of their time talking about the quality-of-life gains for ALL residents that come with livelier, more attractive downtowns with more retail, cultural and commercial options for all...

That is a good point that the benefits besides housing should be brought up more too. A lot of the downtowns across the state had been hollowed out over time leading to businesses leaving and lots either turning into parking lots or just staying empty. By replacing the empty lots with new apartments with ground floor retail space it means many more people are living downtown and theres more foot traffic to support the businesses. Not only is more housing being built but our historic downtowns are being revitalized and brought back to life. Without the new housing there would not be enough foot traffic to support the businesses so one benefits the other.