Another extension requested for Fairway Beef project
https://www.wbjournal.com/article/project-at-former-fairway-beef-site-the-latest-worcester-housing-development-facing-delays
Two more projects likely dead:
https://archboston.com/community/threads/5-salem-square-worcester.6782/
https://archboston.com/community/threads/1-city-square-worcester.6783/...
Saint-Gobain gifted the Worcester Business Development Corporation 55 acres of industrial land in the Greendale neighborhood for redevelopment (and cleanup..).
A good amount of industrial building stock has already been torn down, here is a blog with monthly updates...
This development was supposed to be 100% affordable, meaning all 94 units. This was now changed to the minimum required 15%, which breaks down to 14 affordable units.
https://www.wbjournal.com/article/mason-street-multifamily-housing-developers-slash-number-of-proposed-affordable-units
A lot of proposed developments in Worcester appear to be in a holding pattern. I expect a mixture of axed, downsized, delayed news this year, with a subset moving ahead as planned. But maybe I’m too pessimistic.
Project Phase 3 was feared to be dead as the BBQ restaurant property was back on the market. Now the developer requests an extension for the planning board approval until 2026. So there's hope:
On February 1, 2023, the Worcester Planning Board (the “Board”) voted unanimously to grant approval...
I haven’t been to their new location so maybe I shouldn’t judge. I thought their Main Street location had a very limited assortment of items. Like I’d still have to go to a regular supermarket to get 90% of my groceries and go there for a more boutique grocer experience. Glad to hear it covered...