Everything in this town takes a couple of years, but judging by the scaffolding facade restoration of 204 Main Street is imminent:
https://www.menkitigroup.com/commercial-properties/204-main-street/
Rendering:
It’s MLK where Mescal is now. The Lincoln Street bridge looks frightening underneath as well.
They have been working on the I-290 bridge over North Lincoln Street (at Hanover Insurance) for close to 2 years now.
The construction / restoration of the Ionic Ave Boy’s Club is now visible from the outside, so creating thread for it.
Project:
https://www.wbjournal.com/article/long-awaited-creative-hub-worcester-10m-project-to-break-ground-in-spring
Masonic Lodge is across the street:
If feasible, it could have housed the offices, gym, and common spaces of the retirement community.
It’s not that Worcester is running out of free buildable space
The city could do more in terms of incentives. They use TIF’s to incentivize development, but
construction costs are the same as in Boston and the materials also cost the same, so the ROI per unit is much much lower for the developer.