Gov. Maura Healey’s administration identified 450 acres she hopes can yield over 3,500 units of housing, the state announced Monday. There are already 1,500 units underway on state-owned properties.
“From day one, I pledged to use every tool to build more housing and lower costs across the state,” Healey said in a statement. “That’s why I directed our team to find state properties that could be turned into housing.
“Of the 17 new sites, the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance office aims to make requests for proposals available soon for 10 properties, and it plans to put the other seven up for auction in September.
Over the next six months, DCAMM plans to issue requests for proposals for vacant court buildings in Lowell and Fitchburg as well as sites at Bridgewater State University and Middlesex Community College.
Source: 450 Acres Of State-Owned Land Identified For Housing Development
