Around 1,300 new housing units are at different stages of permitting and construction, according to Pillsbury. These include 290 units in “The Beck,” 153 units at the site of the former DiBurro’s Function Hall and 370 to 420 rentals in a new complex downtown as of a plan from 2022. “The Beck” and the downtown development, proposed by developer Salvatore N. Lupoli, also promise retail areas.
According to Burns, 978 units in multifamily developments were permitted from 2000-2020. At the same time, public school enrollment decreased by around 13%. A graph from “Vision Haverhill 2035” shows, while there has been a decrease from 2000 to 2020, enrollment has ticked up in recent years, though it remains below the level in 2000, as Burns pointed out. Since 2020, when the master plan was last updated, the state’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education reports enrollment has dropped from 8,063 in 2020 to 7,882 in 2024.
