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Fallon's old offices are now homes, and 323 more apartments are in the pipeline

Plus, Amazon pulls its Westborough drone plan and National Grid sets sessions to help with winter bills.

The Daily Worcester team2 stories13 sources5 min read

HousingTop story

Former Fallon Health offices are now 198 downtown apartments, and 323 more are proposed

Altitude's 198 apartments are mostly studios and one-bedrooms

Source: The Worcester Guardian

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AmountShare
Studios7437.4%
One-bedrooms8442.4%
Two-bedrooms4020.2%

If you've passed the old Fallon Health offices on Elm Street, they're homes now. , a $73 million conversion, turned the 11-story tower into 198 market-rate apartments. Housing Secretary Juana B. Matias spoke at the ribbon-cutting for what's billed as the state's largest office-to-residential conversion.

Next door at 22 Elm, 22 income-restricted condos are priced from $209,300 to $261,650, and Synergy's Dave Greaney said 16 have sold or are being sold. Three more projects are moving through city boards.

  • Nov. 9: hears 's 255 apartments
  • Nov. 18: Planning Board takes up 28 units at 20-22 Goldthwaite Road
  • 25 West Chester St.: 40 apartments, rezoning goes to full City Council
  • Condo buyers: 80% of area median income, assets up to $155,000

Reservoir Point would put seven buildings across from Coes Pond at 195 Mill St., with 387 parking spaces.

Three proposals would add 323 apartments, led by Reservoir Point

Sources: The Worcester Guardian, MassLive.com

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Value
Reservoir Point, Mill St.255
West Chester St.40
Goldthwaite Road28

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Amazon withdraws its Westborough drone-delivery application but says a revised plan is coming

Amazon asked the Westborough Planning Board on Friday to let it withdraw, "without prejudice," its plan for a drone launch site at 64 Otis St. If you live in Worcester, take note: Westborough Patch reports the service area could have included portions of Worcester.

Amazon's drone plan went from filing to withdrawal in about three months

  1. July 24Amazon files its drone-delivery proposal with Westborough.
  2. Oct. 19Westborough Special Town Meeting approves drone restrictions, 510-13.
  3. Oct. 30Amazon asks the Planning Board to let it withdraw, without prejudice.
  4. Nov. 10The Planning Board will take up the withdrawal request.

That may not be the end of it. Spokesperson Lindsay Hamilton said Amazon will submit a revised proposal soon. State Sen. Michael Moore said he and other legislators plan to file legislation to help communities address concerns like these.

  • Bylaw still needs attorney general and MassDOT Aeronautics Division approval
  • MassDOT says Amazon needs state approval, with at least one public hearing
  • Opposition group: , formed by neighbors

The plan Amazon pulled was big, and voters pushed back hard

1,000
drone deliveries a day, at most, in Amazon's plan
7.5 miles
delivery radius around the Otis Street site
510-13
Special Town Meeting vote on the drone bylaw

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National Grid's bill-help sessions include stops on Nov. 9, 12 and 18

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Mon., Nov. 9Worcester Community Action Council, 18 Chestnut St.11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Thu., Nov. 12Leominster City Hall, 25 West St.11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Wed., Nov. 18Saxe Room, Worcester Public Library10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Celeste Ng, Annabel Monaghan and Jennifer Givhan headline the Worcester Public Library Foundation's "Celebrate Our Library!" fundraiser on Nov. 5. The event honors longtime supporter Lisa Kirby Gibbs. The Worcester Guardian

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Central Massachusetts is projected to add 14,800 households headed by someone 70 or older between 2025 and 2035, according to the state's Central Massachusetts Housing Snapshot. Worcester Business Journal

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A contractor has accused The Menkiti Group of concealing a report on safety concerns about the stone facade at 204 Main St. and withholding roughly $1 million in payments. The complaint was filed Oct. 20 in Worcester Superior Court. Worcester Business Journal

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Fallon's old offices are now homes, and 323 more apartments are in the pipeline

Plus, Amazon pulls its Westborough drone plan and National Grid sets sessions to help with winter bills.

The TLDR

  1. Altitude Worcester's 198 apartments are open, with 323 more proposed
  2. Amazon pulls its Westborough drone application but plans to resubmit
  3. National Grid holds free winter-bill sessions starting Mon., Nov. 9
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