Approved Vacant Storefront Districts

The following is a list of approved Vacant Storefront Districts. For more information on a district please contact the official listed with the corresponding district.

Acton
Great Road Commercial Corridor - between Skyline Drive to Town border with Concord
For More Information Contact:
Julie Pierce Onos, Economic Development Director
978-929-6611
[e-mail]

Athol
Central Commercial District
For More Information Contact:
Heidi Murphy, Assistant Planner / Grants Co-ordinator
978-721-8519
[e-mail] 

Attleboro
Heart of Downtown: Concentrated along Park Street, Bank Street,
lower portion of North Main Street and Union Street
For More Information Contact:
Catherine Feerick, Economic Development Director
774-362-0024
[e-mail]

Brockton
Downtown between Warren Avenue and Commercial Street
Ames Street - roughly between North Main Street to the West and Canton Street to the East
For More Information Contact:
Rob May, Director of Planning & Economic Development
508-580-7113
[e-mail]

Burlington
Cambridge Street Corridor
For More Information Contact:
Melisa Tintocalis, Economic Development Director
978-201-1198
[e-mail] 

Clinton
The Town Center
For More Information Contact:
Philip Duffy, CEDO Director
978-365-4113
[e-mail]

Fall River
South and North Main Street Corridor - between Palmer Street and Locust Street
Pleasant Street Corridor - between Rt. 195 and Eastern Avenue
For More Information Contact:
Sarah Page, Economic Development Executive Director, FR RDA
508-324-2662
[e-mail]

Fitchburg
Main Street
For More Information Contact:
Tom Skwierawski, Executive Director, Planning & Community Development
978-829-1892
[e-mail]

Framingham
Central Business District
For More Information Contact:
Erika Oliver Jerram, Deputy Director of Community & Economic Development
508-532-5455
[e-mail]

Gardner
Gardner Downtown - Roughly bordered between Main St., Central St., Lake St., Connors St., Parker St. and West St.
Timpany Boulevard - Roughly Timpany Blvd. intersection of West St. and Broadway St. 
For More Information Contact:
Jessica DeRoy, Economic Development Coordinator
978-630-4074 x1
[e-mail]

Gloucester
Washington Street and Main Street, within the Opportunity Zone boundary
For More Information Contact:
Sal DiStefano, Economic Development Director
978-325-5236
[e-mail]

Greenfield
Boundaries of Vacant Storefront District are a subset of their CDBG-identified Slum & Blight District
For More Information Contact:
MJ Adams, Community & Economic Development Director
413-772-1548
[e-mail]

Holyoke
The area along the canals and mills of the historic Paper City
For More Information Contact:
Ben Murphy, Development Specialist Planning and Economic Development
413-322-5655
[e-mail]

Lowell
Downtown Lowell
For More Information Contact:
Maria Dickinson, Economic Development Officer
978-674-1435
[e-mail]

Marlborough
Main Street between Bolton Street and Mechanic Street
For More Information Contact:
Meredith Harris Executive Director, Marlborough Economic Development Corp.
508-229-2010
[e-mail]   

Medford
Haines Square; Hillside; Medford Square; South Medford; Wellington; West Medford
For More Information Contact:
Salvatore Di Stefano, Director of Economic Development
781-393-2480
[e-mail]

Northampton
Central Business District - roughly Pleasant St. - Main St. intersection
For More Information Contact:
Alan Wolf, Chief of Staff
413-587-1249
[e-mail]

Oxford
Main St. 1 - approx. Pratt St. to State St.  Main St. 2 - approx.  233 - 331 Main Street to 25 Sutton Ave.  Main St. 3 - approx. Front Street to Milbury Blvd. 
For More Information Contact:
Tony Sousa, Assistant Town Manager
508-389-1652
[e-mail] 

Springfield
Downtown Commercial District
For More Information Contact:
Brian Connors, Deputy Director, Office of Planning & Economic  Development
413-787-6664
[e-mail] 

Taunton
Same boundaries as Business Improvement District (BID)
Whittenton Neighborhood - comprises the Bay Street corridor from approximately Whittenton Street to Monroe Street
Weir Village - comprising of the Weir Street and W Water Street corridor.
For More Information Contact:
Tayler Torres
774-406-5027
[e-mail]     

Ware
The area roughly bordered between: Main Street, West Main Street, West Street and Pulaski Street.
For More Information Contact:
Rebekah Cornell, Director of Planning & Community Development
413-967-9648 x118
[e-mail]

Webster
Main Street Corridor - between Chase St. and the intersection of North Main and East Main Streets
For More Information Contact:
Doug Willardson, Town Administrator
508-949-3800
[e-mail]

Westborough
The Downtown Overlay District, as well as properties extending east along East Main St. inclusive of Colonial Drive.
For More Information Contact:
Kimberly Foster, Assistant Town Manager
508-366-3030
[e-mail]

Westfield
Elm Street and Main Street
For More Information Contact:
Peter Miller, Director of Community Development
413-572-6240
[e-mail] 

Winchendon
Waterville Plaza; 5 Central St. Plaza
For More Information Contact:
Nicole Roberts, Land Use and Planning Coordinator
978-297-3537
[e-mail]

Worcester
Pleasant Street, Chandler Street, Main Street corridors
For More Information Contact:
Peter Dunn, Assistant Chief Development Officer
508-799-1400
[e-mail]