State Land For Homes - Development Opportunities Coming Soon

The State Land For Homes initiative is expediting the availability of public land throughout the Commonwealth specifically for housing development as part of the Healey Driscoll Administration’s multi-dimensional approach to addressing the Commonwealth’s housing needs. Sites expected to become available in 2025 include:

Requests for Proposals

106 Hale St., Bridgewater - Walkable to the commuter rail station, Bridgewater State University campus, and downtown Bridgewater. Housing development on this site aligns with the University's and the Town's goals. The underlying form-based code zoning allows for more than the minimum 4 units/acre.

106 Hale Street, Bridgewater

210 Springs Rd., Bedford - This is a 6-acre satellite parking lot serving the Middlesex Community College campus in Bedford. The college, through DCAMM, seeks to develop the site for housing. An RFP for the site is expected to be released by Summer 2025.

210 Spring Rd., Bedford

24 Cherry St., Wenham - A former Department of Mental Health group home that is 2,160 SF on .79 acres, expected to be made available to developers by Summer 2025.

Former Lowell District Court - Courthouse building and surface parking lot at a combined ±47,400 SF. This property is less than a mile from the Lowell Commuter Rail Station and 500 feet from the Concord River. City is interested in seven story housing development.

former Lowell District Court

0 Eastville Ave., Oak Bluffs - Vacant, wooded, L-shaped lot close to downtown Oak Bluffs and the Martha's Vineyard Hospital.

Auctions

An auction will be held in September, 2025 for the following properties:

0 Lyman St., Northborough - A 5.45 acre open field close to Route 9 and on a main road with a large, multi-family development partially occupied with additional new units under construction nearby. This site is near the Westborough Parcel.

Lyman St., Westborough - A mix of open fields and woods, close to Route 9 and on a main road with a large, multi-family development partially occupied with additional new units under construction nearby. This 5.8 acre site is near the Northborough Parcel.

Salem St., Wilmington - A 2.5 acre wooded parcel close to I-93 and on a main road with a large, multi-family development partially occupied with additional new units under construction nearby. This site is near the North Reading parcel.

73 Lowell Rd., North Reading - A 2.5 acre parcel close to I-93 and on a main road with a large, multi-family development partially occupied with additional new units under construction nearby. A town-owned park is across the street. This site is near the Wilmington parcel.

Royalston Rd., Templeton - This 5.8 acre site has an existing building, which is a former group home residence and part of the Templeton Development Center in a scenic area of Templeton.  The Elliot House is located on a historic campus used for farming and group residences since the late 1800s.

461 Freight Shed Rd., Phillipston - This 5-acre site is a former group home residence, part of the Templeton Development Center in a rural area of Phillipston.  The Brook House is located on an historic campus used for farming and group residences since the late 1800s.

Former Lowell Superior Court - Courthouse building and surface parking lot at a combined ±65,000 SF.  Walking distance to public transportation.  Situated in a mixed multi-family and commercial neighborhood.

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