State Land For Homes - Home Development Underway

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.

The projects below are currently being developed and are expected to produce close to 1,000 housing units, with the first units coming online later this year. 

Development Proposals Under Evaluation

41 Hurd St., Former Lowell District Court

An RFP has been issued by the City of Lowell to redevelop this former courthouse building and surface parking lot at a combined ±47,400 SF. The RFP can be found on the City’s page.  This property is less than a mile from the Lowell Commuter Rail Station and 500 feet from the Concord River.

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 zoning allows for more than the minimum 4 units/acre. Find the RFP on the 106 Hale St., Bridgewater - Redevelopment Opportunity Webpage.

210 Springs Road, Bedford

An RFP to redevelop a 5.05-acre surplus parking lot on the Middlesex Community College campus can be found on the 210 Springs Road, Bedford - Redevelopment Opportunity Webpage.

Homes Under Construction

Former Boston State Hospital Campus, Mattapan 

  • The Preserve at Olmsted Green, Warbler Way, Finch Street, Goldfinch Court consists of 80 mixed income homeownership units. Construction is completed with sellout by December 2025.
  • Olmsted Village, Warbler Way and Harvard Street will yield 287 total rental and homeownership units across the three housing components. This transaction closed on September 30, 2025.  Construction is expected to commence in early 2026.
  • Harvard Commons – This development is over 200,000 SF and includes 54 homeownership units and 45 rental units.  Currently in construction is a four-unit development for Department of Mental Health clients to be completed by March 2026.

Veterans Home at Chelsea - This project is the redevelopment of the Veterans Home Domiciliary Campus on the site of the Veterans Home at Chelsea, which will provide new and modern housing accommodations for both the current veterans living on site and new veterans, creating 241 units. Pennrose will break ground on phase 1 of this project in early 2026. 

Projects With a Developer Selected

84 Elm St., Former Fitchburg Superior Courthouse - The City of Fitchburg has provisionally accepted a development proposal from The Tocci Group for the redevelopment of an attractive and historic ±17,800 SF building on a 0.75 acre downtown site, walkable to the Fitchburg Commuter Rail Station.

36 Main St., Brockton - Former Department of Unemployment Assistance Office- local Brockton developer New Vision Enterprise, LLC will redevelop 35 new housing units, 20% of which will be affordable to those at 80% AMI. Closing is expected in early 2026 shortly after permitting. 

36 Main Street, Brockton, MA

Parcel SR-25, Roxbury - The BPDA has provisionally designated Urbanica to redevelop this site to include 109 units of housing, retail storefronts, a satellite location for the National Center for Afro-American Artists, as well as a public park.  

Former Northampton District Courthouse, 33 King Street - DCAMM’s Sale Partnership with the City of Northampton for the disposition of a former courthouse located at 33 King Street, Northampton, has resulted in the provisional designation of Valley Community Development and The Community Builders, Inc. Combined, the developers will produce 92 new residential housing units. For more information, check out the Northampton Press Release

The South Campus at Salem State University - The surplus 23-acre campus will be redeveloped into 473 new rental apartment homes by Avalon Bay and Winn development. Rezoning of the site for housing is now complete.

Five Properties Sold at Auction - All Sales Closed in October 2025

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.  DCAMM closed this sale on October 14, 2025. 

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.  DCAMM closed this sale on October 14, 2025. 

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. DCAMM closed this sale on October 10, 2025.

0 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.  DCAMM closed this sale on October 10, 2025. 

461 Freight Shed Rd. (Church Hill Rd.), Phillipston- This 4.6-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.  DCAMM closed this sale on October 10, 2025.

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