Visual Sound Productions Opens New Headquarters in Renovated Building

SPRINGFIELD — On Oct. 2, the time came for for a historic building — which was once a church, a sign shop, and a nonprofit before being vacant for many years — to open its doors. Nicole Nell, president of Visual Sound Productions Inc. (VSP), purchased 130 Union St. in Springfield a few years ago and has transformed the long-abandoned building into the headquarters of her award-winning, multi-operational production company.

“As someone who is always excited by challenges, I am thrilled to take my entrepreneurial journey to another level,” Nell said. “I always knew I wanted to buy a building for my company’s headquarters and not just rent. But I also knew I did not just want any building in Anytown, USA. My mission was to buy in Springfield, and that is what I did when I established Nell Investments, LLC, a real estate holding company, and closed on 130 Union, my first commercial building right in the heart of it all.”

The location was chosen by Nell for multiple reasons, including close proximity to large venues such as the MassMutual Center and MGM Springfield, easy access to the highway as VSP continues to serve clients up and down the East Coast from New England to Florida, and, equally high on the list of reasons, her passion for Springfield, where she was born and raised.