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The Clock Is Ticking
Mixed-income Housing Project at Ludlow Mills to Begin in 2022
With state financing now in place, construction is expected to begin in early 2022 on a $29.9 million project to transform the landmark Mill 8 at
the historic Ludlow Mills complex into 95 mixed-income apartments for adults 55 and older and a center for supportive healthcare services, Westmass Area Development Corp.
and WinnDevelopment announced.
The Massachusetts Department of Hous-
ing and Community Development recently announced new tax cred- its and subsidies to sup- port the next phase of the ambitious adaptive-reuse project, focusing on the section of the 116-year- old complex that con- tains the clock tower shown on the town’s seal. The Mill 8 project follows the successful transfor- mation of Mill 10, which offers 75 units of mixed- income housing for adults 55 and older.
deliver additional quality apartment homes to seniors in and around Ludlow,” said Larry Curtis, president and managing partner of WinnDevel- opment. “The continued support of the Baker- Polito administration was the last piece of the financing puzzle needed for us to begin the next phase of work to preserve and revive one of the town’s most treasured historic assets.”
“The cost of housing is one of the single greatest challenges facing our Commonwealth, and that challenge has been amplified dramatically by the pandemic..”
Overseen by WinnDevelopment Senior Vice President Adam Stein and Senior Project Director Lauren Canepari, the project has received enthu- siastic support from local, state, and federal offi- cials representing Ludlow. The town has commit- ted state and federal money for several key infra-
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