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CELEBRATING 125 Years!
D.A. Sullivan School, Northampton, MA | Photography by CHODOS, Inc.
BUILDING HISTORY
SINCE 1897
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At left, one
of the many original pieces to be salvaged from the Court Square Hotel. Below, work continues in the courtyard of the property.
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lation of those mechanical systems, replacing hundreds of windows, building out the individual apartments, and putting the salvaged items back in.
When the tour reached the sixth floor, Beaumier pointed out one of the north-facing windows to dramatic views of Court Square (see photo, page 26), looks that help explain why there has always been interest in redeveloping the property for housing, and why there has been a high level of interest in this project.
As they walked and pointed out specific areas of note in the sprawl- ing property, Fontaine and Beaumier talked about everything from the significance of the project to Springfield and its central business district to the many challenges involved with undertaking a proj-
ect like this at this time of soaring prices, supply-chain issues, and a workforce crisis that has affected all sectors of the economy including construction.
Fontaine, whose family has developed or redeveloped many prop- erties downtown, from the aforementioned State Street project to the expansion of what is now known as the MassMutual Center, to the cre- ation of MarketPlace, said the Court Square is an important next step in the revitalization of that area.
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“That downtown area means a lot to us, we’ve handled a lot of proj- ects in that area,” he said. “I grew up in this area, we’ll stay in this area; I want my daughters to be able to stay around here and work and live here if they choose to, and I this is a big
step toward making downtown attractive
to working professionals and people who
want to be downown.”
Court Square
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CONSTRUCTION
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