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Focus: Multi-Residential VHB Underway on Multi-residential Projects in Worcester Worcester, MA – VHB announced it has been working closely with property developers in Worcester on several affordable and market rate housing projects. The projects are all at different stages of development, from recently approved, to under construction, to newly opened. The projects contribute to the addition of at least 660 units in Worcester. Synergy Investments just received approval to renovate the former Fallon Health office building into 198 market rate residential units, with a fitness center and pool. In a smaller 4-story building attached to the former office tower, Synergy plans to develop 22 affordable housing condominiums. VHB is providing site and civil engineering services for the project, including traffic and pedestrian planning and drainage design. VHB is contributing site and civil engineering services to developer Polar Views as it plans to build a 12-unit, 4-story multifamily site. The Grosvenor Street Residential Development will feature a first floor for commercial use with residential units on the upper level, including one affordable rental unit. On the Worcester Boys Club renovation, WinnCompanies teamed with
VHB on the adaptive reuse project to create the first senior housing development in Worcester’s downtown area. In the city’s first air rights construction project, Winn is currently constructing a new 64,000sf building straddling a tunnel with a podium structure. Combined with the original building, the new development
Alta on the Row
will include a total of 80 affordable, agerestricted apartment homes with state-ofthe-art amenities, such as library reading rooms and a fitness center. Real estate developers Wood Partners collaborated with VHB to build a highend, 370-unit residential community featuring services such as a rooftop
lounge, grilling stations and firepits, and an on-site dog park. In the heart of Worcester’s “Restaurant Row,” Alta on the Row offers residents a wide range of dining and entertainment options.VHB provided land use planning, engineering, and analysis services for this project, which recently opened to residents.
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