Former Lincoln Square Boys Club, Worcester Voke to become senior housing in city with about 100 units
Updated Apr 09, 2021;
Posted Apr 09, 2021
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Decades after many Worcester residents flocked to the former Boys Club at Lincoln Square as children, a use will soon exist again for them to return to the now-vacant building.
One Lincoln Square, which formerly housed the Worcester Boys Club and the Worcester Technical Vocational High School (Worcester Voke), will be transformed into about 100 senior housing units by WinnCompanies, a source familiar with the project told MassLive.
Residents older than 62 will be eligible to live in the units.
WORCESTER As a father of four daughters and nephew to nine aunts, and in his role as director of a local women s empowerment program that mixes athletics and community service, District 1 Councilor Sean Rose said he understands why it s so important to acknowledge the contribution of women to society.
Women s History Month starts Monday, and Rose has made a point in his time on the City Council of calling for a resolution marking the month that celebrates contributions women have made to the U.S. and recognizes specific achievements in a variety of fields. Obviously we have tremendous respect for Worcester women like Frances Perkins, Abby Kelley Foster, Esther Howland, and so on, so any time we have the opportunity to come together and acknowledge them and move forward here, it is really critical and important, Rose said.
What’s new for Worcester in 2021? Revamped Main Street, updates to the Worcester Public Market, and the WooSox
Updated Jan 10, 2021;
The coronavirus pandemic slowed the momentum of the Worcester Renaissance in 2020 but didn’t fully silence it. Last year, the Worcester Public Market opened. Investment continued. Small business debuted in the face of the pandemic like Chashu Ramen and Izakaya, ‘Olo Pizza and K Sense Co.
As doses of the vaccine continue to arrive at Worcester’s two hospitals, hope for an even more prosperous 2021 exists within the city.
“I think 2021, now that we have vaccines coming out, we’re going to start seeing that resurgence and a little bit of juice and a spring in the step [of businesses],” Vice President of Development for the Menkiti Group Mark Rengel said. “I think things will slowly come back.”
The cost of building Polar Park, the new home of the minor league Worcester Red Sox, has risen to $157 million, Worcester officials said Friday afternoon, reflecting cost increases stemming largely from the coronavirus pandemic.
With the increase, the public facility will become the most expensive minor league baseball stadium ever built, surpassing the inflation adjusted $153-million home of the Las Vegas Aviators.
The WooSox have committed to covering the latest overruns, which the city says total $17.3 million, according to a memo to the Worcester City Council made public late Friday.
With potentially less than three months until the stadium s opening, the city has also reached a tentative lease agreement with the baseball team, which now requires approval from the Worcester Redevelopment Authority. The City Council will also need to approve $14 million, including fees and interest, in new borrowing to cover most of the project s latest overruns, which will then be repaid by t
In a press conference with city officials Thursday afternoon, development firm Boston Capital announced plans for a retail and housing development at the site of departing manufacturer Table Talk Pies next to the $132-million Polar Park public baseball stadium in Worcester s Canal District.
At the same event, Worcester developer Churchill James detailed plans for its previously announced bowling alley and residential building about two blocks away on Green Street.
The two projects combined investments are estimated to be nearly $100 million, according to the city. Without the investment of the ballpark, we probably would not have the level of investment discussed Thursday, City Manager Edward Augustus said at the press conference.