It would be the largest new-construction apartment development the neighborhood’s seen in recent years and would add to 125 units and dozens of townhomes that are already in the works next door.
“We feel we have the perfect use for a very unique building,” a Thalhimer exec said of the plan to convert the 124-year-old hydro plant into a venue with padel courts, pickleball courts and a food-and-beverage component.
Construction is getting started to convert the building’s top floors into three dozen apartments, replacing the nonprofit’s offices that have found a new home in Manchester.