Wednesday, December 19, 2012
The final approval of the mixed use overlay opens the door for 350 apartments and 250,000 additional square feet of commercial space.
Final approval was given to the mixed use overlay district covering Forest Park by the City Council this week. “We are very fortunate we have a very good working relationship with the city and that they understand our vision and support our vision," said Joseph Zink, President and Chief Executive Officer of Atlantic Management which owns and develops the property. The vote opens the door to 350 apartment units, retail and hotel growth at the development that was formerly zoned only commercial and industrial. “It allows us the flexibility to execute our full vision; to have that work, live and play environment on one campus," said Zink. These will be part of a 110 acre multi-use campus on the former HP campus. The development will give the …
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Quest Diagnostics has been announced as the first company to sign on to "Forest Park," better known as the former Hewlett-Packard office complex.
"Forest Park" is set to kick off with Quest Diagnostics as a major tenant of 200,000 square feet for a new laboratory facility in the proposed multi-use development. The New Jersey-based provider of medical testing services will be investing more than $64 million in a Northeast laboratory facility on the former Hewlett-Packard site, according to Boston.com. The site is reporting that in addition to the 950 employees that will come to the site, they will be looking to hire an additional 240. Marlborough officials will provide the company with a tax break on the cost of the improvements to the property over a 15-year period. The exact dollar amount of the tax deal has not been decided, according to Boston.com. This marks the second large …
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
A new fire station to serve western Marlborough was discussed at Monday's meeting of the City Council.
During a discussion of a proposed zoning change that would allow for 350 units of housing, City Councilor Matt Elder raised the possibility of an additional fire station to serve the growing area of the city. "Now we are really, really starting to develop the west side of the city," he said during Monday's council meeting. He said the need for a new fire station had been raised previously. With the addition of 225 units from the Brookview Village 40B and now this potential increase in residential units, the need is heightened. In September, the council took a vote listing concerns around the Brookview Village development. Among them was a quoted 6.5 minute fire department response time to the area. "Forest Park" developers are seeking to …
Damon Michaels
11:50 am on Wednesday, December 19, 2012
The comment about no retail space indicates the guy is **clueless**. What does he call the Solomon Pond Mall? What about the RK Plaza? What about the Plazas in Northborough? What about Target? What about all the retail that is just East of the development? I also expect crappy (but legal and approved) construction methods, and no sprinklers in the attics. more ›