We’re excited to welcome Dan Knapik and Ilene Ortiz to the growing Westmass team! Dan Knapik joins us as Vice President of Operations, bringing more than 35 years of experience across both the public and private sectors. His background includes environmental consulting, brownfields redevelopment, municipal leadership, and clean energy strategy. Dan’s broad expertise will support […]
WinnCompanies and Westmass Deliver 95 Mixed-Income Units for Adults 55+ BOSTON (November 18, 2024) – WinnCompanies, an award-winning national owner, developer and manager of high-impact apartment communities, and Westmass Area Development Corporation (Westmass) today announced the opening of The Residences at Mill 8, a mixed-income community in Ludlow, MA, featuring 95 apartments for adults 55 and older. […]
BusinessWest (November 21, 2024) Joseph Bednar Developing a Strategy Since its inception in 1960, the role of Westmass Area Development Corp. has remained remarkably consistent in many ways. Created by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a not-for-profit economic and real-estate development firm, its mission has long been to develop and manage properties and enhance and […]
Boston Globe (November 20, 2024) Jon Chesto So which giant tech company is going to set up a major operation in Westfield? Will it be Amazon, Alphabet, or maybe Microsoft? The state Legislature last week approved a measure that exempts data centers from the state’s sales and use tax. And a massive project near the Westfield-Barnes Regional […]
EPA (May 20, 2024) The federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected the Westmass Area Development Corporation for a Brownfields Cleanup Grant that will be funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Grant funds will be used to clean up the Ludlow Mills #11, Ludlow Mills #9, and Warehouse #199 sites located at Riverside Drive and […]
WWLP (April 30, 2024) Kiara Smith, Emma McCorkindale BELCHERTOWN – State Senator Jake Oliveira led a tour Tuesday for State Senate leadership highlighting his district and vital community issues. One stop on Senator Oliveira’s tour, Ludlow Mills, which features renovated Grist Mill buildings. This area was previously the largest brownfield, or abandoned industrial land, in […]
The Westmass team had a terrific time at the Springfield Thunderbirds hockey game yesterday! A big thank you to Jeff for making it happen (and for getting us the VIP suite) and a shout-out to our staff and their families for the amazing company. It’s always great to have fun outside the office. Go Thunderbirds! […]
MassLive (December 27, 2023) Jeanette DeForge | jdeforge@repub.com SPRINGFIELD – Westmass Area Development Corp. will take over work of a small nonprofit under a partnership designed to boost economic growth in the city. The two organizations joined with Springfield officials Wednesday to announce that the struggling DevelopSpringfield organization will become a subsidiary of Westmass, which owns […]
Springfield, MA (December 27, 2023) Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Chief Development Officer (CDO) Tim Sheehan are excited to announce that Westmass Area Development Corporation (Westmass) of Springfield, a major not-for-profit economic and real estate development firm, will be taking on the leadership role with Develop Springfield. Found in 1960, Westmass is a leader in […]