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Polar Park

  • 2022 Power 50: Michael Angelini

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    Few professionals in Central Massachusetts have their hands on as many levers of power as Michael Angelini, giving him a unique ability to make deals happen, arrange connections between powerful people, and mentor up-and-coming leaders in the

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • 2022 Power 50: Denis Dowdle

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    Although Denis Dowdle’s developments in Worcester are still more on paper than in steel, his proposed six-building project across from the Polar Park baseball stadium remains one of the most influential developments in the city.

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • 2022 Power 50: Ralph Crowley Jr.

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    In standings alone, Polar Beverages is a defining force in Worcester.

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • 2022 Power 50: Larry Lucchino

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    Larry Lucchino will hold tremendous sway over the Greater Worcester business and cultural communities until he and the rest of the WooSox ownership group decide to sell the team, which may be sooner rather than later.

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • After their attendance fell 52% in the WooSox first season, the Bravehearts are switching to a new business model

    Anthony Buscarino Updated: April 18, 2022

    In 2021, the Bravehearts averaged 1,229 fans per game, less than half of that of 2019. A major contributor to this slough was the inability to sell group tickets to businesses and schools, due to remote work and learning.

    Anthony Buscarino Updated: April 18, 2022
  • Q&A: B.T.'s Smokehouse is redefining BBQ, amid food price spikes

    Brad Kane April 18, 2022

    Brian Treitman’s love of BBQ starts with its inherent role of taking cheap cuts of meat and turning them into savory dishes enjoyed by the masses.

    Brad Kane April 18, 2022
  • WooSox home opener set for Tuesday

    Anthony Buscarino April 11, 2022

    The team completed its inaugural season with an attendance average of 6,145 fans per home game, good for sixth among all minor league teams, and included two sellouts and seven games with more than 8,500 fans in attendance.

    Anthony Buscarino April 11, 2022
  • WooSox heading back to International League

    Anthony Buscarino March 17, 2022

    The Worcester Red Sox will be playing under a new league name starting this season, Major League Baseball announced Wednesday. 

    Anthony Buscarino March 17, 2022
  • Worcester restaurateur buys $1.8M warehouse near Polar Park five months after last sale

    Katherine Hamilton March 7, 2022

    The property includes an 8,200-square-foot industrial warehouse formerly occupied by Worcester Electrical Associates, Inc., which sold the property to Mahoney in September.

    Katherine Hamilton March 7, 2022
  • Report: Polar Park hotel delayed to 2025, office building to 2024

    Katherine Hamilton February 4, 2022

    Completion dates for the office and hotel buildings in Madison Properties’ development across the street from Worcester’s Polar Park stadium have been pushed back another year.

    Katherine Hamilton February 4, 2022
  • Reduced proposal for The Cove project approved

    Katherine Hamilton February 3, 2022

    The Worcester Planning Board has unanimously approved a revised definitive site plan for The Cove, a mixed-use development in the Polar Park ballpark tax district, cutting the planned project from 13 stories to seven.

    Katherine Hamilton February 3, 2022
  • Wall Street lauds City of Worcester's financial stability

    January 31, 2022

    The City of Worcester has been assigned a ‘AA’ rating for its $208 million general obligation municipal purpose loan of 2022 bonds, which were scheduled to sell competitively on Jan. 24.

    January 31, 2022
  • Madison Properties receives $57M for residential development near Polar Park

    Katherine Hamilton January 27, 2022

    Madison Properties has received $57 million in financing for its 228-unit residential building from Rockland Trust Company.

    Katherine Hamilton January 27, 2022
  • Downsized: Shrinking developments around Polar Park raise concerns about the stadium payoff plan

    Katherine Hamilton Updated: January 24, 2022

    With the main development delayed yet again, the secondary one cut in half, and the third development proposal only committed to a small phase, the City might have to expand the tax district again to pay for its stadium debt.

    Katherine Hamilton Updated: January 24, 2022
  • Boston Capital buys Table Talk site for $4.5M

    Katherine Hamilton January 19, 2022

    Boston Capital Development LLC, the firm constructing a six-phase development at the former Table Talk Pies headquarters, closed on the purchase of the development site on Wednesday for $4.55 million, according to a press release from NAI Glickman

    Katherine Hamilton January 19, 2022
  • Main residential building next to Polar Park delayed another year

    Katherine Hamilton January 18, 2022

    The completion date for a 228-unit residential building next to the Polar Park baseball stadium in Worcester has been further pushed back for a third time, now more than two years from the original opening date, said president of developer Madison

    Katherine Hamilton January 18, 2022

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Rising rates of homelessness are affecting Central MA and the state as a whole, leaving cities and towns without enough shelters or public housing to assist those in need. A recent bandaid to the mounting crisis has been to turn empty office spaces into free or subsidized housing, many buildings being left empty due to the post-COVID rise in remote work. Hurdles to office conversions can be daunting, with infrastructure issues making residential building codes difficult to meet, and heightened construction and labor costs adding to the expense.