A proposal to redevelop Worcester’s historic Mission Chapel into seven market-rate apartment units was submitted to the Worcester Planning Board on Sept. 14.
The Boston firm Fresh Turf, LLC bought Mission Chapel, located at 205 Summer St., in May 2019 for $337,500. It received a 40% tax exemption over eight years for the project and plans to invest $4.1 million into the site.
Fresh Turf is registered to Matthew Kiefer, a real estate attorney at Goulston & Storrs in Boston.Â
In its recent application to the board, the company stated it will completely restore the facade of the former church using National Park Service Standards for Rehabilitation.Â
The church, which was built in 1854, is four stories and includes more than 10,000 square feet, according to Fresh Turf’s application. It has been vacant since the 1990s when the Worcester Redevelopment Authority took the property by eminent domain as part of the construction of Saint Vincent Hospital.
