It’s a project in Farmington that has been 12 years in the making. A vacant downtown high school, now getting it’s next chapter, with the property being transformed into a new housing development.
Farmington is pretty much built out and the only way for more housing in this small town is to tear down buildings like this. This old school building and what’s going to to be going in there is 53 new townhomes. It’s a beautiful and walkable town, and now more people will be able to enjoy it with new housing.
I spoke with city leaders about those next steps, and spoke with residents who had mixed feelings on the project.
Some who live in Farmington, like longtime resident Genevieve Lilley, are pumped about this new economic development.
WXYZ “I’m excited to see what comes of it,” Genevieve said. “I’ve been a Farmington resident my whole life. I actually live down the street from the building. The fact that something is getting put in it (after) it’s been abandoned for a long time, like you said, is also exciting.”