One of Worcester’s largest affordable housing redevelopment projects reachs a major milestone this week as city, state and housing officials gather to celebrate the completion of the first phase of the former Curtis Apartments transformation in Great Brook Valley.
The Worcester Housing Authority and Trinity Financial hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday, June 5, at 12:30 p.m. for the first phase of the redevelopment, which has created 129 new affordable housing units on a site that once housed aging public housing buildings dating back to the early 1950s. The ceremony walso includes the unveiling of a new name for the development, replacing the Curtis Apartments designation that has been associated with the property for decades.
The project is part of a long-term effort to replace the former 372-unit Curtis Apartments complex with a modern mixed-income community that will ultimately include 527 apartments, along with new community spaces, improved infrastructure and expanded services for residents…