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Holyoke developers request letters of support for Crafts and Wright blocks; commission pauses vote pending legal review
Summary
Developers asked the Holyoke Historical Commission for letters of support tied to state historic tax-credit tranches needed to begin construction on two adjacent North High Street projects. Commissioners raised conflict and quorum issues; the motion is being sent to legal after four abstentions left the outcome unresolved.
Developers seeking to rehabilitate two adjacent historic blocks on North High Street asked the Holyoke Historical Commission on March 3 for letters of support tied to a pending allocation of Massachusetts state historic tax credits. Project representatives said the funding tranche is required to proceed to construction in June and that the combined projects total roughly $8,000,000.
The request covers Crafts Block and Wright’s Block, two Italianate-era properties in the North High Street Historic District. A project representative, Bill, told commissioners the developer bought Wright’s Block in 2019 and has invested more than $1 million in infrastructure work, including a sprinkler system, a transformer to serve the block and roof and enclosure repairs. “The project is… it’s over $8,000,000,” Bill said, adding that the team has assembled 14 funding partners and is “cobbling together as many different…
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