WORCESTER Trinity Financial unveiled a glimpse into how they converted the old Worcester County Courthouse into a mixed-income housing project on Thursday.
Courtrooms will soon be used as living units and community spaces for tenants of the new Courthouse Lofts. Rooms that date back to the Civil War era will soon be lit with brand-new light systems.
The first tenants are scheduled to move into the apartment complex next week, Trinity Financial Vice President of Development Michael Lozano said. Tenants have already signed leases on 85 of the 118 units at the project, Lozano said.
The third and fourth floors of an annex will be the first floors where tenants can move in. The first and second floors of the annex are expected to open two to three weeks later. The older portion of the building will be opened later in February and early March.
See inside the old Worcester Courthouse, which has been converted into Worcester Courthouse Lofts
Updated Jan 15, 2021;
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There are 118 units in the new Courthouse Lofts and 85 of them are already filled via pre-leases ahead of the former Worcester County Courthouse’s redevelopment completion.
A portion of residents will begin to move into some of those units next week. For most, it will be their first time seeing the building as the majority of residents have been signing their leases without visiting the property.
Michael Lozano, vice president of development for Trinity Financial, the real estate development company overseeing the project, shared the news Thursday in a tour of the new lofts to city officials. Representatives in attendance from the city’s administration included City Manager Edward M. Augustus Jr, City Councilor Candy Mero-Carlson and Chief Development Officer Peter Dunn.
What’s new for Worcester in 2021? Revamped Main Street, updates to the Worcester Public Market, and the WooSox
Updated Jan 10, 2021;
The coronavirus pandemic slowed the momentum of the Worcester Renaissance in 2020 but didn’t fully silence it. Last year, the Worcester Public Market opened. Investment continued. Small business debuted in the face of the pandemic like Chashu Ramen and Izakaya, ‘Olo Pizza and K Sense Co.
As doses of the vaccine continue to arrive at Worcester’s two hospitals, hope for an even more prosperous 2021 exists within the city.
“I think 2021, now that we have vaccines coming out, we’re going to start seeing that resurgence and a little bit of juice and a spring in the step [of businesses],” Vice President of Development for the Menkiti Group Mark Rengel said. “I think things will slowly come back.”