Union Block Project nearing groundbreaking after years of planning
TAUNTON — After years of planning and getting government approvals, the Union Block Project — which would create 38 mixed-income apartments in downtown Taunton — could break ground this year. Phillip Giffee, executive director of Neighborhood of Affordable Housing Inc., an East Boston-based nonprofit agency known for developing affordable-rate apartments which is spearheading the project, said they expect to begin construction in nine to 10 months. NOAH plans to build five one-bedroom units, 30 two-bedroom units and three three-bedroom units inside the largely vacant second and...