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Boston & New England  + Metro Boston  + Hospitality  |  June 1, 2026
Paul Bubny
By: Paul Bubny

Bellforge Arts Center Breaks Ground at Former Medfield Hospital Campus

Bellforge Arts Center broke ground today on a $30-million preservation and renovation project at the former Medfield State Hospital tol transform the Lee Chapel and adjacent Infirmary into a year-round arts and education campus for MetroWest. Doors are expected to open in the fall of 2027.

“Our mission has always been to make this site, and this region, a place where the arts belong to everyone,” said Jean Mineo, Executive Director of Bellforge Arts Center. “Bellforge is being built on the conviction that great art shouldn’t only happen in big cities, and that a former hospital campus can become one of the most welcoming cultural homes in the Commonwealth.”

The $30-million construction budget is funded through Bellforge’s $25-million capital campaign and historic tax credits through the Massachusetts Historic Commission. The project is alongside the larger redevelopment of the Medfield State Hospital campus, which is supported by state and local infrastructure investment through MassDevelopment administered by the Town of Medfield.

Rendering courtesy of DBVW Architects.

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Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).
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