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Healey Issues Inventory of State-Owned Land Available for Housing Development
The Healey-Driscoll Administration has released an inventory of more than 450 acres of surplus state-owned land that could be used for the development of 3,500 new housing units across Massachusetts. The administration expects to make 17 additional sites available to developers in the next year, issuing Requests for Proposals for 10 sites and holding an auction for another seven sites in September 2025.
Gov. Maura Healey previously signed an Executive Order directing state agencies to develop the inventory, supporting the administration’s multi-pronged efforts to increase housing production and lower costs. Some 1,500 units are already under development on surplus state land.
“These 450 acres will be turned into thousands of new homes that families, seniors and workers can actually afford,” said Healey. “We are already getting shovels in the ground for thousands of these units, and we’ll continue to work closely with several developers to get even more projects started.”
