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Rockland Trust Provides $20M to Repurpose Underutilized Buildings in Worcester

Rockland Trust has provided more than $20 million in combined construction loans to Anthony Rossi of 13 Sudbury Realty, LLC, and Herman St. Development for the redevelopment of two properties located in Worcester, MA.

The capital will be used for the renovation a former DCF building on Sudbury Street and of a former manufacturing factory on Hermon Street. Both properties will be transformed into residential communities.

“The City has worked hand-in-hand with developers such as myself to repurpose abandoned and unutilized vacant buildings so that they can be redeveloped into high-end buildings with great amenities,” said Anthony Rossi, CEO of Rossi Development.

The Sudbury Street project consists of renovations totaling $13.3 million. Once complete, it will offer over 100 units.

The Hermon Street project consists of $7.8 million in renovations. Once complete it will offer 57 units across multiple buildings connected by an enclosed catwalk, along with a restaurant and residential boutique food market.

Photo: 33 Hermon Street

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Lisa McDuffie arrives at ConnectCRE via REALTOR® world, where she served for nearly two decades as communications director for one of the nation’s largest REALTOR® organizations. She supported two membership-elected presidents who were commercial real estate practitioners, and managed the communications initiatives of the organization’s commercial special interest group. When not following the latest commercial real estate news, Lisa is zeroed in on her charismatic off-the-track thoroughbred as she makes the transition from an utterly failed racehorse to a lovely show hunter.

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