WORCESTER, Mass. - A renovated historic building will help cut into the city's and the region's housing crunch and it's already fully leased.
The Torrey Lofts on Chandler Street in Worcester held a ribbon-cutting Wednesday for their new market and workforce-rate housing.
There are 47 units, including studio, one and two bedroom units.
Bluestone Residential bought the old razor factory in 2019 and says it was important to keep its historic look. This is their third project in the city.
“Each case we are taking buildings that are historic but vacant and underutilized and turning it into housing that is proving to be really in demand” said Tim Adler of Bluestone Residential. “This is our third project and we look forward to doing more of them and achieving the same results.”
The building was built in 1883 by J. R. Torrey Razor Company. The Torrey Company sold it to the Bigelow Electric Company in 1945.