Housing development mix drives Lowell forward
By Melanie Gilbert, Lowell Sun
"Some developments are still under review or waiting to break ground, while others, like The Emery on Middlesex Street, expect a fall opening.
Heritage Properties, a locally owned and operated real estate investment, development and management firm, broke ground on the vacant lot at Middlesex and Pearl streets last year, site of a former community garden and herbal farm.
The $10 million project features 37 market-rate apartments across five floors — 23 studios, 10 one-bedrooms and four two-bedrooms.
The project draws its name from Lowell’s Mill City roots. An emery is a steel roller in a loom which aids in gripping the fabric.
“The Emery references Lowell’s identity as the ‘Spindle City,’ with a legacy of textile manufacturing,” Heritage Properties said an email earlier this month."
