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Springfield receives 5 proposals to redevelop buildings near the MGM casino

The historic building at the corner of Main and State Streets in Springfield, Massachusetts is one of three mostly-vacant office buildings on the block the city is looking to redevelop.
Springfield Redevelopment Authority
The historic building at the corner of Main and State Streets in Springfield, Massachusetts is one of three mostly-vacant office buildings on the block the city is looking to redevelop.

A preferred developer could be announced this summer

Earlier this year, the city of Springfield put out a call for proposals to redevelop three mostly-empty downtown office buildings surrounding the MGM casino.

Last week, officials announced responses came in from five developers.

The respondents were not identified. Officials said they were very pleased with the interest shown.

The Springfield Redevelopment Authority purchased the buildings in 2021 so it could control what would happen to the properties.

WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill spoke with SRA Executive Director Amanda Pham.

The record-setting tenure of Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno. The 2011 tornado and its recovery that remade the largest city in Western Massachusetts. The fallout from the deadly COVID outbreak at the Holyoke Soldiers Home. Those are just a few of the thousands and thousands of stories WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill has covered for WAMC in his nearly 17 years with the station.