Beacon Communities LLC has been awarded two gold PRISM awards from the Builders Association of Greater Boston for their development of The Cordovan at Haverhill Station. Beacon was the recipient of the Best Rental Community in New England and Best Affordable Community in New England awards. The development team for The Cordovan at Haverhill Station included The Architectural Team, Duffy Design Group, Stantec and Keith Construction.
"The Cordovan at Haverhill Station is a mixed-income, smart growth and transit-oriented development that was the catalyst for the revitalization of downtown Haverhill," said Pamela Goodman, president of Beacon Communities Development LLC. "We would like to thank the City of Haverhill for their partnership in creating this community as well as MassHousing, the Department of Economic and Community Development, the Massachusetts Historical Commission, North Shore HOME Consortium, Bank of America and Centerline."
The development of The Cordovan at Haverhill Station involved the adaptive reuse of a primarily vacant and deteriorated historic structure in downtown Haverhill. The 146-unit mixed-income apartment home community is within walking distance to the MBTA commuter rail, Amtrak Down Easter line and the MVRTA bus station. The Cordovan was the cornerstone for redevelopment efforts in downtown Haverhill and is near shopping, art galleries and many restaurants and pubs.
Originally built as a place to house small firms connected to Haverhill's shoe-manufacturing industry in the early 20th century, the design for the renovation and rehabilitation of the building retains many of the building's historic interior and exterior features. Of the 146 apartments, 61 are available to households earning less than 60% of the area median income.