North Branch Construction, Inc. has been awarded a construction management contract to rehabilitate property located at 59 Factory St. for Veterans Housing. The five-story former furniture store will be converted into 30,000 s/ft of transitional housing. Harbor Homes of Nashua is the owner of the Dalianis House Veterans' Housing project. George Hickey of Sanbornton is providing the architectural design.
North Branch Construction's scope of work includes total interior gut demolition with new elevator, stair wells, and 40 residential units, plus office space and associated common areas. Demolition began in early August. This is North Branch's second veterans' transitional housing project for Harbor Homes. In 2006, North Branch built the first assigned veterans' housing known as Buckingham Place on Spring Street in Nashua, which was dedicated in honor and memory of Byron Buckingham, a World War II veteran and long time resident of Nashua. Buckingham Place was the first assigned veterans' housing facility in the state of New Hampshire. Harbor Homes, Inc. is a private, non-profit agency, which provides residential and support services focused on the needs of persons living with mental illness and disabilities.