Paul A. Dever State School

Paul A. Dever State School
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT
Taunton, MA
A Public/Private Partnership
Taunton Development
Corporation
MassDevelopment
in concert with
City of Taunton
Commonwealth of Mass
Broker: NAI Hunneman

Development Project
Development of Phase IV and Phase V of
the former Paul A. Dever State School
• 220 Acres Total
• 170 acres Myles Standish Industrial Park
Expansion
• 50 acres
Life Science Center/Regional Training
& Education Center

Project Management Structure
Taunton Development/MassDevelopment Corporation
est. January 2012
MDFA Development Role
• Complete MEPA EIR Permitting:
– MEPA Certificate issued November 2012
• Conduct all Demolition & Remediation of site
• Complete all Road & Infrastructure upgrades
• Plan & Develop Phase V Life Science Center
TDC Development Role
• Market & Develop Phase IV development
• Manage operations and site security of project

Context
• PROJECT AREA
– Phase IV -
Adjacent to existing
Myles Standish
Industrial Park
2002 Legislation:
Extension of Myles
Standish Industrial Park
Approximately 170
acres
– Phase V –
2008 Legislation:
Development of a Life
Science Center
MLSC $5M earmark
Approximately 50 acres
EXISTING MYLES
STANDISH
INDUSTRIAL
PARK
Constitution Dr.
John Hancock Rd
Bay St.
Bassett St.
South Boundary Rd
Fawcett St

Aerial Images
View looking west
View looking south

Concept Plan
• 1.8M SF of New Development
– 1.3M SF Industrial
– 550K SF Life Science
*note: this is only a concept drawing to show development potential, the market will
dictate development.

Demolition/Remediation
• $15.5M D&R
• $10M Infrastructure

Development Plan
• Phased
Development
• Funding Strategy
– State & Federal
Infrastructure Grants:
MassWorks
EDA PWED
Brownfield Site
Assessment
– District Improvement
Financing (DIF) from
City of Taunton

Project Phasing
• Section A 2012-13
– MEPA approved
– New Charles F.
Colton Road
construction will be
complete in June
2013

Project Phasing
• Section B 2013-14
– New Pioneer Way
road extension from
Hancock Road
completion summer
2013
– Sites available for fall
2013 construction

Project Phasing
Section C
– Final Industrial Area
– Follows other development
except for unique
requirements

Project Phasing
• Section D
– Life Sciences Campus
– Access from Bay Street,
fronting on Watson Pond
– Working with colleges to plan
training center
– Resolve remaining State uses
– Possible reuse of some
buildings
– Infrastructure timing TBD

Current Status
• MEPA Completed
– Certificate issued November 2012
• NEW Charles F Colton Road from Constitution Ave
complete in June 2013
– 5 Industrial sites (over 40 developable acres) available for spring construction
• NEW Pioneer Way from John Hancock Road
complete in Summer 2013
– 4 Industrial sites (over 42 developable acres) available for summer 2013 construction
• Demolition of building #4 and #6 complete
• Demolition of buildings #5 - #14 has commenced and
is scheduled to be complete in December 2013
• Currently Master Planning Life Sciences Campus