MHRTC Letters of Support
At a glance
- What: developers and consultants periodically ask the Historical Commission for updated letters of support for MHRTC allocations (the minutes use only the acronym; it is the state historic rehabilitation tax credit program).
- Where it stands: ongoing. The Commission has approved every request by unanimous vote.
- Next: further requests as they are filed.
Approved so far
- 2026-08-06:
- Six Main/Gold/Southbridge Street properties for Epsilon Associates (134 Gold, 240, 316, 340 and 401 Main, 300 Southbridge).
- 70 Winter Street for the Beantown Companies.
- 2026-08-20:
- 1 Exchange Place (Heritage Consulting Group).
- The J.C. French Building, Slater Building, Taylor Farley Organ Factory and Worcester Boys' Club (PAL, Inc.).
- The Worcester Art Museum, War Memorial Auditorium and 32, 42, 47 and 50 Lagrange Street (Ryan, LLC).
Discussion time
About 3 minutes across 2 meetings (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-20 - Historical Commission | 2 |
| 2026-08-06 - Historical Commission | 1 |
Log
- 2026-08-20 - Historical Commission - Updated letters of support approved 7-0 for 1 Exchange Place and two groups of properties (PAL, Inc. and Ryan, LLC), taken as one motion covering all three requests.
- 2026-08-06 - Historical Commission - Updated letters approved 6-0 for the Epsilon Associates group and for 70 Winter Street.