The Town and Village are working with private interests to redevelop the historic Welch’s Building in downtown Westfield. In line with the DRI goals, this project would leverage significant private investment.
The proposed redevelopment plan for the property calls for improvements throughout the entire building, including; exterior, roof, mechanicals, layout, accessibility, code compliance and finish.
Proposed improvements include:
- Construct handicap accessible ramp and new main entrance at current rear entrance.
- Replace all existing windows with aesthetically historic, functionally modern windows.
- Update or replace all mechanicals.
- Replace roof of original building.
- Create rooftop green space by construction of rooftop garden.
- Construct residential units.
- Reconfigure, update and construct layout to best maximize office and/or retail tenants.