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Represented landowner Kendall F. Crocker III in successfully preserving an historic farm and approximately 300 acres of land located on Jewell Hill in Fitchburg, Ashby, and Ashburnham, Massachusetts. The land, known locally as Crocker Farm, was sold to The Trustees of Reservations and is now permanently preserved through a conservation restriction so that it can provide valuable scenic and public recreational opportunities for generations to come. Mr. Crocker, the Trustees, and all three municipalities worked together to preserve the land through a combination of donor fundraising, grants awarded to the municipalities through the Commonwealth’s Land Grant Program, and a sales price substantially below the appraised value.
Represented an affordable housing provider in completing the purchase, rehabilitation, and preservation of 32 units of heavily subsidized low-income housing through the federal Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program, MassDevelopment bonds, and low-interest loans from the City of Quincy’s Affordable Housing Trust. The development, known as Bersani Circle, is the culmination of more than a year’s worth of work with the City of Quincy and various lender and tax credit investment entities, and will provide affordable housing at a time of great need.
Pierce Atwood represented the City of Somersworth, New Hampshire, in the development of a major solar photovoltaic (PV) installation on the 26-acre Somersworth Sanitary Landfill Superfund Site, including negotiation of a Payment in Lieu of Taxes agreement and ground lease. The energy produced by this project will be sold to the City under the state’s group net-metering program, resulting in both economic and environmental benefits. The project will be New Hampshire’s first solar array located on a former Superfund Site. Ameresco, Inc., a renewable energy asset developer, owner and operator, is developing the project.
Pierce Atwood represents Kearsarge Energy, a significant developer of solar energy, in connection with a proposed 17-acre, 5 MW ground mounted solar array in Walpole, Massachusetts. Our attorneys successfully argued that the town of Walpole’s zoning bylaws unlawfully prohibited large-scale solar facilities, paving the way for Kearsarge Energy to move forward with development of its solar facility.
Pierce Atwood represented Massachusetts Housing Investment Corporation (MHIC) in connection with a $20 million subscription line of credit from Rockland Trust Company for the Healthy Neighborhoods Equity Fund II Limited Partnership. The fund was launched by MHIC and Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) to finance inclusive mixed-use developments near public transportation that offer retail, housing, and social services to support healthier communities.
Representation of real estate developer in connection with wetlands and Chapter 40B permitting of a 144-unit, age-restricted multifamily project in Abington, Massachusetts in close proximity to the Abington commuter rail station.
