Worcester State of the Market
Investment, Development and Municipal Collaboration Redefining Growth In This Market
Event Ended On: Thursday October 30 2025
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Speakers and Panels
Multifamily Development: Addressing the Issue of Housing
Delivering More Units in a High-Demand, High-Cost Environment
Alex Corrales
Ricky Beliveau
Growing Worcester: Attracting Business, Development and Investment
Building the Foundation for Long-Term Job Creation and Industry Expansion
Craig Blais
Peter Dunn
Opening Remarks
Darnell Dunn
Why You Should Attend This 2025 Worcester State of the Market
What You'll Learn:
- What public-private initiatives are attracting major employers, startups and institutions to Worcester?
- How are developers responding to the city’s housing needs in both market-rate and affordable segments?
- Which neighborhoods and corridors are seeing the most real estate investment activity and why?
- What infrastructure upgrades and transportation initiatives are driving economic development?
- How are life sciences, healthcare, and innovation districts impacting site selection and land use planning?
- What incentives or municipal programs are in place to help projects pencil amid rising construction costs?
- What do demographic trends and migration data suggest about Worcester’s future housing demand?
- How are zoning reforms or local policies supporting higher-density, mixed-use development?
- What new projects are being planned, approved or breaking ground in 2025 and beyond?
How you'll do more business:
Enhance your business by gaining a stronger understanding of Worcester and Central Massachusetts. commercial real estate market. Understand the strong fundamentals pushing demand from owners and tenants. Hear from city officials and developers on the future of Worcester CRE, its life sciences market and the current opportunities present for investors.
Who You'll Meet: Network with a diverse group of industry leaders, including developers, financiers, urban planners, policymakers, and real estate experts. This event is a melting pot of ideas and strategies, fostering connections and collaborations in the Central Massachusetts real estate market.
Why should you attend:
Bisnow events bring together the biggest power players in the industry to identify opportunities, build your network and expand your business. With the largest audience of commercial real estate professionals in the world, no one knows how to help your business more than us.
For questions, recommendations, comments, or press inquiries please email our Northeast Event Producer, Joshua Piquion at joshua.piquion@bisnow.com. To request disability-related accommodations, please contact audrey.sullivan@bisnow.com no later than seven business days prior to the event.
Venue
AC Hotel Worcester
125 Front Street
Worcester, MA 01608
Ballroom: Wachusett
Floor: Ground
Parking Information:
Parking is available under the hotel in the Worcester Common Garage. All-day parking is $10 and can be paid at the front desk (cash or card accepted)
Agenda
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8:00 AM 9:00 AM |
Coffee, Breakfast & Networking
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9:00 AM 9:45 AM |
Multifamily Development: Addressing the Issue of Housing
1.) Examine how Worcester’s cost advantage is drawing renters and investors from the Boston metro area.
2.) Learn how developers and the city are coordinating to align housing with job growth and public transit access. |
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9:45 AM 10:00 AM |
Networking Break
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10:00 AM 10:45 AM |
Growing Worcester: Attracting Business, Development and Investment
1.) Hear from the city's key stakeholders about investment incentives and zoning changes that are fueling growth.
2.) Explore how tax credits, opportunity zones and other financial tools are helping deals get across the finish line. |
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10:45 AM 11:00 AM |
Post Event Networking
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