Massachusetts is launching a transformative initiative to address its housing crisis by repurposing surplus state-owned properties.

Gov. Maura Healey has released more than 450 acres of unused land, aiming to create up to 3,500 new housing units across the commonwealth.

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The move is part of a broader strategy to accelerate development, reduce costs, and meet the state's urgent housing needs.

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One of the first projects is unfolding in downtown Brockton, where developer Joseph Goncalves, president of New Vision Enterprises, is converting a long-vacant state unemployment office into a mixed-use residential and commer

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