Industrial sites · Massachusetts

H. Harwood & Sons

Imported, unreviewedReinhabitedRetrofit builtNatick, MA

Industrial site retrofitted to housing (1988), active residential development (2024 permits), in a market with strong housing metrics. · summary, model-written

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Place

3+ other atlas sites within 10 km

This site: 6 within 10 km computed · all sites with this

County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012

This site: -10% census-cbp · all sites with this

County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a year

This site: 2,440 units, Middlesex County census-bps · all sites with this

County typical rent $2,000+

This site: $3,069/mo zillow · all sites with this

Strategy

Reinhabited

This site: …baseball factory condominiums record · all sites with this

New use

Housing

This site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

Status	Retrofit builtnewtypes-extraction reported
Strategy	ReinhabitedWikipedia no source
New uses	housingWikipedia no source
What is there now	baseball factory condominiumsnewtypes-extraction reported

Site context

Housing permits, Middlesex County (MA), 2024	2,440 units in 5+ unit buildings, 166 in 2–4, 889 single-family; 2023: 2,902 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	6 within 10 km, 20 within 25 km: Natick Mall (3.6 km); Nouvelle at Natick (3.7 km); Shopper's World (4.4 km); Framingham Mall (5.7 km); Shoppers World (5.8 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	68,958 jobs in 4,328 establishments; average annual pay $47,577; employment location quotient 0.77; employment -2.2% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	2,318 jobs; 20 in retail trade, 30 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 25017382300)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 55th income percentile as adults; 0.3% incarcerated at the 2010 count (188 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	low-access at 1 mile, not low-income; 100% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 2.3%; median family income $186,786; 0 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Natick School District (PK-12); 2 public schools within 1 mile: Johnson; Natick HighNCES EDGE
Elevation	178 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	469 county-logged events: 301 thunderstorm wind, 97 flood, 32 flash flood, 23 hail; $4,288,150 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 01760, 2026-09	median list price $937,750 (-18.2% on the year); 56 active listings; median 31 days on market; 12% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	4,650 establishments (-10%); 79,115 jobs (-5%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $804,837 (+2% 1 yr, +22% 5 yr); typical rent $3,069/mo (+2% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	13,080 vehicles a day (principal arterial, 2 lanes); 706 trucks; 40 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Converted to housing (baseball factory condominiums) in 1988. Current status: built.

Why. Strategy: reinhabit (industrial to housing). Housing market: ZHVI $804,837 (2026-09), ZORI $3,069 (2026-09). 2024 permits show 2,440 units built (value $1.24B).

Where it stands. Within 10km of 6 sites: 3 operating malls (Natick Mall, Nouvelle at Natick, Shopper's World), 2 built malls (Framingham Mall, Shoppers World), 1 proposed (Dennison Building).

For a planner

Housing conversion confirmed (1988).
Active residential construction (2024 permits).
Peer sites show similar 'reinhabit' strategy in MA (e.g., Dedham Mall, 15km away).

For a developer

Median rent $2,126 noted (record lacks source).
Housing demand supported by ZHVI/ZORI metrics.
No current ownership/address in record.

What we do not know yet

'Baseball factory' likely a typo (record says 'baseball factory condominiums').
No current tenant/owner data.
No confirmation of 'Dennison Building' status beyond 'proposed'.

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Multifamily screen

retrofit already built
median rent $2,126
housing in the record

Inputs: record fields (size, status) and county Census ACS 2018–2023 figures (growth, rent). How the points work. Not a recommendation.

History and original facts

County	Middlesex County
Census division	1 · New England
Notes	Draft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: H. Harwood & Sons baseball factory was converted into condominiums in 1988.

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Timeline

1988 Converted into baseball factory condominiums

Sources

Natick, Massachusetts · CC BY-SA 4.0
2 quoted sentences
H. Harwood & Sons
In 1988 H. Harwood & Sons was converted into baseball factory condominiums.

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "H. Harwood & Sons, Natick, MA." Record n-ca30ece22d, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/industrial/ma/natick-h-harwood-sons/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_natickhharwoodsons,
  title = {H. Harwood & Sons, Natick, MA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/industrial/ma/natick-h-harwood-sons/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-ca30ece22d, release 2026.10.20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}

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