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Office parks · Massachusetts

Marlborough Hills

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedReinhabitedUnder constructionMarlborough, MA

Under construction redevelopment of former HP office site into housing (350 units), hotel (153 rooms), and retail (50k sq ft); aligned with local housing market trends (ZHVI $804k) and peer projects. · summary, model-written

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Finance and pipeline
Retrofit in the pipelineThis site: …under construction newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
Place
County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012This site: -10% census-cbp · all sites with this
County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a yearThis 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
RedevelopedThis site: Remodel the two buildings and add 350 apartment units, a 153-room hotel and 50,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space. record · all sites with this
ReinhabitedThis site: Remodel the two buildings and add 350 apartment units, a 153-room hotel and 50,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space. record · all sites with this
New use
HotelThis site: …l the two buildings and add 350 apartment units, a 153-room hotel and 50,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space. newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
HousingThis site: Remodel the two buildings and add 350 apartment units, a 153-room hotel and 50,000 square feet of retail an newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
OfficeThis site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
Retail (continued)This site: …apartment units, a 153-room hotel and 50,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space. newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusUnder constructionnewtypes-extraction reported
StrategyRedevelopment · Reinhabitation, under constructionWikipedia no source
New useshotel, housing, office, retailWikipedia no source
What is there nowRemodel the two buildings and add 350 apartment units, a 153-room hotel and 50,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space.newtypes-extraction reported
RedeveloperAtlantic Management Inc.newtypes-extraction reported

Site context

Housing permits, Middlesex County (MA), 20242,440 units in 5+ unit buildings, 166 in 2–4, 889 single-family; 2023: 2,902 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby0 within 10 km, 11 within 25 kmcomputed
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, 20222,474 jobs; 121 in retail trade, 273 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 25017321301)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 44th income percentile as adults; 1.0% incarcerated at the 2010 count (679 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)low-income, low-access tract (1 mile urban / 10 miles rural); 11% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 4.8%; median family income $81,458; 397 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsMarlborough School District (PK-12); 2 public schools within 1 mile: Early Childhood Center; 1 LT Charles W. Whitcomb SchoolNCES EDGE
Elevation407 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025469 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 01752, 2026-09median list price $596,050 (-12.2% on the year); 49 active listings; median 31 days on market; 21% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20234,650 establishments (-10%); 79,115 jobs (-5%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical 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)18,878 vehicles a day (principal arterial, 2 lanes); 1,019 trucks; 18 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Marlborough Hills (Marlborough, MA) is under construction as a redevelopment of a 750,000 sq ft HP office/R&D site vacated in 2011. Developer Atlantic Management Inc. plans to remodel two existing buildings into 350 apartments, a 153-room hotel, and 50,000 sq ft of retail/restaurant space. The site is already in play per the record (status: under construction), with housing included in the new use. Market context shows strong local housing demand (ZHVI $804,837, ZORI $3,069) and 11 similar redevelopment projects within 25km. The record is verified as a draft. No additional details on traffic impact, tenant specifics, or completion timeline are provided.

Why. The assessment uses only the record's confirmed status (under construction), new use details, housing market metrics, peer cluster data, and verified status. Missing elements (e.g., exact completion date, traffic impact analysis) are omitted as unknown.

Where it stands. Confirmed: redevelopment underway with housing, hotel, and retail components. Context: high housing market activity (2026 ZHVI/ZORI data), 11 similar projects nearby. Unknown: traffic effects, specific retail tenants, or final timeline.

For a planner

  • Status: Active construction (not speculative)
  • Market: Aligns with local housing demand metrics
  • Peer context: 11 similar projects within 25km (all MA)

For a developer

  • Confirmed developer (Atlantic Management Inc.)
  • New use mix: Housing (350 units) + hotel (153 rooms) + retail (50k sq ft)

What we do not know yet

  • Record is a draft (not final)
  • No details on construction timeline or tenant commitments
  • No data on how traffic (18,878 ADT) affects the project

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  • already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans
  • 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

AnchorsHewlett-Packard
CountyMiddlesex County
Census division1 · New England
NotesDraft from bostonglobe.com, model-extracted, unreviewed: The former Hewlett-Packard office park in Marlborough is being redeveloped into housing, hotel, retail, and office space.

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