New England building
The historic New England building was reborn recently as an apartment project with the help of federal and state historic tax credits.

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The New England apartments

January 10, 2018  |  Kevin Collison  |  1 min read

112 W. Ninth St. |

32 apartments |

Cost: $10 million |

 

Completed fall of 2017

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