City of Chicopee and MassDevelopment have embarked on a planning effort to prepare a Redevelopment Plan (the Plan) for the sixty-five acre Uniroyal/Facemate site. The Plan will set forth the framework for implementing a series of strategic redevelopment initiatives that will maximize reuse of this unique economic development resource and will build upon previous and ongoing work at the Uniroyal/Facemate properties. To advance these efforts, the City and MassDevelopment have engaged a series of consultants to help prepare the redevelopment plan. Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc (VHB) will lead the community outreach and master planning efforts; RKG Associates will undertake a market analysis to understand the site development potential; and Tighe and Bond will investigate existing buildings to determine if they are structurally suitable for reuse.

Project Area

The Uniroyal/Facemate Redevelopment Project area comprises 64.6 acres and includes approximately 23 buildings situated along the Chicopee River in Chicopee. Massachusetts. It includes the 44.4-acre former Uniroyal property (Uniroyal) located at 154 Grove Street and the immediately adjacent 20.2-acre Facemate Corporation property (Facemate) located at 5 West Main Street. The combined 65 acre site includes two very large abandoned mill complexes with close to 2 million square feet of vacant and badly deteriorated space. The Project Area also includes land adjacent to and west of Bridge Street and land directly north of Oak Street. (See adjacent map)