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(1) New England Movie Studios — Approved in late 2011, this project is located in the former Locust housing area and includes the development of 126,000 sqft of buildings, including 4 sound stages with production support offices and a millwork building for set construction. Future phasing plans would more than double the project size.

(2) Armed Forces Reserve Center Site on Barnum Road continues construction. The largest buildings include a new ~59,000 sq.ft. training building, a ~59,000 sq.ft. organizational maintenance shop (OMS), a ~91,000 sq.ft. consolidated maintenance support shop and the reuse of an existing ~41,000 sq.ft. building. Two LEED certified buildings will replace the outdated structures removed from the site.

(3) Laddawn, Inc., a biodegradable plastics manufacturing company, recently renovated the former Davis Library as their new corporate headquarters. Laddawn employs 45 people.

(4) The Chapel off of Jackson Road adjacent to Rogers Field was recently demolished due to rising costs of maintenance and after failed attempts to market the building to other potential users. The site is zoned for Innovation and Technology Center and is still being marketed for development.

(5) US Fish and Wildlife is currently constructing a visitor contact station and parking area off of Hospital Road. This project will showcase sustainable development techniques (composting toilets, porous pavement, building material reuse, renewable energy, green roofs and more). The facility will provide outdoor education opportunities, connections to USFWS and Devens trail systems and showcase the natural environment in the Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge, as well as the sustainable redevelopment intiatives in Devens that are integrating the natural and built environment. Future phases include a wildlife observation platform over the Nashua River and a canoe launch and parking area.

(6) Vicksburg Square — Planning for the redevelopment of these historic structures continues with Trinity Financial and a proposed re-development plan based on past visioning sessions held with Devens and the surrounding communities.

(7) Quiet Logistics — An internet order direct fulfillment distribution center has taken over 280,000 sq.ft. of the former Gillette facility and brought an additional 100 employees to Devens. This project is another great example of adaptive reuse of existing buildings on Devens.

(8) Four of the eight single-family residential zero-net energy homes that were approved by the DEC in early 2011 are under construction. These homes will serve as a model for affordable, sustainable, energy efficient housing in Devens. The first home is complete and residents have moved in. With the installation of a rooftop mounted solar array, this house is rated to be 92% more efficient than a standard home built to the base building code in Massachusetts. Future homes in this subdivision are expected to achieve positive energy ratings, meaning they will produce more energy on an annual basis than they consume.

(9) Twelve proposed multi-family energy efficient units were also approved in late 2011 and are currently under construction within the same neighborhood as the single family energy efficient homes. These homes are also serving as a model for energy efficient, affordable housing and slated to be at least 60% more efficient than a standard multi-family unit built to code in Massachusetts. Low impact development techniques will also be implemented to make this development even more sustainable and also help serve as a model for future multi-family housing in Devens and the Commonwealth.

(10) Phase II of Devens Common was completed in late 2011 with the opening of the new 118-room Hilton Garden Inn hotel and the Great American Bar and Grill. This project also extended Andrews Parkway which now connects into 10th Mountain Road.

(11) Citizens Energy received approval from the DEC to develop a 28 acre parcel of land in the Environmental Business Zone (North Post) off of Walker Road. This project is a 3MW ground-mounted solar photovoltaic panel farm that will generate renewable energy and connect into the Devens grid. The project involves the installation of more than 10,000 solar panels.

(12) Devens Regional Household Hazardous Products Collection Center – opened in July 2011 – providing a safe and secure location for residents and small businesses from Devens and surrounding area towns to properly dispose of hazardous materials. More information at http://devenshhw.com/