City of Springfield, MA - Development Services Division

06/01/2026

05/30/2026

We will be at the Housing Resource Fair at the South End Community Center until 2pm today. Come down and visit our table!

05/27/2026

In connection with the City's housing planning process, our consultant trained a team of folks today to do a field survey of all the homes in Springfield. Over the next three weeks, these folks will survey the conditions of all of our 38,000 residential properties. The data will be used to determine the most strategic places for the city to invest in housing. Learn more about the plan at www.HousingSpringfield.org

05/22/2026

🗣We're Hiring, Come Join Our Team!

Apply on the City's website: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/springfieldma/jobs/5351367/administrative-assistant-comm-dev-housing?pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs

05/21/2026

Today, we joined Chief Development Officer Tim Sheehan, State Representative Bud Williams and Tobias Billups for a tour of the renovations happening in the new Springfield Pharmacy location at the former Walgreen's building at 707 State Street.

We discussed the plans for the project and viewed progress to date. We are looking forward to the opening.

05/21/2026

The Offices of Housing & Community Development, in partnership with Way Finders, are making available the application for a lottery to choose the purchasers of two brand new, energy-efficient single-family homes at 18 Highland Street and 28 Terreance Street.

These two homes are part of a new homeownership project, City of Homes. The properties had been taken by the City of Springfield for the non-payment of taxes. Way Finders acquired the properties from the City and demolished them to prepare the sites for construction.

The new homes are approximately 1,400 square feet and feature 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. The construction was focused on energy efficiency and includes a multi-head mini-split heating and cooling system, electric water heater, a ducted Energy Recovery Ventilator (ERV), and Energy Star appliances. Energy efficient windows and doors have been installed.

Each home in this program will be sold at a below market price to ensure it is affordable for the homebuyers. To be eligible to enter the lottery, applicants must meet household income-limits and be pre-approved for a mortgage of $210,000 or more. Household income of applicants cannot exceed maximum limits, which are set annually.

To apply for the lottery use this link: Lottery applications can be found here: https://www.cognitoforms.com/CityOfSpringfield1/CITYOFHOMESHOMEBUYERLOTTERYAPPLICATION2

Interested parties can learn more about the City of Homes project at www.wayfinders.org/homes

The redevelopment was completed with grant funding from the MassMutual Foundation and Baystate Health Foundation, Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP funds) from MassHousing, and ARPA funding from the City of Springfield Offices of Housing & Community Development.

05/19/2026

In partnership with the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission, we are seeking Community Liaisons to participate in the Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) 2.0 Planning Process. Community liaisons will participate in regular meetings with the municipal team and will serve as an important connection to the community throughout the process.

If you are interested in learning more about the community liaison role you can view the position description: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YyMAZZP7evcRb7VDSwYQyFWXyg54TpF75MD4I4U0JB0/edit?tab=t.0

If you would like to apply to be considered for a community liaison role you use this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeZDevPn32pvGUXrL0tVAPWUZSJsAVNRL3wq46FHLAbWpyq5Q/viewform