Property Profile
Total SF
1.2 million
Total Acres
150 acres (20–30 acres of developable land)
Available
210,000 SF
Under Residential Development
385,000 SF
Leased/Developed
605,000 SF
Uses
Lab, data center, educational, conference center, office, manufacturing, warehouse distribution, housing
Southbridge Innovation Center
Southbridge Innovation Center offers visionary corporate facilities planning professionals a wide variety of building types offering terrific potential uses as R&D, office, light manufacturing space, biotechnology, life sciences, high technology, and other business operations.
The center’s numerous single- and multi-story buildings are primed for conversion to office, industrial, warehouse, manufacturing, and classroom space. Two of the existing buildings are readily adaptable for residential use, which could provide housing for the full-time training, technical support, or other operational staff.
Key Features
The Southbridge Innovation Center offers a unique package of features that position it among New England’s most attractive, developable industrial park-style property:
- Centrally located for Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut with access to urban markets
- On site cogeneration facility providing utilities to the buildings/tenants
- On site solar development
- Federal and state tax credits available
- Historic and innovative significance—the American Optical Company campus that now houses the Center was officially listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the US Department of the Interior in May 2023
- 41,000 SF classroom and training facilities available
- Space conducive to technology focused companies
- Full hotel amenities
Current Tenants
Wellsworth Hotel
5 Optical Drive
5–15 Wells Street
10 Cabot Street
60 Optical Drive
SBC Energy
80 Optical Drive
Commonwealth of MA | Franklin Realty Advisors
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