The Julia Bancroft School is a 60-unit, mixed-income senior (62+) development in Auburn, MA. Pennrose was designated by the Town as the developer in June 2017. The site is a 3.3 acre rectangular shaped parcel with an existing 37,000 square feet building, 2-story historic school building. The unique design of the project mimics, and is sensitive to, the existing architecture of the community and Town of Auburn. A portion of the existing 1920’s historic school building was rehabilitated as housing units and the 1950’s addition in the rear was demolished and replaced with a new four-story mid-rise building.

Of the 60-units, 45 units are designated affordable units for tenants with incomes at or below 60% of AMI and 15 units targeted to market rate tenants. Of the affordable units, four (4) units have also been set aside for Community Based Housing (CBH) units. There are seven (7) accessible units that are distributed throughout the building, of which one (1) is a studio, five (5) are one-bedrooms, and one (1) is a two-bedroom. The building has three elevators, a resident lounge, a fitness center, and two outdoor patios. Pennrose has a property manager and resident service coordinator on-site who provide supportive services for the residents. To the rear of the building is a playground and ballfield that will continue to be owned by the Town and available for public and Julia Bancroft resident use. The buildings feature high performance design and materials and is designed to meet LEED Silver sustainability standards.

There is regular 7-day bus service to the site (#27) that connects residents to the Auburn Mall and Worcester Union Station. Furthermore, the site will be served by Worcester Regional Transit Authority (WRTA)’s paratransit service which provides door-to-door service when requested.