**Healey Administration Releases Surplus State Land Inventory for Housing Development**
The Healey-Driscoll Administration has unveiled an inventory of more than 450 acres of surplus state-owned land across Massachusetts, with the potential to support the construction of approximately 3,500 new housing units. This initiative is part of the administration’s broader effort to address the state’s housing shortage by accelerating housing production and driving down costs.
Over the next year, the administration plans to make 17 additional sites available to developers. Requests for Proposals (RFPs) will be issued for 10 of the sites, while the remaining seven will be made available through a public auction scheduled for September 2025.
Governor Maura Healey previously signed an Executive Order directing relevant state agencies to assemble the land inventory. This move aligns with her administration’s commitment to tackling the housing affordability crisis by leveraging underutilized public land.
“These 450 acres will be turned into thousands of new homes that families, seniors, and workers can actually afford,” said Governor Healey. “We are already getting shovels in the ground for thousands of these units, and we’ll continue to work closely with several developers to get even more projects started.”
Currently, around 1,500 housing units are already under development on previously identified surplus state land. The administration’s latest efforts mark a significant step forward in making affordable housing more accessible to communities across the Commonwealth.
