WHALE Donors Benefit From Community Investment Tax Credit (CITC)
WHALE is excited to announce that our donors can benefit from a credit of $150,000 for the Community Investment Tax Credit (CITC), from the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD).. The award was announced by State Rep Antonio Cabral on Wednesday, April 4th, and will be used to help raise private support for our […]
A New Generation of Preservationists
WHALE is pleased to welcome Historic Preservation students from Roger Williams University’s graduate level Interdisciplinary Planning Workshop to New Bedford to assess the condition of several vacant downtown buildings. As part of their coursework, each student must study the building in question and prepare a condition assessment that can be used by future developers to […]
The Co-Creative Center is Open!
Thank you to everyone who helped to make last night’s ribbon cutting and Urban Soiree such a success! We couldn’t have asked for a better group of people with whom to celebrate the grand opening of our latest historical restoration. If you weren’t able to make it to last night’s festivities, check out our pictures […]
The Co-Creative Center Opens March 15, 2018!
The grand opening of our long-anticipated Co-Creative Center is right around the corner! Want to see this formerly vacant piece of New Bedford history come back to life? There’s no better time than now to purchase your ticket for our Thursday, March 15th Urban Soiree. Located in the heart of downtown in two formerly vacant […]
WHALE and Community Economic Development Center Partner With Eyes for Acushnet Ave
After a competitive round, the Local Initiatives Support Corporation of Boston (LISC) has awarded WHALE and the Community Economic Development Corporation $50,000 of Section 4 funding to increase operational capacity of the two community development corporations based in New Bedford. For the Near North End Restoration Partnership, WHALE and CEDC will combine resources to engage […]
Investment for Historic Preservation Builds New Affordable Housing in New Bedford
The Waterfront Historic Area League (WHALE), in partnership with the City of New Bedford, has opened a 30-day first-time homebuyers lottery for 149 Allen St, a fully restored two-family home. The house will be sold through the “Neighborhood First” program in accordance with the City of New Bedford’s HOME Program lottery guidelines. The final purchase […]
WHALE’s 27th Annual Wine Festival & Auction
* Wine & Beer from Around the World * Live jazz music with Gregg Harper* * Silent Auction * On a Plush Green Lawn Under a Tent* Sponsored by Co-Chairs Philip N. Beauregard & Philip H. Beauregard <<CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS!>> We are happy to announce our next Wine Festival is at last year’s venue! […]
Meet Preservation Intern, Olivia Jacinto!
Olivia Jacinto lives in Dartmouth and is a rising junior at Roger William University. In March she came into the WHALE office looking for some hands on preservation experience and offered to help with anything needed to save a building. Since then, she splits her work between research in the office for capital campaigns and […]
Leasing Opportunity! Spaces Available at Co-Creative Center
The Co-Creative Center will be a 10,000 square-foot development that will foster New Bedford’s creative economy. Located on 139/141 Union St, this abandoned block will be transformed into a collaborative retail, living and arts space that includes a community gallery, education center and maker space in the heart of downtown’s historic district. The grand opening […]
Annual Meeting And Awards Ceremony 2017
WHALE would like to thank everyone that came to this year’s annual meeting! Our keynote speaker was MassDevelopment Director of Transformative Development Anne Gatling Haynes who gave a great presentation on New Bedford’s TDI District. The District was designated by MassDevelopment, Massachusetts’ quasi-public economic development and finance authority, in 2014. In honor of Preservation Month, […]
