Worker Injured at Bancroft Construction Site

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FRAMINGHAM – A subcontractor of Dellbrook Construction at the Bancroft Lots site in Framingham was injured yesterday morning, February 22.

Framingham Fire Engine 3 & Ambulance 2 responded to 59 Fountain Street around 8:30 a.m., after a man, 30, fell about 10-feet from a ladder, according to Framingham Fire Chief Michael Dutcher.

The man injured his shoulder, said Chief Dutcher.

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He was transported to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, said the fire chief.

This is the second worker-involved injury at the Construction site.

In September 2019, a man fell 20-feet and was seriously injured.

The Industrial Accident Board was notified about yesterday’s incident.

The police report was not available for the incident.

OSHA was also notified.

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MassDevelopment partnered with Avidia Bank, BayCoast Bank, and UniBank to provide 59 Fountain Framingham Owner, LLC with $47.5 million in loan financing to redevelop the former Bancroft building and surrounding property at 59 Fountain Street in Framingham into 258 market-rate and affordable rental housing units.

59 Fountain Framingham Owner, LLC is an affiliate of Washington Square Ventures, Bedrock Estate Partners, and LaSalle Investment Management.

The development was expected to be complete January 2021, and will feature 160 loft-style units within the former mill building and 98 units in a new L-shaped, podium-style building that will feature outdoor balconies and underground parking.