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QUINCY, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — The City of Quincy is hosting a neighborhood workshop Wednesday evening on the future of the former Eastern Nazarene College campus.
The public meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Central Middle School on Hancock Street.
Mayor Thomas M. Koch will discuss Quincy's interest in buying the 20-acre plot of land, then participants will break off into working groups "to share ideas, raise concerns and ask questions," according to a city press release.
"Working groups will include subjects such as future uses for the main campus buildings, traffic and infrastructure, and environmental issues," the press release added.
Eastern Nazarene College shut down in May 2025 after more than 100 years. A real estate developer planned to buy the site, but the Transition Board of Eastern Nazarene College announced in November that the deal fell through "due to factors outside its control."
Mayor Koch's office said the developer proposed creating more than 600 housing units on the site, which the mayor called "entirely inappropriate" for the neighborhood.
WBZ's Chris Fama reports.