Developers to buy Registry property in Northampton

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL, Staff Writer
Published: 07-31-2025 6:08 PM

NORTHAMPTON — After nearly two years of trying to sell the former Hampshire County Registry of Deeds office at 33 King St., the city appears to have finally found a buyer.

On Thursday, Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra announced she had signed a provisional development agreement with a team consisting of The Community Builders Inc. and Valley Community Development (also known as Valley CDC) to develop the property into a commercial and residential space with mixed-income housing. The building that stands on the lot would be torn down and replaced with two five-story buildings, according to the announcement by Sciarra.