020821 Berkshire Johnsburg (MA)

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Signs for James C. Bush Elementary School sit in the construction trailer for the new Berkshire Johnsburg apartments, being built on the former school property on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021 in Johnsburg. The new Berkshire Johnsburg apartment building will have 68 total units, all of which qualify as affordable housing for seniors.

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Kinnley Young, left, and Alex Borisenkov of Norman Mechanical in Elgin work on the third floor of the new Berkshire Johnsburg apartment building on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021 in Johnsburg. The new Berkshire Johnsburg apartment building will have 68 total units, all of which qualify as affordable housing for seniors.

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Ladders and construction equipment are seen inside the former James C. Bush Elementary School on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021 in Johnsburg. The new Berkshire Johnsburg apartment building being constructed on the former school property will have 68 total units, all of which qualify as affordable housing for seniors.

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Cables are pulled from the former gymnasium of James C. Bush Elementary School on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021 in Johnsburg. The new Berkshire Johnsburg apartment building being constructed on the former school property will have 68 total units, all of which qualify as affordable housing for seniors.

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Alex Borisenkov of Norman Mechanical works on installing hot and cold water plumbing in the new Berkshire Johnsburg apartment building on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021 in Johnsburg. The new Berkshire Johnsburg apartment building will have 68 total units, all of which qualify as affordable housing for seniors.

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Axel Mozal, assistant superintendent of Joseph J. Duffy Co., shows some of the living arrangments inside the new Berkshire Johnsburg apartment building on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021 in Johnsburg. The new Berkshire Johnsburg apartment building will have 68 total units, all of which qualify as affordable housing for seniors.