Cordeiro Group shifting focus with new downtown Fall River building

FALL RIVER — The latest building in the Cordeiro Group’s rapidly expanding real estate portfolio has hit a milestone. The real estate development group in late February celebrated the final beam placement in what it’s calling Campbell Crossing, a 52-unit apartment building coming to Bedford Street. “Now all that steel is in place,” said Melanie […]
Silvia School property to be demolished in coming weeks. What’s coming

FALL RIVER — The former Silvia School, largely destroyed by a fire in 2025, will undergo a full demolition in early March. Melanie Cordeiro, vice president and chief marketing officer for The Cordeiro Group, which owns and is developing the property into market-rate housing, has a demo permit for what remains of the former school. […]
Cordeiro Foundation awards $12K in grants to Fall River nonprofits

The Anthony F. Cordeiro Charitable Foundation has awarded $15,500 in grants to five local nonprofits, according to a community announcement. The grants support organizations focused on improving the lives of people and animals in Southeastern Massachusetts. Since its inception in 2018, the foundation has awarded more than $290,000 to dozens of organizations. The latest round […]
Cordeiro Group is building a network of apartment buildings in Fall River. Take a look

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Fall River ‘ready to pop’ with market-rate housing: Cordeiro Group plans major expansion

FALL RIVER — Merrill Cordeiro and her two cats, Missy and Freddy, look over downtown Fall River from a billboard on the Cordeiro Insurance property on Pleasant Street. “Elevate your pet’s lifestyle” is the slogan for Downtown Lofts, a suite of apartment buildings the Cordeiro Group has been creating. The Cordeiros have been steadily filling […]
Fall River developer gets $2.5M in state funds to create market-rate housing: Here’s where

FALL RIVER — A prominent city developer has won $2.5 million in state tax credits to help build more housing in downtown Fall River. The Cordeiro Group, led by Anthony Cordeiro, was one of six developers statewide to receive funding from the Housing Development Incentive Program. The program is a state initiative to spur the […]
Governor Healey Awards $15 Million in Housing Development Funds to Build 829 Homes in Gateway Cities

REVERE — Today Governor Maura Healey and Housing and Livable Communities Secretary Ed Augustus announced $15 million in Housing Development Incentive Program (HDIP) awards to create 829 new homes in six Gateway Cities, kicking off the program’s first funding round of 2025. The announcement took place in Revere, which is receiving two awards for the […]
Cordeiro Foundation awards nearly $20K in grants to five local nonprofits

The Anthony F. Cordeiro Charitable Foundation has awarded $19,400 in grants to five local nonprofit organizations in Southeastern Massachusetts. The grants, announced Aug. 20, aim to support organizations that provide access to health and mental health services, food and shelter, according to a community announcement. Since its inception in 2018, the foundation has awarded more […]
Fall River developer Tony Cordeiro has his eye on Silvia School site. Here’s his plan.

FALL RIVER — The former Frank M. Silvia School and annex on Hartwell Street that was recently leveled by fire is again being considered for sale — but this time, the dusty lot itself will hit the market. The spot, a prime piece of real estate near downtown and the city’s bus terminal, and at […]
Tony Cordeiro aims to take ‘the darkness’ out of downtown Fall River with new apartments

FALL RIVER — Developer and local businessman Tony Cordeiro has made a name for himself by redeveloping downtown properties into market-rate housing. Cordeiro has a new project coming online, with plans to build new construction at 60 Hartwell St., where the former Thomas Alva Edison Building once stood, near the entrance off Interstate 195 leading into […]