Holyoke, MA, November 7, 2024 — Just a few days before Veterans’ Day 2024, joint venture partners Commodore Builders and Walsh Brothers (Commodore | Walsh) placed the final beam atop the new Veterans’ Home in Holyoke. Surrounded by veterans, their families, and representatives from across the Commonwealth, the topping off ceremony represents the latest milestone in the reimagining of the Home. The new, state-of-the-art facility, designed by Payette, will provide long-term care services to area veterans with the honor, dignity, and respect that their military service deserves.

For more than seven decades, the Veterans’ Home in Holyoke has been a beacon for veterans in western Massachusetts. The Commodore | Walsh Joint Venture is working with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM) to transform the existing building into a 350,000-gsf healthcare facility featuring 234 long-term care beds and a sensory-rich environment.

The eight-story building’s program will include upgraded clinical spaces for dental care, social services, and a 30-bed dedicated memory care floor, as well as a brand-new, 40-person Adult Day Health Program (ADHC). The ADHC will serve Veterans living in the community with social activities, companionship, and recreation, as well as providing support for daily activities.
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Construction is phased to minimize disruption to the veterans, staff, and surrounding community. Substantial completion of the new building is anticipated by late 2026, with site restoration and final completion anticipated by summer 2028.

On Monday, August 14, 2023, the Commodore Builders | Walsh Brothers joint venture celebrated the groundbreaking for the new Veterans’ Home in Holyoke, the first step in reimagining the home that will meet the current and evolving needs of area veterans. The new, state-of-the-art facility will provide long-term care services to these veterans with the honor, dignity, and respect that their military service deserves.

For more than seven decades, the Veterans’ Home in Holyoke has been a beacon for Veterans in western Massachusetts. The eight-story building’s program will include upgraded clinical spaces for dental care, social services, and a 30-bed dedicated memory care floor, as well as a brand-new 40-person Adult Day Health Program (ADHC). The ADHC will serve Veterans living in the community with social activities, companionship, and recreation, as well as providing support for daily activities.

The Commodore | Walsh joint venture will work with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM) to transform the existing building into a 350,000-gsf healthcare facility featuring 234 long-term care beds and a sensory-rich environment.
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Construction will be phased to minimize disruption to the veterans, staff, and surrounding community. Substantial completion of the new building is anticipated by late 2026, with site restoration and final completion anticipated by summer 2028.

PHASE 0 
Early sitework, demolition and utility relocations – Summer 2023 to Winter 2024

PHASE 1 
Foundations and substructure – Winter 2024 to Summer 2024
Superstructure and core/shell work –  Summer 2024 to Winter 2025
Interior fit-out and substantial completion – Summer 2025 to Fall 2026

PHASE 2
​Demolition of existing building – Winter 2027 to Summer 2027
Site restoration – Fall 2027 to Spring 2028