PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The William Stanley Business Park is transforming from grey to greener. Site 9 is nearly completed and funds have been secured to ready Sites 7 and 8 for development.

"Sixteen and a half acres of concrete have been cracked and crushed, the demarcation layer was put down, we brought all the fill from Site 7 over to Site 9 and we brought in over 100,000 cubic yards of clean fill and topsoil to put on there," Business Development Manager Michael Coakley told the Pittsfield Economic Development Authority on Thursday.

"Water quality basins have been installed, utility corridors were constructed, the roadways, the curbs, the sidewalks have been constructed, and the grass has now been planted and we're just about there, ready to go. What's left now are the surveys that need to be done."

Members recognized that it was a really exciting year for the organization. Work began on Site 9, the park's largest parcel, early this year, and by August, Mill Town Capital announced its intent to purchase 4.7 acres.

"It's never looked better," said Edward Weagle, principal geologist at Roux Associates.

The investment firm envisions a commercial building upwards of 20,000 square feet in the space.  Across the street at 100 Woodlawn Ave., Mill Town intends to build a mixed-use development that includes housing.

Coakley reported that the two entities are working on a purchase and sale agreement. The last action items are surveying for a grant of easement and restriction for environmental conditions (ERE) on the property, and an approval not required (ANR) plan for subdivisions.

During the meeting, it was announced that PEDA received a $500,000 Site Readiness Program grant from MassDevelopment for Site 7 and Site 8. The approximately 3-acre sites are across Woodlawn Avenue from Site 9 and border Kellogg Street.