‘This is transit-oriented development’: Springfield officials tour renovated Overland Lofts
One of Springfield Mayor Domenic J. Sarno’s favorite catchphrases is “back to the future,” and this time, with the $15 million Overland Lofts project, it fits. Davenport Companies of Boston has transformed the Willys-Overland building at 151 Chestnut St. — built in 1917 as an automobile showroom and warehouse — into 60 modern apartments with COVID-19-era touches like work-from-home offices and separate ventilation systems so air doesn’t mingle between units.