WORCESTER, Mass. - There's a lot of construction and renovation happening in downtown Worcester including the work being done to the Midtown Mall. Owner Felicio Lana bought the building in 2019.

Worcester Chief Development Officer Peter Dunn says despite the pandemic. the mall project is making progress. The work being done now is on the façade and Dunn says Midtown Mall is part of continued private investment block by block throughout the downtown area.

"Hopefully that façade will get done really quickly and I think that's helping (Lana) attract new tenants as well," Dunn said. "He is having some conversations with potential tenants to go into that building so again just adding that vibrancy in the downtown adding another piece to the puzzle, making sure we have as many active buildings as we can in the downtown foot print."

Dunn says as more property owners invest in their properties, it is encouraging other owners to do the same.​