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10 Worcester Business Journal | October 15, 2018 | wbjournal.com Millis prepares for years of housing growth as 324-unit development hits former golf course BY GRANT WELKER Worcester Business Journal News Editor Lagging behind surrounding communities Source: Massachusetts Housing Partnership Millis and Sherborn have kept a slower building pace for new homes than neighbors like Franklin and Holliston. How many single-family homes have been approved each year: 0 20 40 60 80 Franklin Holliston Medway Millis Sherborn 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 A luxurious beginning A luxury housing development in Millis once derailed by the Great Recession is now poised to kick off a slate of new homebuilding in the small MetroWest community In October, finally, pre-construction purchasing began for a 324-unit luxury housing development at the former Glen Ellen Country Club in Millis. e development, called Regency at Glen Ellen, is replacing an 18-hole golf course and bringing a major project to a town of roughly 8,000 that has not seen much of the wave of the larger projects sweeping nearby Franklin or Holliston. "It's been a healthy pace for us, but we'll be going through a housing explo- sion soon," Millis Town Administrator Michael Guzinski said. "at's how many projects are lined up." Beyond Regency at Glen Ellen, e Residences at Dover Road, an assist- ed-living facility at Dover Road and Bridge Street, is planned to include roughly 100 beds. at project is being built by Framingham-based Barberry Homes. Town officials anticipate a 34-home subdivision off Main Street and a nine- unit subdivision across Acorn Street from Hickory Hills, a 37-lot subdivision now nearing completion. Kensington Place, a 13-home project off Van Kleeck Road just north of the town center, and a 12-unit rental development on Spring Street are underway. Derailed plans Regency at Glen Ellen, which is being Pauline Teas (left) and Michelle Brewster, senior sales managers for Toll Brothers, operate out of a temporary sales office to show off new homes at Regency at Glen Ellen. The development is the largest in a series of new projects in Millis. PHOTOS/MATT WRIGHT