10.13.2026 City Council - Committee on Real Estate, Facilities & Housing

The Fall River City Council Committee on Real Estate, Facilities & Housing meeting, held October 13, 2026 (as identified by the meeting title), focused on municipal building projects. Officials reported that repairs to the Pearl Street parking garage were expected to reach substantial completion in December, roughly three months later than initially planned, after crews uncovered additional deterioration in the concrete and reinforcing steel. The garage is fully closed, displacing permit parkers and creating additional parking and potential revenue impacts. The project team identified East Coast Masonry as the general contractor, Tyan Bond as the designer, and Leftfield as the owner’s project manager. Councilors requested updated project schedules, an assessment of delay-related revenue impacts, and review of the contract’s liquidated-damages provisions and design scope; officials did not provide cost or damages figures at the meeting. The item was tabled, with a request to return in about a month with more information. No new garage contract award or spending vote was reported.

The committee also discussed the Bank Street Armory’s condition, funding, and next steps. The building has a $55,000 FY26 Community Preservation Act grant and a $30,000 Massachusetts Historical Commission grant for a study and assessment, for a total of $85,000; officials said they were working with Stark Architects through a house-doctor contract rather than a separate bid or qualifications-based process. Earlier funding included $283,000 for roof and chimney repairs, a $57,932 supplemental appropriation, and $50,000 for masonry and vegetation work. Quotes for the remaining vegetation removal were expected later that week. Members raised concerns about the lack of city-budget funding for temporary heat and weatherproofing and requested schedules for municipal building projects. A citizen also sought updates on the delayed administration-building window project, reportedly supported by a prior CPC grant, but no decision or action on that project was recorded. The minutes for March 12, 2026, were approved.