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James Brooks

Director of Housing Development and Healthy Homes
City of Worcester
Worcester, Massachusetts

James Brooks serves as the City of Worcester’s Director of Housing Development and Healthy Homes who manages the city’s development and rehabilitation of its housing stock. In this position, Mr. Brooks serves as the liaison between developers and the municipality for over 3000 units of residential development at a cost of 3 billion dollars underway within the City of Worcester. He is responsible for over 53 million dollars in State and Federal Grants through HUD, ARPA, Massachusetts and other agencies for various programs including the development of new housing stock, adaptive reuse of existing housing stock, and multiple programs that address rehabilitation and remediation of residential units containing adverse health, life safety and indoor environmental conditions. Mr. Brooks has overseen the development, rehabilitation, and preservation projects to thousands of units in the city. In addition, he oversees the city’s first ever Affordable Housing Trust Fund and helped enact the Worcester’s Inclusionary Zoning Policy.
Mr. Brooks’ licenses and certifications include Massachusetts Construction Supervisor, Massachusetts Deleading Supervisor, Massachusetts licensed Lead Inspector, NEHA certified Healthy Homes Specialist, Mold Remediation Supervisor, and Residential Radon Measurement Professional. He holds a Master of Business Administration from Fitchburg State University.

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