Developer pays $10M for Becker College properties

A developer who paid $10 million for 27 properties in Worcester once owned by now-closed Becker College said he plans to return some buildings to single-family homes, affordable market-rate apartments and student housing.

Russ Haims of Hampton Properties LLC closed on the sale Friday, The Telegram & Gazette reported. The purchase includes 24 buildings and three parking lots.

He said he wants to protect the neighborhood, known as Elm Park.

“It’s still such an attractive neighborhood, it doesn’t have to be rebuilt — it has to be repositioned,” Haims said.