UMass Lowell said Wednesday its Haverhill campus did not bounce back from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing it to leave its two floors at Harbor Place in downtown Haverhill.
The statement, released by a UMass Lowell spokesperson, follows WHAV’s report that tenants of the Haverhill Innovation Hub were told they would have to leave the space by Oct. 31. Those tenants include the Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce and various groups that have used the public meeting space overlooking the Merrimack River.
“UMass Lowell has been honored to closely collaborate with the Haverhill Foundation, the Planning Office of Urban Affairs and local business and students to expand the university’s footprint and impact at the Harbor Place location. Unfortunately, following the pandemic the demand the university expected and required for the campus to stay financially viable has not returned,” the statement read…