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How Gentilozzi’s vision for downtown scored him a $40 million state grant

Rendering of new building


Paul Gentilozzi, the guy who sold men’s clothing out of an old shop off South Washington Avenue in the 1960s, is putting his name behind a $215 million housing development project to jumpstart a struggling downtown.

A 25-foot high-rise and two other downtown structures are part of a plan to bring 450 new residential units into a central business district badly in need of life.

He’s doing it with the help of a special no-bid, $40 million grant from the state.



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Paul Gentilozzi, is putting his name behind a $215 million housing development project to jumpstart a struggling downtown