Lowell Sun

Sal Lupoli, the large-scale real estate developer, former Chelmsford resident and pizza business owner, presented a scaled-down version of his grand vision for the Hamilton Canal Innovation District to the City Council 's Economic and Development Subcommittee April 4, 2024. (Courtesy Lowell TeleMedia Center)

Sal Lupoli, the large-scale real estate developer, former Chelmsford resident and pizza business owner, presented a scaled-down version of his grand vision for the Hamilton Canal Innovation District to the City Council 's Economic and Development Subcommittee April 4, 2024. (Courtesy Lowell TeleMedia Center)

A view of the Lupoli Companies' Hamilton Canal Innovation District Parcels 2 through 4 — the asphalt parking lot in the left foreground —as seen from the Swamps Locks walkway on Dutton Street on April 26, 2024. The parcel is bounded by the Pawtucket (foreground) and Hamilton canals, and sits adjacent to Utopian Park. Lupoli's $26 million, eight-story, 550-space parking garage on Parcel 1, second building on right, across from Kiernan Judicial Center, opened in February after two years of construction. Parcel 5 is adjacent to the red brick building in left background. The parcels were purchased from the city in 2020 for $2 million. (Melanie Gilbert/Lowell Sun)

The Hamilton Canal Innovation District includes parcels seen here on April 1, 2024 from the Lowell Judicial Center, under contract for development by the Lupoli Companies. When fully built out, the project is projected to reinvent the vacant and underutilized land as a vibrant, mixed-use neighborhood connecting Lowell's downtown to its commuter rail station. (Melanie Gilbert/Lowell Sun)

The privately owned garage across from the Lowell Judicial Center on Jackson Street as seen on Feb. 6, 2024. The 550-spot garage was constructed and is owned by the Lupoli Companies. (Melanie Gilbert/Lowell Sun)

A rendering showing a tower, parking garage and other structures Sal Lupoli wants to build in Lowell's Hamilton Canal District across the Hamilton Canal from the new Lowell Justice Center. (Rendering courtesy Sal Lupoli)