WinnDevelopment and its nonprofit partner, NeighborWorks Southern Mass, received the green light to move forward on a new 140-unit affordable housing development after Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker chose the site as the backdrop for his announcement of a $1.3 billion housing initiative.

The development will include a mix of 28 affordable units, 86 middle income units, and 2 unrestricted market rate units. The 140 units additionally are broken…