Bread Of Life Breaks Ground On New Malden Facility

MALDEN, MA — Demolition crews began tearing into a building on Eastern Avenue in Malden this week as the organization Bread of Life begins work to build a new, expanded headquarters facility.

Bread of Life is a regional nonprofit organization primarily focused on fighting food insecurity through over a dozen communities north of Boston, as noted on its website.

Its current operations are split between an office facility on Commercial Street in Malden and a food pantry and warehouse on Madison Street.

Dubbed the “Under One Roof” project, new building plans call for a building with 70% more space for Bread of Life. The facility will allow Bread of Life to combine operations, while expanding overall offerings.

The building will also include 12 permanent studio apartments to house “very low-income homeless individuals,” as noted in a recent Bread of Life newsletter.

Bread of Life is drawing on a mix of state and municipal grant funding in addition to a loan from Eastern Bank and proceeds from a capital campaign to pay for ongoing work, according to its project summary.

The project kicked off with work to remove hazardous materials before demolition this week. Demolition is now expected to wrap before the end of the month, allowing crews to begin foundation work, according to Bread of Life.

Bread of Life had projected that the project will take roughly 14 months to complete, putting it on track for an opening date next fall.

“A long time coming but worth the wait!” Malden Mayor Gary Christenson wrote in a Tweet about the demolition.

“It's happening!” Bread of Life wrote in a separate message on Facebook.

Bread of Life’s capital campaign to support the Under One Roof facility is ongoing. Learn more and see renderings of the planned finished building here.