From Loaves to Living: Historic Sunbeam Bakery To Be Reborn as 37 Apartments After Decades of Decay

The former Sunbeam Bread bakery on Coffin Avenue in New Bedford is closer to becoming a mixed-use property with 37 apartments on its upper floors. On October 15, 2026, the Zoning Board of Appeals approved a special permit to convert the upper levels from storage to residential units, citing the housing benefit to the city …

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