About JBCC

Joint Base Cape Cod (JBCC) is a full-scale, joint-use base home to four military branches and commands including the Massachusetts Army National Guard at Camp Edwards; the Massachusetts Air National Guard at Otis Air National Guard Base; the 6th Space Warning Squadron phased array radar site at Cape Cod Space Force Station; and the U.S. Coast Guard at Air Station Cape Cod and Base Cape Cod. It encompasses 22,000 acres across four municipalities: Bourne, Mashpee, Falmouth, and Sandwich. Approximately 15,000 acres constitute the northern training area, while the cantonment area comprises the remaining 7,000 acres to the south. The cantonment area is used for a variety of uses, including training simulators, hangars, and support facilities for the commands; including housing for military families managed by the U.S. Coast Guard; and a number of other uses.

CAMP JBCC

The development of a cantonment area master plan for Joint Base Cape Cod is a multi-year planning initiative to optimize the land use of the approximately 7,000-acre cantonment area in order to support current missions and accommodate future needs. Any property excess to the base's needs and potential reuses of these areas may be identified through this process.

The planning initiative has been divided into four phases: Discovery, Framework, Scenario, and Document. Community engagement is critical to the success of this process and is a key component of each planning phase.

At the conclusion of the initiative, a combined military and non-military land use and building plan, a coordination plan for current and future uses of these areas, and an implementation plan with actions, timing, and potential funding sources will be produced.

Who we are

MassDevelopment is the Commonwealth’s development finance agency and land bank. Through a variety of programs, MassDevelopment stimulates business, drives economic growth, and helps communities across Massachusetts thrive. Its priorities include low-cost and creative financing options for a range of organizations, transforming the Commonwealth’s Gateway Cities, promoting the Massachusetts manufacturing and defense sectors, and sustainably redeveloping surplus properties. Since its establishment, the Agency has been tasked by administrations and the legislature to facilitate redevelopment of publicly owned properties and repurpose them for more beneficial and impactful community uses. During fiscal year 2025, MassDevelopment financed or managed 409 projects that generated more than $4.65 billion in investment across the Massachusetts economy. These projects are estimated to create or support 25,246 jobs and build or preserve 2,867 housing units statewide.

MassDevelopment is empowered to acquire and redevelop federal, state, and blighted properties to maximize job creation, expand the local tax base, and increase the production of housing consistent with local economic priorities. The Agency has a strong record of catalytic development projects, including the redevelopment of Devens, a former Army installation in north-central Massachusetts. Nearly 30 years after the base’s realignment, Devens is a growing residential and commercial community, with nearly 100 businesses, nonprofits, and government organizations that employ more than 7,600 workers. MassDevelopment is active throughout Cape Cod: it leveraged significant private funding in downtown Hyannis through its Transformative Development Initiative; supports affordable housing with low-cost loans and tax-exempt bonds; and finances projects like YMCA Cape Cod's Camp Lyndon.

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