"Nothing is really moving forward that briskly," Katie Lacey of the Hingham Planning Board, tells GlobeSt.com. "They haven't refiled with the Zoning Board of Appeals. They are kind of caught up with the legislation relative to the land swap."

Last year, a bill to allow the land swap was filed but it didn't pass before the legislature adjourned. The developer, Paul Trendowicz of Sea Chain, is reportedly trying to win approval for the deal now, before the current session of the legislature ends on June 30. Trendowicz is looking to exchange land that would allow the MBTA to be closer to the ferry terminal at the shipyard, while giving him land closer to his development. Reportedly, one of the concerns with the swap is that the number of parking spaces for commuters using the ferry not be reduced.

Plans for the 130-acre parcel, which currently is home to a number of industrial businesses, initially involved 357,000 sf of commercial, retail and office space, 550 units of luxury condominiums and apartments, 19 acres of open space and parks, an inn and a conference center. The planning board requested that the number of residential units be reduced by 50 and the number of affordable units be increased from 16 to 50, which the developer quickly agreed to. Other recommendations have dealt with density, parking, traffic and historic preservation. According to Lacey, Trendowicz is expected to file a revised draft of the project with the Zoning Board of Appeals in June, but with the recent legislative bottleneck, "I think that's already been moved up," she says.