400-Unit Waterfront Project Gets City OK

BOSTON-The city’s ongoing effort to revitalize the East Boston waterfront forges ahead with the Boston Redevelopment Authority’s board approval of the plan to redevelop Clippership Wharf, a 13-acre parcel.

The $190-million project being developed by Noddle Development LP, a partnership of Winn Development Corp. and the Related Cos., involves 400 residential condominiums. The city says it will “breathe new life into the dilapidated East Boston piers that have stood vacant for decades. Clippership’s significant mix of uses will animate the neighborhood’s waterfront, while also complementing the existing commercial center in East Boston’s Maverick Square.” The project is part of the city’s East Boston Master Plan, which was released three years ago and outlined a vision for the future of the neighborhood.

The four-building complex is situated on waterfront land and will include a mix of uses in addition to the residential component: restaurant, retail, visitor services as well as arts-related and community-related uses in the ground-floor spaces of the buildings. The wharf will also incorporate 1,715 ft of Harborwalk and will add four acres of new open space. Off-street parking will be accommodated in an underground 670-space garage.