AERIAL VIEW OF THE POINT, WHICHI S PROPOSED FOR the FORMER SUNSET MARINE PROPERTY AT ALLERTON.

By Christopher Haraden

The planning board has scheduled a site-plan review hearing for the proposed nine-unit development that would replace the long-vacant property that once housed the Lighthouse Restaurant, Sunset Marine, and an apartment building at the base of Allerton Hill.

The hearing on the development, to be known as “The Point,” will be held on Wednesday, February 25 at 7:30 p.m. at the high school.

Click here for the plans filed at town hall, including building renderings

Chris Reale of Hingham, former owner of the Paragon Boardwalk, also needs a special permit/variance from the zoning board of appeals to redevelop the 3.3-acre property at 839, 843, and 845 Nantasket Avenue.

The proposal for the development includes constructing a multi-family residential building with nine townhouse-style units with a shared deck and parking underneath, an accessory pavilion, and two canopies for covered parking.

The maximum height of the proposed buildings would be about 33.6 feet, and there would be a total of 41 parking spaces. Reale’s firm, The Point Nantasket Realty, LLC, filed the proposal on behalf of ARC DC, LLC, the current owner of the property.

The site was previously operated as a combination of residential and marine-related uses, including a dock and restaurant. ARC DC purchased the site, once owned by businessman William R. Kelley, from a court-appointed receiver for $1.05 million in 2018.

THE BUILDINGS AT 839-845 NANTASKET AVENUE HAVE BEEN VACANT FOR YEARS.

The proposal calls for demolishing the four existing structures – which have been boarded up and surrounded by fencing for years – repairing the existing dock and building the nine new residential units.

As part of the redevelopment, Reale proposes paving a section of Cadish Avenue that crosses the property but is now unpaved. Referenced on the plans as Bay Avenue – the former name of Cadish Avenue – the road would be improved to a width of 20 feet and available for public use.

While the main structure does not require zoning relief, the proposed covered parking structures and the public pavilion require a special permit from the ZBA. A board of appeals hearing scheduled for earlier this month was postponed.

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