The owner of Shipyard Quarters Marina in Boston's Charlestown neighborhood will sell the facility to a local developer and pay $450,000 in fines to settle many environmental and public safety violations.
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced Tuesday that the new developer will turn the property into a multi-million dollar, state-of-the-art marina.
"After suffering years of neglect, Shipyard Quarters Marina will no longer pose a threat to public safety. We look forward to working with Mayor Walsh's Office, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, and the new owner to ensure that the public and boat owners can enjoy a brand new marina and refurbished Harborwalk in the heart of Boston," said AG Coakley in a statement.
The former owner, Martine Oliner and his entities Shipyard Quarters Marina, LLC and LDA Pier 9, will pay $250,000 civil penalty within 21 days of the entry of the consent judgment, with an additional $200,000 suspended and waived if certain milestones are achieved within specific time frames.
This is the largest penalty to date under the Massachusetts Waterways Act.
Oliner will sell the marina to Charles Lagasse, Jr., an experienced Newburyport, Massachusetts, developer who owns and operates the Boston Yacht Haven on Commercial Wharf.
Lagasse plans to remove all dilapidated docks, construct new docking facilities, extend the Boston Harborwalk, replace deteriorated decking, convert private parking on the pier to public parking, and make other various repairs.
