Wareham Concom OKs marina work at 59 Main St., first step in riverside development
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WAREHAM - Plans to develop a function center-restaurant, restaurant and ice cream shop on the Wareham River at 59 Main St. got a boost with the Conservation Commission’s unanimous approval of its first phase – a commercial marina.
The Conservation Commission was asked to consider the project, proposed by Danny Warren, from the water or marina side.
The commercial marina plan approved features floating docks along the existing bulkhead with 15 finger piers going out from those floats, including one extending 48 feet into the river and one extending 56 feet. Fourteen slips will be created. It will include 860 linear feet of dock.
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Bentley Companies’ master plan diagram for the Tremont Nail Factory property.
Bentley Companies, a Rhode Island-based operation and the potential master developer for the Tremont Nail Factory property, presented its vision for the Tremont property to the Wareham Redevelopment Authority on Feb. 11.
Bentley Companies said it sees the site as one with the potential for office space, retail establishments and a brewery or restaurant of some sort. The developer’s vision also includes a waterfront community park complete with a pier, boardwalk and kayak rentals.
The proposal is one step toward the town’s goal of redeveloping the Tremont Nail property, which was originally built in the 19th century. Steel cut nails were manufactured on site in the “steel building” as recently as 2006. Wareham bought the Tremont Nail property in 2004 using Community Preservation Act funds, citing its historic importance to the town. Today, the property consists of multiple unused buildin