One of the largest public housing complexes in New England will get a complete overhaul over the next two decades in a redevelopment effort that kicked off Monday with a ceremonial groundbreaking.
All 1,016 affordable apartments in the Mary Ellen McCormack complex in South Boston will be replaced throughout the course of the project, which will also add more than 2,000 new market-rate and middle-income homes.
“We’re creating open space, retail, and a long-needed grocer,” WinnDevelopment’s Drew Colbert said at the event. “We’re finally connecting this site to the broader fabric of South Boston and Dorchester, and we’re committed to providing employment opportunities for Boston residents, people of color and women.”…