City officials, representatives from Cambridge Savings Bank and developers from Marcus Partners, Joseph J. Corcoran Company and John M. Corcoran & Company broke ground Wednesday afternoon on a redevelopment of a Chelsea public housing project.
Redevelopment of the Mary Ellen McCormack public housing complex will add market-rate housing, larger community meeting space and buildings with a mix of architectural styles replacing the brick barracks-like complex in South Boston.
Proceeds from the sale of the Winthrop Center garage and inclusionary development payments from developers helped pay for the second phase of the Overlook Terrace at Orient Heights public housing redevelopment in East Boston.
