Judge Awards $63M Penalty Against Ousted Union Point Developer

A Norfolk Superior Court judge has ordered a multifamily developer hired to helm the troubled redevelopment of the former South Weymouth Naval Air Station to pay $63 million for failing to pay for a range of development and upkeep costs on the property before the firm was removed from its master developer role.

Southfield Administrator Leaves Post for Lobbying Job

The full-time administrator in charge of the troubled Union Point redevelopment on the South Shore is stepping down from his post, as the Southfield Redevelopment Authority begins the search for another master developer at the 1,450-acre site.

Union Point Faces Another Day of Reckoning

LStar Communities isn’t the first company to come up short trying to crack the code of what’s needed to attract commercial development at Union Point, the 1,450-acre former naval air station in South Weymouth. It likely won’t be the last.

Union Point Parkway Construction Begins

State-sponsored construction of a half-mile parkway at Union Point has begun, improving access to one of the largest undeveloped parcels in Greater Boston and prompting new hopes of economic development after two decades of false starts.