Waterfront Project Salem, Massachusetts
Options April 2021 Designated Port Area Split DPA/Mixed-Use
Water-dependent Industrial Use Public Access, Residential, Marshalling Yard Other WDIU Retail/Restaurant, WDIU Photo by Cassius Shuman by Photo
Salem Waterfront Project | Presentation to Salem Port Authority Innes Associates | April 2021 | 2 Decision Points and Timing
Timeline: 8-10 years Commonwealth
supports Commonwealth invests in Use reverts to Yard opens for service. Yard closes. Marshalling infrastructure improvements. Water-dependent Industrial Use. Yard.
Timeline: 4-7 years Infrastructure, public space, and buildings Commonwealth modifies DPA are built in a phased Boundary to allow residential approach to be Final build-out Commonwealth on a portion of the south side determined during is complete. (Mixed-Use). City’s permitting does not process. support
Marshalling Commonwealth does not Water-dependent Industrial Uses are built modify the DPA Boundary to over time as market demand is absorbed by the Yard. allow residential on a portion available acreage. of the south side (Mixed-Use).
Timeline: Unknown
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MA House Speaker Identifies South New Bedford’s Response Biden Administration Announces Port Coast as Wind Hub “New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell said Mariano’s Infrastructure Programs “The United State is on the cusp of an commitment shows “Massachusetts is in it to win it” with Notice of Funding Opportunity for port offshore wind energy revolution and offshore wind. authorities and other applicants to apply Massachusetts should lead the way.” ‘As New Bedford has positioned itself to become for $230 million for port and intermodal infrastructure-related projects through the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal America’s leader in offshore wind, just as we are in Port Infrastructure Development Program. is a competitive edge; but other states are commercial fishing, we are grateful for this type of forward- catching up. leaning support from the speaker,’ Mitchell said in a Access to $3 billion in Debt Capital to statement.” Support Offshore Wind Industry through “The South Coast of Massachusetts has Lisa Kashinsky, Boston Herald, https://www.bostonherald.com/2021/03/25/mariano-says- DOE Loan Programs Office... [for]offshore the potential to be a hub of wind energy massachusetts-should-lead-the-way-on-offshore-wind/, March 25, 2021 wind and offshore transmission developers, for the region, and we must act decisively suppliers, and other financing partners to realize that potential,” he said. “But we Activity in Fall River and Somerset cannot be successful if we don’t have the White House Off-shore Wind Roundtable Brayton Point (Commercial Development Co.) has an infrastructure or the skilled workers needed March 29, 2021 existing agreement with Anbaric to invest $650 million in to support the industry.” https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements- offshore wind in tandem with Vineyard Wind. The site has releases/2021/03/29/fact-sheet-biden-administration-jumpstarts-offshore- Boston Business Journal reports that 300 acres. wind-energy-projects-to-create-jobs/ the speaker committed to a “‘large-scale bonding effort’ to make the South Coast a Fall River has been positioning State Pier (10 acres), City regional hub of the offshore wind energy Pier (4 acres), and Weaver’s Cove (68.5 acres) for off-shore sector.” wind. This positioning has been held up by transitions in Salem Port Authority has a City government as well as the Vineyard Wind permitting. Speaker of the House Ron Mariano https://www.wbur.org/earthwhile/2019/05/14/anbaric-brayton-point-somerset-clean-energy critical role in seeking grants. Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce https://www.masscec.com/massachusetts-offshore-wind-ports-infrastructure-assessment March 25, 2021 https://www.heraldnews.com/story/news/2020/06/01/lights-and-walkways-but-not-final-plan- on-way-to-fall-rivers-city-pier/42893221/ Greg Ryan, Boston Business Journal, https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/ news/2021/03/25/mariano-to-pursue-clean-energy-investments-on-sout. html, March 25,2021
For Salem to be a viable candidate for a wind marshalling yard, it must be included in the Commonwealth’s priorities for offshore wind.
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Example: Block Island, Rhode Island Timing During his speech, [Deepwater Wind CEO Jeff] Grybowski noted that installation of the wind farm would be completed in August, on a project that was conceived back in 2008, and has taken eight-and-a-half years to come to fruition. “The foundations were installed last summer. The cable laying for this project was completed just last week [with the linking of the five foundations]. In early August we will start the final installation,” he said. “It will only take about a month to get that done.” The Block Island Times July 29, 2016 95-foot tall bottom sections of the five wind turbine towers for the Block 241-foot long blades. Island Wind Farm. https://www.blockislandtimes.com/article/wind-farm-be-tested-september/47072
Construction Each turbine tower consists of three sections, and will approach 270 feet and 440 tons when assembled. After completion, the steel tower sections will be loaded onto a barge for offshore installation. Eastern Millwright Regional Council April 11, 2016 https://www.easternmillwrights.com/Module/News/NewsPublicDetail/ default/Eastern_Millwrights_Keep_Historic_Wind_Farm_Project_on_ Point?id=16
All photos by Cassius Shuman
Salem Waterfront Project | Presentation to Salem Port Authority Innes Associates | April 2021 | 5 Current Market for WDIU: Limited and Truck-Heavy Blue Economy exciting but not mature enough to require significant amounts of land MassTech Collaborative Challenge grant program for BlueTech Tech & Innovation. Applications due May 26, 2021. Propose “Tech & Innovation” projects that offer a novel business and technology solution within any one of a range of disciplines like fisheries and aquaculture, maritime North Jetty, South Boston. Scrap metal at Brayton Point. monitoring and security, shipping, marine Image credit David L. Ryan/Boston Globe Image credit Bruce Mohl/Commonwealth Magazine biotechnology, offshore renewable energy, and others. South Boston Brayton Point, Somerset In the near- to mid-term, space demand is low and could be accommodated on north Massachusetts Port Authority signed a When approval of Vineyard Wind was held up, side of the site. lease with Eastern Salt Co. for unloading owners of Brayton Point began renting empty https://innovation.masstech.org/seaport and distribution of road salt in exchange site. for renovating the deep-water berth on the Businesses included scrap metal and road salt. remaining 30 acres of a 40-acre parcel in South UMass Amherst SES Blue Economy Initiative Boston. Neighborhood has been unhappy with The lease is for 10 of the 30 acres. impacts from use. 10-year goal to build a sustainable blue economy ecosystem on the North Shore. The restored berth will allow for loading and Somerset limited truck traffic to 50 trucks/day unloading of heavy machinery. for scrap metal and 20 trucks per day for salt. Phase I report due in May 2021. Since the 1980’s, Massport has had only two Article estimates another five years before In the near- to mid-term, space demand is buildings on the 40-acre parcel until recently. Brayton Point sees benefits from federal low and could be accommodated on north Jon Chesto, The Boston Globe, https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/03/25/ investment in offshore wind. side of the site. business/long-dormant-bostons-working-waterfront-finally-gets-new-use/, Bruce Mohl, Commonwealth, https://commonwealthmagazine.org/energy/ https://www.umass.edu/ses/gloucester-marine-station/north-shore-blue- March 25, 2021. somerset-struggles-amid-slow-rollout-of-offshore-wind/, March 22, 2021. economy
Salem Waterfront Project | Presentation to Salem Port Authority Innes Associates | April 2021 | 6 Mixed Use (Concept Plan)
For a mixed-use development to occur, the Commonwealth must move the DPA boundary to allow residential use on the south side. Salem Waterfront Project | Presentation to Salem Port Authority Innes Associates | April 2021 | 7 Development Factors Water-Dependent Industrial Offshore Wind Marshalling Yard Mixed-Use Boundary change to allow area closest to the neighborhood to No change No change DPA Status include residential in a mixed-use development. Current Ownership and/or Future Current Ownership and/or Future State/City/Wind Developer Ownership/Investment Developer(s) Developer(s) Unknown, potential limited window High, fully optimizing demand for Low, likely limited for the foreseeable given federal investment and WDIU on the north side and meeting future to 13 acres on the north side Market Demand competition from elsewhere in City’s housing needs on the south of the site Massachusetts and East Coast. side. Required Investment Resiliency (use-specific) (use-specific) (throughout site) Roads Utilities (use-specific) (use-specific) (throughout site) Sidewalk network X X Open Space X X Load-bearing improvements X
Salem Waterfront Project | Presentation to Salem Port Authority Innes Associates | April 2021 | 8 Benefits Water-Dependent Industrial Offshore Wind Marshalling Yard Mixed-Use
Continued WDIU Support Offshore Wind (wind O&M) (marshalling yard) (wind O&M) Public Access (limited) (limited) Open Space X X Neighborhood Amenities X X Address Housing Needs/ Affordability X X Upon investment by Upon change in DPA Boundary and In response to market demand Development Can Begin Commonwealth in site City of Salem permitting process
Timeline to Complete Unknown 8-10 years 4-7 years Development
Duration of use Permanent 7-10 years Permanent
Post Condition Use N/A WDIU N/A
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