Lynn South Harbor

Over the past twenty years, the City of Lynn has worked with community and state agencies to reconnect the City to its waterfront. Through a series of public planning processes and community meetings, a revised municipal harbor plan, zoning changes, and infrastructure investments, the City set forth a vision and laid the groundwork to transform the waterfront from former industrialized uses to a vibrant and climate resilient mixed-use neighborhood. SEB Lynn Harbor Property LLC (the Proponent) is committed to a public private partnership that will advance the City’s vision for a new, public park and promenade connecting downtown Lynn all the way to the South Harbor.

Project Site

The Project Site is located at 830 Lynnway in Lynn

The image to the right shows the Project Site in relation to the surrounding area.

Planning Process Chronology

  • 2006: City of Lynn kicks off Waterfront Master Planning process
  • 2008: City of Lynn EDIC relocates high tension powerlines from the South Harbor site to enable waterfront development
  • 2017-2019: City of Lynn Waterfront Open Space Planning Process
  • 2019: Waterfront Open Space Master Plan Adopted
  • 2019: Waterfront Master Plan Revision Adopted
  • 2020: Lynn Municipal Harbor Plan Amendment adopted and approved by EOEEA
  • 2021: City of Lynn re-zones waterfront in accordance with planning processes and the Lynn Municipal Harbor Plan Amendment
  • 2022: Lynn commences construction on the adjacent Harbor Park
  • 2023: City of Lynn grants Site Plan Approval of the South Harbor Redevelopment Plan
  • 2024: South Harbor Redevelopment Project initiates MEPA process

The Proponent’s South Harbor Redevelopment project represents a major milestone and progress toward realizing the community’s vision for the Lynn waterfront. The Proponent will transform the gateway to Lynn from a vacant, overgrown site into a mixed-use development with up to 850 residential units including both market-rate units and permanently affordable units) and approximately 26,600 sf of retail and/or restaurant use, site improvements that include vehicular drives, parking, utility systems, and open space improvements (the Project). In addition, the Project includes the permitting, design, engineering, and construction of an approximately 8 acre public waterfront park and public promenade that can ultimately connect a proposed public promenade that extends along the Lynn waterfront to the Nahant Beach Reservation. The Proponent’s unprecedented commitment of private land to public use will have a profound and positive impact on the future of the Lynn waterfront and will enhance the quality of life for the people who live, work, and recreate in this community.

Public Benefits

  • Housing & Affordability
    • Produce 850 much-needed additional residences (to include studios, 1-, 2- and 3-bedroom units)
    • While not subject to the City’s Inclusionary Zoning requirements, the Proponent has voluntarily committed to deed-restrict as affordable 10% of the residential units
  • Environment & Recreation
    • Dedicate 8 acres of privately-owned waterfront property to create an active and resilient waterfront park and promenade – consistent with the City’s two decades of planning and community engagement for this location and detailed in the 2019 Open Space Plan
    • Consistent with the 2020 Municipal Harbor Plan Amendment, “a new, mixed-use neighborhood centered around a signature waterfront park and an extensive pedestrian network” is proposed
    • Increase climate resiliency by raising the site grade, repairing coastal infrastructure, and constructing a nature-based shoreline design along the Harbor that will promote public access
    • Improve open space with landscaping, programmable areas, a variety of amenities, and clear direct access to the harbor, riverfront and Willis Fishing Pier
  • Economic Development
    • Introduce approximately $38 million of net new property tax revenue over twenty years to the City of Lynn when the Project is fully built out
    • Create approximately 1,250 construction jobs (and 145 permanent jobs upon stabilization)
    • Construction Employment Goals
      • 30% of worker hours to be performed by City residents
      • 25% of worker hours to be performed by people of color
      • 10% of worker hours to be performed by women

List of Documents Available to Download

  1. Environmental Notification Form
  2. Draft Environmental Impact Report / DEIR Clarifying Information
  3. Lynn Waterfront Open Space Master Plan
  4. Lynn Revised Waterfront Master Plan
  5. Lynn Municipal Harbor Plan
  6. South Harbor Implementation Plan
  7. Housing Lynn: A Plan for Inclusive Growth
  8. Lynn Open Space and Recreation Plan
  9. Vision Lynn – City of Lynn’s Comprehensive Plan
  10. Notice of Public Information Session / Aviso de Sesión informativa pública / លិខិតជូនដំណឹងស􀅜ីពីកិច􀄝􀆛បជុំព័ត៌􀆏ន􀆼􀅭រណ
  11. Final Environmental Impact Report
  12. Notice of Public Information Session / Aviso de Sesión pública informativa / លិខិតជូនដំណឹងស្តីពីកិច្ច្របជុំព័ត៌មា᥆នសាᥚធា

Next Steps

On April 13, 2026, the Proponent is hosting the third of three public meetings to engage the community seeking input to inform the design and programming of the proposed waterfront park. Click here for additional information.

Click here to watch a recording of the first virtual public meeting held on October 8, 2025. Enter passcode &pxB=2Vr when prompted.

Click here to view a recording of the second virtual public meeting held on November 19, 2025.

The community can request public meetings, oral language interpreters, and other accommodations by filling out the form below.

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