Boston Developer Eyes Residential Project For 128-Acre South Shore Site
A Boston developer is looking to build housing on a large South Shore site it just acquired that includes a former high school campus.
A.W. Perry acquired a 128-acre site in Kingston, Massachusetts, for $3.4M at an auction. The sale closed this week, according to deed records.
The owner is looking to add residential development on the site, Banker & Tradesman first reported.
The seller was the Pennsylvania-based Sisters of Divine Providence. The site originally went up for sale in 2021.
The deal included the 123K SF building that formerly housed Sacred Heart High School, which the developer plans to reuse. The school closed in 2020 due to insufficient funds.
The site also includes an undeveloped parcel at 67 Partings Way Road. It is zoned for single-family residential use with a 2-acre minimum lot size, but A.W. Perry told Banker & Tradesman it might pursue a cluster-style residential development to circumvent that.
It isn't the first time a developer has proposed building on the property. In 2023, Thorndike Development proposed a housing project but withdrew plans due to community opposition.
The site is close to the busy Colony Place shopping center, which has seen several residential projects built near it.
In 2025, AvalonBay Communities won approval from Plymouth for its 300-unit apartment complex at the shopping center. The project, known as Kanso Plymouth, is being developed under the state's 40B affordable housing law.
Other nearby projects include Hanover Co.'s 320-unit Hanover Colony Place project and Thorndike Development's 224-unit Sawyer's Reach project.
A.W. Perry has a substantial South Shore portfolio, mainly centered in Hingham and Rockland. The company also owns several Boston-area buildings, including 420 Boylston St., 77 Franklin St. and 20 Winthrop Square.
In 2024, the company filed plans for a 273-unit residential project in Everett. In March, a partnership of A.W. Perry and Foxfield sold its 626-680 Lynnway industrial portfolio for $40M.
