Quincy Preservation Committee Approves Beachcomber Sale: Report

QUINCY, MA — The site of a once popular nightclub will be used to develop a passive park if the Quincy City Council approves site plans for two parcels of land after the Quincy Community Preservation Committee approved a $5 million appropriation plan at a meeting last week.

The plan allows for the city to purchase and renovate the Beachcomber property on Quincy Shore Drive, which city officials have been looking to preserve, the Patriot Ledger reported last week.

The property is situated below the flood plain as defined by the federal government, which has led opponents of other development plans – including bringing two restaurants and office space into the 7,000 square-foot building – to voice concerns that the site could be subject to flooding because of where it sits. The Beachcomber has been closed for five years and the 1.3 acre lot which is located across from Wollaston Beach has been a target of developers, including a group that made its plan public in 2018 after the former seaside bar was sold to 797 Quincy Shore Dr LLC for $1.4 million two years ago.

The Patriot Ledger reported last week that of the $5 million, $2.25 million would go to purchase the Beachcomber property while another $850,000 would go for engineering, development and design of the passive park.

The remaining $1.9 million would be used to purchase property at 0 Harriet Ave., according to the report. That property, which is near Presidents Golf Course, had been eyed by developers who had planned to build apartments and townhouses in the space, which, the report stated, was strongly opposed by neighbors. The passive park plan would be presented to area residents before any construction would begin.

Officials expect the proposal to be presented to the city council shortly, according to the report.