Priority Development Sites in Nahant, MA

Nahant, located in Eastern Massachusetts, is a peninsula that juts south of Lynn and is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean on three sides. Used in early colonial days as a grazing area for cattle, sheep and goats, Nahant became a maritime community in the 1700s with a small population devoted to fishing and, by the 1800’s became a resort mecca.

Incorporated in 1853, the town was the site of the most massive hotel complex on the Atlantic Coast and the location of an annual regatta. By the end of the 19th century, there was a visible shift away from hotels and toward residences. An era of skyrocketing growth began about 1870 and continued unabated for the next four decades with construction firms putting up hundreds of summer homes for visitors to the town. In the modern era, Nahant has protected its residential status and farming and industrial activity have disappeared.

Nahant is primarily a residential community and currently is not engaged in commercial development activity. However, the Town is always interested in speaking to businesses interested in locating there.