In a ceremony tinged with both a celebratory and somber tone, the $170 million Liberty Harbor East development officially got underway Friday.
A groundbreaking complete with champagne and confetti was held at the site of the the development by the Harbor East Management Group and the Bozzuto Group.
The project will hold 282 apartments and 35 condominiums in a 22-story tower at the foot of Central Avenue at Aliceanna Street. The ground floor and a mezzanine level will hold a massive Whole Foods market and other retail. The new store will replace a smaller Whole Foods located a block away that opened in 2002. The development will also have 575 parking spaces.