Greenbush-Driftway District

This area combines a historic hamlet (Greenbush) and new development center (Driftway) surrounding by neighborhoods and conservation lands along the North River. The district is also adjacent to the heavily travelled Route 3A corridor and the Scituate Roundabout which connects Norwell to the west (via Rt. 123), Marshfield to the south (via Rt. 3A South), Cohasset to the north (Via Rt. 3A north) and Scituate Harbor to the east. The MBTA Greenbush Commuter Rail station provides daily service to South Station and an attractive two-way transit link to and from Boston for work and play. The Driftway Multi-Purpose Path connects Greenbush station to Scituate Harbor Village about 1.5 miles to the east.

Natural, recreational, and cultural attributes are abundant in the Greenbush-Driftway District. The North River and Old Oaken Bucket Pond are attractive waterways, and North River Conservation Park includes a public fishing pier, picnic area, trail network and canoe launch with spectacular views of the marshlands and the mouth of the river at South River and Fourth Cliff. The town-owned Widows Walk Public Golf Course and baseball fields are also located in the district, along with the Scituate Maritime and Irish Mossing Museum and the historic Stockbridge Gristmill.

Greenbush-Driftway is a growing commercial and medical service district with available building space and land for new development. In additional there are a broad range of residential opportunities from historic single family homes and cottages to condominiums and townhouses with frontage and marina facilities along the North River. The district is zoned for commercial and mixed use and serviced by public water and sewer. To learn more about opportunities in the Greenbush-Driftway District see the EDC’s recently prepared Business Directory Map and Vision Plan.