Check out https://github.com/ryanflorence/react-project, it’s very new but seems similar to what you are aiming for.
This seems to remove complexity but it just hides the complexity in the dependency. When something doesn't work out or he wants to change the behavior he still has to delve into these "15 files and 900 lines of configuration".
For something more approachable but less powerful check out https://github.com/insin/nwb.