East Boston Infill and Small Developments

curcuas said:
A lot of the "tax payers" never were taller. They were frequently downzoned before they could grow taller and it made redevelopment uneconomical. You need ~6 stories of housing often to be worth losing the retail space while you rebuild iirc. You see this a lot in Allston-Brighton eg the one story retail next to the 6-7 story apts.
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This is helpful! Thank you. Sorry for the digression, folks.
 
So (and I may be late to the party), I finally learned what’s going on on Pier 1 in front of Portside:

Redirect Notice

www.google.com

The gate was open and I walked down and took a look while on my run. It looks great, it’ll be a huge patio space and the container stalls look great. They’ve done a ton of work in recent weeks. I can’t wait to see what the ship’s bars look like. I’ll try to get some pics next time, it this one is super exciting.
 
I remember driving to the East Boston waterfront about ten years ago and being stunned seeing empty lots and abandoned looking buildings and wondering why this hasn’t been developed yet. It’s hardly recognizable now!
 
Border Street environs.
IMG_3210 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_3211 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_3212 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
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New artwork in the area.
IMG_3192 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_3187 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_3188 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_3190 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_3194 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_3193 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_3195 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_3196 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_3199 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
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IMG_3205 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_3206 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
 
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