Off-topic: I wonder when the state is going to do something about the confiscated casino ferry that's docked nearby. It's been moored there for years. Allegedly it still has all of the roulette and blackjack tables on it...
What is that short long windowless building for, mechanics, utilities, HVAC or something?
It is a parking garage.
Enclosed like that with no inside ventilation?
The "New Street 'Skyscraper'" (as some of my neighbors call it) has been a bit controversial among a variety of constituencies in East Boston.
The only thing I genuinely objected to in this entire development was the demolition of this handsome industrial building in the run-up to construction.
Enclosed like that with no inside ventilation?
Are working/middle class east Boston renters worried about increased gentrification and not being able to afford the neighborhood anymore?
That was unrelated--fire department learned the building wasn't sprinkled during a movie shoot, and the owner decided to go the cheaper demolition route (given that there were no Designated Port Area-compliant uses that were interested in the building). It was a huge loss for the streetscape down there, but unrelated to the Eddy development.
I'd bet that gray siding is all screening.
I believe that it is solid dark gray panels there with what looks like wood trim strips.
I think that it looks more like a mechanical building to be used for HVAC, power, etc..
This building houses a car matrix parking structure similar to the one shown at the link:
http://www.hardingsteel.com/carmatrix.shtml
This building houses a car matrix parking structure similar to the one shown at the link:
http://www.hardingsteel.com/carmatrix.shtml
Wow I'm surprised to see that in East Boston of all places. I didn't think land was at such a premium there compared to other developments in more desirable neighborhoods. (No offense to Eastie but it's not the Seaport and it's not the Back Bay.)