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There's a reason GE said it would put all the key mechanical stuff in its new headquarters on upper floors

By adamg on Tue, 01/30/2018 - 9:35am
Fort Point Channel flooding

Brandy shows us the flooding starting this morning along the South Boston side of Fort Point Channel.

Earlier:
New GE building would be designed to withstand a 500-year flood.

Neighborhoods: 
South Boston
Free tagging: 
Flooding
Fort Point Channel
Fort Point
Climate change


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Comments

By Cliff clavin on Tue, 01/30/2018 - 9:43am.

Very surprised Lolita opened in the basement of that Summer St building. How do they not get flooded on a regular basis?

By Swirlygrrl not logged in on Tue, 01/30/2018 - 10:19am.

I walked down there - they are below Summer St., but higher up than you would think. They also have the wall, it is down a ramp to the surrounding flood zone.

I also took a look at the doors - they are set up to seal out the water if necessary.

By Swirlygrrl not logged in on Tue, 01/30/2018 - 9:43am.

Due to the snowy weather, I carpooled with the Mr. this morning.

I very specifically warned him to park in the garage above level 2, not the lot!

Tide's in ... dirt's out!

By lbb on Tue, 01/30/2018 - 9:47am.

...going to build it on piers?

By anon on Tue, 01/30/2018 - 9:50am.

Pilings?

By Jeff F on Tue, 01/30/2018 - 11:51am.

It was a wry comment on the increasing frequency of flooding in that neighborhood. So...building on a pier, aka a raised structure that extends over water.

By Lmo on Tue, 01/30/2018 - 7:34pm.

I think anon knows that and was pointing out the fact that piers are built on pilings.

By lbb on Wed, 01/31/2018 - 10:17am.

Piers, pilings, whatever. I was thinking of a picture of a building that I saw recently, where the lower levels kinda...aren't. They're just massive pilings or piers or whatever you want to call them. It was an interesting design.

By poster on Tue, 01/30/2018 - 10:56am.

the lone seagull floating there, all casual-like.

By anon on Tue, 01/30/2018 - 11:30am.

alpha seagull

By anon on Tue, 01/30/2018 - 1:07pm.

Fill in the channel and build on it. Problem solved.

By mmurph on Tue, 01/30/2018 - 2:15pm.

Considering most of it has been filled in over time is there really any reason not to do this at least up to Summer Street? You'd have land for housing, increased transit and road access into seaport (no need for northern ave bridge replacement). Is there an environmental reason or just cost?

By anon on Tue, 01/30/2018 - 4:15pm.

Gillette

By anon on Wed, 01/31/2018 - 10:05am.

There are at least five stormwater outfalls on this part of the channel.

It drains a lot of downtown.