Once mainstays of the city’s economy, harborside piers now figure prominently in Boston’s attempts to protect against sea level rise. But engineering and financial challenges pose the kinds of barriers that won’t keep the water out.
Officials at the Boston Planning & Development Agency have rejected all three proposals to redevelop Pier 5 in the Charlestown Navy Yard amid intense neighborhood opposition and questions about proposals’ viability.
Developers are meeting projections of rising Boston Harbor sea levels and a big construction challenge with two houseboat-like multifamily designs and a third boasting an expansive rooftop park.
