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to get rehab out of the basement, so to speak,
and have people understand physical disability
and rehabilitation in a different way."
Two parcels at the Charlestown Navy Yard,
which had been acquired by the Boston
Redevelopment Authority (BRA) in 1979 for
urban renewal purposes, offered possibility.
The roughly three-acre setting was on the
waterfront and had space to support desired
programming, while the neighborhood itself
was undergoing an urban renewal with residential and business developments.
But the location, which formerly served as
part of the Boston Naval Shipyard as well as a
timber receiving dock, was severely contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls, oil, and
grease. While ideal for its shore setting, that
same factor also posed a risk for natural disasters and flooding.
However, Spaulding's desire to remain in
the city and on the water was strong enough
to make the site a top contender. Furthermore,
Storto says, the opportunity to remediate the
land was consistent with Spaulding's rehabilitation mission.
The owner determined that the site could
be cleaned up for $22 million and worked with
the BRA to purchase the land from the city. A
purchase price was negotiated that took into
account the extra expenses, and Spaulding also
received $7 million in brownfield tax credits.
Haley & Aldrich (Boston) was hired as the
licensed site professional to oversee the regulatory compliance, remediation, and soil management work, which involved excavating more
than 108,000 tons of soil classified as remediation waste and on-site treatment of more than
25,000 tons of soil containing metals in excess
of the Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act hazardous waste criteria. The remediation
process took approximately one year.
Once the cleanup was complete, the next
step was designing a facility that took advantage of the site's natural surroundings while also
addressing some of the inherent challenges
associated with it.
Resiliency on the waterfront
The initial design phase for Spaulding's new
$225 million rehabilitation facility was conducted
©ANTON GRASSL/ESTO
Above: Spaulding
Rehabilitation Hospital's
waterfront location drove
a number of resiliency
features, including raising
the main floor above the
500-year flood plain and
relocating the entire critical
mechanical and electrical
infrastructure for the
inpatient clinical areas to
the roof. Opposite: The
main gymnasium is located
in the building closest to
the waterfront and utilizes
operable windows for
natural ventilation.
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