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Discussion on climate resiliency measures for the waterfront site

0:51:20

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Council Member Lincoln Restler inquires about how the site addresses climate resiliency concerns, given its location on the Williams River Waterfront. Nebil Gokcebay, an architect from Marvel Architects, provides a detailed explanation of the measures in place.

  • The site has a significant grade change between Kent Avenue and the waterfront, acting as a natural buffer
  • Building openings are raised above flood elevation
  • The garage entrance, the only potential vulnerability, will be protected with conventional dryproofing measures
  • The design takes into account potential flooding events and incorporates mitigation strategies
Lincoln Restler
0:51:20
And can you speak briefly to how this site addresses climate resiliency concerns just considering its location on the Williams River Waterfront?
Raymond Levin
0:51:30
I will turn that over There were in terms of flooding, the project has clearly been made So let me start all over.
0:51:44
From Cant Avenue to the waterfront is a is a tremendous slope, and we've and have Well, that's someone who knows what they're talking about.
0:51:52
Say something.
Nebil Gokcebay
0:51:53
So as as Rick stated in the landscape portion, it's a substantial gray change between Kent and and the site.
0:52:03
So, you know, 1st, line of mitigation is, you know, the changing grade, which has buffers and and things of that nature to mitigate kind of coastal flooding.
0:52:17
But also any openings into the building that could result in flooding are raised above the flood elevation.
0:52:23
The only one that is, you know, potentially subject to it is the garage entrance, and that would be mitigated with conventional dryproofing measures.
0:52:32
And anything that got in well, it wouldn't get in, but Kent is well well above it, so there's no approach John Kent.
0:52:42
So the only entry that we see is feasible if there were a flooding event, can be dressed with with normal dry proofing measures.
Lincoln Restler
0:52:54
And can you just we've had challenges 25 can, even at domino, at the refinery, in the Navy Yard, infilling commercial office space in this area.
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