East Boston Police Station
Boston, MA

Located on the Chelsea Creek waterfront, The new Area 7 Police Station creates enhanced community access, improved dispatch response times, and is a sustainable, resilient facility for the East Boston neighborhood. Developed in conjunction with the City of Boston Public Facilities Department, the building occupies the space between a residential area, industrial zone and the public waterfront.

For thirty years, the City has been devoted to Community Policing, a system that seeks to establish a relationship between the police and Boston’s neighborhoods. The new central location improves community safety to the more remote areas of East Boston, and functions as a modern fully secure and safe facility. To encourage a close relationship between police and neighborhood, the architects chose to highlight the community aspects of the program.

The design process engaged the public throughout. The mayor’s office, the architects and the Public Facilities Department met with the community in early design and throughout the design phase. The neighborhood welcomed the new station design and the police presentations of their shared goals.