The BPDA board yesterday approved giving a piece of land at 34 Drydock Ave. in the Raymond Flynn Marine Park to the Boston Public Health Commission for construction of a new two-bay ambulance station.
Boston EMS reports service calls in the Seaport area have doubled over the past ten years, due to a combination of rapid population growth - the area now has 5,600 residents, a 200% increase over 2010 - and increased office space and use of the convention center and Black Falcon cruise terminal along with the growing number of hotel rooms and restaurants and clubs.
The area is currently served by an EMS station on West Broadway.
Construction of the two-story station with eight parking spaces for Boston EMS employees should begin this fall, the BPDA says. The new station will sit on a portion of Pier 10, with the rest of it continuing to remain open to the public, with picnic tables and public restrooms, the BPDA says.
Boston EMS will lease the space for free for at least 20 years.