Dive summary:

• Between predictions of sea-level rise from climatologists and environmental regulations that protect natural coastal features, living on the ocean seems like a difficult dream even without thinking about insurance.
• However, Brian Healy, who holds the post of design director in Perkins + Will's Boston office, has an idea for a "Floatyard" with a common area, more than 100 residences and, obviously, ocean views,
• The housing would rise and fall on moored pylons, like a floating dock does, and Healy suggested that the structure could be built in under-utilized Boston-area shipyards.

From the article:

Environmental regulations present major challenges to anyone wishing to build piers, breakwaters, or floats over the state’s tidelands. ...