Those tanks in Everett aren't water tanks. They are LNG tanks, liquified natural gas. Getting rid of that will be extremely costly given the pipelines it is connected to and supplies. Also, in that area is one of the largest scrap metal yards in all of New England that generates tons of tax revenue. Good luck moving that
Yes, Everett is cleaning their 2nd Street area of the metal.scrapyards there for development, but it's been a long tough journey and several are still hanging on there.
Also, doing this is going to require a ton more infrastructure work for routes 99 and 16 that go through Everett. Good luck finding money to do that.
It's an interesting idea and I would love to see it happen as a pitch there for the Revs could attract summer outdoor concerts, the NHL Winter Classic, huge international friendly games in soccer, USMNT and USWNT games and so much more that aren't available in the city of Boston currently except at Fenway. Boston tourism gets a huge boost and Everett tons of tax dollars rolling in.
The gentrification that's already happening in that area will be unreal.