Today the Appeals Court decided Gund v. Planning Board of Cambridge. That case concerns the former location of the Middlesex Superior Court, an asbestos-filled, anomalous sky-scraper near Lechmere in Cambridge. The building, which does not comply with zoning, has been sold to a developer. At issue was whether the court house is a preexisting, nonconforming structure under G.L. c. 40A, § 6 and the local zoning ordinance. If so, it is grandfathered for purposes of zoning and eligible for a special permit for its proposed redevelopment.

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