No. Yeah, they were having issues, but good morning. Thank you all for joining. We'll get started in just a moment. Good morning. Morning all. As a reminder, when you are entering from the waiting room, please do remain on mute unless or until you are presenting or
providing testimony before the board. Good morning. This is a hearing before the licensing board for the city of Boston. Today is Wednesday, May 14th, 2025. Today's hearing is being held pursuant to temporary amendments to the open meeting law. That is what allows us to meet virtually. Today's hearing is being
recorded and will be posted to the city of Boston's website. Before I review procedural matters, I will introduce chairwoman of the board, Kathleen Joyce. Morning. My name is Kathleen Joyce. I'm chair of the Boston Licensing Board. And today I'm joined by Commissioner Liam
Curran and Commissioner Kiana Saxon. Thank you very much. Please ensure that your audio and visuals are working properly if you are presenting before the board this morning. I will call each item in the order that it appears on this morning's agenda. I will then ask who is present on behalf of the applicant. You'll make a brief
presentation regarding your proposal followed by questions by the chair and commissioners followed by question. Following questions, there will be an opportunity for testimony beginning with elected officials or their representatives. For members of the public wishing to provide testimony, please limit your testimony to two minutes and please state your name,
address, and affiliation if any. Beginning with the first item on this morning's agenda, calling item number one, BBP SP1 LLC, doing business as Popup Bagels, located at 70 Pier 4 Boulevard. has applied for a common victular license to be exercised on the above.
7,737 foot takeout bagel shop with an employee restaurant in the rear left, two walk-in refrigerators and kitchen equipment, no basement, and no seating. Manager, Alex Rivero. Hours of operation 7 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Who is present on behalf of the applicant?
My name is Brian Harrington. Great. Uh Mr. Harrington, if you could just please thank for being with us and if you could please just briefly present the uh proposed concept to the board. Uh sure. We're a we're an act we are actually operating right now. We had a
licensing snafu where we opened received a certificate of occupancy and a health inspection and approval and subsequently realized that we did not apply for the CV license. So we filled out that
application. We got the support of the Seapport Neighbors Association met with and with the help of Miss Dancy and Miss Law have proceeded to this hearing to try to secure the license. Thank you. With that, we'll see if there are any questions from the board at this
time. How long you've been open and operating? Uh, we open January 6th and we're open 7 days, 7 a.m. till 3M. Uh, thanks. I don't have any questions, Commissioner Kurin or Commissioner Saxon. I have no questions. Thank you.
None for me. Thank you. Thank you. Are there any individuals would like to testify on this matter, beginning with elected officials or their representatives? Yes, madam chair, members of the board, Connor Newman with the mayor's office of neighborhood services. At this time, the mayor is obviously to defer to the judge from this board. Um, the applicant met
with the Seapport Neighborhood Association uh which was did not express any concerns related to the project. Uh, we are aware that some residents had uh worries about potential uh double parking and uh related to possible pickup and drop off of uh food and
delivery outside. We understand that the uh owner um pledged to work with BTD and residents to ensure uh that those travel lanes are are clear. Um and BTD is also working on some curbside management. We'll be changing some signage down there as well. With that information, we'll defer to the board at this time.
Thank you. Thank you, Connor. I see that we have Vanessa from Councelor Flynn's office. Good morning, chair and um good morning, Madam Chair and members of the board. This is Vanessa Wu from Counselor Flynn's office. Um, Councelor Flynn would like to go on record in support of
this project um due to Seapport Neighborhood Association's um support. However, he would also like to ask Pop-Up Bagels um to continue working with neighbors on the double parking issue on B Street, which is blocking traffic. Thank you.
Thank you very much, Mass. I do see a hand raised from Norm Lind from the CE boarding board association. Mr. Lyn, if you could please provide your testimony to the board. Thank you very much. Um, I did meet with Brian Harrington. We're very supportive of the project. It's been a success in the neighborhood and we look forward to it continuing to be.
Uh, just echoing exactly what uh what Connor and Dave and Vanessa said, we just want to continue to work with with Brian and his group on the double parking issue on B Street. Thank you. Thank you very much for your testimony. Are there any other individuals who
would like to testify on this matter? Hello. Can I say something? Uh, yes. Please, if you could please just identify yourself and then you will have up to two minutes to fret testimony. Yes, my name is Dwang. I'm house owner. There is rental property located
directly above the proposed location, the MOP restaurant at Washington Street. I if if you say my ask my opinion I say I disagree and I express my strong
opposition for the application you know for 7 day all alcohol license with sorry Mr. I think I think you are referring to a different matter. Which item are you referring to? I'm sorry. Which item? What location are you talking about? We
are on pop right now. Oh, this is a Washington Street and 1746-1752. Got it. That's item number 22 on this morning's agenda. We're on item one right now. So, we'll get there. We'll get there later, but thank you for your testimony. Um, we'll make sure that we
come back to you when we get to that item. Okay. Thank you. Are there any other individuals who would like to testify on Pop-Up Bagels? Item number one. The board will take this under advisement. Thank you very much. Calling item number two. Chipotle Mexican Grill of Colorado LLC doing business as
Chipotle Mexican Grill number 5670 located at 462 Washington Street in Brighton has applied for a common victular license to be exercised on the above first floor. 2200T restaurant including a dining area with 22 interior seats, two public restrooms, a service counter, cook line, a back work room,
walk-in cooler, and office. Public restrooms, a service counter, cook line, a back work manager, Guy Levan. Hours of operation 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Who is present on behalf of the applicant? Uh, thank you, Madame Chair, board members. My name is Daniel Brennan. Uh
DPB Consultants. Uh handle permits with Chipotle. Uh here uh to present uh this new location. Uh 2200 square ft, 22 seats inside. Proposed hours 10:00 a.m. to 11 p.m. Uh it's currently under
construction, hoping to open end of July. Great. Thank you for that. We'll see if there are any questions from the board at this time. Chair, uh, thanks. Just one second.
Do you do how much of um how much of your business would you say is eat in verse takeout? Um, this question it's probably about 5050. Maybe it's a little more takeout. Um we it is in for a takeout restaurant.
It is an allowed use. Um due to the size um under 2500 square feet, it's an allowed use. Okay. And I'm just more concerned about have during the were there any issues raised with third party deliveries and that sort of thing? No, there wasn't during the neighborhood
review. And we do have a parking lot uh out back as well. It's next to like a Jersey Mike's and there's a Domino's there. So, um, no, there wasn't any questions raised on that. Okay. Um, thank you very much, Commissioner Carr and Commissioner Saxon.
I have no questions. Thank you. None for me. Thank you. Thank you. Are there any individuals would like to testify on this matter, beginning with elected officials or their representatives? Yes, madame chair, members of the board, Connor Newman with the mayor's office of neighborhood services. This time, the mayor's office could defer to the judge
from this board some background information. the community process. Uh ONS had the applicant circulate flyers to a butters within 300 ft. Uh we did receive one opposition letter uh with a resident uh disapproving of the addition of what they felt are more big chains in the neighborhood. Uh the applicant did
go on to meet with the Brighton Alustin Improvement Association, the active civic for this area. Uh they were supportive of this proposal. With that information, we'll defer to the board. Thank you. Thank you. Are there any other individuals who would like to testify on this matter?
Seeing none on the board, we'll take this under adisement as well. Thank you very much. Thank you. Calling item number three, Luke's Lobster, MA LLC, doing business as Luke's Lobster located at 191 Atlantic. A has applied for a common bachelor license to be exercised
on the above. 200 foot takeout only refurbished storage container located on federal land. National Park Service Harbor Islands Welcome Center used to sell seafood rolls. Restaurants are available in the National Park Service Welcome Center. manager Mike Holden. Hours of operation 11 am to 900 pm who
is present on behalf of the applicant. I'm uh Garrett Courier. I work with Luke Lobster. Great. Thank you very much. Mr. Curry, if you could just please briefly present the proposed concept to the board. Yeah. Um absolutely. Um thanks for thanks for considering it. Um a refurbished takeout
only um shipping container on National Park Service land. no seats, just sort of grab and go um lobster rolls essentially. Crab rolls and triples as well and a few other drinks and things like that, but mostly just take out lobster rolls. Um and I guess I should mention
it's only through the uh it's seasonal, so it'll it'll um through the end of this year and then potentially next year as well, but but it's only our deal with the National Park Service is only for this year for now. uh this calendar year or like what are
the Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Sorry. Through December. Um but we'd likely with the since take out only we'd likely end a little bit sooner. Okay. The weather turns. And you're open seven days a week? Yep, that's the idea.
All right. Thanks. I have no questions. Commissioner Krin, Commissioner Saxon, I have no questions. Thank you. None from me. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Are there any individuals who would like to testify on this matter, beginning with elected officials or their representatives? Yes, madam chair, members of the board,
Connor Newman with the mayor's office Connor Newman with the mayor's office of neighborhood services. This time, the mayor's office to defer to the judge from this board. Um, we have the applicant connect with the Warf District Council. Uh, we're unaware of any concerns presently. With that, we'll defer to the to the board. Thank you.
Thank you. Are there any other individuals who would like to testify on this matter? Good morning, Madam Chair, members of the board. Gabriela Ramirez is here on behalf of Boston City Councelor Gabriela Kota Sapata's office. Councelor would like to go on the record in support of this proposal. Thank you very much. Are there any other
individuals who would like to testify on this matter? Board will take this under adisement as well. Thank you. Calling item number four, 1010 Morrisy Corp doing business as Milkweed located at 1010 William T. Morsy Boulevard in
Dorchester has applied for a common bachelor license to be exercised on the above 2373q ft full service restaurant with takeout all located on one floor. Dining room seat 77. There is no basement. Storage and food prep areas are located in the rear behind the kitchen. Space
also includes a small office and two bathrooms on the same level. There is a main dining counter and a separate smaller counter for takeout. Manager Holly Beth Renod. hours of operation 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Who's present on behalf of the applicant. Good morning. Good morning, Madam Chair. Good morning,
board members. David Collie, one of the owners of Milkweed. Thank you for being with us. Uh if you could please just briefly present uh the concept to the board. Great. Milk Milkweed is a um breakfast, lunch, and dinner concept identical to our location on Mission
Hill on Tremont Street. Um we I would like to bring it to the to the board's attention that we do we have also already applied for a common vual with alcohol license but at this stage our main our main goal is is to get
open. We will we will open for breakfast and lunch only. Um and the plan is to add dinner service once we hopefully receive the common victor with alcohol. But like I said, like I alluded to, it's it's identical to the Mission Hill
concept, breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Um, we would like to open early, slightly earlier than Mission Hill. Um, simply because of the location and and and the traffic on Morrisy Boulevard. So, slightly slightly different opening hours, identical concept.
Um, and you'll be doing takeout as well. We will. We do have a drive-thru window that we will not be using. We we hope to use the drive-thru window um for for Door Dash. That's see that's the the only company that we use for um delivery service. So we we hope to use the
drive-thru window for Door Dash drivers to to walk up to the window and um and take their food from there instead of walking into the restaurant. Okay. [Music] Um how do you have allocated parking for
this for the restaurant? Yes. Yeah. We have over 70 parking spaces. We do. We're in the same strip as the Boston City of Boston Credit Union, which are the landlord. Okay. So, we have access the restaurant has access to the entire parking lots on all four sides of the of the strip. There are three businesses in
the strip. The credit union, a hair salon, and and us at Milkweed. Okay. We all have there's there's no there are no restrictions on parking. We all have access to the entire parking lot. Okay. Um, and so if you did use Door Dash, you
would want them to walk up to the takeout window, drive-thru window or drive through. I mean, they're more than they're more than welcome to to enter the restaurant and bring it to their attention that they're there to pick up food, but it would it's it's for for foot traffic and for a better flow, it's
just easier if for instance on Mission Hill, it's quite small. So when the Door Dash driver walks in the front door, he's trying to find somebody. He's trying to flash a phone in everybody's face, letting everybody know that he's there to pick up food. We happen on on Marsy Boulevard, we happen to have a drive-thru window that there's a there's
a drive-thru lane on the on the outside of the building. We won't use that as a drive-through window for for customers, but you would allow Door Dash drivers to drive up to it. No, they would walk they would park in the parking lot and walk up to that window. Okay. Is there a reason why they wouldn't drive up to the
drive-through window? Um, well, once they drive up to the window, typically Door Dash drivers just they they might arrive at the restaurant when their food's not even ready. So, if they did drive up to the window, they could end up sitting there blocking it for 20 minutes, etc. Okay? They
typically don't pay attention to the app that they're using simultaneous to us. Okay? So, you know, if they did drive the window, they could end up blocking that lane for, you know, 15, 20 minutes, even more. Okay. All right. Um, uh, Commissioner Current, Commissioner
Saxon, do you have any questions? I do not. Thank you. None for me. Thank you. Thank you. Are there any individuals who would like to testify on this matter, beginning with elected officials or their representatives? Yes, madam chair, members of the board, Connor Newman with the mayor's office of neighborhood services. This time, the
mayor's office like to defer to the judgement of this board. Our office is unaware of any concerns. Uh, the applicant uh circulated information to a Butters. uh they were in contact with the local civic association Popes Hill and secured their support from what we understand. Uh with that we'll defer to
the board. Thank you. Hello uh madam chair, members of the board Liam Ramos from council fitzerald's office. Our office would like to go on record in support of the proposal. Thank you. Thank you. Are there any other individuals who would like to testify on this matter? Board will take this under advisement.
Thank you very much. Thank you all very much. Calling item number five, Sy Associates LLC doing business as McDonald's located at 301 Warren Street in Roxberry. Holder of a common virtual license has petitioned to change the hours of the licensed business from 1:00 a.m. drive-through closing only to 3:00
a.m. closing for drive-through and deliveries only. Who's present on behalf of the applicant? Good morning, Attorney Green. Madam Chair, members of the board, Dennis Quilty, attorney representing the applicant. with me this morning, Sherogeli from the family who is the owner operator of this and a
number of other locations in the city. Uh the board may remember that in the recent months this uh company has been approved for a very similar operation in terms of late night delivery service only uh at the at their Kenmore Square
location, at their north station location, and their location in Alustin. Um, so on these two applications, this and the one to follow, but I I'll speak to Warren Street first, uh, they're requesting that they be allowed a a
delivery only from 1:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m. This location does have a drive-thru, excuse me, and it sits in a large mall parking lot. Um, so we believe there'd be plenty of uh room for persons to park, but also the
utilization of the drive-thru lane, which uh we will close lighting and sound uh at at the uh usual closing hour of 1. Uh but there will be a dedicated lane for deliveries to come up to drive
through to pick up their bagu of food and and and leave the area. Um, we did meet with we had an ONSA and Butters meeting uh in December of last year. Uh, we then had a meeting with the Nine Streets United Neighborhood Association
in February. Um, and uh, we're happy to answer any questions you might have. Thank you. U, could you tell me how those meetings went? the different neighborhood associations. The butters meeting uh was
fairly well attended. There were a few questions about, you know, just late night activity. Uh I think we were able to answer most of them again because of the semiisolated nature of the site and the fact that it could be, you know, parking wouldn't be a problem and there
was a dedicated area for these deliveries to happen. uh the neighborhood association uh very similar concerns. The neighborhood association um basically there were people who did not want anything to be happening late
at night. Uh I must say there were others who had fewer concerns but they they did raise a number of concerns at that meeting. What were the neighbor what were the late night concerns? How would you categorize them? Just it's an area that has other other businesses. I
think people are just concerned about general, you know, driving in the neighborhood, people in the neighborhood, etc. Like noise, safety, public safety. Yes. Yeah, that's what people were concerned about. I mean, again, we think we able to answer
those questions given the nature of the design of the location and its existing, you know, travel through uses. Um, and again, the fact that we'll shut the sound and lights off, there won't be any Yeah. Could you explain that for us because we weren't at the meetings. I
know you answered them for the neighborhood association, but I'm asking you to answer them for us because we've received a lot of um respondents from people opposed to it. So, I'm asking you to explain what you explained to them. They would, as they've done in other areas where they
have drive-thrus, rather than use, I mean, you would have usually a mic to communicate between the store and the person in the car. They will not utilize that after their 1:00 a.m. closing hour. And they will have and they have, you know, bright lights, of course, in the
uh exterior area around the um delivery area which they will not utilize in an effort again to decrease noise and light pollution in the neighborhood. And again, because we sit kind of contained
in a big in a large parking lot with a mall around it, um you know, it's it's not as though it is immediately in the face of the immediate neighborhood. But, you know, we we just tried to come up with ideas that would help to solve issues that that were raised at the
meeting. Okay. Commissioner Kin, Commissioner Saxon, do you have any questions? I'm not at this time. Thank you. I do not. Thank you. Thank you. Are there any individuals would like to testify on this matter, beginning with elected officials or
their representatives? Yes, madame chair, members of the board, Connor Newman with the mayor's office of neighborhood services. At this time, the mayor is also to defer to the judge from this board. Some background information on the community process as you heard from the applicants representation. ONS at the Hillman Butters meeting on uh
December 4th of last year. Uh there were some concerns and questions raised in that meeting um just regarding the hours uh potential light pollution etc. Um our office continue to receive letters and opposition from community members uh
eight in total. Um these concerns ranged from uh potential increase in noise, litter, um the existing quality of the property, um as well as uh security. Um understanding that there's some residents had complaints about a
particular uh pathway uh from the street leading back to uh the TA station. Uh the applicant explained in the abutters meeting that uh they were not responsible for that particular pathway. uh that actually belongs to the overall uh landlord. Um but said that they would mention uh this with with their uh the
property owner. Um they had met with the uh Nine Street Civic Association which had sent us an opposition letter to this proposal. Uh with that information, we'll defer to the board. Thank you. Thank you. Uh I see Mary from councelor Murphy's office is on with us has a hand
raised. Mary, hi. Can you hear me? We can hear you. Okay. Oh, hi. Can you hear me? Yes. Okay. Sorry. Um, good morning, Madame Chair and members of the board. We also received a lot of letters in opposition and we'd like to go on record
in opposition because they've already had issues with the 1:00. It's been a troubled area. So, we'd like to um let you know go on opposition. Thank you. Thank you very much. Are there any other individuals who would like to testify on
this matter? Any further questions from the board? Board will take this under advisement. Thank you. Calling item number six. Syroup 2 LLC doing business as McDonald's located at 146 146A Tremont Street holder of a common
victual license has petitioned to change the hours of the licensed business from a 12 a.m. close. Um the agenda references a drive-through. There is no drive-through at this location. uh to a 3:00 am close for deliveries only between 12 am and 3:00 am. Uh Mr. President on behalf of the applicant.
Yes. Uh again, attorney Green, Madam Chair, members of the board, Dennis Quilty, attorney representing uh the ownership entity, which is the same as the previous applicant. Uh Mr. Cellhigh is here with us. Uh this is a downtown location obviously on Tremont Street
across from the common. Uh the similar request would be from midnight to 3:00 am deliveries only. Uh in this context we had an ONS and butters meeting last November. Um we following that met with
the at the time the bid uh was also in November. Um I do want to let the board know that the bid literally reached out to us late in the day yesterday asking for a follow-up meeting. We advised them that this hearing was on today, asked
them if they wanted us to um you know delay a vote or what have you. I just I have not heard back, but I do want the board to know that they did reach out for further uh input. Um so again, this is uh you know, you know, downtown
location deliveries only midnight to 3. This would be in a similar fashion to again the ones that are downtown north station Kenmore north station not because it's internal but Kenmore for example would be very similar to that. Um tell me a little bit about the security measures like what time do you
lock the doors? How how are you managing it so that only delivery workers come in? This area I could see struggling with making sure only people who were there for deliveries enter it after a certain time. So they have a um vestibule area so so it's
visible. In other words, they they close the doors at midnight and then the vestibule area is accessible from the inside into the vestibule so they can physically see a delivery person is there waiting for a pickup or they simply communicate by phone or text.
There's a delivery number. They give the number. person inside the store walks into the vestibial, opens the door, hands them the food, and they uh they take off to deliver. Do you have security in the vestibial area? Well, security generally in the store. I mean,
I presume Yeah, I would think later at night they would be concentrating on the vestibial area because that's the only place where uh any activity would be taking place. Maybe the owner talk about the security. Yeah, somebody are you here with us? I can't see him.
Uh, can you hear me? There he is. There he is. Yes. So, yeah. Sorry, I was having issues with my camera. I was trying to turn it on. Um, uh, thank you for your time, everyone. Uh, with the security in this area, um, currently we don't have a walk up window there. Uh, but in other restaurants that we've had
a similar situation where we've uh, extended for delivery at only hours. Um we went ahead and and put in walk up windows uh essentially with a bell so that this way that deliveries would be uh staying outside of the restaurant. Um
if the vestibule is able to have the walk up window uh facing inside of it, then we would put it facing inside of the uh vestibule. If not, it would be facing outside of the restaurants and nobody would be allowed into the restaurant after 12:00 p.m. Currently,
we do have security at that restaurant. Um, that works from uh essentially 4 to 11:00 p.m. 4 to 12 on our busier nights. Um but we do currently have security and
if a walk up window is the request to uh by the board to you know approve this then as other restaurant sites we will definitely put in a walk up window. And what time do you close now? 12 a.m. 12 a.m. What kind of business are you
expecting between 12 and 3? Huge local business like tell me a little bit about why you want this. Um, we want this because the customer demographic that we have is uh drastically changed. So, we wouldn't be looking at traditional foot traffic here at all. Uh, we'd be looking
at delivery only. Um, and the reason that we're looking at this option is we we've seen that uh a lot of our customer base has transitioned to more of a late night menu purchasing through the means of delivery. Uh, and I I hope that
answers the question on what we're hoping to gain. I think the other thing is um with this restaurant site specifically, it allows us to essentially give back a potential uh four to 5,000 hours uh in labor to
our employees uh alongside a differential pay that we run throughout our organization um for late night employees. Um, and it it becomes most of our employees are uh working multiple jobs and it allows them the access to
have a full shift that goes into the overnight where they can take a break in the morning and then be able to uh employ at a different uh job in the in the morning time. And Sean, could you perhaps speak to your experience? The Kenmore location and the Austin location
come to mind as somewhat similar operations. Can you speak to your experience with the the business between those hours and how you're doing? Yeah, so we've seen uh a substantial increase in business during that time period. Um, one of the things that we assure the
neighborhoods in both Kenmore and both in the lower Alustin area was that we would uh keep the sidewalks free of litter. we would uh maintain the exterior of the property so that um it wouldn't be a detriment to the residents
nearby. Um but we've seen a substantial increase in both locations, the Kenmore and Alston locations referred to before. Um we've added an average of uh six people per night and eight people uh on
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday for the overnight business uh in regard to employment. All right. Talk to me about that. That was my next question. What is your staffing model from 12, like from, let's say, 9 to midnight now? And then what do
you anticipate your staffing model being until 3:00 a.m.? Yeah. No, that's a it's a great question. Right now, we're looking at uh about 8 to 10 people uh in the overnight as it currently sits. Tell me who they are. Are they cooks? Are they cashiers? Are they uh we're looking
at we're looking at around six service people and uh four people who are working from a production area perspective and security and a security guard. Yes. Is the security guard an employee of yours or are they a contractor? Uh it's
an employee of ours. Okay. We have a we have a a subset for security within the organization and we uh use our security team at multiple sites and locations for the safety and
security of our employees and our customers. Um but you'll always have a security person here. They don't Okay. So then how does the staffing model change from 12 to 3? Um, it changes because we add another kitchen person and we add two more
service people on the uh the busiest of nights. So, we go from having 10 people to around 13 to 14 people outside of the security team and then still just one security guard from 12 to 3. Yes. Because the doors
will be closed at that time. Um the purpose of security would more so be to stay on watch and look out within the restaurant. Um but the doors are closed at that point. So the lobby is completely empty at that time. Um and
we're just keeping that individual essentially to make sure the handoff between the delivery drivers and our employees is a is a smooth one without any any issues there. Okay. Um, I don't have any questions right now. I might have more later.
Commissioner Kron or Commissioner Saxon. I have no questions at this time. Sorry. None from me. Thank you. Are there any individuals who would like to testify on this matter? Beginning with elected officials or their representatives? Yes, madam chair, members of the board. Connor Newman with
the mayor's office of neighborhood services. This time the mayor's office deferred to the judgement of this board. Uh, some background information the community process. uh ONS had hosted a Butters meeting uh back on November 6th of last year. Uh we understand that during the process there were community
concerns uh from residents and from uh the downtown uh Boston neighborhood association uh expressing concerns chiefly about the 3:00 a.m. closing time um you know potential for noise, potential for antisocial behavior uh as
well as uh you know um delivery drivers uh coming through in congestion. Um, as mentioned, uh, the applicant did present to, uh, the DBNA. Um, we just heard now that, um, they had more additional information that they would like the applicant to
return at some point to them. Uh, with that, we'll defer to the board. Thank you. Thank you. Uh, Vanessa, yeah, you may go ahead. Good morning, Madam Chair, and members of the board. Councelor Flynn would like to go on record on opposition um to the 3:00 a.m. closing um due to
public safety and quality of life concerns. Um he believes that extending hours into the early morning uh particularly for a restaurant like M McDonald's that has a high volume of third-party delivery services will only increase the likelihood of exacerbating
existing challenges in the neighborhood including public disturbances, crime, lording, noise, and issues with mopeds parking on sidewalks. Moreover, this area of downtown has unfortunately become a hub of for unsafe behaviors,
including open air drug dealing and drug use, especially into the late hours of the night. These issues continue to strain our already limited public safety resources and worsen the quality of life for our residents and students who live in downtown Crossing. Thank you.
Thank you. I see Mary from Council Murphy's office with a hand raised. Mary, you may go ahead. Hi, I'm sorry. I would like to go on um Madame Chair, members of the board, I uh Council Murphy would also like to go on and echo what Councelor Flynn said and
go on for um opposition due to safety. Thank you. Thank you. Are there any other individuals who would like to testify on this matter? Any further questions from the board following Oh, sorry. Uh Dolly, I see you have a hand raised.
I do. Thank you. My name is Dolly, otherwise Dolores Book Daniel. I live actually in the um in the Fenway, but I always feel um concerned and have concerns about restaurants and eeries extending their hours until 3:00 a.m. I
think it is a a disservice to the city and people living in the city to have businesses operating that hour, that till that hour in the morning. and I really appreciate the two counselors um um testimony on this matter and how they described the concerns of those most
impacted. So, thank you. Just wanted to add my thoughts to this. Thank you. Thank you very much. Are there any other individuals who would like to testify on this matter? Any further questions from the board following the testimony? Board will take this under adisement as
well. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Calling item number 7 851 Beacon Street SP LLC doing business as 851 Beacon Street SP LLC located at 851 Beacon Street has applied for a lodging house license to be exercised on the above four-story building with a
basement unit. There are kitchens and bathrooms on all floors. Consists of 10 rooms for 15 residents. One room in the basement, three rooms on the first floor, two rooms on the second floor, two rooms on the third floor, two rooms on the fourth floor, and an office on the first floor. manager Yan Shear who is present on behalf of the applicant.
Good morning madam chair, members of the board, attorney Derek Small, public business address on 51 Doppson Road and to and with me I believe is on the on the call is Mr. Sean McCarnney um who is from GPM Property Services who is the uh
property uh manager. Um we're here today seeking a renewal of a lodging house license for 15 lodgers at uh 851 Beacon Street. Um we have gone through a community process with regard to the
butters meeting and meeting with members of the Ottabon Circle Neighborhood Association. Um we had an open house last week um because the the property is currently vacant. So, we were able to do uh an open house with folks from the community so they can come in and see
the significant renovations that have um have occurred at the site. Again, we're just renewing um the existing uh lodging house license. Open it up for questions and answers that uh board members may have.
Uh thank you. Let me just see. I'm sorry if you mentioned this and I missed it. Um the manager uh how many hours a week does the manager uh is he on site? I don't Sean, are you on the call? I know he was trying to get on. He
had a couple of um issues he had to deal with this morning, but he said he was going to get on. Um but Sean is I think is usually there um a couple of hours every day. um from and and if he's not then someone from GPM Property
Management Services is there I don't know if he's on but that would be good to have a followup in writing about um how many hours we can get that um Commissioner Cura Commissioner Saxon
do you have any questions none at this time thank you none right now thank Are there any individuals who would like to testify on this matter? Beginning with elected officials or their representatives? Yes, madame chair, members of the board, Connor Newman with the mayor's office of
neighborhood services. This time, the mayor's office like to defer to the judgement of this board some background information in the community process. ONS had hosted the Butters meeting on April 29th. Uh the applicant was able to answer questions that residents had and there were no concerns raised in that meeting. Uh we understand the applicant
has met with the Ottabon Circle leadership uh but has not had a chance to present to their whole membership. With that information, we'll defer to the board. Thank you. Thank you, Connor. Are there any other individuals who would like to testify on this matter? Dolly, yes, you may please go
ahead. Yes. Hi, good morning. Um this was the reason I wanted to be here today. My name again is Dolores Bugdanion. I live in the Ottabon Circle section of the Fenway and um currently president of the Ottabon Circle Neighborhood Association.
I'm I was here today to listen in on today's proceedings and the applicant's presentation to the board. As attorney um Small indicated, I have had the opportunity to speak um with the building owner, Mr. Deian Shector, um
Derek, and as well as um Sean, and all of whom have assured me and other members of the ACNA that the applicant has no intention of operating a short-term rental service at this location, which was of a concern for us, and we very much appreciate their time
as well as effort to offer these asurances. Uh the potential for use of the building for short-term rentals is a significant concern. um can cause disruption to neighbors including residents in the building and uh it is destabilizing to the neighborhood and
our experience is that compliance with and monitoring and enforcement of the city's short-term rental regulations have not been entirely successful. So um we look continue we look forward to continuing our uh communications with
the applicant and uh so that these asurances are in fact what is borne out over time and um we uh wish them a success in maintaining safe and comfortable housing for new residents in our neighborhood.
Thank you. Thank you very much. Are there any other individuals who would like to testify on this matter? And any further questions from the board following testimony? Okay. Board will take this under adisement as well. Thank you very much. Thank you. Have a good day. And
you. Calling item number eight. Railtop LLC located at 94 to 160 guest street in Brighton. Holder of a common victual or 7-day all alcoholic beverages license. Has petitioned to change the manager of the licensed business from Raymond Johnston to Amelia Monday who is present on behalf of the applicant.
Good morning, Madame Chair and members of the board. I'm here Amelia Monday. Thank you very much for being with us. Uh the board will have some questions for you um to go over the major of record questions. Sure. Uh thanks for joining us. Um are you a citizen? Yes.
Are you a resident of the Commonwealth? Yes. What is your experience in the food and beverage industry? I've had over 20 years in the food and beverage industry. Um, I've been a restaurant owner. I've worked back and front of house. Um, I've
been the director of operations for the Bowort Hospitality Group, which Railtop falls under. Um, so I've I've had many hats in this industry. Um, and I'm also TIP certified. Okay. Are you familiar with the rules and regulations of our board, the ABCC,
and the laws of the Commonwealth pertaining to the sale and service of alcohol? Yes. Great. Um, I don't have any questions. Commissioner Currin, Commissioner Saxon, no questions. Thank you. None for me. Thank you. Thank you. Are
there any individuals who would like to testify on this matter? The board will take this under advisement. Thank you very much. Thank you. Calling item number nine. Minot Hospitality Group LLC doing business as Beacon Hill Hotel located at 25 to 29 Charles Street. Holder of an inholder
all alcoholic beverages license has petitioned to change the manager of the licensed business from Thomas Santiello to Jason Goldstein. Attorney Dennis Quilty. Attorney Quilty. Good morning again. Um attorney madam chair members of the board Dennis Quilty attorney representing the applicant
lency. With me is Mr. Goldstein Jason Ira Goldstein proposed new manager of record at the Beacon Hill Hotel. Mr. Goldstein is a uh citizen, a resident of the Commonwealth, and has extensive experience in the food and beverage industry. Uh, and we are happy to have
him present to the board to answer any of your questions. Thank you very much. Excuse me. Sorry. Um, I'm just looking for him on the screen. Okay. Thank you. Um, I'm going to just ask Danny, did we get all four
questions in the record? I do not believe so. Attorney, did you cover all four? I don't believe you did. Okay. Uh, I think I covered three. All right. So, I will ask the fourth one. Thank you for leaving that for me. Um, are you familiar with the rules and regulations of our board, the ABCC, and the laws of
the Commonwealth as they pertain to the sale and service of alcohol? Yes, I am. Okay. Thank you. Um, Commissioner Cara, Commissioner Saxon, do you have any questions? I do not. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Are there any individuals would like to testify on
this matter? We'll take this under advisement as well. Thank you very much for being with us this morning. Thank you. Thank you. Items number 10 and 11 are being continued to the May 28th hearing at the uh request of the applicant.
Moving on, calling item number 12, Patina Boss LLC, doing business as Banners Kitchen and Tap and Hubal featuring Momosan by more Momosan Ramen by Morimoto located at 80 to 82 Causeway Street holder of a common vigorous 7-day alcoholic beverages license as petition
for a change of officers directors LLC managers attorney Kristen Scanland. Attorney Scanland. Good morning, Madam Chair, members of the board. Attorney Green, Kristen Scanland for the Lency. Uh before you this morning is just a brief change um of LLC manager for the licensed entity from Thomas Barney who
was the former COO to Elizabeth McDonald who is now the current vice president of finance. Uh the reason for this change is that Barney is no longer with uh the company. Miss McDonald, who was previously approved as an officer by this board in the ABCC on uh one of the
other licenses for uh this location, is the senior vice president of strategic and operational finance for the company and has been with them for 25 years. Uh has she's been appointed to VP of finance and manager for the licensed entities similar to her roles for the
other licenses as well. Other than that, there are no other changes proposed for this license. Uh, thank you very much. Um, I have no questions. Commissioner Karin, Commissioner Saxon, no questions. Thank you. None from me. Thank you. Thank you.
Are there any individuals who would like to testify on this matter? Seeing none, the board will take this under advisement as well. Thank you. Calling item number 13, Shippies, Inc. doing business as Beacon Street Liquors located at 842 Beacon Street. holder of a retail package store, all
alcoholic beverages license has petition to pledge the license to Brooklyn Berkel Bank who's present on behalf of the applicant. Hi, good morning everyone. My name is Janisa Patel and my husband Chintan Patel is here as well. So, we are u refinancing our loan for shippy
from uh Rockland Trust to uh Brooklyn bank. So, um we are here because of the place the license for the Brooklyn bank. Thank you for that explanation. We'll see if the board has any questions at this time.
Uh, thanks for joining us. I have no questions. Commissioner Carr and Commissioner Saxon, no questions. Thank you. None for me. Thank you. Thank you very much. Are there any individuals who would like to testify on this matter? Board will take this under advisement as well. Thank you for being with us. Thank
you. Thank you. Calling item number 14, Seapport Social Limited Partnership, doing business as Seapport Social located at 225 Northern A holder of a common bitchel 7-day all alcoholic beverages license has petitioned to transfer the license from the above to SGHCPort LLC doing business
as Bombola at the same location. Richard Sullivan, the second manager, 2 a.m. closing hour. The applicant has also petitioned to amend the description of the license uh business from 6,374 ft in one main room on ground floor with main dining room and bar
seating, one main entrance exit on Northern A and three exits, kitchen and storage and rear of premises with a seasonal April to October outdoor seating on public property. two full service 6374 square foot restaurant on one floor with two dining rooms with 71 seats. Two
bars with 46 seats, kitchen, storage, and two annual patios with a total area of 1550 ft for 60 seats on private property that closes at 11 p.m. Three exits and one entrance. Attorney Tom Miller. Attorney Miller. Thank you Secretary Green. Uh good morning
Chairman Joyce, Commissioners. Tom Miller from Mcdermary Quilty Miller and Hanley. On behalf of the applicant, uh I'm joined today by Richard Sullivan, one of the owners and the proposed manager of record. As Secretary Green said, the application before you is to transfer the license currently held uh
by Seport Social Limited Partnership already existing at the premise as well as to alter the premise to upgrade and update the space for the rebranding to Bambola. Uh the ownership team here has extensive experience and is looking forward to bringing um that experience
in the industry to the seapport specifically and the space um and this space. Uh they have more than two decades in the industry uh with a portfolio of restaurants that uh in and around Boston that include the Foxhole and Newberry Street, Rock and Ryo
Sullivans and Madre Oyster Bar uh Austrian oy and bar as well. In addition to their understanding of the industry in general, they understand the seapport. Uh Richard lives in the seapport and the team here has been working with the current ownership of
the space since last year. Bambola will bring an elegant and glamorous feel to the space evoking uh an Italian villa in the gilded area. The menu will include interpretations of Roman classics and southern Italian cuisine. uh the food
will feel comfortable and familiar but be presented in a grand and memorable way in an ornate environment. Uh in order to transport their patrons to that gilded area age in southern Italy, uh they are proposing to renovate and upgrade the interior. Um as Secretary
Green, the space said, the space is approximately 700 6,000 374 square ft with seating for 117. Uh since this is a corner unit, there are two existing patios on private property, one along Northern A, the other uh along Harborview Lane with a
total seating 460. Um the applicant is not proposing to change the existing closing hour at this space and will operate from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. 7 days a week with the kitchen open till at least midnight every night. The patio uh will close um with the patio as as
stated closing at uh 11 p.m. As I've said, I'm joined by Richard uh the proposed manager of record. He has already been approved as a manager of record by this board for the foxhole on Newberry Street. He is a US citizen, a resident of the seapport. He has extensive experience in the food and beverage industry, including more than
12 years managing restaurants, and he's familiar with the laws of the Commonwealth, the rules of the ABCC, and this board for the sale and service of alcohol. As you will hear, the applicant attended an abutter meeting hosted by ONS where they answered questions asked by the community and received general support for this application. We want to
thank you for hearing this application today and we'd be happy to answer any questions you may have. Um, thank you very much. I it I know it wouldn't be in this application, but from my own curiosity, do you plan on having background music
of any sort on this outdoor patio? On the patio, no. Okay. Um I don't have any questions. Thank you for outlining that, Commissioner Car. Commissioner Saxon. Uh no questions. Thank you. None for me. Thank you. Thank
you. Are there any individuals who would like to testify on this matter beginning with elected officials or their representatives? Yes, madame chair, members of the board, Connor Newman with the mayor's office of neighborhood services. At this time, the mayor is ask defer to the judgement of this board some background information the community process as you heard from
the applicant's representation. ONS had hosted an abuters meeting on April 7th. No concerns were raised in that meeting. Uh the head of the Seapport Neighbor Association was present in that meeting as well. Uh further communication with the applicant the seapport neighborhood association led to the civic ultimately
supporting uh this proposal. With that defer to the board thank you. Thank you Connor. Uh Vanessa from councelor Flynn's office is on with your hand raised. Vanessa go ahead. Good morning madam chair members of the board. Vanessa Woo from councelor Flynn's office. Councelor Flynn would
like to go on record in support of this um based on a good community process with the Seabort Neighborhood Association. Thank you. Thank you very much. Are there any other individuals who would like to testify on this matter? I would. Um my name is Nicole Scanland.
I am the general manager. Um Seport Social is um part of our retail space. Um we are fully in support of this new concept. Um our residents are excited for it and they are um big fans of Seapport Social as it is. Um we've
worked worked with Rich and his team um time and time again. They have, you know, they offer great customer service and they really make our residents feel like Seapport Social and them are a part of the Seapport community and we're excited for the new concept. Thank you. Thank you very much. Are there any other
individuals who would like to testify on this matter? Board will take this under adisement as well. Thank you. You calling item number 15, Fresh Boston Retail LLC doing business as Fresh Boston located at 232 Old Colony A in
South Boston. holder of a retail package store all alcoholic beverages license has petitioned for a change of ownership interest and has also petitioned for a change of officers directors LLC managers and lastly has petitioned to change the manager of the licensed business from Alexis Sillery to Charles Merritt uh attorney Tom Miller attorney
Miller commissioners secretary green uh Tom Miller from McDy Miller and Hanley on behalf of the licency fresh Boston retail LLC doing business as fresh Boston I'm joined this morning by Charlie Merritt, the proposed manager of record, LLC manager, and new owner. Uh
the changes here reflect Mr. Merritt purchasing the business from his partners and result in no changes to the way in which the business or license are operated. Uh Mr. Merritt has extensive experience in the restaurant industry, including supervising the sale and service of alcohol for more than nine
years as an approved manager of record uh in a in his Nantucket location. He is a United States citizen, a resident of South Boston, and as I've said, extensively experienced in the food and beverage industry. He is familiar with the laws of the Commonwealth, the rules of the ABCC, and this board for the sale
and service of alcohol. The approval of the uh application before you today um will result in no changes in the way uh which the community has been able to access uh this amenity uh and the business will continue to operate as that amenity it has been since 2022 uh
when they opened. want to thank you for hearing this application today and would be happy to answer any questions you may have. Can you remind me how big the square footage is of the package store side? Uh it is uh you know off the top of my head
I'm I don't know. Uh it is it is minimal. It is not a a very large space. Um I apologize that wasn't part of this application. So I can't I don't and I was not involved in that original application. No problem. We'll take a look at it. Um, so I don't have any questions.
Commissioner Carr and Commissioner Saxon, I have no questions. Thank you. None for me. Thank you. And I'm pulling up the license right now. Is 341 square feet, one entrance. So the small portion of the space.
Are there any individuals would like to testify on this matter? Beginning with elected officials or their representatives? Yes, madam chair, members of the board, Connor Newman with the mayor's office of neighborhood services. This time the mayor's office like to defer to the judgement of this board. Some background information the
community process. Um being no operational changes, ONS did not require an abuters meeting. Uh the applicant though willingly met with the Andrew Square Neighborhood Association on April 28th to present the proposed uh change in ownership. Andrew Square Neighborhood Association was in support of this
proposal. Additionally, our office has received 35 letters in support from both Abutters and neighborhood patrons. We're unaware of any concerns at this time. With that, we'll defer to the board. Thank you. Thank you, Connor. I do see Vanessa with their hand raised. Yep. Good morning,
Madam Chair and members of the board. Um I'm Vanessa Woo from Councelor Flynn's office. Councelor Flynn would like to go on record and support um based on a good community process with neighbors and the Andrews Square Civic Association. Thank you. Thank you, Vanessa. I also see a hand
raised from an attorney, Gabriel Hunter Ensor. Um, you may please provide your testimony. Yes. My name is Gabrielle Hunter Enzor and I represent the 232 Old Colony condominium trust. Uh, I'm here today in opposition to this proposal. The restaurant in question is located in
a condominium building that is largely residential. There have been significant noise problems in the duration of the life of essentially uh Fresh Boston. In addition, the condominium documents expressly prohibit the transferring of
any Daniel, are we on this one? Yeah, sorry. Uh attorney Andre, is this about the package store, the change of ownership, or we talking about the rest? The change of ownership. I'm sorry. I I believe she's referring to the the next I believe so. Yeah. Okay. Yep. That's the next No, no worries. We're talking
just about the package store at the moment. Okay, understood. Thank you. Great. We'll call on you in a moment. Are there any other individuals who would like to testify on item 15, uh, which is the Fresh Boston Retail LLC package store application. There being none, the board will take this under advisement. We will
move on to the related item item 16. Stadium Restaurant LLC located at 232 Old Colony A in South Boston. holder of a common victual or 7-day alcoholic beverages license has petitioned to transfer the license from the above to RSCM Holdings LLC doing business as Fresh Boston at the same location.
Charles Merritt manager 2 a.m. closing hour. Secondly, the applicant has also petitioned to amend the description of the license premise from in two rooms and kitchen on first floor, one room and kitchen on the second floor, one room and kitchen and stock room and basement to 2594 square ft on one floor in three
rooms with table and bar seating for 34 in the front. food prep, kitchen and restrooms in the rear. Attorney Tom Miller once again. Attorney Miller. Thank you again, Secretary Green. Good morning again. Chairman Joyce and Commissioners Tom Miller from Mcdermy Miller and Hanley on behalf of the lency
or the applicant RSCM Holdings LLC Fresh Boston. Uh doing business Fresh Boston. I'm joined by Charlie Merritt, the proposed manager of record and owner uh of Fresh Boston. As stated, the applications before you, the application before you today is for a corporation to
corporation transfer uh at the same location for a section 12 restaurant license um from the current Lency to Fresh Boston at the same location um with a related alteration of premise. Fresh Boston has been operation at this location for more than three years. Uh
the application before the board will uh update the license to reflect the premise as it has been built and operated during that time. uh and reflect the uh change in the ownership from uh the original partners in this pro project um to Charlie's purchase of
the business from them. Uh no work is being done here. Uh the the space is as it was built uh and has been operated during that time. Um, just to refresh the board's memory of uh, Fresh Boston, they are uh they offer sandwiches, salads, bowls, and smoothies made with,
as the name implies, fresh, high-quality ingredients. Their bar is similarly inspired, offering craft seasonal cocktails with house-made mixers. Since opening, Fresh Boston and Charlie have strived to become a gathering spot for the community. uh they have succeeded in that becoming
a space for members of the South Boston and Andrew Square community to meet for lunch, for a date night or to gather and for dinner and drinks with friends and family. Um this the uh application um and the change to the
license reflects the space that was built out approximately 2594 square ft with seating for 34 people at tables and bar. Uh, additionally, there is no proposed change to the already previously approved closing hour for
this location at 2 am. Um, as we said, this is the way the space currently exists. Uh, we are just, uh, working to update, uh, the license to reflect that. Uh, as I've said, I'm joined by Mr. Merritt. He has extensive experience in the industry, supervising sale and
service of alcohol for more than nine years as an approved manager of record. He is a United States citizen, resident of South Boston, uh, and is familiar with the laws of the Commonwealth, the rules of the ABC, and this board for the sale and service uh, sale and service of alcohol, as shown by the support, uh,
that the board has received uh, and ONS has received from current and former residents of this building and members of the South Boston community at large. Charlie has succeeded in making Fresh Boston a gathering spot and an amenity for the community. Charlie and his staff have created a welcoming environment,
hosting charity events, bridal showers, and baby showers, and supporting events and causes that are important to their customers and the community at large. With the approval of this application, the board and the community will continue to be able to enjoy uh a space
that has become a gathering spot um for people who don't want to walk up to West Broadway and enjoy the types of establishments that are up there, but enjoy a community focused, neighborhood focused spot uh for people in a more relaxed and communal environment.
I want to thank the board for hearing these applications to this application today and would be happy to answer any questions you may have. Thanks attorney. Uh thanks Mr. Merritt for joining us. Um again I just want to put on the record that we're here today for a transfer of the license. This is
not a violation hearing for noise complaints. But I'm going to switch for a minute. I'm also executive director on the entertainment side and I just want to talk to you few moments about the type of entertainment that you've had there in the past. Um, from what I can
see, you've only pulled one one-time entertainment license. I just want to remind you to familiarize yourself with what you can and cannot do there. We have been receiving noise complaints. Um, you have to be able to monitor the noise um and familiarize yourself with
what those levels should be. um especially given the fact that there are um residents that live above you. Um and I believe the previous license was for non-live entertainment. So that is basically just television and background
music. That does not mean you can um you can do karaoke. That does not mean you can have a DJ unless you have a one-time entertainment license. That means you can't even have a computer assisted playlist. So, um I think that will go a
long way in the eyes of the community and in my eyes if um you are a little bit more diligent about the noise levels um and that your business model moving forward reflects what you are able to do
now and then come back to us and pull the appropriate licenses for what you would like to do moving forward. That's what I want to say. Say thank you. a lot of complaints and we've re received a lot of support and it comes down to I don't think you're familiar with what you are allowed to
do. Um and you have to have someone on site to monitor noise. Thank thank you Madam Chair. Um we've been working with u Mr. Merritt to uh you know help him understand uh what the
parameters of what he is able to do are. Um we have worked with him to uh I work in allay the concerns of the some of the people in the building as the board is aware or may
may or may not be aware. Um there have been uh instances where uh BPD has been called to the premise related to noise. Uh every time they have come out they have taken appropriate readings related to the noise level. Uh they have found that he has always been within the
parameters of the noise complaint. As such, um, at least to our knowledge, he's not had any, um, violations or violation notices related to, uh, noise emanating from the establishment. That being said, since we've been working with Mr. Merritt, we have, uh,
encouraged him to work with the building to make sure that beyond beyond staying within the technical parameters, he is also working with the building to make sure that he does not bother to the residents. So, that's my point. We haven't had violations. We've had a lot
of complaints and it's more than just taking sound readings. He's going to have to work with the condo owners because noise travels differently through buildings. There could be, you know, um there could be um open areas between the condos above and the and his
storefront. I don't know. I'm not a sound mitigator expert, but it sounds like if he wants to continue to do the events that he's been doing, he's going to have to work very closely with those condo owners. This is not unique to this building. Um, I deal with this, as you know, attorney, throughout the entire
city. And as more places come on and try to have these amenities for the neighborhood, uh, you have to find a way to work and to live um, together. And just because the sound may not show up on a monitor above the noise ordinance,
there could be other issues. It could be base, it could be traveling up through elevator shafts, it could be causing a disturbance with the people. So these are quality of life issues that we have to um take into consideration. Um so I just I'm encouraging you to continue to
work with them as you continue to expand what you want to do in the space. I'm not saying it's you can't do it. I'm saying you have to work together because the our emails are flooded with complaints and the police are being
called. So um it's not enough to say, "Oh, we weren't over the noise ordinance." You need to start working with the the residents. We are doing our best to to work with the residents to um come to a a an understanding of what uh is and isn't allowed um and what is and isn't
acceptable for you know Charlie's business model and their quality of life. Um you know it this is not and never has been a nightclub. Uh we understand No, I realize that and and this isn't a violation hearing. So, for those of us that are joining, this is a very unusual amount of people for a
transfer of license um a very unusual amount of um testimony that we've received in writing, too. So, I'm just letting you know this is not a noise violation hearing for all those that are here today. This is um just to talk about the transfer of the ownership. Um
which and so far we've worked with you very closely, attorney, everything seems to be lined up the way it should be. But um that's all I have to say right now and has to do with my role as executive director of the entertainment division, not as chair of the licensing board. But
with that, I will see if Commissioner Karin or Commissioner Saxon have any questions about the application before us. Um not at this time, maybe after comments. Thank you. Not No. Thank you. Thank you. Then we will move to testimony. Are there any individuals who
would like to testify on this matter, beginning with elected officials or their representatives? Vanessa from Council Flynn's office. I see you have your hand raised. Good morning, Madam Chair and members of the board. Um this is Vanessa from Councelor Flynn's office. Um councelor Flynn would like to go on record in support of this
project based on um good community process with neighbors and the Andrew Square Civic. Um however, he would like to ask um the proponent and the team to continue to work with neighbors on the noise and quality of life issues. Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you. Uh Attorney Hunter Enzer. Uh you may please provide your testimony to the board now. Yes. Thank you. Uh I'm Gabrielle Hunter Enzer and I represent the 232 Old Colony Condominium Trust, which is the building that Fresh Boston is located in. Um I appreciate Miss Joyce's addressing some of the concerns
of the unit owner. Essentially, the issue is that the noise emanating from Fresh Boston has very much been disturbing quality of life within the condominium. You know, owners are experiencing loud bass, loud music late at night, as late as 1 or 2 or even 3:00
in the morning. These have been throughout the duration of Fresh Boston's existence within the condominium. The condominium is largely residential and as such, you know, uh needs to respect the needs of the residents as well. For that reason, we
are in opposition to this application. Furthermore, the condominium docks do restrict any transfer ownership. The previous owners have been grandfathered in under the condominium docks to allow them to operate a restaurant as they have been doing. However, any new owners
are barred from operating a restaurant out of the commercial unit within the condominium. Do we have the Connor docks? I know Attorney Miller was looking at them. I can I can certainly send them over after the hearing. Thank you. Attorney Miller. Um would you
like to respond to any of that on behalf of the applicant? Yes. Uh thank you, Secretary Green. Um and you know, as Attorney Enzer said, um you know, we addressed a lot of the noise issues, uh
and quality of life issues, uh here. Um I the uh related to the condo association docs um this is not necessarily the appropriate forum to get into it but uh Mr. Merritt is uh working with the association regarding the way
in which those documents were changed and altered after uh RSCM Holdings um took possession of the first floor condo. Uh they have this is the same owner the the unit owner is RSM Holdings. Uh this is the same uh unit
owner that has been here since uh the built since they started operation. Uh the only difference is the license is being transferred into its name related to uh essentially uh change in Mr. Merritt buying out his partner. Um it is not a new owner of the unit and it is
Mr. Merritt was always part of the ownership team um of Fresh Boston. So, uh, in dealing with, uh, while I'm not counsel to Mr. Merritt, uh, related to the, uh, the, um, condo
association issues and the docs, uh, I've been assured by his council that this falls within the parameters as the, uh, association amended those uh, documents. Um and also there is other there are other issues with that but uh
related directly to um the association documents uh this this transfer as because RSCM holdings has been and has been the unit owner uh does not violate those provisions. Thank you. Are there any other individuals who would like to testify on
this matter? There any follow-up questions from the board following the testimony? Just one question and again we can follow up. Attorney Miller, um, does our SCM Holdings LLC have the right to occupy the space? They own it. They've
owned it for I off the top of my head, I don't know, but they own they own the unit and have since Okay, that's the only that's the only question the board is well that I'm concerned with right now. Any further questions at this time?
There's no further testimony and no further questions from the board and the board will take this matter under advisement as well. Thank you all. Calling item number 17. Lola Burger Restaurant Boston LLC. Doing business as Lola Burger located at 11 Fanir Boulevard. Holder of a common bachelor 7-day wines and malt beverages license.
Has petitioned to transfer the license and the location from the above to Selfup LLC. doing business as self-help cooking classes located at 19 Kingston Street. Premise consists of a multi-level commercial building of approximately 3,800 ft² located at 19
Kingston Street units one and two. First floor is,900 ft² with two kitchens, two bathrooms and storage. Second floor is,900 ft² consisting of a large open space, one bathroom and storage and two kitchens, 49 person occupancy per floor.
Gigam arts manager 11 p.m. closing hour. And secondly, the applicant has also petitioned to change the license type from a section 12 restaurant to a section 12 general on premise. The board may recall that they have already approved this location and this applicant for the transfer of license
recently. Um that deal uh did not work out and the applicant is back before us with a separate transfer. Attorney Elizabeth Pazano Pisano. Thank you. Good morning madam chair, members of the board. Elizabeth Pisano from Upton Connell in Devlin on behalf of the
applicant self of LLC. With me today is Greg Arjuni. He is one of the owners and the proposed manager of record. Um, this application is to transfer a wine and malts license from Lola Burger
Restaurant Boston LLC and change the location to Selfup's already existing cooking school at 19 Kingston Street. Um, we're also looking to change the type of the license from a section 12 restaurant to a section 12 general on
premise. um like [Music] um I'm sorry I just bought this one out. Um this application it's the same application that we had come before you back in September of
2024. Um the deal had fallen through so we had to get a new seller. Um so the application the concept the premise everything is staying exactly the same. So for the record, I would like to um incorporate by reference our
presentation from that September 25th, 2024 meeting for the record. Um the only difference of this one is that the proposed manager of record is going to be Greg Arts Rooney. That is that is the only difference and of course uh the seller of the license. Um, I am happy to
go through and quickly highlight their concept and go over, you know, the public need and character and fitness if you would like me to. Again, um, I'll leave that up to the board and let me know which you prefer. Otherwise, I can just go over the credentials of the manager of record. Um, I I don't want to take up too much time. So, but I'm happy
to go through it if you want. Uh, thank you. I'm satisfied that we've already found public need here. If you want to go into the qualifications of the manager of record. Great. Take it from there. Okay. So, Greg is a um Massachusetts resident. He is a US citizen and he is familiar with the
rules and regulations relating to the sale of alcohol. He has been the owner at Self Up since 2017. Um, and prior to that, he worked at the Beverly Hills Polo Club in Dubai. So, he has the experience necessary in the food and
beverage industry. Um, and we're happy to answer any other questions that you have for him. Thank you. I don't have any questions at this time. Commissioner Carr and Commissioner Saxon. No questions. Thank you. None from me. Thank you. Thank you. Are there any individuals who would like to testify on this matter beginning with elected
officials or their representatives? Yes, madam chair, members of the board, Connor Newman with the mayor's office of neighborhood services. This time the mayor's office like to defer to the judgement of this board. Um ONS had run a community process back in 2023. As you previously mentioned, um we are unaware
of any concerns at this time. uh and also understand that the downtown bid is supportive of this transfer. Uh with that, we'll defer to the board. Thank you. Vanessa, you may go ahead. Good morning, Madam Chair and members of the board. This is Vanessa from Councelor Flynn's
office. Councelor Flynn would like to go on record and support of this project based on good community feedback and support from the downtown bid. Thank you. Thank you very much. Are there any other individuals who would like to testify on this matter?
board will take this under adisement as well. Thank you very much. Thank you. Item number 18, Hot Eastern Inc. Uh 18 and 19 are actually being called together. They are related transactions uh at the same location. Item 18, Hot Eastern, Inc. doing business as
Friendship BBQ located at 40 Harrison A, holder of a common vigil or 7-day wines and malt beverages license has petitioned to transfer the license and the location from the above to Seapport 50 hospitality LLC. doing business as Tacos Elchis located at 50 Northern A.
Premise consists of 2,123 ft full service restaurant with 20 seats, a dining room, service area, kitchen, walk-in cooler, storage, and bathrooms with two entrances and four exits, and an annual 224 ft outdoor patio with 18 seats on private property. Patio closes
at 11:00 p.m. with all patrons off by 11:30. Indoor closing hours 1:00 a.m. 7 uh Sunday through Thursday, 3:00 a.m. Friday through Saturday with alcohol service ending at 1:00 a.m. Dominic Minot's manager. And item 19, uh the related item, Seapport 50 Hospitality
LLC doing business at Tacos Elchi at the same location 50 Northern A has applied for a retail package store wines and beverages licensed to be exercised on the above. A sales counter, walk-in cooler for storage of products, approximately 156 square ft with one entrance and one exit. manager also
Dominic Min. Closing time 11 PM. Attorney Tom Miller. Attorney Miller. Charity Miller, I see you on here still. Are you still with us? Oh, there we go. Yeah, it helps if I click the right buttons. Perfect. Thank you again, Secretary Green. Good morning again, Chairman Joyce and
Commissioners. Tom Miller from Democrat Miller and Hamley. uh on behalf of the applicant uh Seport50 Hospitality LLC doing businesses, Tacos Elchis. Uh today I'm joined by George Abujadi and Dominic Minots, the proposed owners of Tacos
Elchis. Um as stated, the applications before you today are to transfer a section 12 restaurant license to this location and for the issuance of a new section 15 wine and malt beverages package store license here. Uh George and Dominic have extensive experience in the industry and also know the area
well. George has owned and operated a committee right next door to this space for more than 10 years. And Dominic has many decades of experience in the restaurant industry and has been the COO at Committee for more than two years. They both know how to run a high quality restaurant that's an amenity to the
neighborhood and they're going to do so here at this location. Um they have seen at here in this area a need for a dining and takeout restaurant providing accessible quality food options in a casual environment for
people of the area who are looking for a good lunch uh a meal before they meet up with friends on their way home after a night out or after a night of hard work whether it's at uh one of the other establishments in the area or coming back to the seapport from one of the
many hospitals or uh other type of facilities in the city that um keep their workers there late at night. Um the team has drawn their inspiration for this concept from the food and culture of northern Mexico and their offers offerings will be made with high quality and fresh ingredients. They
will offer unique tacos uh authentic street foods including sandwiches called samas as well as aua frescas and uh a unique and curated selection of wine, Mexican wine and beer. In addition to the unique uh offerings, they're going to offer a local catering option for
businesses and companies in the area, providing them to um with something distinct for their uh functions in their offices that is, as I said, distinct and local. Uh to complement the food here, uh they will offer a curated selection of Mexican beers and wines for their
customers. Uh these will be be chosen specifically to complement the menu offerings and will fe feature unique niche and specialty labels that are not available elsewhere in this area or possibly even in the greater Boston area. Uh Dominic has extensive
experience um in making these type of selections and is going to bring that experience to this location. um they are applying for the section 15 package store license in addition to the transferring the on- premise license so they can provide those same offerings to their customers whether they choose to
dine in or to take their food home with them to enjoy uh in a little more of a quieter setting of their house. Um as said this space this uh will be opening at 50 Northern A in a space that has been long vacant uh former BG good test
kitchen. Both the premises together are approximately 2,300 square feet. The package store has a dedicated entrance and will be approximately 150 square feet with its own sales counter, cooler, and storage area. Uh the restaurant is approximately
2132 ft and will have seating for 20 inside and as well as a 244t patio on private property with three picnic tables in front with seating for 18. The overall operational hours uh are from 11 am to 1 Sunday through Thursday and 11
am to two uh on Friday and Saturdays which I'll address in a minute. Uh the kitchen will be open the whole time. Uh the patio as stated will close at 11 p.m. Uh or customers will not be able to sit on the patio after 11 p.m. and uh will close at 11:30. Uh customer all
customers off by 11:30. As I said, I'm joined by Dominic Minots who is a proposed manager of record. He has previously been approved by this board in the ABCC as a manager of record. Uh one such place being Sorina. Um he is a US citizen, a resident of conquered. He
has extensive experience in the food and beverage industry as I've stated including more than 20 years managing restaurants. He is familiar with the laws of the Commonwealth, the rules of this board and the ABCC for the sale and service of alcohol. We did attend an abuters meeting hosted by ONS as Connor
will likely speak to in a minute uh and answer questions presented by those in attendance. There were some questions regarding the need for the later closing hour that the applicant addressed. Um because of uh George and Dominic have been members of this community for a
long time. They've seen the need for both their staff, the staff of other licences and residents of the community coming home later in the evening, whether it is uh from a shift as I mentioned at the hospital or coming from another licensed establishment in the city um for high quality food that is
different from the other restaurants that are open late as the board has heard from thing fast food options. um all of the quality fresh uh operations in this area are closed by the time uh these folks are on their way home and these people they they've seen a need
and demand for uh high quality fresh accessible food later in the evening. Um the that being said, the applicant has heard uh the community's um questions related to the 3 a.m. closing hour and as such has agreed to
uh roll back that closing hour to 2 am um because because of that uh and they you know they look forward to showing uh the community that this will be an amenity to all members and not be a detriment to anyone. And you know, we look forward to working with them to see
if uh this is something that can work later uh as we move forward. Um we want to thank the board for hearing this application today and would be happy to answer any questions you may have. Thank you. Very good explanation. Um,
so just I mean maybe this will maybe you can explain to me so I can get on the record. Um, you know the public need for a package store. I know it's a different type of concept, but I know those questions came up in some of the meetings. So just record
go ahead. Uh, yes. No, thank you Madam Chair. Um, a as I said, but to express it more clearly and more in depth, um, this is not going to be, uh, a, you know, a quick stop wine and malt license. Um, the idea here is to, uh,
Dominic and George are creating a very curated selection of wines and beers that specifically complement the menu uh, from the same area which inspired this menu, uh, northern Mexico. Um the offerings here um this the concept
here is both a dining concept and a concept that allows people to take the food home with them in order to offer that same uh amenity for the specifically curated and unique selection of uh wine and malt beverages.
They want to allow they want to create the option for their customers to also bring those home um as well so that they can enjoy things that these specifically chosen uh and complimentary uh drinks with them. Um they're not available at
other places that are in the immediate area because that's not their concept. You know, we're not going to for we're not going to ask them to change their concept to accommodate our customers. Um this is something that they have seen uh successful especially during co operations people wanting to get
specific drinks um to complement the food offerings as such they're offering that they want to offer that here to their customer. Uh thank you very much uh Commissioner Carring or Commissioner Saxon. No questions at this time. Thank you. No
questions. Thank you. Thank you. Before we move to testimony, sorry, J, could you just clarify one more time the hours that the application is for? It does sound like they're different from what what is uh on the agenda, what was applied for, just just to Yes. Yeah. I I apologize if I wasn't clear. Um in
working with um Council Flynn and the and the community, we understand there are concerns related to a 3 a.m. closing. Um as such, we've agreed to uh a 2 a.m. closing instead um to great work with the community. They want to be good neighbors and uh they want to
be the amenity that they think this will be. They want to work with the community on that regard. Thank you for that clarification. With that, I will ask, are there any individuals would like to testify on this matter? Beginning with elected officials or their representatives? Yes, madam chair, members of the board, Connor Newman with the mayor's office of
neighborhood services. This time the mayor's office could defer to the judgement of this board. As you heard from applicants representation, ONS had conducted a butters meeting on April 2nd. um at which time the 3M was the uh proposed closing time for food services. Uh there were a number of abutters who
expressed opposition uh focusing on at 3:00 a.m. closing time. Uh they were also in contact with the Seapport Neighborhood Association, which I understand also had concerns with the proposed original uh proposed closing time and also expressed some confusion
regarding um both licenses being sought uh both the all alcohol and the package store license. Uh, with that information, we'll defer to the board. Thank you. I'm And I'm sorry, I just want to clarify uh this is a the on- premise license is also a wine and malt.
Both are wine and malts. Just just for clarity sake. Thank you. That is correct. Uh, Vanessa, you may please provide. Good morning, Madam Chair and members of the board. This is Vanessa Woo from Councelor Flynn's office. Councelor Flynn would like to go on record and
support due to a good community process and good faith compromises with the neighbors. Um, our office heard from neighbors and the Seapport Neighborhood Association on their support for the restaurant due to a long track record of being a good neighbor next door. However, residents and the counselor
advocated to see a compromise on a 2 a.m. closing hour. Um, from conversations with the pro proponent, we it is our understanding that the team has agreed on a 2 a.m. closing. Um and the council would like to thank um attorney Miller and neighbors for working together on quality of life
issues. Thank you. Thank you, Vanessa. I do see Normand with his hand raised. Mr. Lind, you may please provide your testimony. Thank you very much, Normand, president of the Seapport Neighborhood Association. Um we I just want to say thank you to Dominic
and George for uh the compromise that has been reached. Uh I wasn't aware of that until I got on this call that it was going to be at 2 am uh closing hour. So we appreciate there and and attorney Miller's uh help in um in in reaching compromise to make sense for the
neighborhood. They will still be only one of uh four businesses I believe now that use a 2 a.m. close uh either on a part-time or or or full-time basis. Um a couple of those restaurants have been a focus of uh
concerns reps running noise and have also led to police visits. We do not expect that to happen here. It's a very different type of concept and um the people and and committee has been such a tremendous neighbor for us over the years that we look forward to uh look
forward to continuing. I was a little bit unclear in my notes on whether they were using any kind of uh uh Uber Eat apps or any of the food service apps. Uh if so, we just ask them to be cognizant of any double parking that might occur out in front of their business. We block
the street and um also to monitor the outdoor seating so it doesn't interfere with uh with the traffic going by. Uh lastly on the package store question, u frankly our group doesn't have enough experience with package stores to really uh make a judgment. I would point out
there are package stores within two package stores within two block radius of the area there. We leave it to the board to uh to make a judgment on that. And again, thank you very much for working with us and we look forward to the business. Thank you for your testimony. Are there
any other individuals who would like to testify on these items 18 and 19? Any further questions from the board following testimony? Board will take these matters under advisement. Thank you very much. Thank you. Following item number 20,
Petrova Chocolates LLC doing business as Petrova Chocolates located at 61 Salem Street has applied for a retail package store, wines and beverages license to be exercised on the above. Located at 61 Salem Street, 850 ft total, approximately 425 ft on the ground floor, one main entrance, exit on Salem
Street, and 425T basement for storage, office, and private restroom. Manager, Bloggo Vesta Petrova. Closing time 700 p.m. Attorney Kristen Scanland. Attorney Scan. Morning again, Madam Chair, members of the board, Attorney Green, Kristen Scanland for the applicant. Signed on with us this morning is owner
and proposed manager of record, Betty Petrova of Petrova Chocolates. Uh, the proposal before you this morning is for a new chocolate shop and wine store at 61 Salem Street in the North End, producing and selling high-end artisan chocolates, truffles, bon bons, and
bars, as well as specialty wines focusing on Eastern European producers of natural wines. By way of background, Betty initially started her business in 2020, crafting chocolates with unique flavors and textures, drawing from her
Bulgarian background and fine dining experience. Um, in 2020, this business started largely out of necessity when she was let go, like so many others in the industry at that time, from her pastry chef position. She started doing popups quickly receiving accolades
including best of Boston side hustle turned artisan business by Boston magazine and she was also awarded gold, silver, and bronze medals from the Academy of Chocolate in the UK as well as the chocolate salon in San Francisco. In 2023, she first opened her East
Boston's storefront with her artisan uh chocolate offerings and since then has continued to participate in events around the city like SOA and Snowport and also run several corporate and wholesale accounts throughout the city of Boston as well as the country. All
while continuing to garner exposure, growth, and positive feedback which has now led her to Salem Street in the North End. When Betty initially came to Boston in 2015, uh she lived in the north end for 5 years. So, she loves the close-knit community, which often
reminds her of home, and she's looking forward to being back in the neighborhood more on a regular basic basis. Um, as the legal ad indicated, the description of the premises is approximately 850 square ft, evenly split between the ground floor, main
retail space, and the basement. uh 60% of the store would be dedicated to the chocolate portion of the business with 40% um being dedicated to the wines where she would carry product from approximately 20 different Eastern
European uh producers at any given time and the hours of operation are proposed to be daily from 11:00 a.m. to 700 p.m. As far as public need is concerned regarding this particular license, um first while we're asking for a beer and
wine package to our license, Betty would only be selling wine. Uh this particular business and her concept is unique as I indicated previously. Um the focus is um solely on Eastern European natural wines. when she was conducting uh market
research, uh she really found that there truly is a gap in the market for the availability of Eastern European wines in Boston and the surrounding areas, wine shops, despite the city's diverse population, which includes a significant number of Bulgarians, Serbians, and
other Eastern European communities. those shops that happen to carry Eastern European wines, uh, which from her research she learned was incredibly limited again in Boston and the surrounding area, they really only carry one or two options at a time, um, which
largely go ignored on the shelves. Similarly, while natural wine offerings from regions um all over the world are on the rise, there are truly limited natural wine offerings um as well in the north and and and throughout Boston um where the concentration and their focus
is solely on natural wines. There's really only a small handful of stores in Boston who concentrate their focus there despite hundreds of package store licenses being currently issued. Um, given Bulgaria's ancient wine- makingaking traditions, which um, I
learned as well date back to over 6,000 years, Betty believes that these wines deserve greater recognition. By showcasing selections from Bulgaria and neighboring regions, she aims to introduce customers to exceptional wines that are often overlooked in mainstream
retail. And while yes, there are other wine shops in the North End neighborhood, uh this particular offering will enrich Boston's wine scene by offering unique uh high quality selections that celebrate the deep rooted traditions of Eastern European wine- making. Further, it's highly
likely that not a single wine offered at Petro Chocolates will be found anywhere else in the neighborhood and incredibly limited options throughout Boston as a whole. Uh the proposed license will provide cultural economic enhance enhancement as well and diversity. As
everyone knows, the north end neighborhood is rooted deeply in Italian culture and heritage. This business will contribute to the cultural diversity there and vibrancy of not only the neighborhood but again the city as well. And together with the uh store's chocolate offerings, she'll be able to
teach customers about unique pairings and educate on how different varietals of Eastern European wines can enhance flavors of her handcraft handcrafted chocolates, which is really a unique concept all around. Um, as far as a character and fitness is concerned, Betty is a US citizen and a
Massachusetts resident. She is familiar with the rules and regulations regarding the sale of alcohol and she has a decade worth of extensive experience in the hospitality industry um and is wellversed in fine dining cuisine which translates into her chocolate work and
wine offerings. Regarding community process, we did meet with the two neighborhood um organizations of the North End, the North End Waterfront Neighborhood Council. they uh voted to support. I believe their letter is uh officially on their way to you and will
be to you before tomorrow morning. Um and I believe the board also is in receipt of uh the residents association's non-opposition letter in addition to several other support letters from neighborhood business owners and residents. Um following this,
we're happy to answer any questions or concerns the board might have regarding this proposal. Uh, thank you, attorney. Thank you for joining us. Um, Miss Pedrova, I've never um seen a concept like this come before
us, so this is new and interesting. Um, I Excuse me. Um, I think the testimony was that 40% of the floor space or the offerings will be wine. Is that right? Yes. Okay. Um I don't have the floor
plan in front of me, which is fine, but should this be approved? We just ask that you keep a copy of the floor plan um on site should there be an inspection. If you want to if you should you want to expand beyond this 40% and we just want you to come
back to the board. Understood. Okay. Um thanks very much, Commissioner Currin. Commissioner Saxon, do you have any questions? I do not. Thank you. No questions. Thank you. Are there any individuals who would like to testify on this matter? Beginning with elected officials or their
representatives? Yes, madam chair, members of the board, Connor Newman with the mayor's office of neighborhood services. This time the mayor's office like to defer to the judgment of this board some background information the community process as you heard from the applicant's representation. Uh and had the applicant circulate flyers to abutdders within 300
ft. Uh we received one support letter from a uh a budding uh resident. Uh they went on to meet with both civic associations New Ra and Newick uh with uh New Ra submitting a a letter in non-oposition and uh new Nick um being in full support of this proposal. Uh
with that we'll defer to the board. Thank you. Thank you. Are there any Oh, sorry. Go ahead, Gabriella. Good morning everyone. Gabriella Ramirez here on behalf of Boston City Councelor Gabriela Kleta. The council would like to go in support of this proposal. Thank
you. Thank you very much. Are there any other individuals who would like to testify on this matter? The board will take this under adisement as well. Thank you. Thank you. Calling item number 21. Flores Matia Inc. doing business as Flores Matia
located at 595 Tremont Street in Roxberry has applied for a retail package store, wines, and malt beverages license to be exercised on the above. A retail store on the lower level of building located at 595 Tremont Street. Retail space is approximately 750 square ft with storage in the basement that is
approximately 750 ft. Two entrances and two exits. Manager Nancy Mntia closing time 700 p.m. Who's present on behalf of the applicant. Good morning madame chair, members of the board, Elizabeth Pisano from Upton Connell and Develin on behalf of the
applicant Flores Montia Inc. Um, with me today is Nancy Montia. She is the owner and operator of a floral shop in the South End. Um, this application is a
proposal for a beer and wine license um at our existing floral shop at 595 Tremont Street. Um, this is where Nancy has been running a floral and gift
boutique for um the past um since 2017. Um before she um as a way of background, Nancy has over 42 years of experience in the
floral and gift business. Um, she began her career in Marblehead where she opened her first floral shop back in 2000. Um, prior to that, she worked for the Ritz Carlton and Winston Flowers. In 2017, she opened her Boston
location and quickly established herself as a staple in the South End community. Uh, she's a dedicated small business owner um with a strong reputation for professionalism, integrity, and customer service. Uh her Southoun boutique has
become the go-to destination um for all upscale thoughtfully assembled gifts um tailored to weddings, anniversaries, holidays, events, you name it. Um but the inclusion of a bottle of wine or champagne would be a natural extension
of that service. Um, when people are looking to um, put together a gift basket or are picking up a gift for somebody, you're usually going for the florals or a bottle of wine or champagne. And that's
what Nancy would like to do. Um, she's had a lot of customer requests for that. um just to make it easier for those going in to already buy the flowers rather than, you know, make another trip and go purchase a bottle of fine wine or
champagne somewhere else. It's easier once the gift basket is all put together or the gift box is all assembled together. Um it just makes it easier and does meet that public um public demand. Um, the South End is home to a vibrant
community of residents and professionals who are always purchasing gifts, whether it's for personal, corporate, or celebratory reasons. Um, so there is this unmet public demand for this one-stop luxury gifting experience that will have flowers, gourmet items, and
fine wine or champagne. Um, Nancy does not plan on selling any beer. Uh so there would be no beer, no nips, um no um you know packages like big packages of beer obviously no liquor because this
is a beer and wine. Um so it would be a very low impact license. Um the license would be restricted really to targeted customers buying gifts already. So Nancy wouldn't operate as you know a convenience or package store. It's specifically a boutique that's going to
offer specialty elevated gifts. Um, and the addition of a bottle of wine or champagne is just purely to complement what she's already putting together for her customers. Um, it is not intended to compete with any neighborhood liquor
stores. It's just offering a different niche service tailored to a specific buyer. Um, she'll only be open until 700 p.m. So, there won't be any late night purchases of, you know, a pack of beer or bottles of alcohol for those last minute runs. Um, and like I said, no
sale of nips, singles, or packages of beer. Um, it will be predominantly limited to sealed, prepackaged wine and champagne as part of the gift arrangements that her customers will pre-order or walk in and order and wait for the assembly of it.
Um she has Nancy has a deep understanding of the protocol and um product responsibility and will implement all the necessary protocols for verifying age staff training. You know she'll get her SIP tip certification. Um most of her sales are
done either online over the phone or in person. There are no third party delivery companies. Um, and for outreach, we received a letter of support from the Ellis South End Neighborhood Association on February 27th. Um, I sent into the board uh many
letters of support from current customers um and neighbors just really giving their support for Nancy and her um woman-owned local business. And uh I communicated with Eva Jones from the
mayor's office. We were required to fly our notice to a Butters um but a formal meeting was not required of us. Um and so in summary, this is this is just a unique community rooted business run by
um an experienced and responsible owner. Um she is committed to maintaining the integrity of the neighborhood and providing a valued service. Um and we'd like to thank you for your time and consideration on hearing out our proposal here. Um Nancy is a proposed
manager of record. She's a US citizen, Massachusetts resident, and is familiar with the rules and regulations relating to the sale of alcohol. Um and like I said, she's been running the small business um for over 25 years and has been in the city of Boston for um about
7 years now and has not had any issues with compliance on any other her permits or certificates that she holds. Um, this is a small store, so really being able to maximize her space and be able to offer her customers more items, um, especially ones that everyone is
continuously asking for. And that we are always picking up flowers, picking up a bottle of alcohol, um, just making it more convenient for her customers is really the goal here. Uh, so we're happy to answer any other questions that you have. Thank you. Your presentation answered
all of my questions. Um, with that I'll turn to Commissioner Curran or Commissioner Saxon. I have no questions. Thank you. None for me. Thank you. Thank you. There are no questions on the board. I'll see if there are any individuals who would like to testify on this matter, beginning with elected officials or their representatives. Yes,
madame chair, members of the board, Connor Newman with the mayor's office of neighborhood services. At this time, the mayor's office could defer to the judge from this board some background information the community process. As you heard from the applicant's representation, uh they dispersed flyers to a butters within 300 ft. Uh we
received one support letter. Uh they also were connected with the Union Park Neighborhood Association which was in full support of this proposal. We're unaware of any concerns at this time. With that, we'd like to defer to the board. Thank you. Thank you. I see Sydney from Councelor Flynn's office with a hand raised. Hi.
Thank you, Attorney Green, Madam Chair, members of the board. This is Sydney Scander from Councelor Flynn's office. At this time, Councelor Flynn would like to go on record in support. Thank you. Thank you very much. Are there any other individuals who would like to testify on this matter? Board will take this under advisement as
well. Thank you. Thank you. Calling item number 22. FAS LLC doing business as me restaurant located at 1746 to 1752 Washington Street in Roxberry has applied for a common picture or 7-day all alcoholic beverages license to be exercised on the above.
Premise identified as 1746 to 1752 Washman Street, Suite C. 983 square feet total in three rooms on ground floor, including one main dining area for seated guests, kitchen and a back room housing a walk-in refrigerator and sinks. Main entrance exit on Washington
Street. Emergency exit in rear. Manager Arian Bhane. Closing time 1:00 a.m. Attorney Kristen Scanland. Attorney Scan. Morning again, Madam Chair, members of the board. Attorney Green. Kristen Scanland for the applicant. signed on with us this morning is uh the
owner and proposed manager of record Ari Bhani along with uh I'm sure her husband Kirby Johannes sitting right next to her as well. Uh the proposal as you mentioned before you is for an all alcohol beverage license for a new ureitan restaurant at this particular
location. Uh by way of background, Aryiam previously ran with her family a pizza shop for nearly a decade in Roxberry by Rugles train station. Uh after co business wasn't doing so well there, so they left that recently to focus on this restaurant in the south
end neighborhood where they've always lived. This particular space used to be a restaurant known as Tanga which was a mix of French and North African food. Uh the space I believe has been vacant for quite some time even before CO. Um the
square footage itself is a small quaint neighborhood restaurant. Uh just under 1,000 square ft. Uh the kitchen was already there which is wonderful for this um operator that they can go in with the infrastructure readily available to them with a proposed 30
seats which includes a bar with 10 seats. This restaurant's emphasis will be on food, culture, and hospitality. And with the license, they're seeking to enhance the overall dining experience and offerings. The proposed hours of operation will be Monday through Friday
from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. where they'd like to serve uh breakfast on the weekends. In all likelihood and as of note regarding the hours of operation, uh they will likely close earlier in the evening, similar to
many other Southoun restaurants, but also similar to other uh many other southend restaurants. They're requesting a closing of 1:00 a.m. so that they can offer that for private buyouts and events if needed. Uh the menu is certainly unique to Boston. It's hard to
find uh Itrian and Ethiopian options in the city as a whole, especially since the neighborhood lost their beloved Addis Red Sea several years ago. Uh dining um in this regard is a cultural experience with this type of food. Everything is eaten with their um
particular bread which is called known as aniraa bread. It's a type of flatbread with many different beef, chicken, lamb, and vegetable options using spices and flavors native to northern and uh eastern Africa that take several hours to make and perfect. In
Aram's case, uh recipes uh she'll be using, she has perfected over the years, cooking at home with her family, and she's looking forward to sharing those flavors of home with the city. While they will offer some familiar wines, beer and spirits to customers, they will
also offer TZ, which is a honey wine unique to the region. Um, also with breakfast, they'll they'll probably focus more on Mediterranean style food with peter bread, egg dishes, and offerings as well. As far as public need is concerned, because this is a request
for a new license uh to enhance the overall dining experience. Uh number one, we're of course applying for this license due to the availability through the 2024 legislation. Uh this particular location, as previously indicated, um has historically been a restaurant space
and it has sat vacant for five plus years. So it'll be bringing back life to a much desired area uh and location of the south end. Similarly, and as I did previously mention, the neighborhood lost its only Ethiopian restaurant nearly a decade ago. So they'll feel
they will fill a deeply felt gap in the area. There are only approximately I believe four other Ethiopian restaurants throughout the entire city of which half of those are in Jamaica plane despite a heightened population um in the city. So this will contribute to the surrounding
community's social, cultural, economic uh fabric as well. And in that vein, the restaurant will also attract both local residents and visitors alike, fostering increased foot traffic and vibrancy of the neighborhood, which we heard echoed throughout the community process that it
is greatly desired uh for this block of Washington Street. What we also heard through our discussions with the neighborhood and also submit to the board in support of public need for this license is that with a newly revived restaurant and license at this location,
it will hopefully act as a catalyst for further investment and activity in this area, reactivating other vacant storefronts with unique small businesses, reviving foot traffic and activity along this particular corridor of Washington Street. While there are other nearby restaurants, some with
licenses serving Spanish food, there's a coffee shop and wine bar nearby, Mexican pizza, Middle Eastern, and Chinese, this concept clearly differs significantly from neighborhood offerings. Again, not only in this neighborhood, but throughout Boston and the surrounding
area as a whole. It's really a cuisine that's unique um to this region, and they're excited to um share their culture uh with the city. As far as character and fitness of the applicant is concerned, Aryiam is a US citizen and a Massachusetts resident. She has uh
been a Southoun resident in particular for 24 years and she's familiar with the rules and regulations um of this board in the ABCC regarding the service and sale of alcohol. As I previously indicated, she does have experience in the hospitality and restaurant industry,
but this um will be her first time uh being a ly. So, she will be tips, trained, and certified, and they will also require that of staff as well to ensure strict compliance with alcohol rules. Um, regarding the community process, we did first meet with the Worcester Square Area Neighborhood
Association back in January who unanimously supported the application. I believe the board has their letter on file as well. And we did also participate in a mayor's office uh a butters meeting in April where longtime residents spoke in strong support noting
that they desperately need nice restaurants to go to in the area that they miss the Ethiopian food that used to be in the area and again that they're really focused on bringing this part of Washington Street back to life and they think it's good for safety but also huge for community building. though with
restaurants, if you can't go somewhere and have a drink and linger, you can't get that many people out and and um support the small businesses in this endeavor. Lastly, I believe the board is in uh received upwards of 40 support letters, including a support letter from state representative for this area, John
Moran, regarding this um applicant and their proposal for this location. With that, we're happy to answer any questions or concerns the board might have. Just really quickly, attorney Scalan, before we uh move to questions on the board, I don't see the post manager of record on screen. Espan, if
you're with us, could you please turn your camera on to the board? There we go. Thank you. Sorry, J, if you have any questions. I don't see the manager record either. Maybe just came on screen. The name on uh is
Aryiam. was looking. Yep. Haram, could you wave or unmute yourself so we can make sure we see you on on camera? Oh, I see. I'm sorry. There's two of you in the bottom in the screen. There you are. Thank you. Um, thank you very much for joining us.
Uh, thank you to your attorney for that um, description and explanation. Um, at this point I have no questions. Commissioner Carr, Commissioner Saxon, do you? Yeah. Yeah, I do not. Thank you. Yeah, sorry. Sorry. We haven't moved to
testimony yet. We'll call on you in a moment. Sorry. Thank you. Great. Now, I'll ask, are there any individuals who would like to testify, beginning with elected officials or their representatives? Yes, madame chair, members of the board, Connor Newman with the mayor's office of neighborhood service. Um, at this time, the mayor's
office to defer to the judgment of this board some background information on the community process. Uh so the applicant had met with the Worcester Square Neighborhood Association um back in January 28th of 2025. Uh they received enthusiastic support from the civic
association. A letter was forwarded to the board. Our office then hosted an abutters meeting on April 23rd of 2025. Uh there were a number of residents who were supportive. We went on to receive a letter of support from one of those residents. I also believe uh the state rep um has also submitted a letter in
support as well. With that information, we'll defer to the board at this time. Thank you. Hello. Um, madame chair, members of the board, Liam Reis from Councelor Fitzgerald's office. Our office would like to go on record and support us. Thank you. Thank you very much. Um, I know you were
trying to speak so we'll you may have up to two minutes to provide your testimony. Oh, you are. There we go. Yeah, I have some, you know, I I my name is uh I'm yes house owner the uh the
rental property located directly above the proposal uh this restaurant you know in this building this restaurant supposed to be the say the first floor I'm you know say the property located
the second floor so that's say I have you know the such you the painful experience the seven years ago and this is the same location but differently you know the restaurant this is a bar you know and they make great noise my they
the tenants you know give me complaint for a lot of time and also call the police you know and so this is way painful you know so then they I finally they the tenants you know left you know move away so this is way give me a lot
of trouble you So if you ask my opinion you know still I I I I I I disagree and this is application you know be honestly you know mostly what I'm concerned this annoys you know annoyed you know they I
hope you know to minimize the service time not the 100 a.m. and maybe the 11 p.m. maybe will be best, you know, for the neighborhood, you know, and also I strongly suggested and to add some
material to prevent the how to say noisy, you know, and so definitely the the TV the music is so loudly and also the floor on the second floor is shaking, you know, some, you know, it's
it's definitely is painful, you know. Thank you, Mr. Wang, um for your testimony. Uh I do also see a hand raised from John from the Wister Square Area Neighborhood Association. Uh you may please provide your testimony. You'll have two minutes to do so. Hi, thank you. I'm co-president of the
Worcester Square Area Neighborhood Association and we've been uh working with this concept uh and the folks since January. Um we are as a neighborhood very enthusiastic and we voiced our unanimous support um at our meetings and
I know that the letter you've received should indicate that. Um I also am aware that the butters meetings took place and again there was unanimous support at the butters meetings um for this lovely concept to breathe life more life back into this corner that has been vacant
for quite some time. the space uh as attorney Scandlin indicated is historically been a restaurant. Um and we're hoping that will continue to be the case. Um I understand uh the the
concerns of potential hours going to 1:00 in the morning. Um, if Toro, the neighbor just down the street from the proposed location, is any any indication, Toro is open from 5:00 p.m. to 1000 p.m. Um, and let's face it,
Boston's really not known as a as a a city that that stays up much later than uh midnight. Um, but I also understand the needs of the restaurant, the proposed restaurant owners to be able to offer that later time if they're having
an event or a a group in there. So, the neighborhood again has our support. Um, I can't think of anything else I really want to say at this point except uh we really looking forward to having this space brought back to life. Thank
you. Thank you very much. The next handy raises is from Lisa Loveland. Uh you may please provide your testimony. You'll have two minutes to do so. Hi, my name is Lisa Loveland and I'm a resident on Worcester Square and I just wanted to, you know, officially say I'm in complete support of this. I think
it's really important um for the community to have those restaurant spaces filled. One, just to kind of have a place to bring people together and a liquor license will help with that. And it's also important to have it open at night later in the evening because the more eyes and people we have on the
street the safer that area becomes. So I think from um you know their sustainability as a business they need a liquor license and from a community standpoint I'm thrilled to have them there. Um I think it'll help bring people together and socialize and also um help keep you know eyes on the
street. So thanks so much. Thank you for your testimony. Are there any other individuals who would like to testify on this matter? board will take this under advisement as well. Thank you very much. Thank you. Following item number 23, KKR Holdings
LLC doing business as District 7 cafe located at 376 Morin Street in Roxbury has applied for a common victual or 7-day all alcoholic beverages license to be exercised on the above. The lease premises consists of approximately 1,235 ft of space with two exits on the
first floor of a commercial and residential building. When you walk into the cafe on 376 Warren Street, you can place orders at the barista counter to the right. There's one of the restrooms in the back of the cafe or walk left and continue to the seating and bar side of the cafe which has an exit onto Maywood Street. Alcohol will be stored in a
locked closet in the basement. Manager Royal Smith. Closing time 2 a.m. Who's present on behalf of the applicant? Royal Smith. Thank you for joining us. Mr. Smith, if you could please uh briefly present the proposed concept to the board. Good afternoon, chair and commissioners. Uh my name is Royal
Smith. I'm the proposed manager on record for District 7 Cafe located at 376 Warren Street uh in the um Martin Luther King Warren Street intersection. Um the concept is a coffee shop uh with a cafe seating area attached. Um the
cafe seating area is approximately 600 ft and the the uh regular cafe transient area takes up the rest of the room at roughly um 600 square ft as well. Um the it we're looking for a breakfast and lunch concept. Um service to start at
the cafe at the coffee shop at 7 a.m. Cafe for seating at 9:00. Uh we will conclude service at 300 p.m. and then after that um we will we will open the space to the community for uh events. Uh it's not a norm. It won't be a a
everyday thing, but uh we we are asking for a 2 am closing because in this area of Roxbury, there are no other spaces. Um we um want to make the space available uh for organizations. You know, we do a lot of work with the YMCA, uh the neighborhood civic associations,
and they often use will will use the space uh for private events. Um going in line with things, I am a resident of uh Massachusetts. Uh uh my experience uh in the hospitality industry is extensive with 20 plus years
uh working uh in acquisitions with uh major hotel chains to operating um a bar here in Boston. Sorry about that. That's the background from the neighborhood. No problem. Thank you. I'll just get the other manager of record questions out of
the way and then go into the proposal. Are you a citizen? Yes. And are you familiar with the rules and regulations of our board, the ABCC, and the laws of the Commonwealth pertaining to the sale and service of alcohol? Yes, ma'am. Okay.
So, I'm sorry I I don't have the application right in front of me. I did look at it before, but could you describe for us the types the type of space that would be available for neighborhood use? So essentially when the when the cafe c when the sitting area is not in session
we we will open it up to um the neighborhood. So after three. Yes. Yes ma'am. Okay. Yes. [Music] Um all right. So tell me a little bit about um so at lunchtime will you be serving
all alcohol? Yes. Yes. So, you know, with the breakfast and lunch uh concept, we with we're requesting the all alcohol for so the patrons can have the sitdown patrons can have options for mimosas and and other uh cocktails and such for
their consumption while they're having their breakfast and lunch and while seating. Okay. Okay. Um at this point, I don't have any questions, but I might afterwards, Commissioner Car, Commissioner Saxon. Uh no questions at this time. Thank you.
No questions from me. Thank you. Thank you. Are there any individuals who would like to testify on this matter? Beginning with elected officials or their representatives? Yes, madam chair, members of the board. Connor Newman with the mayor's office of neighborhood services. At this time, the mayor's office to defer to the judgement
of this board. Some background information, the community process. Uh ONS had hosted an abutters meeting on December 18th of last year. Uh it was lightly attended. No concerns were raised in that meeting. Uh the applicant was then connected to the Nine Streets uh neighborhood association. With that information, we'll defer to the board.
Thank you. Are there any other individuals who would like to testify on this matter? Thank you. Any further questions from the board? I do have one more, Danny. I was just looking at the map and um my apologies for not um having this ready
beforehand, but this location um is basically next door to district 7. Correct. Uh there it's next door. Yes, ma'am. So, district 7 has an all alcohol license. Yes, ma'am. So, one of the questions we have to ask everybody um
every application that comes before us is what does the public need for an additional license? Um, what are you offering that maybe District 7 isn't offering? Can you tell me a little bit more about that to build out the public need argument? Sure. Uh, with District 7 cafe, we will be offering food. Uh,
there's, if you're familiar with this area, we the only food options we have are Popeye's and Crown Chicken. Uh, so breakfast and lunch will be served uh from District 7 Cafe. Um and there as with this area there's not many licensed
premises within the 02119 area of Roxbury. District 7 being one, the nearest being Suya joint maybe at a mile away and uh uh Fort Hill being in a mile away in the other direction. Um so as far as need you know with the
population and the the the strong residents and people in the area uh there we would like to offer the uh option of having a a drink with their meal. Okay. [Music]
Um just see for a minute. So, it's going to be a totally different concept. Yes. Yes. It's a breakfast and lunch concept with a a coffee house on one side and a breakfast and lunch sit down. Uh, okay. I'm satisfied with that. Um, I
appreciate it. I have no other questions. Anything further from the board? And are there any uh additional individuals who would like to testify? The board will take this under advisement as well. Thank you very much. Thank you. Pong item number 24,
Impossible Shows LLC, doing business as the Conjurers Club, located at 40 Franklin Street, has applied for a general on premise all alcoholic beverages license to be exercised on the above 5,789 ft on one floor ground level with three entrances and exits used for immersive theatrical experience to
include a main performance space, the parlor, with seating for approximately 45 as well as five smaller rooms and performance areas with various amounts of seating. Storage located in employee area of the space. Alcohol served in all guest facing rooms. Manager Jonathan Lang. Closing time 12 a.m. Who's present
on behalf of the applicant? I am. Thank you. Uh, executive secretary Green. I am Jonathan Lang. Uh, I'm the owner of Impossible Shows. I'm also the applicant proposed manager of record. Uh, a little bit about Impossible Shows. We are a new
LLC. Uh and our mission is to bring unique hi hybrid model uh uh a new hybrid model of innovation for arts and entertainment pursuing balance between artistic and commercial enterprises. And we are looking to provide needed quality
entertainment for the city of Boston to engage local and international tourist tourism markets. provide living wages for local artists, designers, performers, and arts and entertainment professionals to our various entertainment pursuits and inclusion on stage, backstage, front of house, front
office, which provides racial and gender diversity and equality, including providing jobs in a working environment, which welcomes and values persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. I am a Boston native and a current resident of downtown. I am a
graduate of the Boston Conservatory and I'm an entertainment and hospitality professional for my entire life which includes 25 years working for the Walt Disney Company uh in leadership positions in entertainment for Disney Cruise Line uh Walt Disney Imagineering and Walt Disney parks and resorts. Uh,
Impossible Shows is a space grant recipient and we are looking to uh for a new license for our immersive theatrical experience which would be open six days a week uh from 5:00 p.m. till midnight offering two performances, one at 5:00
p.m. and one at 9:00 p.m. Uh we have a small uh audience of 49 people. Uh so that would be 49 people per per uh show. uh 98 uh per per night, 588 people per
week, and 31,000 per year. Uh we will um offer sweet and savory food items from local vendors. We will not make them ourselves. Uh and we will we are looking to provide themed specialty uh cocktails, spiritfree cocktails, and coffee and espresso. And I'd love to
take a moment to walk you through the concept. If I may, I'm going to present. Oh, I can't share screens. Oh, we can't share screens. Oh. Oh, well, that had much prettier pictures than me to look at. Um, but I will tell you that uh we
have uh the the the concept of the Conjurers Club is based off of the history of magic in Boston which is built around the real life stories of William Davis Loy. Uh a very unknown person in the city of Boston who actually o uh opened the Boston School
of Magic in what was Scully Square. Uh he was the first school of magic to open the United States. He ran a um he was able he created the first mail order catalog service for magicians uh which I have a copy of right here. This is a
135-year-old catalog. Um and he also created and designed the handcuffs that Harry Houdini used in a lot of his acts. So Harry Houdini was a very big friend of Loy and uh their friendship is one of the things we use as a basis of our
history. Uh we also bring into our storyline Mina Crandon who was a very well-known socialite here in the Beacon Hill area and married to a very famous uh surgeon. She had she was a a psychic medium medium who ended up having uh a
big feud with Houdini about whether uh psychic mediums were real. We take all of that information and fictionalize it a little bit to create this uh secret society of magicians that has existed in uh the downtown crossing area in a
building that would have been built uh after the fire of 1872. And our story is that it's always been here and nobody in the city of Boston has been able to has has known about it. And we're finally opening our doors uh to help liven up
downtown Boston and allow people to come in and experience uh the magic that goes on in the in the Conjur Club. It is a hidden it is a hidden uh uh uh club. So there's a false uh more of like a speak
easy entrance to a watch shop which has correlations to magic and time. So, you would go into a watch shop that has a that looks like it's been there for decades, familyowned and operated, and when you buy a ticket, you receive special instructions on the
communication you have to have with the watch shop owner that takes you into the inner workings of the club. Inside the club, you can experience the lounge, the parlor, the uh library, the seance room, and the archives. All of these areas are
places that the 49 people move throughout uh with everybody uh gathering in the parlor for a uh legitimate parlor magic show. We will have two uh magicians and residents from all over the world at all times. Can I
just jump in for a minute? Absolutely. Talking about the alcohol, um where will that be sold and where will the people consume it? Uh they will consume it throughout all five spaces. Uh it'll be there is a bar in the lounge uh that we were creating. There's also uh we're
we're using the existing structure of the of the building which used to be the sales center for the Millennium Tower in the Windsor uh in uh Windsor Place. Uh so uh we're using actually the designer model kitchen as our kitchen and bar and
also there is a counter bar in the what was the model uh condo and we're we're transforming that into a bar. Okay. So as far as the sale and service of alcohol, I appreciate the background. I think it's interesting how you're tying it to Boston, but as a regulators, we
kind of want to dig into um alcohol regulation and compliance. So tell me about your staffing model. How will people um will you have ID scanners? Are you going to have Yes. Alcohol monitors?
Um so alcohol consumption for this experience is very much like you would you would uh consume alcohol in any theatrical uh area here in town from uh the um the opera house to the Colonial
to the Wilbur to the box center. Uh first and foremost, we are a theatrical show. Uh you can experience you can have a drink during the show by ordering it uh off of a menu. We have far five food and beverage servers who will
specifically follow every member of the of the audience. So whoever approaches the the the the patron first follows them through their three-hour three-hour experience because it's such a small group of people. Um uh we will scan IDs
and there will be uh at the point of purchase for tickets. Um you'll have to uh you'll be provided with a message that anyone is 21 years or older. Also, when you come in as a patron, uh you're given you're asked to take the magician's oath of um secrecy and given
an official conjur club uh lapel pin and people under the age of 21 will have a different colored lapel pin. Um but our servers will also continue to check if if they feel like um they they need to check age and things like that. Right.
Okay. Um so Mr. Wang, are you a citizen? I am. You said you reside in Boston, so that answers my second question. Um could you describe or redescribe your experience in the food and beverage
industry? Sure. Uh it's mostly uh uh food and beverage that's associated with entertainment. So bars, drinks uh for many many years with uh entertainment venues at at Disney uh where I was
either the um manager of record at the time or the um manager on duty uh for a location. Uh I've also been a manager on record for uh a event in Cambridge uh
through Fever Labs uh that was um uh that was a Mad Hatteren and Tea Party in 2022. Thanks. Um are you familiar with the rules and regulations of this board, the ABCC and the laws of the Commonwealth pertaining to the sale and service of
alcohol? I am. Okay. Uh, thanks for explaining um the food and beverage service. Um, and I appreciate the description of how it ties into the theme of the magic and
the theater experience. Um, I actually don't have any questions, Commissioner Car or Commissioner Saxon. Uh, no questions at this time. Thank you. Uh nothing to to ask other than to just ensure that you guys are spotting fake
IDs. Make sure you have the plan and process in place. Thank you. With that, I will ask, are there any individuals who would like to testify on this matter beginning with elected officials or their representatives? Yes, madame chair, members of the board, Conor Newman with the mayor's office of
neighborhood services. At this time, the mayor's office like to defer to the judge from this board. Some background information the community process uh and a butters meeting was held on January 27th. Um following that meeting, uh we received several letters in support. Um
they also received uh support from local civic association as well. Our office is unaware of any concerns at this time related to this proposal. Uh with that, we'll defer to the board. Thank you. Thank you, Sydney. May I go ahead? Yes. Thank you, Attorney Green. Madam Chair,
members of the board, my name is Sydney Scanland from Councelor Flynn's office. At this time, Councelor Flynn would like to go on record in support. Thank you. Thank you. Are there any other individuals who would like to testify on this matter? Ronin Carrier, you may please provide your testimony. You'll have two
minutes to do so. Good afternoon, Madam Chair, members of the board. Ronan Carrier from Dar Law Firm, Boston. Um, I represent GFD Development Corp. who is the owner of a thirdf flooror condo unit in the building where the applicant is proposing this establishment. My client
would like to go on record in opposition of this application. My client has been provided little to no information on this application prior to today's hearing. From what we can gather from the business plans that were shared with my client just this morning, this appears to be an age restricted theater
use, which is not only forbidden in our zoning district, but does not fit with the historic nature of our building in the historic downtown business district. Furthermore, the own condo documents of our building state that the first floor is supposed to be used for retail
establishments and offices above. This is clearly not a retail establishment and is a data establishment. This coupled with other concerns of congestion in an already congested area of Boston and things such as signage and traffic. My client would like to
reiterate its opposition to this application. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Carrier. I do not believe that the the board has uh seen any of these condo docks. That might be helpful for the board's view if you would send them our way. Also, Mr. Lang, I don't know if you have any response to that.
uh we would not create any traffic or uh it's 49 people per performance. Uh they're pulsed in. There is no outside signage because again this is a hidden secret speak easy. Uh so there there's nothing that would be on the outside of the building that would preserve that
would change the historical nature of the building. If anything, we would enhance the historical nature of the building. Um, in terms of the condo doc document documentation, I appreciate uh their concern, but I believe this is a licensing hearing and not a condo
document um issue. Thank you. Are there any other individuals who would like to testify on this matter? Any further questions from the board? With that, the board will take this matter under advisement. Thank you.
You calling item number 25, First Watch Restaurants, Inc. doing business as first watch number 1180 located at 777 Boilston Street has applied for a common victual or 7-day all alcoholic beverages license to be exercised on the above 3,19 square ft. Interior restaurant
space on first floor with two entrances and three exits to include dining areas with seating for approximately 108 and 10 bar counter seats, women's and men's restrooms, kitchen in the rear. All alcohol will be stored in the back bar area within lockable cooler and dry storage cabinets. Floor two basement
consisting of 1410 square feet will be used for additional prep, storage, and employee break room. Also to include a 585 foot private patio for annual dining, weather permitting. Patio will close at 2:30 p.m. Manager Michael Lancowi. Closing time 2:30 p.m. Who is
present on behalf of the applicant? Good morning, um, Attorney Green, Madame Chair, and Commissioner Saxon and Curran. My name is Elizabeth Danti. I'm outside um liquor council for First Watch and I'm joined this morning by the manager for this location, Michael
Lancowski. Um thank you for your time this morning. Before I I turn it over to Mr. Lancowski for your questions, I'd like to um give the board some information about uh public need and some economic factors that may impact
the licensing decision for this restaurant. given the fact that First Watch is applying for one of the 12 unrestricted licenses um for unrestricted zip codes rather in the city of Boston for the Boilston Street location. So, First Watch um is a is a
new entrance to Massachusetts. We've recently opened our first location in Hanover, Massachusetts and successfully obtained a liquor license for the Handover location. Uh, Firstwatch is a publicly traded company with 500 restaurants in 30 jur jurisdictions. Um,
in 2019, the company decided to add a brunch cocktail menu to its existing food menu. Alcohol had not been part of the menu before. This was done to meet consumer demand. And now, um, with new construction restaurants such as the one
planned for Boilston Street, um, we hope to open with alcohol. First Watch is open daily from 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The menu focuses on breakfast, brunch, and lunch items. Um, even though
First Watch is a chain restaurant, you heard me rattle off the number of locations that we have, this is not um a processed food restaurant. We are focused on fresh ingredients which are sustainably sourced and um from a diverse supplier community. The most
famous example of that is our project sunrise coffee program wherein the coffee served at first watch restaurants is sourced from femaleowned uh coffee farms in South America. Um we did an assessment of our
neighborhood of on Boilston Street. First watch is financially committed to the location with a executed lease with a 10-year term and a presumptive renewal term of 20 years. We looked at the other restaurants in the area and what we saw
was although some of them do offer brunch on weekends, we could not find other restaurants in about a mile or so radius which offer those type of food offerings every day like First Watch does. Um the restaurant will seek to
employ 40 local residents. I wanted to share a few details about First Watch's employment program and share with you some of the economic opportunity it brings for the future employees of the restaurant. First Watch uh has a very
good reputation in the hospitality industry and labor market and competes very successfully against other chain restaurants who are hiring. As this board probably knows, the hospitality industry has an incredibly high level of
turnover in employees and Firstwatch has an incredibly low uh turnover percentage. That is likely because of our policy of what we call no nights ever. Given that the restaurant closes at 2:30, um there are no night shifts to
deal with. We find this is very appealing to our employees who want to be home with their young families, want to pick up children from school, and want to be home at dinnertime. Um, alternatively, for those in the hospitality industry, as many do, who
like to work two jobs or find the necessity to do that, um, people who work at First Watch are easily able to work a second evening job in a different restaurant or bar. Um a as I mentioned food is the primary
objective of this restaurant. Uh delicious food. We have no everything is fresh, nothing is frozen. We have no microwaves or heat lamps in these restaurants. Um everything is made to order and the brunch cocktail menu uh
complements th those offerings. Finally, um, visav our neighbors because I I know that the board is looking for, you know, what do we offer that is different from those neighbors in addition to the daily brunch option which may not be available elsewhere. We noted that this is an
accessible restaurant in terms of its price point. We have some um expensive restaurants as our neighbors in the neighborhood. If you were to look up Firstwatch um on a food app, you would likely find that it's a a $2 sign restaurant as opposed to a $3 sign or a
$4 sign restaurant. Um and so it it it is accessible to everyone. Um finally, uh just to address um some of the questions you'll be asking Mr. Lancowski, I'd like you to speak to him.
He's in he's a very experienced individual in the hospitality industry. um including in Massachusetts. Um the restaurant will be opening in November. Um and to that end, we are we are looking at the hiring process for a new
personnel for that restaurant future out, but at the moment have c chosen Mr. Lancowski based on his experience with the company and his experience with hospitality in general. Um, we we thank you for your time and invite any questions that you may have about the
First Watch concept um or our plans for this location. Um, sure. So, Mr. Lancowski, are you a citizen? I am. Yes. Are you a resident of Massachusetts? I currently am not and I'm looking at options with that
November opening to see what we can do about that. So, we can't approve you today. We our understanding, Madame Chairman, is that we will need to have a resident manager at the time the restaurant is open. Due to the timing of the opening,
Mr. Lancowski has an area manager position that takes him to all of First Watchers restaurants, including the one in Hanover, Massachusetts, and we will soon be hiring another manager who will be full-time person after Mr. Lancowski
gets the restaurant open. Of course, that person will be a full-time resident in Massachusetts to the extent. Sure. I'm going to defer to Danny who's our executive secretary and acts as our general counsel. Um, do you want me to continue with the questions?
Danny? Yeah. Yes. Is this specifically about the need to have a Massachusetts resident enter? Yeah. So, the board would not be able to vote on this application without a manager of record before the board who is a Massachusetts resident. Um, also do understand that the board will not be voting on this application or applications for new uh
licenses until after the May 23rd deadline passes. So if Mr. Lancowski is a master resident at the time the board votes, um, that is a possibility. Otherwise, you may need to substitute uh, a manager of record which require further hearing before the board.
Yes, if I can add on that point, we we may be given the timing, you know, it's hard to hire people so far in advance, but a change of manager application is a possibility for us if we identify the appropriate person who is currently a
Massachusetts resident to do that and the board would like us to do that in advance of our opening in the fall. That's something that we would have to with you. Yeah, it would be at at it would be in the advance of the board's vote on this matter, not in advance of the open. If we're voting in July and you don't have a Massachusetts resident
as your manager of record, we can't vote on it. That's correct. Okay. Well, Madame Chair, certainly if we are able to identify that individual before July, we can come back again and and have hearing on that point. Correct. You would need to. Yes. All right. So, he's not a resident. Um, you've explained
your experience from the food and beverage industry. My last question is, are you familiar with the rules and regulations of this board, the ABCC, and the laws of the Commonwealth pertaining to the sale and service of alcohol? I am. Okay. Um, so you're applying for one
of the limited 12 for value licenses and emphasis on limited number and you're only going to be open till 2:30. So, can you describe for me why the board would give an all alcohol for value license to an establishment that owns multiple
restaurants, but more specifically is only going to use the license till 2:30 in the afternoon. Yes, ma'am. Um, first of all, we believe that the restaurant adds something that the neighborhood doesn't have. The neighborhood currently does not have um the brunch offering
seven days a week in this area. Secondly, we think that the the character of the restaurant is such that it will draw in families. It will draw in local professionals in the area because of its accessible price point. Um the the brunch cocktails are a
complement to our menu that the company adopted frankly because of what competitors were doing. We heard a we heard a neighbor uh testifying on behalf of another applicant earlier that the license added to the sustainability of the restaurant. I thought that was very well said and could also be applicable
here um with First Watch in this case. Um we feel that the restaurant would add significant value to the area, would add significant long-term growth um to those who would work there. One of the other things on the employment front for the
hospitality staff that I wanted to mention that I didn't um is that the culture of first watch also includes a slogan called you first capital you capital. I'm just going to hit pause. I want to stay focused on some other
questions right now. We can employment. Does the handover location serve alcohol? Yes, it does. It was recently approved by the ABCC. Okay. How many of your locations serve alcohol? The majority of the locations
nationwide serve alcohol. The only ones which do not are those which were built prior to adding alcohol to the menu and for which local wet zoning would not in approve the addition of alcohol. Okay. But this is our second location. Madam
chair handover is the first Massachusetts location which we have. Okay. Again, going to the use of this highly valued license, I'd have to do a little more research because I find it hard to
believe that there are not other options for um breakfast and brunch that serve alcohol on this part of Boil Street, but we'll look into that. I know Cafe Landware does um have an alcohol license, and I think they do serve
brunch starting at 8 a.m. every day. Um May I ask, Madam Chair, is that location embedded in a hotel property? Yeah. Yes. Yes. And and I should have clarified. I I think I found two that
were embedded inside hotels where brunch was possible during the week. I am referring to standalone restaurants offering brunch seven days a week. Okay. Um, and I know you were previously committed to purchasing a license and
then what happened there? Yes. Um, we the company uh entered a letter of intent essentially to purchase a license and then only subsequently discovered that there was a time clock issue with
that license because the seller had received a letter from the board about inactivity. We were concerned giving the timeline for opening of our restaurant that if we bought that license u we would inherit that issue and would have
concerns about having it be inactive. So we've we've stepped away from that license for that reason. Okay. Um that would not have been the case. Um, and we don't really know when and if
we would be giving out these 12 licenses. Yes, we're aware. We're aware of that. Okay. Commissioner Karin or Commissioner Saxon, I have no questions. Thank you. No questions from me. Thank you. Thank
you. Are there any individuals would like to testify on this matter, beginning with elected officials or their representatives? Yes, madame chair, members of the board, Connor Newman with the mayor's office of neighborhood services. This time the mayor's office to defer to the judge from this board. Some background
information the community process. Um this stems back several years. Um O ands had hosted a butters meeting on March 6 of 2024. Uh there were no concerns raised in that meeting. Um later the applicant connected with uh NAB um who
was supportive of uh restaurant use on the first two floors but had expressed cons expressed opposition to uh upper floors being used uh as a part of the premise. I believe it sounds like changes have been made to that proposal um since that meeting years ago. Um
there was also support from the uh uh Backbay Association as well. Uh, with that information, we'll defer to the board. Thank you. Thank you. I see a hand raised from Sam from Council Durkens office. You may please testimony.
Good afternoon. This is Samantha Courage from Council Sharon Derkens office. Um, the counselor would like to speak in support of this opposition. Um, and thank you for your time. Have a great day. Thank you. Are there any other individuals who would like to testify on
this matter? Uh, Jonathan Lang, I see your hand is raised. Yes, this is the surprise for me. But as a past resident of Florida, I've enjoyed First Watch in uh Orlando, Sarasota, and Jacksonville, and would highly recommend that the
board approve this that their concept is fantastic. Their food is outstanding, and they they often have a very long wait all the time. So, uh there is nothing like First Watch in Boston and they would be a much uh they would be a
great addition to the the food here in here in the city. Thank you very much. Are there any other individuals who would like to testify on this matter? Attorney Green, may I just clarify? Um I wasn't quite sure I heard Miss Courage correctly. She stated on
the record that she was I think she said she was supporting opposition. I'm not sure if that's what she intended to say. Uh that that is what I heard. I believe that meant in support of the application. Uh Sam, I don't know if you are still with us to
clarify. It looks like she has dropped off the call. We can follow up with her to make sure. Thank you. Any other individuals who would like to testify on this matter? Any further questions from the board? Board will take this under
advisement as well. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Calling item number 26, Cranberry Cafe, Inc. doing business as Deja Brew located at 704 East Broadway in South Boston has applied for a common victual or 7-day alcoholic beverages license to be exercised on the above. Deéja Brew is
approximately 12,200 square feet on one floor with one entrance and two exits. Includes a small bar with seating for seven and six two top tables. Bathroom, kitchen, and storage located in the rear. Manager Marissa Walsh. Closing time 1:00 a.m. Who's present on behalf of the applicant? I am. Thank you so
much for being with us. Uh, if you could please briefly present the proposed concept to the board. Thank you for having me. Um, as I said, my name is Marissa Walsh and I'm the proposed manager on wreck at Deéja Brew in South Boston. The commercial
space at 700 to 704 East Broadway has been in my family since 1982 and has been in business as a cafe and restaurant since 1996. I'm coming to you today to ask you for your full support of an all alcohol license, which would allow me to create new opportunities for our small
business, family, and community. The business structure for Deja Brew will remain the same during the day. We're currently open Monday through Sunday um until 2 p.m. There will be no alcohol during that time. We would like to close and reopen in the evening around 4 to 5
um as a dessert and cocktail bar, which is something unique to the community. We do not have anything like that right now. Um, we would like to go about it with specialty crafted cocktails to pair and match with desserts in small bite
appetizers like a unique menu unlike what you can find at most bars and restaurants in South Boston. Um, we went through the community process with an butters meeting and from to my knowledge we have
no opposition as of right now. Um, I've gone through with the trash company to make sure that if we need to add more pickup times, we currently have it three times a week, that that would be available. Deliveries will stay the same during the day, not to add to any traffic on the street. We do not have
any parking available. However, South Boston is very walkable and most of the time people are not driving regardless. Um, I'll leave it open to the board for any questions. Uh, thank you very much. Just want to
confirm that it's you have, excuse me, six two top tables in a bar for seven people? Yes. Is there um any plan at this point to change the layout? No. Okay. Keep it small, keep it intimate.
Okay. Um, okay. I don't have any questions. Commissioner Cara, Commissioner Saxon, no questions. Thank you. None from me. Thank you. Thank you. Are there any individuals who would like to testify on this matter, beginning with elected
officials or their representatives? Yes, madam chair, members of the board, Conor Newman with the mayor's office of neighborhood services. At this time, the mayor's office to defer to the judge from this board some background information the community process. Our office hosted a butters meeting on April 7th where the proposal was heavily
supported. Over 30 of Butter spoke in support of the proposal saying the operator's long history in the community. Uh neighborhood organizations such as the friends of of the Perry and the Gate of Heaven Neighbor Association also expressed their support for this proposal. Uh currently we're unaware of
any concerns. With that, I'll defer to the board. Thank you. I'm just going to jump in quick Danny and get the man in your record questions. Um I I'm a bother. I have a opposition. Thank you. We have not gotten to public testimony yet. We're still at questions from All right. I I
forgot it. Um Miss Walsh, are you a citizen? I am. Yes. Are you a resident of Massachusetts? Yes. Um do you have experience in the food and beverage industry? 18. Yes. And are you familiar with the rules and regulations of this board, the ABCC, and the laws of the
Commonwealth pertaining to the sale and service of alcohol? I am. Okay. Um I know you described it's going to be small bites to complement um small bites and desserts to complement the offerings
um which goes to public need. But is there anything else you want to add for the record that would um go towards why we would what the public need is for this type of license in this particular part of the neighborhood? Um well, I would like to be able to we've always
been an active part of the community and an a space for our community to be able to come together and enjoy each other and to be able to host events, fundraisers. I mean, South Boston has a long-standing history of being able to come together as a
community. Um, I just think that something along these lines is something that our part of the city could really use a new place, a new spot to be able to gather and be a community. unlike a loud sports bar
where you're talking over each other and not actually being able to hold a conversation per se without the loudness behind you. Thanks. Um that's all I have.
Thank you. Uh we're still in testimony from elected officials. Uh Sydney, your hand is raised first. You may please uh proceed. Yes. Thank you, Attorney Green, Madam Chair, members of the board. This is Sydney Scanland from Councelor Flynn's office. At this time, Councelor Flynn would like to go on record in
support of Deja Brew. Um, please note he also sent a letter to the board this morning in support. Deja Brew has been a business that has been a wellrespected neighbor in South Boston and known to support our local nonprofits and residents in need. Thank you.
Thank you. Uh, Mary from Council Murphy's office. Hi, I'm just going to echo what um Councelor Flynn's office said. Um Madame Chair and Attorney Green and members of the board, I just want to echo what U. Councelor Flynn, we've got nothing but
positive feedback about um this project and they are a big community supported. They've always supported different things in the community. So, yes, we would like to go on record in support. Thank you. Thank you very much. Uh Haley, you may also provide your
testimony. Hi, Haley from Senator Col speaking on behalf of Senator Collins. He's in full support of this application at the utters meeting. People only spoke very highly of not only the proposal but the applicants themselves and how good they are to the community. Thank you. Thank you very much. Are there any other individuals who would like to testify on
this matter? Uh yes, I I would like to speaking as a part as being a butter. Okay. Thank you. You may you'll have up to two minutes to provide your testimony. Okay. So um if there are just a have a cocktails I don't understand why they have to open till 3:00 a.m. I'm
an immediate butter and uh they will be really uh interfere the quality of life uh of uh the people who lives next door that's a 218k street and also uh with a more uh basically with the way
the lot are he's there already kind of a using lots of space that little alley there which is a half of them is actually belongs to 18k street so they even put more stuff there so I don't know where the storage going to Generally speaking, the noise levels and
also that a particular corner um there's really no additional parking. So if they have more traffic, this is going to be a problem. So that's uh for that matter to consider the quality of life of people who are living in the residential street
open till 3:00 a.m. is really um only open till 1 only applying for 1:00 am and there's only I can't do the math but 12 13 seats. So you that's pretty late for somebody who was trying to sleep. So that's for that
reason I I object. Okay. Thank you, Miss Lee, for your testimony. Your opposition has been noted. Um the next hand I see raises from David Woods. Mr. Woods, you may please provide your testimony. Hello everybody. Thank you for your time. Um I am a South Boston resident.
I'm married with a little 8-year-old boy and I think that this idea is amazing. I think I can speak for all of South Boston except for the woman who just spoke before me that we support this. It is not going I can't I can't
imagine I mean imagine this. You're going out on a date night with your wife trying to find a good place to go. There's really not that many options for us to go in and have one drink, get some dessert, and then go home to relieve the babysitter. I think this is unique. I
think this is going to change the landscape of Souy and change the landscape of East Broadway. And I just want to make sure that you know I fully support and fully support this this amazing idea.
Thank you. The next hand I see raised is from Rachel Pearson. Miss Pearson, you may please provide your testimony. Hi, my name's uh Rachel Pearson. Um, along with Dave Woods, I'm a resident, a fellow parent to Marissa, um, a
community volunteer. And prior to living on Third Street, I still own and, uh, rent out a space at 7:45 East Broadway, so almost immediately across the street from Deéja Brew. My husband and I raised our infant son there until he was about
8 years old. and I was continually impressed with Deja Brew's work with the neighborhood. Um, very aware of their residents needs and very accommodating. uh as a um a owner of the property now we rent
this out and I have absolutely no concerns of this now transitioning into an evening space for like Dave mentioned couples coming in um mom's clubs to use it for a place to come together and have some cocktails. I think it'll add some
wonderful color to East Broadway without it causing too much noise. Um, and Marissa is going to handle it with great professionalism and and and listen to her neighbors if there are any other issues. Thank you, Miss Pearson. Um, the remaining hand I see raised is from
Nikki. Uh, Nikki, I'm going to ask you to Oops. There we Hey there. My name's Nikki Ward. I'm a South Boston resident. Have a family of two young boys. I live on L Street, so just about a few blocks. And I agree. I
um I appreciate concerns about things like noise, etc. I think those are always valid things to bring up. The location of Deja Brew is a is a great one. Um, and much less concerned about the noise based on the number of occupants it can have and the type of
establishment that MRSA's uh bringing up as far as again, you know, maybe a few cocktails with a dessert. So, this isn't really a huge bar style establishment like the Broadway or the Playright. So, those are much larger, you know, much more concerned about noise. also open
until 1:00 a.m. have long lines. Um, this is kind of a quaint boutique establishment that I think will really add to the community. It's something we don't have right now. Um, so a resident like myself, I mean, this is really very appealing um, in this area. And someone
who's pretty close to this establishment, I'm not um, concerned about noise. I also think someone like Marissa who is so embedded in the community um just having more um doing more here is only an added benefit. Uh she also runs a really tight chip so
folks who aren't acting properly I've seen her firsthand um nip that in the bud. So I really have a lot of confidence um in Marissa as a businesswoman um in the city. So very much for it as a South Boston resident. Thank you very much. Are there any other
individuals who would like to testify on this matter? M A K. I see your hand is raised. Um, go ahead. Hi there. My name is Matt Curtsman. I live in South Boston as well on the corner of West Fourth and F Street. I'm also a bar owner um in
Everett, founder of Short Path Distillery. And I cannot under um under emphasize how much uh Deja Brew and Marissa has been a pillar of the community and is using her role as the
owner of Deja Brew to uh support schools. I have a six-year-old and 8-year-old at the Perry and it's just been incredible how much support she's given. as a uh a bar owner, I think she'll be even more opposed to um add
value to the community. So, in in full support there, thank you very much. Are there any other individuals who would like to testify on this matter? Seeing none, the board will take this under advisement as well. Thank you very much. Moving on to the final item on this
morning's agenda. Calling item number 27. HB and BH Management LLC doing business as Broadway Pastry Pizzeria 260 located at 258 West Broadway in South Boston. Has applied for a common victual or 7-day all alcoholic beverages license to be exercised on the above premise
identified as 258 to 260 West Broadway. in two rooms. On first floor connected in an H configuration, the left side, the 258 section, consists of a seating area of 16 seats, food preparation area, and bathroom with a capacity of 38 persons. The right side or the 260
section consists of a seating area of 16 seats, full kitchen and bathroom with a capacity of 34 persons. The applicant has also petitioned for the approval of a management agreement between HB and BH management LLC with AOBH, Inc. and Liberia, Inc. Uh, manager Arian Heisen
Edge, closing time 11 p.m. Attorney Carolyn Conway. Attorney Conway. Good afternoon, Attorney Green. Um, Madame Chair, members of the board, uh, Carolyn Conway. On behalf of the applicant, I have with me today, Mr. Arian Hassanage, who is the owner of, uh, the the
landlord. He's the owner of the proposed lency, and he is the owner of the two uh, management entities. The um application is designed so that to grant a license we would be able to have
sharing between Broadway Pastry and uh Pizzeria 260. They are again two condominiums owned by Mr. Hyen Edge which are attached uh in an H fashion. Uh, Broad Broadway Broadway Pastry has
been in business for over 10 years at this location and Pizzeria 260 is approximately 9 years at the location. Mr. Arson is has um Heisen, excuse me, has uh made his business in South
Boston. He uh owned the L Street Diner for over 23 years which had a beer and wine license and operated it without any problem. The board may recall that we applied several years ago for a beer and wine license for Broadway Pastry and it
was granted but there weren't any licenses available. So today we're here to as I said to with a more a little unique concept to allow both of these restaurants to operate under one license via the management agreements. And we
think that each venue offers uniqueness to this end of South Boston. Broadway Pastry has uh for many years again been uh serving pastries as small sandwiches and breakfast breakfast items. We have
over the years upped our pastry game and now we're looking to put in a coffee shop that offers cocktails. on the other side, the Pizzeria 260 side, uh, where we serve pizza, we serve sandwiches. We're looking and we also serve full
meals, but we're looking to expand to have dinner service. We have met with the neighborhoods. We've agreed to an 11:00 closing for both of that. And mostly it because is our target clientele is the more mature uh res
residents of South Boston who want to go out and have a um have a have a cocktail with a dessert uh more along the line of say a a north end coffee shop and also have the option to maybe be next door
and to have a nice Italian dinner. We uh have uh we've met with the uh lower St. Vincent's uh residents association. We have somebody here in support of us who was at the meeting and we believe that this location has been kind of
underserved at that side of uh West Broadway. It's not uh congested with restaurants there. We have proven uh the public need I believe before by being in business for 10 years and also uh being
able to now afford these uh cocktails to the the residents, the immediate residents around there. We'll serve something that hasn't been there before and we're looking forward to continue to do this. Mr. Heisenich, as I said, has been in the business for 30 years. He's
been a manager of record on the beer and wine license that was previously issued to the L Street Diner. He's familiar with the rules and regulations of the Boston Licensing Board and is a citizen and a manager as well. As I said, I
think that we're we're an opposite side of of South Boston that's looking for something like this to cater to the more mature residents in the area. Um, I think this is I mean we did find public need two to three years ago and I
I like the use of one license over multiple establishments. It's a really unique way to use these licenses. So I'm glad you brought this application before us. Yes, thank you. Um, and as I said, just so you know
that everything is owned. Uh, you could see from the application that Mr. Heis owns everything, but it gives it it really gives the board some flexibility to be able to use one license to give different concepts or venues. When you say he owns everything, he owns the
building and both units. Yes, he owns both condominium units. So, he is the landlord. He is the owner of the applicant for the license and he is the owner of the um the proposed managers who are the current
operation operators under the CV licenses issued by the board. Okay, great. That's helpful. Thank you. I don't I actually don't have any questions, Commissioner Karn. I have no questions. Thank you, Commissioner Saxon. None for
me. Thank you. Thank you. I'll ask, are there any individuals who would like to testify on this matter, beginning with elected officials or their representatives? Yes, madam chair, members of the board, Connor Newman with the mayor's office of neighborhood services. This time, the mayor's office like to defer to the judgement of the board. Some background
information the community process. Our office hosted a butters meeting on March 3rd at which there were questions about the operator. Uh, but no objections were raised. Um, the applicant went on to connect with the St. Vincent's Lower End Association, uh, which expressed non-opposition. Uh, we're unaware of any
formal opposition at this time. With that, we'll defer to the board. Thank you. Thank you, Sydney from Council Flynn's office. Hi. Thank you, Attorney Green. Madam Chair, members of the board, this is Sydney Scandlin from Councelor Flynn's office. At this time, Councelor Flynn would like to go on record and
support due to a good community process. Thank you. Thank you. And I see Haley's hand raised from Senator Collins office. Hi, Madam Chair, members of the board. Haley speaking on behalf of Senator Collins in full support of this application. We've been working with
Harri over the years um and we're happy to see this happen. Thank you. Thank you. Are there any other individuals who would like to testify on this matter? Yes, Mitchell Star. I'm a director Butter as you can see from if you may see the brick wall in the window
behind me, that's the pastry shop. And I am very much in support of this concept. I've known Ahri for years. I lived on East Fifth Street when he opened up the L Street Diner. He's always been an excellent um business person, an
excellent uh neighbor, and the concept is a fantastic concept for this area of South Boston. And I guess I'm one of the mature people that it's uh that it's uh being focused on. So, I fully support.
Thank you very much for your testimony. Are there any other individuals who would like to testify on this matter? Right? Seeing none, the board will take this under advisement as well. Thank you. Thank you. We appreciate it. Thank you. Thank you all for sticking with us this long. Those are all the items before the board today. Uh that
will adjourn this hearing. The board will vote tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. Notice has been posted to the SA's website. Thank you all and enjoy the rest of your day. Thank you. Thank you.