and welcome. My name is Priscilla Roas and I'm the chair of the DPD board. Thank you for joining the August 14, 2025 Economic Development and Industrial Corporation of Boston board meeting. At this time, Boston County Development Agency is hosting public meetings in a
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there's some feedback. >> Is that the thing? Okay, I'll go red instead of green. >> And off. So interesting. We're going to start meeting Mr. Shepard.
>> Dr. Lans Mr. >> Preser number one request authorization for the approval of com 2025 board meeting. >> So move second. >> Roll call for a vote has been I. >> Mr. Shepard. >> Hi,
>> Dr. Lans. Hi, >> Mr. Hi. >> I motion passes. Item number two, request authorization to extend the license agreement to the distribution port for storage page B1 at 12 channel Street in the rain park for a period of
5 years commencing August 1st, 2025 and ending July 30th. No, July 31st, 2030. Morning. >> Thank you, Madam Chair, members of the board. Mell distribution is an existing tenant at 12 channel street suite 803 whose principal business is the
distribution of products manufactured by companies such as 3M Norton Marino and Trumpeter's permanent distribution space is approximately 4,415 square ft on the 8th floor. Beginning in
2015, the BPDA would approve license agreements that allow Magenta to license CHB1 in the basement as additional storage. The most recent 5-year license term expired on July 31st, 2025. Mention has again requested extending
the license agreement for an additional 5-year term, which shall commence on August 1st, 2025 and expire on July 31st, 2030. The monthly license fee for KHB1 shall be $525.
The BPD will collect $31,500 in rental payments over the term. Staff is recommending that the directory authorized to extend the license agreement between BPDA and the general distribution storage. Thank you. I'm happy to answer any
questions. >> Thanks. Uh any questions or comments before hearing that motion? So moved second call for vote I >> Mr. Shepard >> Dr. Lansi I >> Mr. I >> and the chair votes I pass. Thank you.
Item number three, personnel Mike. >> U Thank you, Madam Chief. Sorry. Thank you, Madam Chair, members of the board, Madam Secretary, and Director Shen. We have four contracts for consideration on the EDIC agenda with the exact details included in the board members. We have
in the administration division PY and Samantha Modell in the office of general counsel Margaret Conor and in the director's office I'll answer any question you may have. Thank you. >> Okay. Any questions on comments
in order for I Mr. Shepard >> Dr. Lansi >> Mr. I passes. Thanks Mike. And uh that concludes uh the agenda item. Second motion to adjourn the meeting.
>> So move second. >> We'll call for this budget. Mr. Shepard, Dr. Lans. >> Hi. >> Mr. Hi. >> And the chair votes I thank you for joining the August 14th, 2025 redevelopment authority board meeting. At this time, the Boston bank
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>> Dr. Landmark >> present >> and chair present. Item number one request authorization for the approval of the minutes of the executive session of the July 17, 2025 board meeting and minutes of the regular session of the July 17, 2025 board meeting. A motion is
ordered. >> So moved second call for >> Mr. Shepard. Dr. Hi, >> Mr. >> Hi. passes. Item number two, request authorization to extend the license with Boston Waterl Marina Incorporated for
the continued use of approximately 250 ft of land and approximately 96,625 ft of water on the north side along Warf located the downtown waterfront until March 31st, 2032 with a single 5year
extension option. Can you hear me now? >> Thank you. Um, thank you, Madam Chair. Boston is now a womanowned business enterprise. Have been a familyowned business for over 150 years operating
at Longor with Maria, you would ask them when they first came to Longwood that no one knows. They're just always spending. Um I've been in the 1990s. Um they currently host between 25 30 vessels on
any given date of the season and their license with the is currently scheduled to expire in March of 2027. Unfortunately, despite this impressive tenure, water will be required to date capable
defined future date to accompany either the planned resiliency measures to protect the developed city from rising tides or consolidation of public services which is part of the 2024 warfare master plan. The fact of the
life is that through no fault of their own water marina will be required to leave washer with a very careless regarding remaining business without place to be okay to however the need for resiliency in the transport hub is also
careless. Um it's impossible to precisely predict when either of those actions will take place due to uncertainty on funding on state federal and many levels. Um staff is not predisposed to p preemptively terminate the business relationship with water
marina until such time that one of the uh high uses that I discussed um a rate to the active client. We're proposing that the existing license to water marina be extended through 2032. uh water marina will however be required
to vacate long with at least one year notice uh for one of the two um events I discussed the advising t addressing that or the consolidation effects um staff has conducted a marina market analysis and we believe I personally believe that
the rate currently charged is it's very fun market uh we'll receive $150,000 in 26 and 155 and 27 proposing going forward we will carry on that that um escalation at three and a half% every year for as long as water boat marina
was there. Uh we're also proposing an additional option term through 2037 again in the event that no resiliency or consolidation efforts have taken place. Um all of those will be on the same terms and conditions where in vacancy uh will be uh subject to a 12-month notice
to vacate. But until that happens, we would love to keep Auto Water Marina active, bringing visitors to Boston who come and spend money. So, thank you. Any questions you have? >> Great. Thank you. Um, questions and comments from the board.
>> Yeah, I guess just in general, like how does that um, uh, one, I think the terms and the the notice and that we're talking about it this early is is great. Um but uh yeah, what is the I guess outlook right for
those two scenarios and funding like where would that even come from? Is that from >> uh my understanding neither of those are my specialty but I don't I mean I don't have it to be dangerous. Um the uh the federal funding is precarious from
talking and as is the state funding so it's not really known when it will come. Yes, it's a federal state >> and the design will take a year or two once the funding does come. >> Okay. >> Um but um water boat marina is is graciously willing to be a you know a willing participant in it and we're
trying to you know work with them as they're working with us. >> Yeah. And that design portion of that is that I get really confused over which jurisdictions or which you know would that be something that the agency is responsible for leading or is that a
state and a federal type thing? >> I believe it's the agency. Okay. >> Is that true, Carlos? >> Okay. I just Yeah. >> Yeah. I'm sorry. I never I never I never got as versed in that as I wish I was at this moment. >> Yeah. >> No. Yeah. No. No. That's uh Did somebody
Yeah. Yeah. clarity. Um so um through our coastal resilience delivery team led by Rich McInness, we've done a lot of work at Longworf to study um the 2030 flood pathways and also 2070. So we have a lot of that conceptual design work too which we would then want to refine to a deeper level of design to bring us into
construction. So we have that conceptual level design as Dennis mentioned we really need to focus on the funding and finding different sources. um that's for the resilience and then also for the uh water terminal uh consolidation we are seeking and looking for different grant opportunities to enable that as well and
so both of those things we would take the ownership of leading those efforts obviously with a lot of coordination required from all the different entities MBTA being a big one for the water ferry transportation now that makes perfect >> go ahead >> do you want your put your mic on >> I just want to make sure that there has
been already community engagement especially on the design alternatives for long war. So this is not this has been an ongoing process. I personally attended uh some of those meetings. So and you know I think the work that we're
we're doing now is in anticipation if you know things happen and change in the future. >> Yeah. No, that's great. Great. It just helps me just to ground myself in which study and the the pieces and everything. So >> there's a lot of moving pieces at Long Warf. We need to get them all coordinated before we move and make these investments.
>> No. Perfect. Okay. Any other questions or comments? >> Hearing seeing none, the motion is in order. >> So moved. >> Second. >> We'll call for a vote. Miss Bennett. Hi. >> Mr. Shepard. Hi. >> Dr. Lansmark. Hi. Mr. Omali. >> Hi. >> And the chair votes I. Motion passes. Thanks. >> Thank you. Thank you to Rebecca and
Kyros as well. >> Yeah. Um, item number three, request authorization to extend the final designation status to Nubian Ascend Partners LLC for the long-term lease of the Blair lot in the Nubian Square area of Roxbury for a period of 6 months
until February 28th, 2026. You >> Thank you, Madam Chair, and members of the board. The Blair lot is a BPDA owned site consisting of approximately 87,879 square feet of underutilized land between Washington Street, Harrison Nav,
Palmer Street and US Street uh in Roxberry and this parcel was the subject of an intensive community planning process through the plan Nubian uh square and through subsequent sight specific community meetings. The RFP for the blot uh was released in November
20th, 2019. And after se uh several public meetings and committee review through the project review committee, Nubian Assends was tenatively designated for redevelopment of the site at the December 2020 BPDA board meeting. Uh so this particular proponent proposes to
create approximately 389,230 sorry 280 gross square feet of mixeduse development including affordable housing, a parking garage, a lab training and office building and a combined cultural hall that includes a marketplace and culinary center. uh the
proponent was awarded final designation status for the uh project on March 9 March 16, 2023 and one extension for their final designation in August 2024. Um during this past extension period, the proponent secured some of the
funding for the project uh advanced negotiations regarding an easement request from an aboding um abing nonprofit and presented an initial concept for an expanded master plan. um and that approach to the BPD and staff.
Um as a reminder, this development is envisioned to be executed in five phases of construction with separate ground leases for each building in order for New Sense Partners LLC to maintain their final designation status and receive the ground leases for um each of the side components. uh they will be required to
have the financing acquired, the ground leases fully ne negotiated and ready for execution and be ready for construction commencement by um the dates that are recorded in the board memo. Uh so during this extension um this proponent intends to advance the master plan for the
project uh secure additional uh remaining funding for the project uh sign in tenants and subtenants for the lab and garage portions and seek uh resident companies for the performance hall. Uh so with that being said, I request that the board authorize the
final designation extension for a period of six months um to Nubian Sense Partners LLC for the redevelopment of Blair Lot. Thank you. Happy to answer any questions. >> Thank you. Uh questions or comments from the board? Um just a question. So I just want to go to the to the memo and understand. So if
uh you said five phases, right? So still starting with the lab training and office building as the first phase that goes and parking garage. Um just trying to get a sense of how um you know again with all of the the lab um u the state
of the lab market uh in life sciences how that um you know how the developers feel about uh that leading um leading the charge there in phase one. >> Yeah Rebecca >> um happy to jump in. So I think of particular note um one of the goals of
the plan Nubian process was economic development opportunities. So rather than focusing on a lab building as you would think about in the context of this, it's lab training specifically. So both I think they're talking we've been working very closely with proponent talking through their proposed tenency
for this building. And so having that lab training space to really foster and be in the heart of Nubian Square an opportunity for folks to come and learn, but then also having other commercial tenants thinking institutions and other places that contribute to the lab market, but a little less in the technical actual, you know, wet labs and
those type of things. And so it is very much more um I think what you would consider traditional office space that's adjacent to lab rather than lab itself. >> Makes sense. No, thank you for the clarification. Um, any additional questions or comments? Hearing and seeing none, a motion is in order. >> So moved. Second.
>> We'll call for a vote. Miss Bennett, >> Mr. Shepard. Hi. >> Dr. Lansark. Hi. >> Mr. Omali. >> I. >> And the chair votes I. Motion passes. Thanks you. >> Thanks so much. Item number four, request authorization to amend the engineering design services contract with both with FO infrastructure and
environment LLC for the long warf east seaw wall rehabilitation project in the central wararf district in an amount not to exceed $39,020 and to extend the contract until November 25th, 2025 for completion of the remaining tests. William.
>> Good afternoon, Madam Chair, members of the board. Uh this matter was last before you October of 2024 when we got authorization to award this $1.8 million construction contract to Coastal Marine. Uh Footh is the engineer of record for
this. As a brief reminder, over the past decade, the team has been working to stabilize the granite block uh seaw wall, the historic seaw wall of Longworf. It's been subject to more intense wave action, uh much greater propeller displacement due to the larger
ships that are out there, uh, and all too frequent storm surges. So, we've been going and installing underwater buttresses essentially at the toe of the wall to really stabilize those bottom granite blocks. Uh, the work that's currently underway is about 90%
complete. It's on the east end of Long Warf, which is the end that faces the harbor. It's the end that takes the brunt of the wave action. Uh there have been no big surprises. We're happy about that. But we did find a couple of voids. Pretty significant in size. We expected
them, but they're difficult to uh plan exactly how many, where they're located, and how large. So, we weren't really surprised, but it was not included in the original construction contract. So, it slowed us down just a little bit. I'll be back next month asking for some more money for that construction
contract. Today I'm asking for additional funds for the engineer of record to assist us with the final levels of assessment and most importantly with the negotiation of this work to make sure that we get a fair price. So the original contract was for $461,285.
We are seeking a modest amendment of $39,020 bringing the total contract to $500,35. And as I said, I'll be back next month to talk more about the construction costs. Happy to answer any questions you may have now though. >> Great. Thank you. questions or comments from the board. Ju
>> just a brief question. Obviously fully support this. I mean resiliency is is key. Uh we have been extraordinarily lucky in Boston that many of these supertorrms hit when they did. Had the tide been a little bit higher could have been devastating. So I guess I quite obviously support this. Want to see more. Do we have a um I assume the
answer is yes, which is why I'm asking like a ranking system of different seaw walls or areas that that we need to prioritize some of these fundings going forward and can you talk a little bit about that? How often is it assessed and and how what's our backlog look like? >> Yeah, absolutely. So, every three years we look at all of the waterfront
infrastructure owned by both the BRA and the EDIC. We will also include certain city of Boston owned properties. We do that assessment and that will actually identify the seaw walls and the greatest need. Uh we last did that about a year ago. Uh and out of that assessment, we
had identified some work that needs to happen out at Longwarf North which is currently under design. Uh so that type of assessment allows us to get a little bit of a heads up. Uh the work that we're doing here, I've said it before, you'll probably remember, it's all necessary in order to do the future
resiliency improvements. So first step is to stabilize this foundation. Uh but we do have also, as you know, efforts underway out in the Raymond Flynn Marine Park and we have a design contract that we are uh executing out in Flagship Warf that you'll be authorizing hopefully in
the next month or so to address other seaw walls. Yep. additional questions or comments? Look, well, I'm always fascinated by the engineering feat that this all is. So, um, you know, just let's take a vote and
and wish you luck here. All right. So, uh, uh, there are no other further questions or comments. Uh, motion is in order. >> So, moved. Second. >> We'll call for a vote. Miss Bennett, >> Mr. Shepard. I, >> Dr. Lansmark. Hi, >> Mr. Omali. I, >> and the chair votes I. Motion passes. Thanks, William. Good luck.
Item number five, request authorization to amend the contract with Gell Studio to complete an additional survey in connection with Boston's framework for greening while growing in the amount of $20,000 to complete an additional survey. SHA
uh good afternoon madam chair, uh board members, director Shen, and Secretary Polus. I'm here to request authorization to execute an amendment to the consultant services contract for Boston's framework for greening while growing with Kale Studio. This framework
builds on the city's 2023 2029 open space and recreation plan. Uh its goal is to create a citywide spatial and typological framework that guides how investments for private development can expand Boston's open space networks in ways that are inclusive, equitable,
resilient, and accessible. Uh the framework uh complements our publicly owned open spaces uh systems uh and networks and will be important tool for decision-m going forward. Uh the board awarded the contract to Gail Studios uh
on April 11th, 2024 for uh an amount of $599,660. Uh the work includes defining success measures uh analyzing site context and data uh community and stakeholder engagement uh developing a framework and
producing a final report. Uh we are requesting an amendment to increase the contract uh amount by $20,000 uh bringing the total to uh uh $619,660 uh which is a 3.3% increase. Uh the additional funds will allow us to expand
our survey work. Uh to date uh the consultant team has surveyed 15 privately generated open spaces and six uh public open spaces. Uh with this amendment we will be able to survey an additional six to eight public open space types and locations. Uh this will
allow for more balanced analysis between private and public spaces uh and uh help us better understand what makes these uh public spaces civic uh civic feel civic and accessible and welcoming. Uh the amendment covers the background
preparation, coordination of on ground survey and integration of these findings into the overall framework deliverables. Uh we recommend uh that the director be authorized to execute the $20,000 uh amendment for G Studios to complete uh the expansion of this survey. This
concludes my presentation. Any questions? Thank you. Uh questions or comments from the board? >> I do have a quick question. I just wanted to um to to get a a sense or an example of like um privately versus
publicly open uh or publicly generated open spaces. Can you just give some context on kind of what we what we mean there? >> Yes. So, uh there are uh privately generated open spaces are the ones uh that uh we get through our article 80 process. Uh like the spaces that seem
accessible really like seamlessly. You wouldn't even know that these are privately owned uh but are and they are operated uh by the private developers. uh what uh our effort is to kind of really understand the existence of these
open spaces and how it works within the overall open space network within the city. Yeah. >> Uh and so that our uh our decision- making while we asking for additional open space moving forward is more uh is grounded with what the city needs are uh
and uh how they work together. >> Okay, great. No, thank you. Uh additional questions or comments? Just a quick comment and and I don't want us to spend too much time on this, but this this seems this seems it's such a small amount. It's 3% of a $600,000 RFP that
we put out. Does is this common that this happens? I'd assume we advertised this two years ago. They won. We were clear what the parameters were and then they revised the SC I'm just surprised they didn't just eat the scope of work to try to be in compliance. It's 20 grand on a $600,000
>> Yeah. rather uh the first survey that they did uh included certain amount of sites. After we saw the results, we realized that we it would be great to actually understand what public open spaces uh were function and what can we learn from parks uh here as well as we
are developing design guidelines and the overall framework. So it's kind of additional to what we originally had thought would comprise of this. >> No, I get it. Again, this is important work. I'm not suggesting we don't support it. just uh but it's so it was
more our um ex extended scope of work for these vendors which is what is necess uh additional questions or comments hearing and seeing none a motion is in order >> so move second >> we'll call for a vote Miss Bennett I >> Mr. Shepard I
>> Dr. Lansmark I >> Mr. I >> I chair votes I. Motion passes. Thank you. >> Okay. Item number six, uhformational update regarding the updated review processes for sites with land disposition agreements located in the coastal flood resilience overlay
district. Uh so this is anformational updates. Max, >> thank you so much. I think there's a presentation PowerPoint tied to this, so I'll wait until that's on the screen. Excellent. Thank you so much. We can go to the next slide.
Hello members of the board, Chair Rojos, Chief Shen, and Secretary Plemis. As the planning department continues to work towards a more climate resilient city, we find important opportunities to update our practices and procedures, improving both the efficiency of our
internal processes and transparency in our external communications. As background, in 2019, the BPDA developed and adopted coastal flood resilience design guidelines. And in 2021, the coastal flood resilience overlay district or seaf fraud as it's known was
adopted in the zoning code as article 25A. The seafra protects Bostononians by establishing resilient design guidelines like flood elevation for new construction and retrofits and ensures that projects protect our most vulnerable populations by requiring applicable projects be reviewed for
resilience impacts. Next slide, please. Simultaneously, we are mindful of the fact that many of our communities along the waterfront, particularly in District 1, that are most susceptible to climate change, are also in historic areas with other requirements that proponents must
navigate. This concern often gets raised as proponents seek to understand the covenants within urban renewal related documents like land disposition agreements or LDAs. And in fact, as you see on the screen shown here in the dark blue, there are hundreds of parcels throughout the city that are subject
both to seaf fraud requirements and to the terms of an LDA. LDAs usually contain design review and planning guidelines that control the height, land use, F, parking ratio, and other elements on certain parcels. When a project is proposed to advance resilience on a parcel with an LDA, it's
therefore essential that any elements of the project impacted by that LDA are communicated to all parties, evaluated in the appropriate context, and decision-making and guidance can be delivered efficiently and consistently. Go to the next slide, please.
The rising threat of climate change and the need to proactively streamline resilience project reviews is why the policy, urban design, and planning teams have come together in collaboration with councelor Kleta Zapata's office to clarify our review process for projects within LDA that are in the seaf fraud.
The updated procedures illustrated in the flowchart on the right of this screen you now see will be available on the planning department's website moving forward. This process at a high level clarifies that new projects impacted by both the SEAFR and LDAS will be submitted to a
specific contact within the new joint LDA review committee which will meet regularly and be comprised of staff from the policy urban design and planning teams. The LDA review committee then works with the proponent on any changes needed to the plans, guides them through any necessary board approvals like minor
modifications to urban renewal plans or amendments to LDAs and returns the stamp plans in a timely manner. The interdisciplinary nature of the new LDA review committee ensures that any separate review issues, whether related to urban renewal policy, legal language, or design, are flagged and workshopped
collaboratively so all parties are aligned on the path forward. In closing, we're grateful for the ongoing collaboration between the various planning department teams and councelor Kleta Zapata's office that generated this updated and streamlined review process. Thank you for the
opportunity to speak on this important matter and my colleagues and I are available to answer any questions. >> Thank you. Um I do recognize that we have councelor Kleta Zapata here. Um if you would uh if you would like to take the floor and say anything, you're very welcome.
>> I appreciate it. >> Uh thank you so much, Madam Chair, members of the board. It's been a couple years since I've been here physically in person. So first of all, it's great to see all of you. Uh, Secretary, excuse me, Secretary Chair, uh, uh, Chief Shen and Madam Secretary. Um, I just want to
provide a few comments that I've written down because this has been a collaborative partnership with the BPD and I want to give a shout out to Max and everybody. Uh, um, but here obviously in strong support of this. Um, this proposed reform reflects the critical infrastruct uh intersection of
climate adaptation and effective governance. As Boston faces the growing threats of sea level rise and coastal flooding, we must ensure that our review processes are not only robust, but they are agile enough to support resilient, compliant, and equitable development.
This came directly from community, my constituents at Harbor Towers. The inefficiencies of the current system were made especially clear as in the case of Harbor Towers, a seaf fraud site along the downtown waterfront. In that instance, the proponent sought to construct a protective wall to safeguard
gallery space from coastal flooding. This effort aligned with the city of Boston's resiliency goals. However, their proposal also included an expansion of the footprint to accommodate office or lounge space. While planning appropriately flagged this uh uh uh requiring further review
under LDA regulations, the proposal had already received approval from ISD highlighting a breakdown in interdep departmental coordination. The result was timeconuming, costly and avoid avoidable uh back-end delay for all parties involved. This example underscores why
earlier engagement from legal and policy staff coordinated with urban design and resilience planning is so essential. The current process, which places responsibility for LDA compliance on ISD at the final permit stage, leaves critical legal questions unresolved
until far too late in the process. The planning department's updated framework ensures that LDA requirements are integrated into project planning from the outset, substantially improving both efficiency and accountability. I'm particularly encouraged by the creation of the LDA review committee, which will
be a crossf functional team of design, urban renewal, legal, and resilient staff that will coordinate early and often with proponents by establishing a clear point of contact in a unified review body. The planning department is setting the stage for proactive problem
solving, reduced permitting delays, and greater public trust in our development review processes. Again, I want to thank the planning department, Max, Kathleen, Alexa, and Amber for their partnership in moving this work forward. And I respectfully urge the BBDA board to adopt these reforms. These changes will
empower the city to better meet the demands of climate resilience while providing a fairer and clearer path forward for proponents. Thank you so much for your time and the opportunity to say a few words to you all. Thank you. >> Great. Thank you so much, counselor. Um, do we have any questions or comments from the board? This is anformational
update. So, um >> just briefly wanted to acknowledge councelor Kleta Zapata for her great uh leadership and inspiring work on this. It is vitally important and it's been uh I've been incredibly impressed to see how she's tackled the issues around sustainability and resiliency.
Obviously, it's personal to her given her beloved district, but it's something that this city needs to do. So, well done, counselor. >> Yeah, this is great to see. and also just the collaboration between the counselor's office and the city I think is really notable. So, thanks to
everyone. >> Yeah. And I'll just uh I'll just pile on. Uh I you know I love a flowchart. Uh I also know how difficult they are to put together and how much work goes into making that a one page and and and working all those arrows out and
figuring out when you got to loop it back around, do a different color, all that. Um, so, uh, so I do believe in, uh, you know, again, the the process that we're demonstrating here, um, and responding to something that's so, uh,
specific and urgent and complicated with this LDA and the urban renewals and all the everything. Um, so, uh, just appreciate all the collaboration and great work and, uh, and I believe this is part of like, you know, continuing to
build and rebuild, uh, trust. um in in the work that we all do together. So cool. All right. Well, that was anformational update. Thanks so much, Max. Okay. Um we're gonna got a lot of information coming. Anotherformational update item number seven regarding a
request for proposals for the creation of a guide book on small multif family residential buildings that reflects the city's goals for highquality, accessible, and energy efficient housing across all city neighborhoods as well as development models that take into
account code requirements and market conditions. Andrea, >> thank you. Good afternoon, Madam Chair, Secretary Pomeos, members of the board, and Director Shen. My name is Andrea and I'm senior planner in the zoning reform team. I'm here to present the small multif family guide book. Next slide.
The goal of this RFP is to develop a guide book focused on small multif family which are residential buildings typically ranging between six and 14 units that are well suited for neighborhoods uh Boston uh for Boston's neighborhoods. Uh the guidebook will
include designs that reflect the city's goals for highquality, accessible, and energy efficient housing across all neighborhoods and also development models and take into account market conditions and code requirements. The Eagle guide book, which you all are familiar with, uh will serve as an
inspiration for this new guide book. Next slide. Small multif family buildings don't currently fit neatly in our zoning or processes. uh but they are prevailent across our neighborhoods and help provide needed types of housing
including inclusionary units, accessible units, uh more fires safe units, etc. Uh the guide book will provide not only clear guidance and a roadmap for developers, architects or community partners like CDCs or land trusts
interested in building these kinds of projects. uh they will also uh pres present financially viable and contextsensitive designs that will be aligned with the city goals. They will also serve as an outreach and education tool uh for the general public uh to
understand how these types of buildings fit in our neighborhoods and it will inform us um in the zoning reform team as we work through residential zoning updates. Next slide. Uh as part of the existing conditions
work that we've been doing in preparation for this RFP, we found that there's a lot of existing small multif family buildings across Boston which vary in size and style. Next slide. And as you can see in this map, we can affirm that all of Boston's uh
residential neighborhoods outside of the downtown core have existing multif family buildings that range between six and 14 units. Next slide. Beyond this existing uh conditions analysis work, the planning staff team will continue to work with the selected
consultant team throughout the whole production of the guide book. Uh in order to ensure that the project budget is focused on core RFP tasks that align with the consultant team strength, we have thought of a strategy in which uh the city staff can support. uh planning
department staff will provide uh existing conditions analysis, zoning analysis and will lead public engagement. Whereas a consultant will provide design knowledge and expertise um knowledge around development feasibility and identify potential
improvements to the scale of buildings uh in order to achieve the city's goals and design excellence. Next slide. Uh the guide book will include between 12 and 18 design examples at a variety of scales uh in
that fit well within uh typical parcels in Boston's neighborhoods. Uh it will include market feasibility and affordable housing production analysis. Um it will include hints and guidance around how to comply with accessibility standards. Uh a generalized
understanding of building and energy code. um how the building relates to the site design and design guidelines. Next slide. Each one of these typologies uh will
have uh key drawings, site plan and urban design analysis. Uh we'll have a proposed program including uh the the types of units uh the square footage per unit. uh the intended occupancy whether uh how many how many of them are
affordable what is the target population uh as I said before it will also include regulatory considerations around fire code building code inclusionary zoning and ADA standards um and it will include sensitivity analysis which is an understanding of how changes in key
financial variables impact the overall feasibility and potential deal structures uh ownership and financing models that work both for private developers velopers but also for nonprofit le developers, CDC's or land
trusts. Next slide. Um, as I said, the planning department staff will support the consultant uh with engagement that will happen throughout the whole production of the guide book. The intent of this engagement is uh to build buyin with
neighborhood associations and organizations like CDC's, land trust and developers that are focused in the scale of housing. Um to um collaborate and share ideas with community groups about around what small multif family homes
should look like. um to create educational tools that will lead to buildable projects and um to create uh a guide book that community groups can use with uh without staff facilitation to
help others um in on this endeavor. Next slide. So the RFP was released at the end of July. Um we are expecting to receive proposals next week and we will be having interviews with vendors between
August 25 and September 8. Our aim is to uh have a contractor consulting team selected by midepptember. In the meantime during the procurement process planning department staff has been working on preparing phase one of
engagement and on the existing conditions analysis that I mentioned before. Um the objective is that the work will last approximately nine months uh with a consultant. Um and that is the end of my presentation. Uh thank you and
I'm happy to take any questions. >> Okay. Thank you. Um this is anformational update, but if um any board members have questions or comments? >> Yeah. Uh two two one question I asked two questions. Um thank you. I love guide books. I love the ADU. Anything we
can do to help explain the Byzantine zoning code that we in many cities live in I think is a great So I love this. So any responses to the RFPs yet is my first question. >> We haven't received any yet Monday but we had a Q&A session and we
had around six different teams join >> and and this these are I assume these are like design firms who are vying for it. We give them the information they make it look digestible. Great. And then second of all, if you asked me 10 minutes ago what a small multif family was, I'd say a triple decker or even a
two family. So if you get double digits, I think it's a small apartment building. So how would we classify a two, three, four or five family home? >> Um we're calling small multifamily 6 to 14.
>> Yeah. Um and two, three, four, five would be smaller. I don't know smaller density. >> Hi all, Kathleen Honor. I'm our deputy director of zoning. So fun fact, the zoning code actually calls out two
families and three families as their own special uh land use code. Um right now in most districts when you get to four uh it doesn't matter if it's four or 400 units you're multif family. Um so we have been thinking and writing the ADU guide book a lot of that looked at
projects generally between right because it was adding a UDU too but buildings that went from one to sort of four five units. Um we think that six to 14 is really a space that makes sense as we look at both um inclusionary zoning
kicking in at um seven units at the sort of traditional >> double triple decker um and you know 14 being the uh article 80 small project threshold. So, I think we're going to find out some really interesting things as we look at some of the physical um
and the fiscal um pieces here about the size of units and the types of uh residential uses that can get delivered in these different things as it intersects with these other code requirements. So we give two family and three families their own characterization. Are triple deckers the same as three families because we know
they are not necessarily >> I the the physical form of a triple decker and the three family as a use are not technically co- terminus in the code but largely >> okay I think we should celebrate the iconic triple decker is as an image of Boston and we should make it freezoning
for all triple deckers across the city of Boston to protect the land. I'm kidding people. I'm kidding. Thank you. additional questions or comments? Look, yeah, no, I just want to echo. I think it's it's really great. I love the guide books. I love this continuation.
Um I love how the different visuals and even the like, you know, um examples of what that looks like in each neighborhood was really helpful. And I just think that the way that you guys um you know design these um there's a lot of designing going on
but like the design the guide books it really unlocks like the like imagination and like picturing of like what could be right like and it's or some examples of what could be. So, um, you know, again, big big fan, love your work. Um, but,
uh, yeah, I think it's it's really really helpful and it's going to help us kind of create, um, and and reimagine, reuse, right, some of these spaces that like, you know, that one where it's like, I don't know if it was Doorchester JP that was like this big thing. I'm sure at some point was like a single
person family kind of thing and now it can be like 14 units or whatever, however many, wherever it falls. So, um, yeah. I don't know. I just think it's exciting. So, um, this was informational. Thank you for the information. Thank you, Andrea. You did a really great job. Um, okay. Item
number eight, request authorization to sign municipal planning board notification forms declaring uh the intention of the project at 220 uh William F. Mlullen Highway and the intention of Hangman Productions USA
Incorporated to file chapter 91 license applications with the Department of Environmental Protection. Uh >> good evening, Chair Ro Secretary Fus, members of the board and director Shen. My name is Elana HS and I'm presenting to inform you of two
projects seeking a chapter 91 license pursuant to the public waterways act. Part of said licensing process involves notifying the municipal planning board or local equivalent of a project's application for such license. The first of these projects is a temporary use of Fan Pure Cove by Hangman Productions for
a cliff diving competition planned for September 20th, 2025. Mark your calendars. Um, the proponent is seeking a license for a diving platform and access and is expected to meet all stipulations set forth by the Code of Massachusetts regulations for temporary
projects on tidelands uh, serving a water dependent use. Next slide, please. The second of these applications is a filing for a complete chapter 91 license to replace a temporary license at 220 William F. Mlullen Highway in East
Boston. The project site contains a non-water dependent use but leases out parcel area to water dependent industrial uses to comply with designated port area regulations. Thank you and I'm happy to take any questions. Okay. >> Any questions or comments from the board?
All right. Hearing and seeing none, a motion is in order. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Roll call for a vote. Miss Bennett. I >> Mr. Shepard. I >> Dr. Lans. Hi. >> Mr. Ali. >> I. >> And the chair votes I. Motion passes. Thank you. >> Um item number nine. We have a
certificate of completion. I think um Matt is this you were getting recused yourself. >> It is. Thank you. >> It just says in yellow. >> All right. Item number nine, requests authorization to issue a certificate of completion of the successful completion
of the uh 109 Brooklyn Avenue building located in the Fenway neighborhood in accordance with the cooperation agreement buying between the Boston Redevelopment Authority doing business as the Boston Planning and Development Agency and IQHQ109 Brooklyn 1 LLC dated as of November
17th, 2022. Uh there's no presentation. We'll get a summary at the end, but um motion is in order. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Roll call for a vote. Miss Bennett, >> Mr. Shepard, Dr. Lansmark. Hi. >> And the chair votes I. Motion passes.
>> All right. Do you want to just flag Matt? He can come back in. Yeah. Okay. >> Uh I'll go ahead and start reading. This is another certificate of completion. uh request authorization to issue a certificate of completion for the successful completion of this Kenmore Square redevelopment project located in
the Fenway neighborhood in accordance with the cooperation agreement buying between the Boston Redevelopment Authority, doing businesses of Boston Planning and Development Agency and REF2 Kenmore Lesser 2 LLC and REF2 Kenmore
Lesser 3 LLC caravlated ve LLC dated October 8th, 2019. Um, no presentation. So, a motion is in order. >> So, move. >> Second. >> Roll call for a vote. Miss Bennett. Hi. >> Mr. Sheepard. Hi. >> Dr. Lansark. Hi. >> Mr. Omali. >> Hi.
>> And the chair votes I. Motion passes. Item number 11, another certificate of completion. Um, request authorization to issue a certificate of completion for the successful completion of 350 Boilston Street located in the black backbay
neighborhood in accordance with section C.4 four of the amended and restated cooperation agreement by and between the Boston Redevelopment Authority doing business as the Boston Planning and Development Agency and Arlington Boilston Real Reality Trust dated June
19th, 2020. No presentation. So motion is in order. >> So moved. Second. >> Roll call for a vote. Miss Bennett, >> Mr. Shepard, >> Dr. Lancemark. Hi, >> Mr. Ali. I >> and the chair votes I. Motion passes. Item number 12, another certificate of completion. Great. been productive to
request authorization to issue a certificate of completion in accordance with section 304 of the land disposition agreement by and between the Boston Redevelopment Authority doing business as the Boston Planning and Development Agency and Leah Pilarski.
Hope I did that a little bit justice. um trustee of 54 Belowmont Realy Trust dated uh July 24th, 2017 and as further amended by the amended and restated land disposition agreement dated November
29th, 2017 and take all related actions in connections with the successful completion of the improvements on parcel R-9B in the Charleston urban renewal area project number mass R-55 located at 54 through 56 Belmont Street. So there's
no presentation. We'll go straight to a vote. A motion is in order. >> So moved. Second. >> Roll call for a vote. Miss Bennett. I >> Mr. Sheepard. >> Dr. Lansmark. Hi. >> Mr. Omali. >> I. >> And the chair votes I. Motion passes. So all those certificate of completions, we'll hear some commentary on uh the
successes of those. We'll celebrate at the end. Um but on to item number 13. request authorization to issue a certifi certification of approval pursuant to article 80 small project review of the zoning code for the proposed construction of 19 home ownership units
including three inclusionary zoning units, 17 car parking spaces, 26 bicycle parking spaces, and 1,7 square feet of retail space located at 344 through 350 Washington Street and to enter into community benefits agreement
and take all related actions. Zoe. >> Thank you. And good afternoon, Madam Chair, members of the board, director Shen and Secretary Pimus. My name is Zoe Shudy. I'm a project manager in the development review division of the planning department. We're here before you today today to discuss the proposed
article 80 small project located at 344 to 350 Washington Street in Brighton. The proposed project consists of a new six-story mixeduse condominium building containing approximately 32,717 gross square feet with 19 residential home ownership units, groundf flooror
commercial space, 17 vehicle parking spaces, 20 resident bike parking spaces, and six visitor bike parking spaces. Um, the proponent filed a small project review application on June 25th, 2025. The planning department hosted a virtual public meeting which was held on July
30th which was advertised in the local newspapers and posted on the planning department website with a notification email sent to all subscribers of the Brighton neighborhood update list. The public comment period for this project ended on August 11th and I will now turn it over to my colleague Michelle to pres
present the planning context before the development team begins the presentation. Thank you. >> Thank you Zoe. Good evening, Chair Roas, Secretary Fimus, members of the board, and director Shen. My name is Michelle Yei, and I am the planning review team planner assigned to this project. Next
slide, please. The proposed project at 344 to 350 Washington Street is located in the Alustin Brighton neighborhood zoning district within a neighborhood shopping subdist. This portion of Washington Street is located within the Brighton Center commercial node where it contains
a mix of commercial and mixeduse buildings. In regards to transportation, this area is well serviced as it it is accessible to multiple MBTA bus lines, including the 57, 65, 86, and 50, and 501. My apologies. The proposed project
also falls within the boundaries of the Alustin Brighton needs assessment, which is approved and adopted by the BPDA board in January 2024. As this project is proposing a transit oriented mixeduse building with three units of income restricted housing, this is consistent with the need for accessible and affordable housing found in the needs
assessment. Next slide, please. Um, within these figures, the proposed project is compared to the existing zoning. The left shows the proposed project while the pink on the figure on the right highlights the maximum height and setbacks that could be built within this area. As you can see, while the
proposed project could build out to the area in pink, zoning relief is recommended due to its location within the Brighton Center commercial node, where greater height and density aligns well with the local planning context. Additionally, this project will bring many public realm improvements, including improving the sidewalk and
streetscape on Washington Street and Academy Hill Road, and will include four new street trees. Thank you, and I'll turn it over to the development team to present the project in more detail. Thank you, Michelle. Thank you, Zoe. Uh, good good afternoon, Madam Chair, members of the board, Director Shen,
Secretary Pamus. My name is Justin Burns. I'm the zoning attorney from the for this project from Pulcheni and Norton, uh, representing on this proposal. I want to thank you all for giving us the opportunity to speak on behalf of the project at 344 Washington Street. Um, I think the folks from planning did a great job describing the
process and context behind this project here. This was a extensive and collaborative effort between the planning department and our development team to develop a building that we feel is a true benefit to this area of Brighton. Uh the construction of 19 two bed condominium condominium units
including three IDP units will be a welcomed home ownership opportunity for those looking to dig their roots here in the city. It's located along Washington Street and a very active corridor will provide future residents with a wealth of walkable amenity locations allowing them to truly immerse themselves into
the community. And the building itself will actually aid in that activity level on Washington Street, bring commercial space right up to the streetscape along the street uh where the existing building is currently set back by parking spaces. Um I think that the beneficial nature of a project like this is best reflected in community feedback.
At our public meeting, the responses to this project were overwhelmingly positive with most focused on the opportunity for home ownership. Uh the same can be said for responses that we've fielded outside of the public meeting. Um so again, we feel that this project uh has discernable value to the community it resides in. We look forward
to continuing design review with the plane department staff should the board give their approval. Uh with that, I will pass it off to Mark Sullivan of Chewing Company to go through our plans. Thank you. Thank you, Justin. Um, good evening, Madame Chair, members of the board,
Secretary Pimis, and Director Shen. Um, nice to see all of you. My name is Mark Sullivan with Chewing Company Architects, and we're excited to share with you this proposal for 344 to 350 Washington Street in Brighton. Next slide, please. Uh the project site is located on a
corner lot in uh Brighton Center uh with the primary frontage along Washington Street and secondary frontage along Academy Hill Road. While Washington Street consists of mostly ground flooror commercial retail space and upper story residential uses, Academy Hill Road is primarily a transitional street
introducing a more residential typology. Uh with this in mind, this project design looks to bridge the gap between the commercial street wall of Washington Street and that residential character neighborhoods to the south. Next slide, please. Um the six-story proposal, um as
mentioned, will include just over a thousand square feet of ground floor commercial space and 19 new home ownership units. Um three of which will be designated as affordable. Um the new commercial space is intended to be utilized by the existing Dunkin Donuts on site. Um an enclosed parking garage
will house se 17 new parking spaces and a new bike interior uh bike room will house 20 resident bikes parking spaces. Next slide, please. Uh programmatically, the new commercial space and residential lobby are placed along Washington Street to continue the
character of the street wall and prop pedestrian engagement. An enclosed parking garage will have its entry off of Academy Hill Road and its exit onto Washington Street. Uh we are introducing several public improvements along bull street frontages including a new furnishing zone with sidewalk trees uh
visitor bike parking spaces as well as a new crosswalk and accessible pedestrian ramp at the intersection of Washington Street and Academy Hill Road. Next slide please. Looking at the Washington Street elevation, the massing moves become more clear as the corners of the building
erode through building stepbacks uh at the corners and begin to introduce exterior terrace space for each unit. Uh the top floor is then further stepped back to help further descale the overall massing feel. Next slide, please. And then looking at the Academy Hill
Road elevation, uh we can kind of see similar design language uh turn the corner and unify that massing motif. Uh the corner erosion also occurs at the back corner on the left um of this image here um as a way to transition to the residential fabric to the south as
previously mentioned. Next slide please. And here we can see the proposed project looking west down Washington Street. Uh really highlighting that corner intersection and demonstrating those massing moves I just mentioned. Next slide, please. Um and then this is a view looking the
opposite way. So, east down Washington Street. Um, and it emphasizes that continuity along along that Washington Street ground floor. Um, with the commercial space that exists there today. Next slide, please. Uh, the material pallet consists of two
main materials. The first being an iron spot brick that makes up um the majority of the facade. The second is that wood horizontal paneling um that really only occurs to help emphasize key massing moments and entry points. Uh the utilization of brick is to directly
ground the design um into its existing contextual surroundings um mainly the two historic buildings that are across the street on Washington. Um that brick material terminates after the fifth floor um to directly relate to that pre-existing um brick building height
across the street. Um and then a change to that wood material helps emphasize uh the top floor step back. Next slide, please. Um, and then here we can see a kind of zoomed in view of the commercial entry and how that material change and that wood paneling is used um for those
detail moments that help um circulate the pedestrian traffic along the ground floor. Next slide, please. And that concludes our presentation. Thank you. >> Thank you. Uh, questions or comments from the board? Um, so I mean I think uh um like most uh
most developments there's always the questions of traffic and um uh and affordability and kind of design and scaling. Can you just, you know, talk to us a little bit about kind of how your conversations with the community went around those and just any any
considerations on those topics of kind of traffic um and different things like >> we did a um conducive study of the actual traffic um to get to where we are now, not only with the BPD transportation department, but a third
party transportation consultant um to determine that that one-way entrance off of Academy Hill Road and the one-way exit onto Washington Street provided the best circulation to not impact the current traffic conditions, but not also send more traffic into the residential neighborhoods to the south because
Academy Hill Road's a one-way road. >> Yeah. >> Um, so we did look at the possibility of doing a two-way entrance exit on that road and and determined that it would actually add more traffic to circulate all the way around back to Washington Street. Um, so from a transportation department perspective, that's kind of
how we approach that. That's really interesting. And >> through the chair, um yes, because I kind of want to follow up with that. Um as far as um conversations with the community and the residents in the area, what about uh the size six stories? I mean, I did see the the setbacks which
are good. Um you know, Brighton has a lot of development in the but not in that particular area. So, how were the conversations with >> um during the community meeting? We actually um but most of the abutters wanted to see it go up higher um because I think because of some of the
constraint and more units but some of the constraints of the site being a little bit smaller um and two kind of uh landlocked areas where it's um not a street side. We were kind of only able to accomplish what you see here today. Um but most of the comments actually um
resulted in asking for more units in more density. So, we found that this was a nice appropriate mix of a balance between the two. >> Great. Any other questions or comments? Um, all right. Hearing seeing none, a motion is in order.
>> So, moved. >> Second. >> We'll call for a vote. Miss Bennett. >> I. >> Mr. Shepard. >> Hi. >> Dr. Lansmark. >> Hi. >> Mr. Rome. >> I. >> And the chair vitz. I. Motion passes. Um, congratulations. >> Thank you so much. >> All right. Item number 14, request authorization to issue a certification of approval pursuant to article 80,
small project review of the zoning code for the proposed construction of 47 residential rental units, including nine inclusionary zoning units, 21 car parking spaces located at 1444 through 1446 Dorchester, and to enter into a
community benefits agreement and to take all related actions. Tyler. >> Good evening and thank you, Madame Chair, members of the board, Secretary Pyus, and Director Shen. My name is Tyler Ross. I'm a senior project manager in the development review division. The proposal before you is the 1444 to 1446
Dorchester A article 80 small project located in Dorchester. On June 3rd, 2025, the developer filed a small project review application for the project. The proposed project consists of a renovation and reconfiguration of an existing commercial and storage
building into a residential building along with an addition of a new proposed new construction fifth story uh totaling um to 47 new residential units with 21 parking spaces and nine IDP units. Additionally, the planning department
hosted a public meeting on June 24th, 2025 which was well attended and advertised in the local newspapers. The proponent also has support from the local jurisic city councelor. With that, I will now turn it over to Ella from the planning division to discuss the
planning context for the project before David from the development team begins the presentation. Lastly, I want to say thank you to the members of the public, elected officials, city agencies who help review the proposed 1444 to 1446 Dorchester app project. Thank you.
>> Thanks, Tyler. Good evening, Chair Roas, Secretary Polus, members of the board, and Director Shen. My name is Ella. I'm a senior planner on the planning review team. The project before you is at a prominent intersection in Field's Corner, >> and during article 80 review went
through a couple significant changes in its evolution that I wanted to highlight. So, uh, planning department staff work collaboratively with staff of the landmarks commission and with the proponent to ensure that, uh, the reuse and investment of the historical
building on site. Uh, the original proposal um had the new residential construction at the rear of the site, kind of hidden behind parking, and so that got shifted to be to activate the public realm and
continue the street wall along the street. Um, and we expanded the sidewalks to be consistent with complete streets guidelines. Those were just some of the changes u during article 8 review. Next slide, please. You're familiar with this table, but
this um compares the proposal with the zoning and adopted plans and policy. So, in terms of use, zoning relief will be required. Um, residential is allowed here, but it's conditional on the ground floor. We recommend zoning relief since there will be active uses still along
the primary frontage. In terms of dimensions, um the proposal does exceed the existing zoning, but we recommend uh dimensional relief here given the neighborhood context, the prominent intersection, and the proximity to transit.
And then in terms of transportation, it's consistent with complete streets guidelines, adopted transportation department uh bike parking guidelines and the maximum parking um ratios. Next slide. And I also just want to note that uh
this site is in the heart of the Fields Corner plan area, the squares and streets initiative. So, as a reminder, squares and streets is a city-wide zoning planning initiative that focuses on small geographic areas to reflect community needs and identify actionable
steps for the next 5 10 years. Um, so in Field's Corner, the planning study was kicked off in May 2024. There's been a series of visioning exercises. Just last night, I think there was an anti-displacement workshop. Um so as
that planning process uh proceeds and if there are any plans or zoning that's adopted that will inform future planning contexts once those are adopted. Thanks very much. With that I'll turn it over to the development team to explain the project.
>> Thank you Tyler. Thank you Ella. Um good afternoon madam chair members of the board. Uh, Secretary Paul Hemis, Director Shen, Attorney Nick Suzula, McDermac, Quilty, Miller, and Hanley, uh, zoning and peritting attorneys on the project. Uh, with me today is David Osullivan from Osullivan Architects, the
project architect. We also have members of the ownership and development team uh, remote uh, as well. Um, first just want to quickly thank Tyler um and staff um from the planning department uh for all their hard work and uh input as you could see on the project as well as to
the area's elected officials um district city councelor Fitzgerald uh at large counselor Murphy uh all their time and valuable input really helped shape the project. Um so quickly this is the site map. Um again, Fields Corner section of Dorchester. Uh it's at the confluence of
three streets. Um Dorchester A, Adam Street, and Leonard Street. A very close walk to the bus way into the MBTA red line on Fields Corner, as you can see here. Uh and just a ton of walkable uh amenities in Fields Corner. Uh next
slide, please. Um site context again, you can see uh where we're at on the corner. um of those three streets. Uh lots of inadequate sidewalks, minimum street trees, limited access to open space. Um it's really uniquely shaped uh
corner lot with a bunch of street frontages and uh no housing. It's a longtime uh commercial building. So, it's really uh an exciting project for us because we're saving the existing building, but also uh really we feel it's ripe for infill development and new
housing uh at a site where there's none. Um, next slide please. Um, so this is the site from again various vantage points. Um, lots of imperous surfaces. Uh, the entire site is actually paved. Uh, it's got an
existing fourstory uh, mixeduse commercial brick building just under 40,000 square ft. Um, retail stores, a bank, uh, most importantly a post office is at the site on the ground floor which will remain. um as a tenant uh offices
and old warehouse uh storage on the upper floors. Uh, next slide. And this is just uh additional conditions uh of the existing um site because uh it actually includes the
historic Clap Fieldhouse built in the late 1700s which you can see here in various uh vantage points and at the inside uh bottom middle. Um it was later converted into this storage facility uh with the rest of the site in the early
1900s became the O'Harn warehouse and added to the uh larger warehouse building that it's connected to. Obviously doesn't look very historic anymore. If you walked by it tucked behind the building you might not know that it's uh has so much history to it. Uh but the plan is to save and repurpose
this building as you'll see in a minute into two new dwelling units. So it will remain on the site. Uh next slide. And this is an overview of the site and then I'll toss it to David. Um you can see the existing building on the right
uh on the street and then how the new proposed wing fivestory uh building behind it um is being added and there will be a change of use on the upper floors of the the existing building to residential. And then the entire new
proposed uh wing um along the the rear street um will be all residential um above uh the the post office as well which is uh in that area. Um so we're we are keeping about 15,800 square ft of
existing storage including the post office. We're renovating just over 21,000 square feet of those upper floors into residential living. Um, and then that rear edition is about 28,000 square feet. Uh, keeping us uh just uh under uh in the 49,000 square foot range for
small project review. Um, I think you heard 47 residential units, but I don't think it was said nine of these are affordable. So, almost 20% affordable. Um, two of these units in the whole building are threebedrooms and one of them will be uh an affordable three-bedroom. Again, uh in an area
where there's no housing right now. Um, and then the last thing I'll note is all that area area you see in green uh that uh courtyard and permeable pavers that's all paved right now. So, we really worked hard with um with um with the
planners and the city to use that space. Really, it's going to be an awesome amenity for the residents and for people who work in the building um to use that space which is kind of tucked behind um the new building and some of the existing buildings. And then finally,
you'll see the um existing historic Clap Fieldhouse that's going to be uh remain on site and become two new units. Um so with that, I will pass it uh over to David and he'll just quickly go through some elevations and some renderings and we'll wrap it up. >> David, I'll uh David Oiv Architects. Um
just a couple other things to note on the site plan. Um we're utilizing the existing curb cut from the old parking lot um and putting all the parking underground. So, um, so the parking is all underground. There's a grade change along Leonard, so we only have to go
down about half a level. Um, next slide. Um, these elevations here show the front is um the Adam Street, kind of the Doorchester over the left side of it. Um, the music hall used to be there, is
on the right side. Um, there are large windows there. Those are existing still behind brick. So, we're able to restore those as part of it, the restoration. Um on the lower slide, you'll see this Leonard Street elevation of the music hall. So, those will actually be able to
be reopened and used. We've been working with landmarks and with um historic photos and things. And then the new addition, you can see a kind of a connector which gives a residential entry and the new building. Um next slide.
This just quick sections the top one you can see the fields house um we've pulled the new we kept the new building away from it enough so we can get that green courtyard between them um you can see the parking on this underneath um the lower slide the building on Dorchester
of uh Adam Street is on the right um we're putting a green roof on there we're doing basically both solar on the roof and a roof deck amenity for the for the residents Um, and then the adjacent building on the back with a connector
that is small as we can make it so it doesn't impact the ex historic building. Next slide. Um, this is kind of a render. You can see the driveway way over to the right. Um, we're doing street trees all the way along Leonard Street as well as adding
some bike parking, um, street furniture. We're working with the complete streets me. We pulled the building back enough so that we can widen the sidewalk there and create tree wells as well as having plenty of room for accessibility. Next slide.
This is the view kind of from the corner of Adams and L and Leonard. Um see the new window the restored windows and then our building to the back is the addition post office is right here on the corner. Next slide.
Uh this is more from Dorchester A. Um you saw the existing condition. and they're just a big blank uh second, third and fourth floors are just blank brick. We're going to putting new windows in there kind of in the character of what's already there on the second floor. Next,
uh just want to touch on a few things here. Um the building um will be for housing. Um it will be done to lead gold certifiable and passive house standards. It's an all electric building. The garage will have EV charging. There will
be solar power for the roof. Um, and as we said, we're planting new street trees along Leonard Street where there's just pavement on the courtyard as well, which is all just pavement. And finally, we've been able to preserve that historic house and return the music hall in the
corner to its former glory. Thank you. >> Great. Does that conclude the presentation? >> Yes, ma'am. >> Great. Um, okay. Uh, questions or comments from the board? I'll kick things off. Uh looks looks great. It's attractive looking building. Love to see the brick. Love to see the the obviously
the the preservation. Um so I appreciate that. What's this uh how much PV is going to be on the roof? I appreciate the solar power inclusion, but >> uh we haven't done an exact analysis yet, but we can do part of the um the whole new building addition minus some
mechanical space and then about a third of the main roof of the whole building. >> Okay, great. And how many EV charges will be in the uh in the garage? >> Uh we haven't determined that, but it' be at least meeting code if not and all of the spaces are required to be pre-wired at least.
>> Okay, good. Yeah, that's great. I mean, the more you can do the better. Um it's obviously an issue that we're dealing with, but uh I I think it's a sharpl looking uh I think it's a sharpl looking project and um appreciate uh you know when we can preserve existing structures and just not throw up sort of these
typical big boxy buildings. It really means so much. So so great work to your team and uh and thanks to Tyler and uh the team here as well and Ella as well. So thank you. >> Additional questions or comments? You're good. Um uh can you talk to me? I
noticed that um the courtyard it says introduction of a new large courtyard to serve as a public amenity. Can you tell me a little bit about what how you imagine that to be or just anything about this courtyard? >> It's it's more just a seating area um
open space. Um kind of got rid of all the pavement that was back there. >> Yeah. >> Um assume that people, you know, not everyone in the building is going to want to go to the roof deck. They may want to be to a quieter space. So that's we're looking at kind of little nodes of seating and um pathway to get you from
Leonard Street into the um Fields Mansion and also into the back kind of connector piece that connects the whole new and old building. >> Yeah. Great. No, I just really I always like the inclusion of a courtyard and the open space and aligning to kind of
some of the uh you know studies that we're doing to inventory all this and make sure that we have you know more than just permeable pavement or permeable payment um throughout the city. So, I just want to call that out and also call out the 60% AMI level for
those inclusionary that's not doesn't go unnoticed um and and uh uh you know commend you on on working um uh finding a way uh to meet that very much needed affordability um level. So, uh okay, there are no other questions or
comments. Uh but motion is in order. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Roll call for a vote. Miss Bennett, >> Mr. Shepard. Hi, >> Dr. Lansmark. Hi, >> Mr. Omali. >> Hi, >> and the chair votes I. Motion passes. Congratulations. Good luck. >> Thank you. >> Great building. >> Uh, item number 15, request
authorization to execute an affordable housing agreement for the proposed creation of one IDP home ownership unit in connection with the development located at 250 Bremen Street to take all related actions. Andy. >> Thank you, Madam Chair, Director Shen, Secretary Bhimus, and members of the
board. I'm Andy Feldman, housing policy manager with the mayor's office of housing. Tonight, I'm here to request your vote on an affordable housing agreement for the proposed development at 250 Bremen Street in East Boston. This development proposes to build eight condo units. While it didn't trigger Article 80 due to its size, the
developer has agreed to voluntarily restrict one unit. Therefore, the vote in front of you tonight will allow the agency to enter into an agreement to dedicate this one unit under the inclusionary development policy. Thank you. Happy to answer any questions that you may have. Thank you. Any questions or comments from the board? Hearing and
seeing none, a motion is in order. So >> moved. Second. >> We'll call for a vote. Miss Bennett, Mr. Shepard, Dr. Lansmark, Mr. Ali, >> I. >> And the chair votes I. Motion passes. Thank you. Item number 16, request authorization to issue a certification of approval pursuant to article 80,
small project review of the zoning code in connection with the notice of project change filed by nine Geneva Street LLC on July 23rd, 2025 for the proposed construction of 28 resident residential home ownership units, including five IDP
units and 16 car parking spaces located at N Geneva Street and to enter into an affordable housing agreement in connection with the proposed project and take all related actions. Dan, >> good evening. Thank you, Madam Chair, Rous, members of the board, Director Shen, Secretary Palis. My name is Daniel
Palano. I'm the project manager for the expedited MPC before you tonight. Regards to the N Geneva Street project located in the East Boston neighborhood. The N Geneva Street project was originally approved by this board on June 13th, 2024 as fivetory 28 unit rental building. The developer now seeks
to create a twin to create 28 units as home ownership instead of rental units which will be reflected in a new affordable housing agreement. There are no other changes to the project. Uh thank you for your time and consideration tonight. There's no presentation, but development team attorney is here to answer any questions
you may have. Thank you very much. >> Thank you. Um questions or comments from the board? >> All right. Um hearing and saying none, a motion is in order. >> So moved. Second. >> Roll call for a vote. Miss Bennett. I >> Mr. Sheepard. Hi, >> Dr. Lansmark. Hi, >> Mr. Omali. >> Hi,
>> and the chair votes I. Motion passes. >> Item number 17, request authorization in to enter into an affordable housing rental an affordable rental housing agreement and restriction in connection with the 43 through 47 Fremont Street
project for the creation of two on-site inclusionary development units and take all related actions. Andy. >> Uh, thank you, Madam Chair. Director Shen, Secretary Secretary Pimeis, and members of the board. I'm Andy Feldman, housing policy manager with the mayor's office of housing. Tonight, I'm here to
request your vote on an affordable housing rental housing agreement and restriction for the proposed development at 43 to 47 Fremont Street in Madapan. This development proposes to build 14 rental units. While it didn't trigger article 80 due to its size, IDP does apply as it is 10 or more units.
Therefore, the vote in front of you tonight will allow the agency to enter into an agreement to to dedicate two units under IDP. Thank you. Happy to answer any questions. >> Thank you. Questions or comments from the board? Hearing and seeing none, a motion is in order. >> So moved. Second. >> Roll call for a vote. Miss Bennett. I
>> Mr. Sheepard. >> Dr. Lansmark. >> Hi. >> Mr. Ome. >> And the chair votes I. Motion passes. Thanks Andy. Item number uh not 18 because that's a public hearing. Let's go to item number 19.
Request authorization to enter into a grant agreement with the city of Boston to utilize $500,000 of neighborhood development funds to support the commercial acquisition assistance program to address the displacement of small bipok owned businesses and to
build equitable pathways to commercial real estate ownership and to take all related actions. Amina, >> thank you. Good evening, Madam Chair, members of the board, Director Shin, and Madam Secretary. Tonight, I'm presenting a request for authorization to enter into a grant agreement with the city of Boston utilizing 500,000 from
neighborhood development funds to support the launch of the commercial acquisition assistance program or CAT. The program will leverage leverage a $5 million public private fund to attract more than 50 million in additional capital from lenders, CDFIs, and philanthrop philanthropic partners. CAP
will combine flexible financing tools such as loan loss reserves, interest rate buys, gap financing, and pre-development support with robust technical assistance from acquisition through postclosing. Staff recommend approval to authorize a director to enter into the grant agreement and take
all necessary steps to advance this important initiative. Uh, any questions or comments from the board? Um, I just want to say that I really uh enjoyed reading this um this memo and um yeah, in the in the
strategic investment um in uh yeah, being able to to pri prioritize and help our um our BIPOC business and institutions. It's always these little like little things, right, that are seemingly like little but but not the keys to really unlocking the possibility
of a lot of these partnerships and uh and these projects and everything that goes on um you know trickles from that. So um this was just exciting for me to read. I don't know. Okay. Uh if there are no other questions and comments, a motion is in order. >> So moved. Second.
>> Roll call for a vote. Miss Bennett. Hi. >> Mr. Shepard. Hi. >> Dr. Lansmark. Hi. >> Mr. Ali. I. >> And the chair votes I. Motion passes. Thanks, Amina. >> Oh. Oh, but that's the next one's Amina, too. Item number 20, request authorization to enter into a grant agreement with the Black Economic
Council of Massachusetts to support the acquisition of 253 through 257 Roxbury Street in Roxbury and to establish the Beckma Sustainability Hub using $100,000 of neighborhood development funds and to take all related actions. Amina,
>> thank you. So, good evening again. um he had a request authorization for 100K this time uh for usage of neighborhood development funds to support uh BeckMA's finalizing the acquisition of their new sustainability hub which is located on Roxberry Street Nubian Square. Uh the
total acquisition cost for the property was actually 1.5 million of which 1.4 has already been secured. The grant will retire the remaining short-term bridge loan from Eastern Bank freeing Beckma to invest in green renovations and expanded community programming. As part of this
public benefit commitment, Beckhamma will dedicate up to 2,000 square feet of the hub for public use at least one day per week, hosting community workshops, events, and partner collaborations. Uh staff recommends approval to authorize the director to enter into a grant agreement and complete the funding uh
sorry to complete the funding needed to secure and activate this important community asset. Okay, >> great. Questions or comments from the board? >> How is this uh connected to the work at RCC? I would have to get in touch with OEI uh
who is leading this initiative. I can get back to you on that. >> Okay. >> Okay. Uh okay. Additional questions or comments? All right. Hearing and seeing none. A motion is in order. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Roll call for a vote. Miss Bennett. >> Hi.
>> Mr. Sheepard. >> Hi. >> Dr. Lansmark. Hi. >> Mr. Ali. >> I. >> And the chair votes I. Motion passes. Thanks Sina. And item number 21, contractual payments. I need a motion to pay our bills. >> I would move that we pay our bills. I would second that movement.
>> Okay, let's see. Roll call for a vote. Miss Bennett I. >> Mr. Sheepard. Hi. >> Dr. Lansmart. Hi. >> Mr. Ali. >> I. >> And the chair votes I. Motion passes. Please pay the bills. And so um we uh just have one more agenda item which is our public hearing. So that can't start
till uh 5:30. So we will see you all back here um at 5:30. Thank you.