corporation of Boston board meeting back all set Okay At this time the Boston Planning and Development Agency is hosting public meeting for the health safety and accessibility of Boston residents Hybrid means that our board meetings are
conducted for in person at city hall in our boardroom on the ninth floor and virtually via Zoom and Boston City TV For more information and updates visit bostonplans.org The open public meeting law requires that I notify the public that this meeting is being recorded Please be aware that an audio and visual
recording of this meeting is being made and broadcast by Boston City TV which is a part of the City of Boston Office of Cable Communications at Xfinity channel 26 RCN channel 13 and Verizon Files channel 962 Uh it's also being livereamed at
boston.gov/cable Um now if there is uh if there's anyone in the audience who is recording this meeting we uh kindly ask that you please identify yourself now hearing and saying none let's take a roll call Okay
Um so Miss Bennett present Mr Shepard present Dr Lansburg present Mr Ali is on his way and the chair Priscilla Groas is present Okay So let's start with the first item on the agenda Request authorization for the approval of the
minutes of the March 13 2025 board meeting A motion is in order So moved Second Roll call for a vote Miss Bennett I Mr Sheepard I Dr Lansmark I And the chair votes I Motion passes Item number two request authorization to extend the license agreement with
BCP- CG27 Property LLC at also known as Beacon Capital for continued use of 28 parking spaces on lot 9 adjacent to Black Falcon Avenue and adjacent to 27 Drydock Avenue in the Raymond Elf Flynn
Marine Park for 12 months commencing June 1st 2025 and expiring May 31st 2026 with two one-year term renewal options Moren Thank you Madam Chair members of the board Beacon Capital is is an existing tenant whose principal business
is real estate investment and management Beacon Capital currently subleasases approximately 283,000 square ft of life science space to various tenants all located at 27 dry dock a lot P consists of a series of 28 parking spaces located
on Black Falcon A in the rear of 27 dry dock Beacon Capital currently utilizes the above reference parking spaces for personal vehicle parking to benefit the tenants of 27 dry dock The existing license agreement will expire on May 31st
2025 Staff is recommending a one-year term commencing on June 1st 2025 with two one-year option terms at the discretion of the director The annual fee for the one-year term is calculated at the monthly parking rate which is currently
$450 times 133% Per space per month Total payment to EDIC for the one-year term commencing June 1st will be $201 2001 96 The annual fee for one or both of the option terms will be calculated at the same rate Staff is
here today to recommend that the BPDA be authorized to extend the license agreement with Beacon Capital for the continued use of 28 parking spaces in lot P Thank you And I'm happy to answer any questions Thanks for any 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 I Dr Lansmark I And the chair votes I Motion passes Item number three Request authorization to enter into a license agreement with the city of Boston office of emergency management for suite 902 at 12 channel
street in the Raymond L Flynn Marine Park commencing August 1st 2025 and expiring December 31st 2026 with one one-year term renewal option Mor 12 Channel Street is a ninestory multi-tenanted building owned by owned
and operated by the EDIC Sweet 902 and 12 Channel Street is approximately 13,571 square feet of space and is currently occupied by the city of Boston Mayor's Office of Housing or Mo license expires on December 31st 2025 However it
is anticipated that Mo will vacate 12 Channel Street prior to the expiration The city of Boston office of emergency management or OEM is a citywide system that provides management and coordination pro for prevention mitigation preparedness response and
recovery activities for all hazards that may impact the city of Boston OEM will manage and oversee several large major events that have been scheduled to take place in Boston in 2026 including but not limited to Seal Boston 2026 FIFA
World Cup and the 2026 Boston Marathon The term of the OEM license shall commence on the earlier of August August 1st 2025 or the date that Mo physically vacates 12 channel The license will expire on or about December 31st 2026
with an option to extend for up to one additional year at the discretion of EDIC Due to the public service nature of this occupancy no license fee is proposed However OEM will be responsible to pay Eversource for electricity used in the space and operating expenses
Staff recommends the director be authorized to enter into a license agreement between BPDA and OEM for sweet 902 on the 9th floor of 12 channel Thank you And I'm happy to answer any questions Thanks Moren Um any 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 Shepard I Dr Lans I And the chair votes I Motion passes Item number four request authorization to enter into a license agreement with Lyft bikes and scooters LLC for the installation of
bike stations and bicycles at locations within the Raymond L Flynn Marine Park for a period of one year commencing May 1st 2025 and expiring April 30th 2026 with one one-year term renewal option Moren the Raymond Alflyn Marine Park is
home to over 400 businesses employing over 4,000 people Life Bix Bikes and Scooters also known as Blue Bikes is Metro Boston's public bike share program offering over 4,500 bikes across 500 stations in Boston Brooklyn Cambridge
Somerville and Everett The bike share system has become a vital part of Boston's transportation network offering a fun efficient and affordable way to get around The blue bike blue bike locations currently proposed within the Raymond Offlin Marine Park shall be located on Harbor Street directly
adjacent to one Harbor Street as well as a second location on Northern A The blue bikes installation on Hob Street shall consist of approximately 15 bike docks Staff recommends an initial term of one year commencing May 1st 2025 and expiring April 30th 2026 with the
one-year option term at the sole discretion of the director No fee is proposed for this public accomp s that the director be authorized to enter into a license agreement between BPDA and blue bikes for the use of locations within the Raymond Lin Raymond
L Flyn Marine Park Thank you and I'm happy to answer any questions Moren any 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 Hi Mr Sheepard Hi Dr Lansmark Hi And the chair votes I Motion
passes Item number five Request authorization to enter into license agreements with Deacon Transportation Incorporated doing business as OldTown Trolley Tours of Boston and Uptown Transportation Incorporated doing business as Boston sightseeing for trolley stop program within the Raymond
Alflyn Marine Park in the amounts of uh $22,500 and $20,000 respectfully respectively and respectively probably um commencing April 1st 2025 and uh expiring ing December 31st 2025 with two
one-year seasonal renewal terms or two one-year seasonal term renewal options Morning The BPDA owns and operates the Raymanel Flynn Marine Park which surrounds the Black Falcon Cruise Terminal The terminal is an increasingly popular international cruise port The
terminal expects expects upwards of 483,000 passengers from 20 different international cruise lines to visit Boston during the 2025 season including over 100 protocol visits in 2025 The trolley stop program helps to establish
an organized method to permit thousands of hundreds of thousands of protocol visitors to safely traverse the increasingly active Raymond Offlin Marine Park The trolley stop licenses are exempt from MGL30B but the BPDA issued a request for proposals to ensure maximum
participation The BPDA intended to grant up to three licenses to qualified respondents The RFP was advertised in local newspapers including the Boston herald on combis in the Massachusetts goods and services bulletin and on the BPDA website The RFP required a minimum
license fee of $15,000 per selected respondent and the highest bidder will get the first kiosk location The BPDA received two proposals honored before the deadline of 12 noon March 12 2025 One from Deacon Transportation DBA
Oldtown Trolley Tours of Boston and Uptown Transport DBA Boston sightseeing tours The fee the initial the fee for the initial season offered by Oldtown Trolley was $22,500 The fee for the initial season
offered by by Boston Sightseeing was $20,000 BPD is proposing a one season license agreement with each respondent commencing on or about April 1st although the first protocol is not until the end of April um and expiring on December 31st 2025 for the respective
fees listed above with the BPDA holding two seasonal extension options Thank you And I'm happy to answer any questions Thank you Any 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 I Dr Lansmark I and the chair votes I Motion passes Thank you All right Uh the next three items will be presented jointly um with separate board votes to follow after the presentation So I will read uh all three agenda items first and then we'll have
the the presentation Um so item number six request authorization to amend the lease agreement with Mellan Distribution Corporation for the continued use of approximately 4,415 square ft within suite 803 at 12 Channel Street in the Raymond L Flynn
Marine Park and extend the current lease term to a total of 9 years expiring May 31st 2034 with a 5-year term renewal option Item number seven request authorization to amend the lease agreement with Kerwin Group Incorporated
for the continued use of suite 101 at 12 Channel Street in the Raymond Alflyn Marine Park and extend the current lease by four years expiring March 31st 2031 with one 5-year term renewal option And then item number eight request
authorization to amend the lease agreement with Payet Associates Incorporated for the continued use of suite 506 at 12 Channel Street in the Raymond L Flynn Marine Park and to extend the current lease by six years commencing June 1st 2025 and expiring
June no May 31st 2031 with one 5-year term renewal option Dennis thank you Madam Chair Thank you for allowing us to consolidate these three votes Um they all tell the same good story In previous meetings I had commented on the upcoming
vacancies at 12 Channel Street and the efforts that we are taking to both market the property to attract new tenants and um uh actions to incentivize existing tenants to extend their existing leases The general business model is to decrease the rent in the
short term in exchange for additional years um to benefit both parties Uh you'll see from the PowerPoint and thank you for calling that up Bridget Um that we are requesting permission to amend three leases Current furniture on the first floor Payet Associates on the fifth floor and Mellan Distribution on
the eighth floor When negotiating the lease extensions we needed to factor in the current market realities Um and the market is softening for industrial space at the moment uh the potential loss of cash flow for an extended period of time during vacancy if the tenants in fact
left at at the end of their existing lease and uh the likelihood of paying real estate commissions um for any new tenencies In that context the reduced rents in the short term are more than justified by additional years of teny added to the leases Um Mellan
distribution six additional years Kerwin four additional years and pay five additional years uh the guaranteed revenue is between 15 to 44% above my most rosiest magic eightball loaded dice forecasting I could do This is still a
much better economic deal for the agency to keep the tenants that we have Um these three proposed lease amendments are mutually beneficial to both tenants and EDIC and the economics are solid in this market And thank you for any questions
Okay thank you Um does anybody have any questions um on any of these items six seven or eight All right Hearing and seeing none Um I just want to before just just uh comment that this was um this was very
clear and very detailed um the term sheets and stuff So it was this was a job well done on these meals and presentation to bring it all together It was uh easy to digest So um but with that some help
With that a motion is in order So moved Second Roll call for a vote Miss Bennett I Mr Shepard I Dr Lansmart I And the chair votes I Motion passes Thank you Oh shoot Yes So that was for What do you want me to do so that was for I'm just
going to reread it Okay I would redo it and read each one separately Okay Do you want me to read them from just read them again or just read them one by one one by one the full thing right okay that's fine Let's do that Item number six this is what we're voting on Um so request
authorization to amend the lease agreement with Mellan Distribution Corporation for the continued use of approximately 4,415 square ft within suite 803 at 12 Channel Street in the Raymond and Raymond Al Flynn Marine Park and extend
the current lease term to a total of 9 years expiring May 31st 2034 with one 5-year term renewal option A motion is in order So moved Second Roll call for a vote Miss Bennett Hi Mr Sheepard I Dr Lansmark Hi Mr Omali I and the chair
votes I Motion passes Item number seven request authorization to amend the lease agreement with the Kerwin Group Incorporated for the continued use of suite 101 at 12 Channel Street in the Raymond Elflin Marine Park and to extend the current lease by four years expiring
March 31st 2031 with one 5-year term renewal option A motion is in order So moved Second Roll call for a vote Miss Bennett I Mr Sheepard Hi Dr Lansmark Hi Mr Omeali I And the chair votes I Motion passes And finally item number
eight Request authorization to amend the lease agreement with Payet Associates Incorporated for the continued use of suite 506 at 12 Channel Street in the Raymond L Flynn Marine Park and extend the current lease by 6 years commencing
June 1st 2025 and expiring May 31st 2031 with one 5-year term renewal option A motion is in order So moved Second Roll call for a vote Miss Bennett Hi Mr Shepard I Dr Lansmark I Mr Ali I And the chair votes I Motion passes Thank you D
Thank you Okay Item number nine request authorization to ex execute a um memorandum of agreement with the city of Boston acting through its department of public works for services provided by its fleet maintenance unit in an amount
not to exceed $250,000 for the fiscal year 2026 or until June 30th 2026 Uh Rebecca Thank you Madam Chair and members of the board The city of Boston Department of Public Works owns and operates a fleet maintenance unit which
provides fuel and various vehicle services for city-owned vehicles For the purposes of efficiency and decreased costs and expenses the Department of Public Works has agreed to allow the BPDA use of the fleet maintenance unit Services under the unit will be provided to all entities under the BPDA including
the BRA and the EDIC The agreement is for fiscal year 2026 The total cost of services authorized for all BPDA entities under this MOA shall not exceed $250,000 Historically annual BPDA spending is less than $50,000 but the
Department of Public Works requires from all departments that the the use of the fleet maintenance unit budget $250,000 annually through the the MOA Uh the not to exceed amount is set with the intent to cover any major repairs or such as
engines transmissions or hydraulic systems in a variety of equipment Thank you And I'm happy to answer any questions Thank you Uh questions or comments from the board All right Hearing seeing none a motion is in order So moved Second Roll call for a vote Miss Bennett Hi Mr Sheepard I Dr
Lansmark Hi Mr Omali I And the chair votes I Motion passes Thank you Right Item number 10 uh request authorization to extend a tenative designation status of the Cronin Group LLC by six months through October 31st 2025 and continue
lease negotiations with the Cronin Group LLC to facilitate the long-term lease and redevelopment of EDIC owned 24 dry dock site in the Raymond Alflyn Marine Park Dennis thank you Madam Chair Uh BPD
issued a request for proposals for the redevelopment of 24 Drydock Avenue in 2019 It's a vacant 30,000 foot building located within the boundaries of the Boston Ship Repair lease lease premises Uh it was a unique partnership with between BPD and Boston Ship Repair where
we would share the revenues Um um I won't go down that rabbit hole in this presentation but it was a it remains a good partnership with Boston Ship Repair Uh Crony Development was selected as the developer in January of 2020 uh they're proposing a 235,000t life science facility
Subsequently Cronin Development purchased Boston Ship Repair Company and now controls the entire leased premises So they own um the they they lease the entire premises which includes the footprint of this building and they also own Boston Ship Repair Um the designation has been extended eight
times the most recent in October 24 wherein the designation was extended through April of 2025 the current economic instability notwithstanding material and construction costs remain high The cost of borrowing is still very
high Um in uh more importantly the overbuilding of speculative life science buildings in the the last um over the last several years have resulted in almost 7 million square feet of vacant buildings uh life science buildings We have two of them in the in the in the
marine park We have two two buildings for life science completely vacant Um and debt finding debt financing without a long-term leasing commitment is just not it's not possible Um and the competition for tenants is staggering as you can imagine Cronin has made
significant progress nevertheless uh towards our article 80 entitlements Um but there's no reason to aggressively spend resources and time toward financing without a tenant in hand Um one of the major benefits of of tentative designation is that it it
secures site control for the proposed developer wherein BPDA will not negotiate with any other developers uh during the term of the tentative designation Um as you know by by virtue of owning the lease between BPDA and Boston Ship Repair Cronin has literal
sight control uh for the duration of the lease regardless of whether of regardless of whether tentative designation is extended or not However we are requesting a s a six-month designation to the tentative designation uh for cronin development Retaining the
tentative designation status will allow Cronin to move expeditiously in the event that a build suit opportunity materializes Um and no one can predict the future but sitting here today or standing here today I believe that it's in the best interest of BPDA and Cronin Development to extend the designation
through October of 2025 and we'll we'll be we'll see what's going on in 2020 in October and be back I imagine Yeah Um any questions or comments from the board on this oh was that the end of your presentation yes I'm sorry I'm done just have this natural groove which is what
stepped in But any questions or comments from the board um all right I think it the economy is what it is and there are six months makes sense to me Okay Uh so um uh motion is in order So moved Second
Roll call for a vote Miss Bennett I Mr Sheepard I Dr Lans Hi Mr Omali I And the chair votes I motion passes Thanks Dennis Thank you Item number 11 request authorization to
execute a contract with Randall Wilson Consulting in an amount in the amount of $100,000 to conduct healthcare labor and workforce needs analysis as part of the life sciences workforce development initiative Abigail thank you Madam Chair
and members of the board for your time My name is Abigail Cross assistant deputy director of the office of workforce development and we are requesting authorization to enter into a contract with Randall Wilson Consulting to conduct a healthcare labor and workforce needs analysis with a focus on occupations intersecting with the life
sciences as a part of the life sciences workforce development initiative The resulting analysis will help OWD understand future labor market dynamics in the health care sector to for to guide future funding cycles while supporting the W administration's commitment to increasing Boston
residents employment opportunities in the life sciences sector The RFP released on September 30 of 2024 received five responses Randall Wilson Consulting's proposal demonstrated a complete understanding and capability to implement the proposed scope of work
which is as follows One provide a com comprehensive analysis of current and future labor market demand for subbachelor's degree holders in Boston's healthcare sector over the next five years Two compare the projected labor market demand to projected supply and
identify gaps specifically skills gaps Three assess the capacity of current Boston area workforce development programs training workers for the healthcare sector to meet expected labor demand over the next five years and four provides strategic recommendations for increasing racial and gender equity in
the healthcare workforce The contract amount for the RFP is $100,000 and the funding source will be American Rescue Plan Act funds awarded to EDIC as a part of the Life Sciences Workforce Development Initiative We anticipate the contract start date will be on April 15th of 2025 with an anticipated end
date of October 31st Thank you for your time and I'm happy to answer any questions Okay thank you um questions or comments from the board Um I guess I just have just one comment because I don't have a well-formed question yet This is a
little bit macro So just um you know this next to kind of the uh the state of our existing property right that we just or the 7 million square feet of vacancy on the EDIC side the BPDA side we're
seeing you know the buildings and you know um uh so I think it's more of a common or a request I know we've done this in the past with past with life sciences is kind of you know take a look at the ecosystem really as a whole and kind of
really understand and being helpful for us to have that context and for the public to have the context of uh you know how these are all you know connected and um yeah I think just is helpful in our in our the context building for our decision- making So um
not necessarily for you you know to to figure out but um yeah I think with those so close together it you know um it was something we can we could pick up offline and then bring it online whatever Okay Thank you so much for your
presentation Uh a motion is in order So moved Second Roll call for a vote Miss Bennett I Mr Shepard I Dr Lansmark I Mr Omali I And the chair votes I Motion passes Thanks so much Abigail Right Item number 12 request authorization to
transfer funds in the amount of up to 46,278,973 to the city of Boston to reimburse the city for the costs of staff and services transferred to the city planning department and fund the operations of the planning department
for fiscal year 2026 Dylan Great Thank you Madam Chair members of the board My name is Dylan Darcy and I'm the senior budget manager Today I will be providing a brief finance overview of our current budget status highlighting key variances and what they mean for the overall
performance I will also be requesting authorization of the fiscal year 26 financial transfer to the city of Boston for the cabinet expenses Uh next slide please A high level summary of the BPDA revenue is that revenue performance is strong
through February We are showing a 5% surplus First the budget rental and lease revenue is ahead of budget primarily due to the percentage rent we received from tenants down the marine park Grant and revenue is ahead mostly due to the timing of OWD receiving their grants and drawing down these funds This
is offset by a deficit on the contractual service side When we review the expenses park and revenue is slightly under budget to date but throughout the next few months we expect to see a rise in revenues due to the seasonality and we are confident this will end the year closer to the budget
The last revenue highlight is the other income category This is driven by the AY's investments It continues to do extremely well and is leading to a large surplus against the budget So through February the revenues are ahead of budget and we hope that this continues throughout the rest of the fiscal year
Uh next slide Moving on to the BPDA expenses Um personnel expenses are ahead of budget in creating a deficit This was something we knew was a possibility due to the uncertainty of employees remaining at the agency or personnel changes while
creating the budget More employees more employees stayed at the agency which has created a deficit for personnel expenses and also personnel employee benefits The contractual services deficit of 13% is due to the increase in OWD grant
spending that I mentioned earlier and this should even out as the year continues The main driver for the expense budget is the BPDA financial transfer for the planning cabinet These expenses are booked against the actual spend which has been below budget this year to date and is projected to remain
below budget for the rest of the fiscal year We have made adjustments to these budget items which I will go over in a few slides for the FY26 budget The last highlight for expenses is the property management line This is also under budget for right now but we project this
should see an increase before the end of the year due to seasonal expenses that are starting to pick up Uh next slide This slide is just a summary of the revenue and expenses combining the last two slides I went over This just shows that the revenues are ahead of
schedule and the expenses remain below budget creating a large budget surplus on the bottom Uh next slide The financial transfer is what the board will be voting on This will be the authorization to send up to the recommended budget amount for the cabinet expenses The total recommended
amount is $46,278,973 The FY26 transfer incre includes decreases for personnel costs to reflect current projection and hiring trends and a decrease for contractual services due to the spend projections and timing of new contracts This transfer also
includes 9.1 million for the pension liability This is the first year the BPDA will be transferring funding for the pension system costs The financial financial transfer in the FY26 budget amount includes decreases where we felt were needed which totals about 3.1
million With the addition of these pension costs the total budget reflects an increase of 6 million from last year And that concludes my presentation I am happy to answer any questions you may have Thank you Um questions or comments from
the board um so one one question um on um can you review around this this transfer i know we've we've looked at this you know multiple times through uh uh as we've gone through this transition process but can you just reiterate kind of what are
the governing um you know documents procedures and stuff of that are going to you know ensure that this um you know this financial transfer ties to um you know all the expectations that have been
set and Yeah sure So um right now it's set up that on July 1st and October 1st we send one quarter of the budget So each so through the half first half of the year we're sending half the budget for the third quarter and fourth quarter tr uh fourth quarter transfer It's based
on actual spend and projection So I work with the OBM team I bring a projection they would bring a projection and you know we come to an agreement on you know the trends and um what we're seeing for spend So that's agreed on by internal staff and then uh by the budget team and
then that's the money that we transfer and then we continue to monitor against that So um I think that's a way to you know make sure that we're sending the right amount of money We're not overfunding underfunding and everyone remains you know in agreement and happy with the transfer Great And is that is
that um process you just described how do we document and memorialize that um so it's a financial MO that's in the financial MOA that we have with the city That's where it is Yeah So and so it's you know by the end of December we have to agree on the January 1 transfer By
the end of March we have to agree on agree on the April 1 transfer Um so we're always in communication though I mean and always running our own reports to make sure that we're not overfunding or underfunding and um you know Yeah No great Um well um thanks for walking
walking us through that Um uh as uh you know things become more real of each each step We just want to kind of go back to the beginning and and refresh This is we this is all the work that we did um and the you know the city as a whole did uh to come up with that
memorandum of understanding around this transfer and that's um yeah Okay Helpful Thank you Uh any additional questions or comments from the board hearing and seeing none a motion is in order So moved Second A roll call for a vote Miss
Bennett Hi Mr Sheepard Hi Dr Lansmark Hi Mr Omali I And the chair votes I Motion passes Thanks so much Dylan Thank you All right Item number 13 uh personnel Mike Thank you Madam Chair members of the board Madam Secretary and Director Shen
We have a number of items for your consideration on the EDIC agenda with the exact details included in your board memos Uh we have one contract and the director's office Tai Lim We have four inter internships and contractors in the
office of general counsel David McGrath and John Soo In the development review division Anna Lisa Markman And in the research division Samuel Pollock We also have uh one resignation in the communications
division Jason Rogerro community engagement manager That's everything and answer any questions you may have Great Thank you Questions or comments from the board Um just want to take a quick second to welcome all the the new hires and thank you so much for um uh for the
service uh Jason um and yeah everybody who who participates in this So uh so just want to do the shout out Um but with that a motion is in order though So moved Second Roll call for a vote Miss Bennett Hi Mr Shepard Hi Dr Lansmark I
Mr Omali I And the chair votes I Motion passes Thank you so much Mike All right And that was the last item Um with that I need a motion to adjourn this meeting So moved Second Roll call for a vote Miss Bennett I Mr Sheepard I Dr Lans Hi
Mr Omali I And the chair votes I Motion passes Meeting adjourned Thank you So then let me one second to grab moving on to
Yes Y totally Um all right Uh so we'll now uh start the uh BPDA portion of the meeting Thank you for joining the April 10th 2025 Boston Redevelopment Authority board meeting At this time the Boston Planning and
Development Agency is hosting public meetings in a hybrid setting for the health safety and accessibility of Boston residents Hybrid means that our board meetings are conducted in person at city hall in our boardroom at on the 9th floor and virtually via Zoom and
Boston City TV at the same time For more information and updates visit bostonplans.org The open public meeting law requires that I notify the public that this meeting meeting is being recorded Please be aware that an audio and visual recording of this meeting is being made
and broadcast by Boston City TV which is a part of the city of Boston office of cable communications at Expinity channel 26 RCN channel 13 and Verizon Files channel 962 Uh it's also being livereamed at boston.gov/cable Um uh here's where I ask is there anyone
in the audience uh who is recording this meeting um if so please identify yourself now Okay Hearing and seeing none Let's go ahead and call roll to begin this meeting Ms Bennett present Mr Shepard present Dr Lansmark present Mr
Mali present And the chair is present Thank you Um before we get into the uh the agenda item I want to recognize um uh Councelor Durkin uh who's here and invite you to take the floor and and share your thoughts Thank you so much Um
dear Chair Roas and members of the board thank you for the opportunity to comment and offer my support for 27 to 29 Hancock Street project today in Beacon Hill This proposed agreement is a result of more than a year of advocacy and collaboration between neighbors Homes on Hancock the Beacon Hill Civic
Association elected officials the mayor's office of housing and the proponent JDMD Through this extensive community process all stakeholders have come to the table And at no cost to the Fenway uh Community Development Corporation they're going to build incomerestricted
housing uh home ownership units to meet their the inclusionary development pro uh policy requirements And this is the bea best way forward This RFP process which I was thoroughly involved with was rooted in transparency leading through to a thoughtful selection of a trusted
and experiences developer and Fenway CDC and we're getting to represent Beacon Hill and Fenway Um it's it feels like a real marriage of getting to work with the Fenway CDC and Beacon Hill So um as the chair of the Boston City Council Committee on CO 19 recovery I'm proud that the project will be made possible
partly by $1 million in ARPA money that I helped secure working closely with the mayor's office of housing This investment reflects a shared commitment to creating long-term housing solutions and equitable access to home ownership This project will deliver 15 new affordable homes Eight are priced for
households at 80% AMI and seven will be at 100% AMI This proposal concludes a financial commitment of up to $300,000 from JDMD to ensure the project's vitality It is a a viability sorry it is aligned with JDMD's inclusionary development policy obligations um
related to the Archer residence on Temple Street and it represents a rare and vital opportunity to increase affordable home ownership on Beacon Hill which has current currently just has one unit Um I want to recognize the leadership of State Representative Jay Livingstone whose steady advocacy helped
bring all stakeholders to the table especially when it got very fraught And I'm deeply grateful to the residents of organizations who helped shape the proposal including the Beacon Hall Civic Association Uh the Homes on H the Homes on Hancock team uh also was a great uh
were great advocates At times we buted heads but we finally got to a solution here that I hope you will all support the homes at 27 to 29 Hancock Street will be more than housing They will be a symbol of what's possible when we come together So I urge the board to support this uh today and uh because there's no
public comment I just wanted to make sure to be here to speak for the community on this and grateful for all of your leadership Have a nice night Great Thank you Councelor Dickin Um and thank you for your work during all the frauess to come to to come to this I know it's a it's a lot So we're excited
for that uh agenda item later Um but let's start with the first one I did take role right i did take Yeah Uh item number one request authorization for the approval of the minutes of the March 13 2025 board meeting Uh a motion is in order So moved Second Roll call for a
vote Miss Bennett I Mr Sheepard I Dr Lansmart I Mr Omali I And the chair votes I Motion passes Item number two request authorization to schedule a public hearing on May 15 2025 at 5:30 p.m or at a date and time to be
determined by the director to consider the first amendment to the Boston University Charles River campus 2024 through 2026 institutional master plan Tyler Oh no this is just scheduling the meeting So a motion is in order So moved Second Roll call for a vote Miss Bennett
I Mr Sheepard I Dr Lansmark Hi Mr Omeali I And the chair votes I Motion passes Item number three Are you going to recuse yourself for this one yes sir We have one recusal Item number three request authorization to enter into the license agreement with
preservation of affordable housing LLC for use of a portion of parcel P3 in the campus high school urban renewal area and extend the term for 6 months to September 30th 2025 with two six-month option terms Walter Thank you Madam
Chair I am here to request authorization to extend a license agreement between the preservation of Affordable Housing LLC also known as POA uh for the use of portion of a parcel P3 The need to license the space is related to the group's involvement with the redevelopment of the Whittier Street Apartments The project has been split
into three phases and will consist of over 350 units of mixed income housing and commercial space Phase one consisting of 92 units was completed in January 2020 Phase two consisting of 52 units was completed in December of 21 Currently construction is in phase three
The project has hit construction delays and as a result they are requesting an extension to their term The license area has been a critical component in the construction of the affordable housing project as they are able to utilize the site for outdoor storage location for the field office trailers and parking for on-site workers Once completed the
development will have replaced 200 public housing rental units with 210 deeply affordable units 140 units of mixed income housing and 14,000 square feet of commercial space Due to the affordable housing component of the development and significant public sub subsidy required no fee is require no
fee is proposed Thank you Madam Chair members of the board for your time today And I'm happy to answer any questions you may have Okay Thank you Uh questions or comments from the board Great Pretty straightforward Um hearing and seeing none A motion is in order So moved Second Roll call for a vote Mr Shepard I
Dr Lansmark Hi Mr Omali I And the chair votes I Motion passes Thank you Um All right We want to Yeah Uh item number four request authorization to amend license agreement with Cap Longw
Warf LLC for the use of approximately 15,000 square ft of land adjacent to the Chart House restaurant on Long Warf for customer and visitor parking to extend the license term for 12 months until May
31st 2026 Walter Thank you Madam Chair I'm here to request authorization to amend the existing license agreement with Cap Longwarf LLC to extend the term expiration date until May 31st 2026 Current license with Cap Longwarf LLC is for 15,000 foot vacant lot located
immediately adjacent to the Chart House restaurant on Longworf In May 2009 the Boston Planning and Development Agency entered into a license agreement for the use of the license area as a paid parking to visit the Longwarf area the Harbor Islands and many other nearby attractions The license area can
accommodate approximately 44 personal vehicles Cap Longworf LLC is a Capital Properties affiliate Capital Properties is a privately owned real estate investment development and management company founded in Boston in 1977 Planning Department staff proposes to keep a limited extension term as a
result of future plans the BPDA is contemplating along with the National Park Service Boston Harbor Now and Warf District Council As those plans continue to evolve the plane department has analyzed the current market for surface parking and has determined it is in the BPDA's financial and regulatory interest
to extend the current license BPDA staff is recommending an increase in the rate from $15,100 per month to $15,850 per month which is approximately 5% increase The site will generate $190,200 in revenue over the 12-month extended term Thank you Madam Chair
members of the board I'm happy to answer any questions you may have Okay Uh questions or comments from the board no Uh hearing and seeing none Motion is in order So moved Second Roll call for a vote Miss Bennett I Mr Sheepard Hi Dr Lansmark Hi Mr Omali I And the chair
votes I Motion passes Item number five request authorization to enter into license agreements with City View Trolley Tours Deacon Transportation Incorporated doing business as Oldtown Trolley of Boston and Uptown Transportation D doing business as
Boston sightseeing for the use of BPDA owned kiosks located along Long Warf and Central Warf in support of the downtown waterfront trolley stop program for a period of one year commencing April 1st 2025 and ending March 31st 2026 with one
here with one one-year option term Walter Thank you Madam Chair I'm here to request authorization to enter into a license agreements with three vendors to operate the three trolley kiosks located at Longworf Although seasonal kiosk licenses are not subject to MGLC30B the
BPDA issued a request for proposals in February of 2025 to ensure maximum participation and awareness in the trolley stop program The RFP quoted a minimum fee of $5,250 per month representing a 5% increase to the prior season's rent levels This follows up on staff's
recommendation to the board in January of 2025 that an RP be reissued based on the economic recovery of the tourism market in Boston and is based on a market analysis to review competitive market pricing Accordingly staff is recommending that for the 2025 season each of the three respondents will be
awarded a license to operate uh each of the three available kiosks at a rate of $5,250 per month for the 2025 season The 2025 season begins in April 2025 and concludes on March 31st 2026 Licenses may be extended for
two additional one-year terms at the sole discretion of the director and are determinate no later than March 31st 2028 BPDA will receive $63,000 from each lency for the 2025 season for a net total of $189,000 generated from the long warf
trolley program Thank you Madam Chair members of the board I'm happy to answer any questions you may have Okay 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 Hi Mr Sheepard Hi Dr Lans Hi Mr Omealy I And the chair votes
I Motion passes Item number six request authorization to enter into a license agreement with uh Gilly and Mark Uh what does PTY stand for private What what is that party Party Party Sorry
Party Um limited What i know Gosh Okay we're going to start that over again Item number six request authorization There's age references in there if anybody picked it up But yeah no we're all dating
ourselves Okay Item number six request authorization to enter into a license agreement with uh Gilly and Mark Party Limited for the temporary installation of two art sculptures adjacent to dry dock number two in the Charles Town uh
Navyyard Uh commencing August 25th and ending August 2027 with an option term extension until December 31st 2027 Walter Thank you Madam Chair I'm here to request authorization to enter into a license agreement with the Gileian Mark PTY LTD
and the Boston Planning and Development Agency to allow for the installation of two temporary art sculptures along Dryd do 2 in the Charletown Navyyard Navyyard Garden and Art is a nonprofit volunteer organization focused on creating public art installations revitalizing gardens and offering free programming throughout
the Charlestown Navyyard To support public art activation initiatives NYGA has recommended the artwork of Gileiam to be installed along the area of dry do NYGA it was also in attendance today and the artists have requested to install two sculptures in different
locations immediately adjacent to dry do in the Charlestown Navyyard The first sculpture titled Arms of Friendship which is an octopus essentially Um and the other is named Hippo was hungry to try new things which I will refer to as the Hippo Uh the octopus sculpture location will be at the center of the
brick plaza at the end of dry do 2 The hippo sculpture is recommended for placement at the brick plaza adjacent to the pump house along dry dock 2 NYGA and and the artists are requesting to offer these free amenities from August 1st 2025 to July 31st 2027 Created by artist
Gileian Mark the sculptures are of significant size and weight Arms of Friendship is al almost 15t tall and weighs almost 8 tons Hippo was hungry to try new things is over 7 feet tall and weighs just over 1,000 pounds Due to the free community benefit brought by the
sculptures no fee is proposed Thank you Madam Chair Members of the board I'm happy to answer any questions Great Thanks Questions or comments from the board do we get to see a picture early sketch yet is there one they're in the um memo They're in the memo Oh my god
How did I miss it they're sizable Oh I think it's in a separate a separate I will make sure you or whatever Yeah Okay So um well I'm excited about this I I I feel like like it's springtime every time we start to like do the trolleys and the trolley votes and the the public
art Um so uh anyway big fan of this Um if there are no questions or comments a motion is in order I I would just add the uh my my enthusiastic support for more public art in the city of Boston We've seen a couple of things pop up and it just it's you know art is the the
exclamation point on history So I'm excited to uh see your work Thank you Cool Um All right Uh roll call for a vote No Yes No A motion isn't ordered We did that So moved Second Roll call for a vote Miss Bennett Hi Mr Sheepard Hi Dr
Lansmark Hi Mr Omali Hi And the chair votes I Motion passes Item number eight Request authorization to enter into a license agreement with Black Owl LLC doing business as Dovetail for the use of a Wait I did Did I skip that seven Number
seven Way to go Accountability Partners Uh item number seven request authorization to enter into a license agreement with Boston Public Art Trienal for the temporary installation of a sculpture adjacent to dry dock number two at the southeastern side of Baxter
Road in the Charles Town Navyyard commencing May 15 2025 and ending November 5th 2025 Walter Thank you Madam Chair I'm here to request authorization to enter into a license agreement with the Boston Public Art Trienal to allow for the installation of temporary art
project along the Charletown Navy Yard The Boston Public Art trienal is dedicated to supporting artists and local communities in bold contemporary public art Trienal's mission is to foster relationships between artists and the public to create bold public art experiences that open minds conversations and spaces across Boston
This is the first Boston trienal For the site they've selected a piece by Beatatres Cortez titled Nomad 2 The piece incorporates aspects of a whale vertebrae iceberg and a space capsule and will feature an interactive component that will share a curated archive of whailing histories throughout
New England The Boston Public Art trial has requested approximately a 15 by 15 ft space for the piece Specific location has previously been used as a display for artwork in the past The pre the requested permit is for May 15 2025 through November 5th 2025 And given the
public benefits involved we're recommending no fee to be applied during the term Thank you Madam Chair members of the board and I'm happy to answer any questions you may have Thank you Questions or comments from the board I'm just really excited about this This one I see the picture here Um ah
there we go Anyway um yeah I actually saw a whale vertebrae on a a couple like last month um in person on the beach and it was like crazy I don't know little little fun fact about my life Um okay So with that
uh a motion is in order In support of Wales so moved I second that Roll call for a vote Miss Bennett Enthusiastic I Mr Shepard I Dr Lansmart Hi Mr Ali I I Captain And the
and the chair votes I Thank you Motion passes Um okay Thank you Walter Item number eight request authorization to enter into a license agreement with Black Owl LLC doing business as Dovetail
for the use of approximately 2,850 ft of land located at building 34 in the Charlestown Navyyard uh for seasonal outdoor restaurant seating commencing April 1st 2025 and uh ending
March 31st 2026 with the term extension option Liz thank you Madam Chair and members of the board Uh Black Owl LLC are the owners of the popular Brewers Fork uh restaurant on Molton Street in Dorchester and also Dovetail
Restaurant in the Charlestown Navyyard Uh in 2020 the city of Boston's licensing board piloted a program to allow for expanded use of public and private spaces for outdoor dining Because of its success the city of Boston announced a permanent outdoor dining program in February of 2023 with
an online application portal that includes outdoor dining in consultations accessible design templates real-time application tracking and annual license renewal The city of Boston charges a monthly fee for outdoor dining in for um they charge $199 um dollars per month if
there is no alcohol served and uh $3.99 per month if alcohol is served on properties that are owned by the city of Boston Black Owl LLC is required to submit required documents for approval prior to us licensing Uh staff is recommending that the monthly fee be
payable to the bar um be consistent with the fees charged by the city of Boston for outdoor dining in um which is the 199 or the 3.99 if alcohol is served um and an additional security deposit of 1,500 Uh staff requests to amend the
term of the existing outdoor dining license agreement for an additional year commencing April 1st 2025 expiring March 31st 2026 and also to include the option to extend for um an add for up to an additional 5 years um at the discretion
of the um director without requiring board approval Uh provided that the fee is charged the fee charge remains consistent with or higher than the city of Boston Uh that concludes my presentation Thank you And I am happy to answer any questions you may have Okay
Thank you Uh any questions or comments from the board okay Hearing and seeing none a motion is in order So moved Second Okay Roll call for a vote Uh Miss Bennett Hi Mr Shepard Hi Dr Lansmark Hi Mr Omali I And the chair votes I Motion passes
Thanks Liz Right Item number nine request authorization to execute a memorandum of agreement with the city of Boston acting through its Department of Public Works for services provided by its fleet maintenance unit in an amount not to exceed $250,000 for the fiscal year 2026
or until June 30th 2026 Rebecca thank you Madam Chair and members of the board This is the same vote that was before you on the EDIC agenda but I'm happy to answer any additional questions Okay any additional questions right Gas and maintenance 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 Omealy I And the chair votes I Motion passes Thanks Rebecca Item number 10 Request authorization to award final designation status to Asian Community
Development Corporation as developer of parcel R-1 in the South Cove urban renewal area Project number mass R32 No Yes Mass R-92 located at 055 and 57 Hudson Street
05256 no 052 54 56 and 58 Tyler Street and zero Holland Place in the Chinatown neighborhood Uh Benjamin Thank you Madam Chair members of the board We are excitedly requesting board approval to award final designation status to Asian Community Development
Corporation for the redevelopment and long-term ground lease of parcel R1 in the Chinatown Navyyard Uh if we could get the slides up actually and I'll say next slide There we go Great Parcel R1 is an
approximately 8,000 square foot site located in the South Cove urban renewal area Is it is comprised of 14 continuous assessors parcels of land bounded by Harvard Street to the south Tyler Street to the west Hudson Street to the east and board to the north by the rear of 75
Neand Street After a robust community process the BPDA initi issued an RFP for parcel R1 in August of 2021 Based on extensive review and evaluation with the community the proposal from the Asian Community Development Corporation was
selected as the most highly advantageous Accordingly in April 2022 the BPDA board approved the tenative designation of Asian CDC for the redevelopment of parcel R1 Since then the board has extended the proponents tenative designation status due to their continued work Next
slide The development team has planned a 12story structure with 110 residential units consist consisting of 66 rental and 44 home ownership opportunities All are incomerestricted to a variety of income levels The property will also add
a community use space for the Chinatown branch of the Boston Public Library This venture exemplifies a real teamwork effort from the city perspective and has included work from the planning department mayor's office of housing public facilities Boston public library city operations and the office of budget
management just to name a few Next slide As you can see through these renderings Asian CDC will redevelop a surface parking lot into a new community asset that is thoughtfully uh designed Next slide Since receiving its tenative designation
Asian CDC has received funding commitments necessary to fund the project further design and legal conversations with the library and have designs that are ready for construction selected a general contractor in coordination with the city of Boston started the uh construction closing process achieved article 80 BPDA
approval and negotiated associated documentation negotiated ground lease received approval for final plans and specs from the BPDA submitted to ISD for a building permit which is ready to be issued In addition Asian CDC is completing the negotiation of a purchase and sale agreement with the city of
Boston with respect to the library space Following this vote um Asian CDC anticipates continuing and finalizing the construction closing process executing the ground lease with the BPDA and then starting construction hopefully in July 2025 Thank you I'm happy to
answer any questions All right Thank you Questions or comments from the board just to say it's really exciting to see this I remember several years ago when we first started talking about utilizing the city's public facilities for to enhance affordable housing opportunities
in the city and to see this is just really gratifying Thank you Yeah Yeah I just want to echo that I just you know really great progress Again excited to see this move forward and um yeah just excited for this one This is a good
kudos to the developers Absolutely Yeah Um big fan Okay Uh motion is in order So moved Second Okay Roll call for a vote Miss Bennett Hi Mr Sheepard Hi Dr Lansmark Hi Mr Omali I And the chair
votes I Motion passes Thanks Benjamin Item number 11 request authorization to extend the tenative designation status of Civico Development for the long-term lease of redevelopment of 555 through
559 Columbia Road in the upper uh area of Dorchester and uh 12 months commencing for 12 months commencing May 1st 2025 and ending April 30th 2026 Benjamin Thank you Madam Chair Members
of the board 555-559 Columbia Road is at the heart of the Uppam's Corner District in Dorchester The site consists of a parking lot with 17 parking spaces in a three-story masonry building built in 1915 for the Dorchester Trust Company In
April 2023 after a thorough review from our team the Office of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion the Mayor's Office of Housing the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture and the Boston Public Library in conjunction with the community recommended that the board approved tenant designation status to Civic Code Development Civico has
proposed a development that will be comprised of 33 all affordable home ownership units with AMIs ranging from 80 to 100% On the first two floors there will be approximately 17,000 square feet of space for a new branch of the Boston Public Library The proposal was
considered highly advantageous due to its exceptional design that was considerate of the architectural context of the neighborhood creation of 100% affordable home ownership units and successful community engagement through the public process Throughout the past tenative designation period the
developer the redeveloper has diligently worked towards final designation The redeveloper conducted due diligence hired a full consulting team completed schematic level design filed an expanded product notification form conducted a first article 80 public meeting and
received conditional funding commitments from the city of Austin's mayor's office of housing We are recommending this extension of tenative designation status of the redeveloper to complete design development in collaboration with PFD BPL and MOAC and hold a second article
80 public meeting seek BPDA board approval and attend ZBA hearings Additionally they will execute anou with PFD and BPL negotiate a ground lease with the BPDA and start construction documents in preparation for competitive bidding It is therefore recommended that
the board authorize a 12-month extension for tenant designation Thank you And I'm happy to answer any questions Okay Uh questions or comments from the board and another please Yeah just quickly I I was saving my comment from the last one to this one due to the fact
of the Boston public libraries I see the common theme throughout the city of building housing on top of um libraries which I think is excellent It's access to the libraries It's almost like having a big Starbucks underneath you without without maybe without the coffee But
yeah um just you know the space to be able to um study um and have access to it So I think it's a great idea Um and I I guess my question would be with this do we see any of these potentially happening anytime soon coming off the
ground like from the Fields Corner um Samuel Associates in the Fenway area do you mean in addition to these two or Yes just Yeah Yeah um proposed oh a proposed um I know there is another one in the west end neighborhood that's with um Mo
which is in again we're all sort of in on the same path forward um not that I know of any other ones right now um but obviously something that we enjoy to work on so I can't wait y thank you y yeah agree um super cool and libraries
are more than just like you know a house for books you know like it's there's so much programming that goes there It's so much such an information source Um definitely evolved Yeah No it's um there's a lot of design all that stuff A lot of design work happens between the
developer and the library to make sure that the space works for them So um and so yeah Yeah this is good stuff Thank you Um okay Uh roll call for or no a motion is in order So moved Second Roll call for a vote Miss Bennett Hi Mr
Shepard Hi Dr Lansmark Hi Mr Omali I and the chair votes I Motion passes Thanks Benjamin Thank you all All right Okay Item number 12 request authorization to convey approximately 9,378 square ft of land in the historic monument area of Charletown Navyard to
the United States and execute any and all documents including a minor boundary revision pertaining to parcels P101 through 14 and P105 through 15 to effectuate eventual conveyance to the
National Park Service service Liz thank you Madam Chair and members of the board Uh the BRA board previously approved the conveyance of approximately 6,550 square ft identified on the exhibit submitted with the memo Uh the purpose of the conveyance is to assist
National Park Service with redevelopment of building 108 I mean building 107 excuse me Um the additional land included will be utilized for an expanded building entrance accessible parking and to locate building mechanicals and equipment Today's
request is to expand NPS's boundary lines to also include the connector building that is in between NPS's building 107 and building 108 Building 108 has already been demolished leaving the connector building attached to building 107 In order for NPS to begin
their redevelopment the rehabilitation of the connector building needs to be considered NP NPS cannot spend or request funds on any property that is not included within the National Park boundary lines Expanding their boundary lines will allow NPS to continue to move
forward and to possibly request additional funds that may be needed for the rehabilitation of the connector building Expansion of NPS boundaries boundary lines does not require fee ownership of the subject land Staff is recommending that BPDA be
authorized to convey approximately 9,378 square feet of land in the Charlestown Navyyard to the United States Department of Interior acting through National Park Service for um an NPS minor boundary revision and any or all necessary documents uh pertaining to
the parcels identified on the attached exhibit Uh thank you and I am happy to answer any questions you may have Okay Thank you Uh questions or comments from the board Um yes I just want to clarify So once
this vote can you just repeat like what this vote actually does so we seed ownership over to So pretty much all all we're cuz because this was already um approved before What we're doing is including the connector building That wasn't included in the original in the
original um request Okay So it's just expanding what we were This is expanding to include the connector building Yeah Um any well there's you know change going on all over the place So um uh
yeah Uh any questions or comments okay Uh motion is in order So moved Second Roll call for a vote Miss Bennett I Mr Sheepard I Dr Lansmark I Mr Olly I And the chair votes I Motion passes Thanks Liz Thank you Okay Item number 13
Request authorization to extend the tenative designation status of related be and dream development as redeveloper of 17 parcels known as the Boston water and sewer commission parking lots in the
Nubian Square area of Roxbury for 6 months until October 31st 2025 Scott Thank you Madam Chair members of the board The Boston Water and Sewer Commission parking lots property consists of five parking lots owned by BWSC and an adjacent vacant parcel area
owned by the BPDA which together make up approximately 190,000 square feet of vacant land in the Nubian Square area of Roxberry The property is located directly across Harren Harrison Street from the Boston Water and Sewer Commission Department headquarters The
board granted related beal and dream development tenative designation as developer of the BWSC parking lots on April 11th 2024 The developer proposes 402 total units of which 89% are allocated as affordable rental and home ownership
units across five phases The proposal includes 79 home ownership units 229 rental units and 94 senior housing units The proposed development will also include 1.1 1.17 acres of acade open space The ground floor spaces in the
proposal include dining and retail community services and incubator and startup spaces Phase one will comprise a six-story residential building with approximately 44,000 square feet of gross floor area and 45 affordable home
ownership units Since April 11th 2024 the proponent received BPDA board approval for the article 80 small project review of phase one and a Boston zoning commission vote for a minor modification to amend the boundaries of parcel 35 to include the entire phase 1
project site and restate that the permitted land uses for parcel 35 shall be residential commercial retail and open space uses In December 2024 the proponent received Boston zoning commission vote to expand the new market
industrial and development area and make the BWSC parking lots in the Nubian Square area of Roxberry eligible for planned development areas or PDAs in order to enable redevelopment of the BWSC lots comprised in the future phases of the project During the next tenative designation
period the developer seeks to continue and complete BPA design review for phase one apply for MassWorks funding and submit a Massous Commonwealth builder matching funds application Additionally the developer will advance the review and approval of construction drawings and negotiate a ground lease with BPDA
Thank you and I'm happy to answer any questions Okay Uh questions or comments from the board Okay Uh hearing and saying none a motion is in order So moved Second Roll call for a vote Miss Bennett I Mr Shepard Hi Dr Lansmark Hi Mr Omali I And the chair
votes I Motion passes Exciting to see this move forward Um great Item number 14 request authorization to extend the tenative designation status of Madison Trinity 2085 Development LLC as a redeveloper of parcel B a portion of
parcel 10 in Roxbury for 6 months until October 31st 2025 Scott Thank you Madam Chair and members of the board Parcel 10 is located in Roxberry near Nubian Square adjacent to Mela Cass Boulevard and Washington Street Earlier
phases of parcel 10 redevelopment include a grocery store ground floor commercial or retail space and mixed income residential units Parcel B is the last remaining area of redevelopment on parcel 10 The board originally voted to award Madison Tropical LLC tenative
designation on May 15 2020 2012 and most recently extended the tenative designation for parcel 10B to Madison Trinity 2085 Development LLC on October 10th 2024 Madison Trinity is proposing to create a mixeduse residential building
which is planned to include 96 residential units of which 94 will be affordable The plan also currently includes community amenity space and residential parking spaces in a below grade parking garage Since the last extension Madison Trinity has been in
dispute with Tropical Foods the Abutter regarding alleged impacts of the proposed project Madison Trinity has continued to advance design improvements and construction budgets throughout this time During the recent tenative designation period the proponent has
taken into account the comments from the Boston Landmarks Commission Planning Department Mo Transportation Planning and Urban Design with a focus on the goals and objectives of the plan Nubian Square initiative During the next tenative designation period the redeveloper seeks to engage further in mediation and resolution of the open
litigation matters with Tropical Foods Additionally the redeveloper will advance the review and approval of construction drawings and negotiate a ground lease with the BPDA Thank you And I'm happy to answer any questions Okay Questions or comments from the board for the chair please Um I'm just I just
hope that um Madison and Trinity Financial can come to terms with Tropical Foods and we can see some more development in the city of Boston some cranes in the sky so brothers and sisters can get out to work So I'm hoping that can happen We would love to
see this project um go further Yeah Echo the comment Do we think six months is is sufficient to resolve whatever existing legal matters or maybe just like where are where I'm
just trying to get a gauge a sense of kind of where we are Yeah I'm happy to speak to that So there's been ongoing litigation for a while This is I think it's been about a year plus and so at this point we're letting the process run its course but it's really at the tail end of what we expect to happen So we
think six months will be enough time for the project for that dispute to resolve I know they're trying other ways outside of the litigation to do that too But I think for that period to resolve and for the project to resume obviously a lot has changed over the period of time in which this has happened So I think we don't expect the project to be finalized
in 6 months but to reach a point of where it can start the momentum again of picking up towards the you know the development of the the parcel Great Thank you Um thanks for the update I appreciate that Uh additional 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 Hi Mr Shepard Hi Dr Lansark Hi Mr Ali I And the chair votes I Motion passes Thank you Scott and Rebecca Item
number 15 request authorization to extend tenative designation status of the planning office for urban affairs and Roxbury Stonehouse for the redevelopment and sale of 7 to9 Westminster Terrace located in
Roxbury the Washington Park urban renewal area project number Mass R-24 for 6 months until October 31st 2025 Yun Thank you Madam Chair Members of the board I am here to request a six-month extension of the tenative designation of
planning office for urban affairs or POA a different POA Um and the Roxberry Stonehouse or RSH for redevelopment of 79 Westminster Terrace which consists of 5,761 square feet of vacant land owned
by the BPDA in the Roxberry neighborhood The BPDA started this disposition in 2021 and released the RFP in February 2023 The BPDA received one proposal at the April 2023 deadline from POA and the Roxbury Stonehouse Uh POA is a nonprofit
housing developer affiliated with the Arch Diosis of Boston and RSH is a nonprofit organization that cares for and protects parents and child survivors of domestic abuse and helps them rebuild safe secure and independent lives POA
and RSH proposals uh seeks to create a 13-unit supportive housing and emergency shelter building comprised of 11 studios and two two-bedroom units Since receiving their tenative designation status in October 2023 that the team
received one extension in April 2024 Uh since their last extension the developers have updated the design with input from BPDA and executive office of housing and livable communities or EOHSC uh pre-application comments and they submitted the rejection set and lock
consolidation applications to ISD Uh they also submitted a full application to HSC for funding and uh followed up with community groups including sharing updated materials via email and presenting project updates So during this tenative destination extension
period POA and RSH aims to complete their design development assemble financing receive zoning relief and negotiate the terms of the deed and land disposition agreement Um thank you and happy to answer any questions Uh questions or comments from
the board All right hearing none a motion is in order So moved Second Roll call for a vote Miss Bennett I Mr Shepard Dr Lansmark Hi Mr Omali I And the chair votes I Motion passes Good luck with the next steps Item number 16 request
authorization to extend final designation status for a period of 3 months to Windale developers incorporated as developer of 12 12 urban renewal parcels through the neighborhood homes initiative located on Hullworthy
and Hollander streets in Washington in the Washington Park urban renewal area project number mass R-24 in the Roxbury neighborhood and to execute a deed and land disposition agreement for each site component with Windale developers
Y thank you madam chair again and members of the board Uh the hallend Hollander disposition site consists of 12 BPDA owned parcels comprising of 75,216 square feet of vacant land in the Washington Park urban renewal area in
Roxbury The request for proposals for this property was developed through a collaboration with the mayor's office of housing offering residential land for redevelopment in Garrison Troder community through Mo's neighborhood homes initiatives program The proponent has agreed to develop approximately
32,200 gross square feet of new residential space consisting of three single family homes eight sideby-side town homes and two two family homes Of the 23 units 16 will be available for uh 16 will be for affordable home ownership
five will be market rate ownership and two will be market rate rental units The affordable homes are evenly distributed between 80% AMI and 100% AMI Uh the developer received final designation back in November 2023 So during this
extension period the developer will execute the LDA and deed finalize construction loan agreement and close on all other project financing Um so therefore we're requesting to the board to extend the final designation to Windell developers uh for the holiday
parcels for a period of 3 months in which uh we expect the property to be transferred Thank you I'm happy to answer any questions Okay Thank you Questions or comments from the board all right Hearing and saying none a motion is in order So moved Second Roll call for a vote Miss Bennett Hi Mr Sheepard
Hi Dr Lansmark Hi Mr Omali I And the chair votes I Motion passes Item number 17 Request authorization to extend the tenative designation status of Nuba LLC as developer of a portion of parcel 8
located at Harrison Avenue Parcel number 080242 2604 0 and Washington Street parcel 0802426030 in the Nubian Square area of Roxbury for 6 months to October 31st
2025 Thank you again madam chair and members of the board Um I am requesting a six-month extension to the tenative designation of NUBA LLC for a portion of parcel 8 located at Harrison Avenue and Washington Street The parcels are
currently owned by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the city of Boston respectively And the board originally voted to award Nuba LLC um the tenative designation status on April 15 2021 and extended their designation in on October
10th 2023 NUVA LLC is proposing to create approximately 110,000 gross square feet of residential space which will include 109 allaf affordable units consisting of 45 home ownership units and 64 rental
units Uh the project consists of ground flooror commercial space and the creation of a park at the corner of Melia Cass Boulevard and Washington Street So since the last designate extension uh Numba LLC has made significant progress toward final
destination including completion of 75% park design review with DCR uh the release of LITC investor RFP for the apartments portion and the purchase of a sculpture to be housed at the Nuba Park at the corner of the lot So um but due to current market conditions um it has
been discovered that um that the project cannot support the full 5 million5 million and $10,000 purchase for the commonwealth owned portion of the property The BPDA in coordination with Mo and the developer are in
conversation with DAM and DCR to review an option of a land swap uh of city-owned parcels to cover the acquisition gap for the commonwealth owned parcel Uh the arrangement is to be memorialized with an MOA between the parties um which we are also asking for
um authorization in this vote So during the tenative designation extension period NUBA LLC plans to finalize the construction drawings for the park concept receive a sign off from city of Boston parks and recreation and submit package to the city of Boston public improvement commission uh signoffs from
BPDA and MOH design review landmarks commission DAM MHC city conservation commission to sign the preservation and conservation restrictions um which are part of the park portion and negotiate the terms of the deed and land disposition agreement So um the project
hopefully is cons anticipated to close in the fall of 2025 And thank you I'm happy to answer any questions Great Uh questions or comments from the board um look for this one and you know and for the other ones we discussed It's good to see that we're you know keeping
focus uh on all of these projects doing what we can when we can do it uh to move them along Um there's just these are really a good chunk of really great projects that include affordable housing and um yeah just sending you energy to uh for
the next milestones but also just you know shout outs on the creativity and the inter agency like cooperation or or interdep departmental however you want to reference it um to uh again find creative solutions to still make these
happens if it's a land swap if it's you know um yeah I just yeah appreciate the commitment and uh to to still making this happen So um great There are no other questions or comments Uh motion is in order So moved Second Roll call for a
vote Miss Bennett Hi Mr Sheepard Hi Dr Lansmark Hi Mr Omali I And the chair votes I Motion passes Good job Yun Thank you Right Item number 18 request authorization to execute a contract with Haven Contracting Group for the Charles Town Peace Pro Peace Park project in an
amount in the amount of $91,500 and to execute any change orders for a total contract amount not to exceed $991,650 William All right Excuse me Thank you Madam Chair members of the board Uh we're very happy to be
presenting this project It is the Charles Town Peace Park We're looking to execute a contract with the contractor Haven Contracting and we were last before you on this matter uh June of last year to get authorization to issue that uh IFBB And as you may recall the Peace Park is about a 5,000 square foot
plaza Uh for decades now it's been used by the Charles Town community for community organizing Uh some really great programs It's a very uh passionate space for the community Uh the BRA acquired this parcel in April of last year from Masdot Uh the intent is to
redevelop and improve the open space so that it could continue its current use by the community Uh we would be utilizing city funds as well as some philanthropic funds that have been secured for the site And once we have developed the property we will be transferring it to the Boston Parks and Recreation Department for permanent
article 97 protection as open space We originally bid this project last year of July We got three bids but all were over budget and uh far above funding that we had available for the project We rebid again November of last year We had more than 50 folks downloading the
solicitation We received two bids on December 19th Uh the lowest being from Haven in the amount of $899,500 Uh the total authorization we're requesting is for $991,650 That does include a 10%
contingency And again this is being funded uh mostly by the city of Boston community preservation funds as well as some uh private uh and anonymous philanthropic funds Uh so we are looking to start construction as soon as possible so that we can keep the funders
happy and open the park later this year Happy to answer any questions you may have Great questions or comments from the board Um William can you just uh uh talk a little bit about um uh the connection to the CPA fund just give a little bit more context of uh of what
that is and uh how these are all connected So Miss Bennett will recall this started many years ago Uh folks within the community have always used this space as a place of healing So members of the community who have experienced uh pains of
violence or pains of alcohol or drug abuse uh have often come to this space uh to heal themselves and to connect with others There was a truly grassroots effort many years ago uh to improve the site However because it was owned by Masdat who as we all know operates
highways it was very difficult to get funding uh and frankly even permission to allow folks to improve the site Uh that's really where we came in uh the BRA once the CPA funds had been allocated uh we were willing to take possession of the site ownership and
allow it uh the rest of the funding to take place the rest of the design to take place and ultimately our team will oversee the construction uh which is critical in order to pass it along to the parks department they did not have capacity uh to do this work so we're really just uh intermediate here uh
doing good work yeah I agree um well thank you thank you for that you know for that explanation I think it's a really great uh story again of inter agency state city uh coordination collaboration for something that's um
yeah really really precious to um to those who you know who use it and it's been touched by a lot of folks So yeah Um all right Uh if there are no further questions motion is in order So moved Second Roll call for a vote Miss Bennett I Mr Shepard I Dr Lansmark Hi Mr Omali I
And the chair votes I Motion passes Okay Item number 19 request authorization to amend the construction contract with the APC development for building envelope repairs of the China Trade Center located to Boilston Street to increase the contract amount by
1,155,391 and to execute any change orders for a total contract amount not to exceed $5,954 $54,955 William All right less of a feel-good presentation but I am proud of the work that we're doing here Uh we are
requesting authorization to amend the current contract with APC for the building envelope repairs at the China Trade Building Uh we all recall the China Trade Center was built in the 1880s It is a cast iron frame structure with a masonry veneer Uh our project
aims to restore portions of the masonry that were not repaired a few decades back when the majority of the masonry was done Uh our original contract was to the magnitude of 4.8 million We're looking to increase that by about 1.15 million Uh the issue that we encountered
uh when we were repointing the bricks at the sixth floor of the building uh the masons when doing the grinding of the joints the brick started to become displaced and essentially fell into their hands Uh we had a structural assessment done Uh we got bad news for a
width of 90 feet of the building from the ground to the sixth floor The outer white uh layer of brick had become structurally compromised Uh we we did some more assessment investigation We chased it to an issue with the gutters on top of the parapit of the building
The seams had been leaking for quite some time likely decades allowing water infiltration between the wifs of brick Uh we were surprised to find this during our initial investigation Uh there was no visible signs of this which is atypical Usually you would see the
outermost wife of brick uh boowing a little bit Uh we didn't see that In fact we had passed recently uh an ISD facade inspection Uh so there were no signs that this was going to be an issue which is why we didn't do any destructive testing initially to try to find this
before we were under contract Uh the good news is the original cost of this work was coming in at $2.5 million for this change order Uh over the past three or four months we've been working extensively with our designer our engineer our contractor and our
subcontractor to identify portions of the original work that could be value engineered out uh as well as to reduce the cost So ultimately we're requesting only uh $1 million instead of $2.5 million So I guess that's the good news there Uh so again we are requesting an
increase of $1,155,391 That'll bring the total contract award to 5,954 excuse me 5,954,955 Uh the contractor uh is has everything ready to go So as soon as we have authorization tonight they'll start this work tomorrow morning So happy to
answer any questions you may have Great Uh questions or comments from the board I'll just say that uh the safety of pedestrians in the future is more important than the cost We've seen in the past few um incidents where bricks have fallen off of buildings and we
definitely do not want to see that So let's get it done the right way Absolutely And this area of the building is in the alley that's beside and behind the building which does have pretty heavy pedestrian traffic So yeah echo echo that And you know again
um these are old you know very very old structures Um so I'm glad that you know uh also the finance team and the whole team right to to be able to you budget for it as proactively as you
can but again you know these are um you know sometimes we don't know So this makes uh this makes sense to me and especially in light of you know what we saw the building collapse in you know Dominican Republic and stuff like I think it just um I don't know this just really landed on me with that So um cool
So uh there are no other further questions or comments Um motion is in order So moved Second Roll call for a vote Miss Bennett I Mr Shepard I Dr Lansar Hi Mr Omali I And the chair votes I Motion passes Good luck starting to
work tomorrow Yep Exactly All right Item number 20 Request authorization to execute a contract with Northern Contracting Corporation for the China Trade Center bike room and storage project located at two Boilson Street in the amount not to oh in the amount of
$237,100 and to execute any change orders for the total contract for a total contract amount not to exceed $260,810 William All right Thank you Uh a little less scary of a project We're trying to install a bike room in the China Trade Center which will
accommodate 12 bikes as well as some facility maintenance storage and to upgrade some existing security desks Uh we bid this project in January of this year We had more than 50 folks downloading the solicitation and four bids were received in February of this
year Uh the lowest eligible bid was from Northern in the amount of $237,100 I will note there was a lower bid which had to be disqualified as non-responsive as the bidder did not have the statutoily required DAM
certification That lower bid uh was $220,000 So a difference of about $17,000 Uh the total contract that we're requesting is for 260,810 That includes a 10% contingency for this work Uh and we're happy to do
this It's uh been a long request of many of the tenants within this building uh to have this bike room for folks who are in the building every day So we're happy to advance this and we will have this work completed this year Happy to answer any questions All right Uh 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 Hi Mr Omali I And the chair votes I Motion passes Thanks William Good evening Item number 21 request authorization to issue a request for proposals to redevelop parcel
NY-1105 in the Charletown Urban Renewal Area project number Mass R-55 also known as the Chain Forge building in the Charletown Neighboryard Scott thank you Madam Chair members of the board I'm here to request authorization to advertise and issue a
request for proposals or RFP for Chain Forge also known as building 105 The property consists of approximately 75,500 515 square ft at 1051 First Avenue in the Charles Navyyard and features the existing approximately
58,800 ft building known as the Chain Forge The building was constructed by the US Navy in 1904 and has been vacant since the closure of the Boston Naval Shipyard in 1974 when the Boston Redevelopment Authority acquired the property In 2024 the BPDA terminated the
previous lease for the property with CVPA due to their inability to meet lease obligations and rec and the BRA recaptured the property Our staff have held three community meetings between September 2024 and February 2025 to
gather ideas for rehabilitation and future use of the property and present the proposed development and design guidelines for the RFP Community feedback has shaped the development and design guidelines of the RFP which focus on a mixeduse program historic preservation public amenities and
coastal resilience The BRA seeks proposals for a variety of uses including but not limited to hospitality residential retail cultural and community uses All proposals will be evaluated based on the comparative evaluation criteria which include the
ability to execute exceptional design and development strength of financial off strength of financial offer and finance plan and diversity and inclusion We expect to return to the board later in 2025 to provide an update on the result of the RFP submissions and
hopefully a recommendation of a proponent for tenative designation Thank you and I am happy to answer any questions Cool Questions or comments from the board I just want to say that I um in reading the the development objectives I just I
guess want to just note that um these align well with the values of of the agency and and the bos and what the city of Boston uh state of Massachusetts you know So uh so just glad to see us you know sticking to these values as we are yeah figuring out the future of this
building So um all right if there are no other questions a motion is in order So moved Second Roll call for a vote Miss Bennett I Mr Shepard Hi Dr Lansmark Hi Mr Omali I And the chair chair votes I Motion passes Thank you Item number 23
Kate Item two Yes Okay No Item number 22 22 Thank you Item number 22 request authorization to petition the zoning
commission to adopt map amendments to zoning maps 10A/B to reflect where Rosland Roslandale squares and streets zoning will replace existing article 67 zoning
subdists and adopt a text amendment to article 67 Abdul Great Thank you everyone Uh my name is Abdul Zach Zachariah I'm a planner two on the zoning reform team here at the city of Boston planning department Today we'll be presenting and discussing the
draft zoning map and text amendments for Rosenddale Square for the Boston's uh for the board's approval to petition to the Boston Zoning Commission Uh we'll also highlight the community process that went forth in bringing forth this map and the key logic that went into mapping squares and streets districts uh to help increase opportunities for
housing business spaces and community serving outdoor spaces All of this is part of the implementation of the Rosendale Square small area plan which is adopted by this board back in February of this year Slides There we are Uh next slide please
So the team who have worked on this project includes myself as well as Eileen Micho who was the project manager of the Rosundell Square small area plan and Andrew Plum who helped in reviewing public comments and in preparing for community meetings I also want to highlight Kenya Beaman and Jonal Casado who helped with facilitating community
meetings and advance our outreach to families community groups and Spanish speaking residents respectively Uh Kathleen Honifer who is our deputy director of zoning and a special thanks to Joshua Mccoral who is the Rosendale leazison for the mayor's office of neighborhood services uh who helped in supporting us a lot with community
outreach engagement and some relationship building throughout the process Next slide Uh so for your consideration this evening these are the two components that are necessary to further allow for multif family housing commercial and mixeduse development in and around Rosenddale Square The zoning map
amendment uh on the left here replaces existing zoning subdists in this part of Rosundale with squares and streets districts and makes minor mapping adjustments adjustments to the abuing subdists in this area The zoning text amendment to the right makes sure that changes in the map are reflected in the
formal text of article 67 otherwise known as the Rosendale neighborhood districts which is an article in the Boston zoning code Putting forward both the map and text amendments like this are part of the planning department's efforts to also establish a more consistent set of zoning regulations across the city And the districts are
mapped to local context and goals They're consistent and equitable in their overall rules whether you're proposing these districts within Madapan as they are currently mapped or proposing them a new in places like Rosendale here Uh next slide please So to provide some background the
Rosendale Square small area plan as you all know was adopted in February of this year Uh it sets a vision for public investment as well as continued partnership with local community groups centered around local business and housing growth within and around Rosenddale Square The small area plan also provides guidance on meeting the
goals of that vision uh for city departments local partners and proponents of future development within the area Next slide The plan includes a chapter called the land use and design framework which recommends where future building development should happen within the local area what development should look
like and what land uses are preferred It sets a vision as well for more multif family housing and mixeduse development in and around Rosenddale Square to promote housing opportunities near public transit and to bring more local consumer activity closer to businesses that are throughout this area Specifically it includes a
recommendation to update the zoning rules for this area so that the goals of multif family housing and mixeduse development are further allowed and existing properties of those types are also affirmed and legalized Next slide So these zoning updates at a high level
are necessary to continue the momentum of the plan by setting a stronger enabling environment and regulatory conditions to best help to achieve the plan's goals Without making these particular updates local businesses and residents would not be able to make use of the level of land use and development flexibility that is needed in the
present day to support both local community and economic development efforts Next slide So I'll take some time to talk through the public engagement process here Uh this process included about two months of direct engagement with Rosendale
residences uh residents rather as well as small business owners and property owners All of this was immediately following the year of engagement with the community that was part of the Rosendale Square small area plan The initial draft zoning map was released on uh February 14th the day after the
adoption of the small area plan which launched a 50-day public comment period which was the same length as the comment period for the area plan Community stakeholders had three options for how they could submit their comments The general textbased comment form that we typically use as well as an interactive map-based comment form to allow people
to provide sight specific comments throughout the area and as well as submitting through email I'd like to thank our GIS team for putting something like that together which was very successful in us understanding more sight specific and location preferences uh for zoning districts and land use needs By the end of the comment period
there were about 230 public comments that we received throughout these three formats And following the release of that uh initial map to allow us to get to the point of getting 230 comments we also had informational um and discussive uh public meetings for in total The first was an in-person meeting uh
specifically focused for tenants and property owners that was held at the substation in Rosendale with the focus on identifying folks who are within the resoning boundary and speaking with them directly as well as bringing interdep departmental partners who are related to the development process either in the midst of when someone's applying or
after when they're seeking further approval So staff representing ISD the licensing board the office of economic opportunity inclusion and staff from our urban design team as well were present at this meeting to help people understand the other features that come kind of postzoning if you're proposing something We also held a virtual general
public meeting in the same week as that in-person meeting for folks who cannot attend that inerson session And then we held a virtual check-in meeting about 30 days into the process to make sure we shared a summary of what we heard during that time as well as to share potential additions to the map based off of the majority of comments that we were
receiving about where to flexibly adjust the map uh and the boundaries based off of the land use preferences that people were expressing Uh and then there was a virtual closeout meeting that was held to share the revised zoning amendments that are for consideration this evening Throughout the entire public comment period we also held virtual uh evening
and in person afternoon office hours for residents to be able to speak with us Um I would like to thank the Rosendale branch of the public library for allowing me to have a table there next to the kids section So I had a pretty nice setup there Um so we were able to use that time to speak one-on-one or in small groups with folks who came through
both who registered ahead and who came through just to chat Um and left materials at the library as well for people to peruse on their own time Uh today's meeting obviously is where the board votes to allow the planning department staff to move forward in petitioning the Boston zoning commission in the adoption of the zoning amendments
and we wanted to make sure that the adoption process was clear for stakeholders throughout all of this to understand that this is not the last step but rather than different from plans we then bring it forward to the zoning commission and that was communicated throughout uh each of these steps Next slide Uh so the timeline that I just
shared provides that highle overview of our wide-reaching public engagement and outreach strategy In addition to the public meetings and our uh formal notice of those meetings our team also spoke with 23 different community stakeholders at those office hour sessions that I mentioned We also went on three walks to
local small businesses to share flyers and information including a walk with city councelor Enrique Pepen to Spanish speaking businesses We presented at three community facilitated meetings which stemmed out of an explicit outreach that we did and offered to present and create materials for local groups as needed throughout the process
Uh this included a meeting I had with folks within a parking lot in the tapable parking lot who lived right adjacent to it Um and that was a really great night meeting that we got to have together outside as well as meetings with the Longfellow area neighborhood association and meetings with uh Walkab Rosendale and residents for more
residents Uh in addition to these we had three tableabling sessions aimed at reaching families with young children So two were held at the Sumar School one during their morning coffee hours and one during their afternoon uh food pantry as well as a tableabling session at the Rosundell Library during a children's story time on a Saturday
morning Uh I had phone conversations with property owners as well who were within the resoning boundary to answer their specific questions about the detailed regulations of these districts and had outreach support through our communications and social media team as well as support uh with the office of neighborhood services social media
account as well Uh and we provided direct notification mailers to property owners both the existing tenants and the property owners in the parcels where this resoning boundary is located We sent that first for the initial draft zoning map and then when we had a map of potential additions we also sent mailers
out for that process And lastly we also had weekly updates in the planning department's Rosendale neighborhood newsletter to make sure people virtually knew of any updates to materials that we made any additions and comments that were shared And that also was transparently sharing every comments that we received weekly to make sure
that the community was in conversation with each other and saw what they were each saying about this particular proposal Um I would like to again doing a lot of thanks here want to thank the substation for hosting us uh for our initial public meeting Um the Rosnell library again and many of the teams in the planning department that support it
in the graphics and mapping uh the heavy work that we have to do to make sure the communications materials are available for folks in as timely of a manner as possible Uh next slide please So throughout all of the process stakeholders provided feedback both on this initial draft zoning map that was
released uh in February as well as had time to commit uh continue to comments on the areas for petition uh potential additions to the map as well That's the map in the center The intent was for both to offer adjustments to the map in in line with what we were hearing during the process and to have time for
stakeholders to give continued sight specific comments if those areas should be included in full or partially That brings us to the revised draft zoning map that's for consideration today which is based on what we heard of that initial version and the potential additions that were suggested Next
slide Uh and I know it's about a year since we last got to do something with mapping squares and streets in place So I am going to give a bit of a reminder of what the squares and streets zoning districts are So these districts are newer zoning districts in the Boston zoning code that became effective in May of 2024 and were first mapped in the
Madapan area as part of the implementation of plan Matipan They are six zoning districts that are for and allow for mixeduse development the development of multif family housing commercial spaces and cultural spaces And they're meant to be uh within neighborhood squares and near major transit resources throughout the city of
Boston The districts increase in what land uses are allowed and in their scale starting from the S0 district up to the S5 districts They all have lot standards for front rear and sideyard space as well as a maximum amount of space that a building can cover on a parcel And they also have a minimum requirement for a
permeable area of lot which does not exist in many of our existing zoning districts across the city This requirement is that there is a certain amount of area on the property that has natural ground cover or any other material that allows for the permutation of land of water to go through Some key diff differences between the districts
that is important to highlight is that the S0 and S1 districts are predominantly residential districts in nature with some flexibility for non-residential uses and they have residentially scaled uh setback requirements for front side and rear The S2 S3 S4 and S5 districts all require a
percentage of outdoor amenity space requirement Uh so that is outdoor amenity space that can be something like balconies and terraces for private use or ground level plazas and courtyards for public or shared use uh for folks who live in the same property Uh in addition to that the S3 S4 and S5
districts all require that half of a building's width on the ground floor be dedicated to an active use in the zoning code This is called the ground floor active use requirement Active uses are those that are open to the public and produce very high levels of coming and going of customers visitors and general users Uh some examples of active uses
include restaurants retail spaces but also community centers and grocery stores as well Uh next slide please Uh Squares and Streets districts were created in fall of 2023 and adopted in April based off of a review of development trends over the preceding
5-year period of both multif family and mixeduse development across the city of Boston These zoning districts represent the land use regulations and scales that were consistently found to be most ideal to be able to incentivize a series of uh uh resources and amenities within projects particularly the best ways that
we can go about incentivizing or requiring requiring ground flooror active uses outdoor amenity spaces as I mentioned as well as the way that we can push forth for ADA accessible building amenities sustainable building practices incomerestricted housing by way of inclusionary zoning and projects that
trigger the affirmatively furthering fair housing zoning review and related requirements These are the scales that we see in the present day that are not only commonly needed to produce more multif family housing and commercial spaces but are also in need uh for our regulations to be able to predict for that kind of development Um we don't
have zoning throughout the city that predicts for this scale and needed to create that to be able to uh provide the right pathway for these things to come forth Uh next slide please That all leads us to the draft zoning map that is being brought here today for your consideration This draft
zoning map reflects uh revisions made to the initial map that was released on February 14th based on comments that were received on the initial version as well as comments received related to the potential addition areas that I mentioned earlier that were shared midway through the community process I'll be walking through each part of the
map uh in the following slides but overall the intention of this zoning map amendment is to serve as an implementation tool of the small area plan particularly with the goals in the small area plans land use and design framework which state to increase housing opportunity through more allowance of existing and new multif
family housing to promote existing and new small business activity through allowance of more mixeduse development and to increase the predictability of development through the use of new zoning districts that align with modern-day building practices as mentioned in the previous slide Uh next slide
please So starting first with the central area of Rosundell Square This is uh the square that surrounds Adams Park as well as the Washington Street area that is north of Adams Park Uh so this area is the core mixeduse area of mostly two and threetory buildings today as well as some surrounding multif family
properties that are around three and four stories within the small area plan This was a focus area for a continuation of commercial activity as well as an active main street condition that is importantly between two public spaces within Rosundale It's between Adams Park
in the center and Healey Field to the north And it's also an area that was highlighted for the potential density compared to surrounding streets And so this area in particular was identified as the highest density potential area due to how much existing uh commercial activity and community activity happens
there Next slide please Uh so within this area the S4 and S5 districts were mapped to allow for the highest housing density and a mix of commercial uses as well as the use sizes of those commercial activities S4 and S5
require active ground flooror uses as well as permeable area of lot and the highest percentages of outdoor amenity space requirements that allows for incentive to retain and return existing businesses should redevelopment happen because of that active use requirement and encourages publicly accessible
outdoor amenity spaces as well as green infrastructure on active streets S4 also affirms and increases development potential of large-scale parcels and there are several large-scale parcels within this area including the Sumar School the former Bank of America building and a senior housing community
known as Roger Communities S5 is mapped on and adjacent to major publicly owned parcels as well including the Rosendale Village MBTA commuter rail lots and the greater Rosendale Medical Center um as well as the Taft Municipal lot that is nearby uh S0 is mapped to affirm smaller
multif family clusters and to transition between larger squares and streets districts So we treat that as a transition residential district between the much higher density and then where we see lower density areas And then lastly an update that is not a squares and streets district here is the uh
urban plaza open space district or OSUP and that is mapped onto the Taft Hill municipal lot as a ways to affirm the parking lot use and occasional temporary community uses at that site Uh next slide please Uh continuing to focus in this central
area an update that's being made within the text amendment is to retain the applicability of the Rosendale neighborhood design overlay district This overlay district provides a layer of design review for renovations and redevelopment projects in the area that are over 300 square feet or have some kind of public facade change that is
proposed uh this leaves an opportunity by m making sure the NDOD is still applicable here to have community processes over a project design if something is proposed around this kind of central area of Rosendell Square Next slide Uh the next key areas we're going
to try to group them together are the major streets that uh go away from the central square of the area Uh so each of these major streets this is inclusive of Washington Street North and South Belgrade Avenue and Cumins Highway are uh hold a mix of heavily residential and
non-conforming mixeduse blocks throughout them They also have existing non-conforming three-unit and multif family housing throughout and they each connect Rosendale Square to another commercial cluster or local neighborhood um if you were to continue further down them In the small area plan the vision
was to increase housing and commercial activity and opportunity along these streets as well as promote existing commercial clusters or what we identified as gateways that were important to uh welcome folks within Rosendale and have more commercial opportunity outside of just the square
itself Uh next slide please Uh the S1 and S2 districts were mapped in these areas predominantly to allow for moderate housing density and small to medium commercial land uses both above and below the typical scale of what we'd see in an article 80 project
S1 is mapped on fully and majority residential blocks and this is to align with the overall residential condition that one would find within those areas While the S2 district is mapped at existing commercial clusters and areas identified by local residents for future mixeduse growth and commercial growth
overall Uh the S2 district is also mapped at Washington Street North including parcels abuting the Archdale BHA property And so that's the kind of S2 in the north that offsets a bit and that is uh where there's a current construction storage site located there that abuts against a major housing
facility And so that is also to encourage and incentivize redevelopment that's more fitting with the needs of a more residential and mixeduse area And lastly the S0 district is mapped between the area of South Street that is between the Arboritum and Washington Street North Uh and that is to promote more
contextually scaled multif family housing between the two major community resources of Rosenddale Square and the Arboritum Next slide The next area is north of the Rosendale Square MBTA station And so if you've been up to Rosendale and you know
the kind of elevation change that happens on the lower lot of the commuter rail is where you kind of see most of the square and then when you move upwards there's a more lower scale uh density area and residential area Uh in this particular area you will find mostly uh two-unit properties with some
non-conforming three-unit and multif family properties And there are also non-residential properties at a larger scale that are are not currently allowed but exist there including a multi-commercial building near Fallon Field and the Beacon School uh that's closer to the train uh station and closer to the uh parking lots There's
also a small business cluster with one-story buildings and a larger multif family senior housing development that's at the northmost point of this map Uh within the small area plan this was envisioned as a site again to promote an existing commercial cluster So another gateway for the community and it was also seen as an area to provide moderate
housing density and growth near the commuter rail station but tapered down in scale when compared to Rosendell Square Next slide So here we have the S0 district mapped in the lowest scale residential areas providing homeowners with more flexibility for renovations and
affirming the non-conforming residential uses that are already there We have the S1 district mapped surrounding the commuter rail station to affirm existing uses And we have the S2 district mapped to align with the existing commercial cluster encouraging growth of both the existing storefronts that are there and to affirm that larger senior housing
facility that I mentioned um that is in the northmost point of the map Uh next slide please And I promise we're getting there This is the last part of the map Uh so this is the existing context around FTH Road and Florence Street This area is predominantly residential in nature and
is immediately abuing Healey Field Uh this holds a mix of housing as well uh in that housing three-unit and multif family homes There's also an existing a corner store at the right intersection near Hide Park Avenue at the end of that segment Uh within the plan this was also
identified as a lower density but important area to increase housing opportunity And in the logic of mapping near Healeyfield was to provide more opportunity for folks to live closer to a public space both across the street from and uh within walking distance of it Uh next slide
please Uh so in evaluating this area the S0 district was mapped to affirm those existing three family or three-unit properties as well as multifamily properties and to encourage continued multif family development here near that major public space Uh next
slide And so this has a bit of text on it One thing that is really important that I wanted to highlight in working within uh Rosendale and identifying the kind of trends there uh was that this was an area that was in major need of allowing for more multif family housing and commercial space developments Uh in
mapping these districts in addition to meeting stating goal stated goals of the small area plan and in meeting the intended purpose of allowing multif family and mixeduse developments It's also important to help in particular the ways that we can offer uh things that the current zoning does not provide which is an allowance of these housing
uh types within more areas than kind of the outskirts of the neighborhood In particular uh we'll find that the existing zoning rules in the majority of Rosundale heavily restricts against multif family housing as well as senior housing and mixeduse development overall With help from our GIS team I was able to identify that only about 11% of
parcels in Rosenddale are within existing zoning subdists that allow for multif family housing and senior housing So about a tenth is where you can build senior housing or multif family housing right now More so it was found that only 3.7% of residential parcels have multif family housing on their property and
only 28 more parcels have become multif family properties between 2010 which is about a couple years after the last zoning update in this area and today in 2025 Aside from housing it was also found that only 3.6% of parcels in Rosendale have commercial spaces on their property including both commercial
and mixeduse properties Altogether this represents a very clear reality that the existing zoning regulations in Rosendale and the lack of more widespread zoning for multif family housing and commercial uses ultimately makes it more difficult to welcome more households into Rosundale as well as makes it difficult
to open and expand businesses have housing specifically for the aging community there and to build housing at the scale that's needed for some of the accessibility and sustainable practices that we would hope to see in new development overall to update the zoning for Rosendale Square squares to also further allow these land uses and to
make pathways for housing and economic opportunity that undercurrent zoning is very much locked out of most of the geography here in this neighborhood Uh next slide In addition uh we understand that the scale of multif family housing is very new to neighborhoods like Rosundale
and that uh they are predominantly lower scale in nature through both existing review processes such as article 80 development review and the neighborhood design overlay district review Uh there are ways that the planning department's design team will be able to conduct design review on projects that come through that trigger each of these
different requirements Uh and this is also important because there were design guidelines set forth in the small area plan that our urban design team is able to rely on in response to what design needs may come up should a project be proposed The planning department is also working on the creation of design resources for smaller scale multif
family and mixeduse projects that may be created under the threshold of article 80 or the NDOD triggers The intent of that kind of resource is to provide people with kind of a guide book or an idea of how you can redevelop towards multif family that also fits in the context of neighborhoods that are typically lower scale in nature An
example of this that you all have seen is the ADU guide book that was put together by our team working on ADUs and neighborhood housing Uh the idea being that if you have that guide book in support then it also provides an initial starting point to think of what fits on your lot and within your neighborhood And the planning department will also
further investigate appropriate triggers for site plan and design review overall for these smaller scales uh to better understand how we can promote design uh processes for all scales of housing development Uh next slide please So to provide some context uh
this was provided by one of our urban design staff as a way that we might think through a large project or a large development and how urban design guidelines and standards can help to move that project uh into something that fits within the characteristics of an area So this is an example of the bowling building that is in Nubian
Square In this particular example it illustrates how the bowling building relates to nearby lower scale buildings with artic architectural articulation as well as stepbacks at higher stories and pedestrian oriented design The design guidelines that are in the Rosundell Square small area plan set similar
recommendations for how the design review of buildings especially the center of Rosundell Square can help shape buildings to align with their surrounding contexts improve the public realm and continue the pedestrian experience without compromising on housing commercial space or outdoor amenities Uh next
slide And lastly outside of the map amendment there's also the zoning text amendment for article 67 Uh this is updates to the text amendment that are proposed to make sure that the text is in alignment with what we have in the map itself First the text that describes the applicability of the neighborhood
design overlay district is updated as I mentioned to make it applicable in the squares and streets districts Additionally the zoning subdists that will be replaced by squares and streets districts will be removed from the text of the neighborhood article itself to make sure that is a kind of edited appropriately to match what's on the
ground And third clarifying text was added to the article uh that was to explain when it was first developed and the continued maintenance of that article through community processes moving forward Um next slide Uh so I want to thank you all for taking these amendments into
consideration With your vote we would advance these amendments to the zoning commission next Great Thank you so much Uh fabulous presentation Uh before we move on to board questionings we have a uh representative from councelor Pepin's office Um Miss Bronchuk if you'd like to
make Yes Good evening Everyone can hear me Okay Virtual Yeah Just like everyone can hear me Hello Hello Can folks uh
you can't hear me okay Great Um hello Can everyone can hear me not yet I mean we can hear the hallway Can hear Oh no It's getting close Getting close It's not you Okay Thank you I appreciate
it not being me but apologies for it not being me Can she talk again i'm not here I can I am I am happy to talk No Okay still here I can also call in on someone's phone if
that is preferable Yeah Now I'm gonna wait for Teresa to we'll give it another in the interest of time um four questions and then go Yeah Right there Right there Um okay So we're going to uh take board questions now Questions
or comments from the board Thank you Madam Chair I'll I'll kick things off uh wi with more of comments than questions some of which may be repetitive from when we discussed this the last time but I wanted to start uh by thanking you Abdul and your team This has been a uh labor of love to say the least a lot of
work and I really appreciate your uh going above and beyond uh so many times to make sure that we ran as ecumenical a process as possible hearing all voices all opinions Uh I for one think that this is going to be uh absolutely transformative in a very very positive
way for the neighborhood of Rosendale Um Rosendale is my home neighborhood I was born there Uh growing up in the 80s Rosendale uh to use an expression I hate was the redheaded stepchildren of our stepchild I should say of uh southwest
Boston Uh and now that could not be further from the truth And I mentioned last time and it bears repeating uh the leadership of then councelor Tom Manino uh and identifying Rosdale Square as an opportunity to bring in vibrant diverse businesses Uh which was believe it or
not controversial in some quarters at the time Uh and it's now arguably one of the finest main streets district I'd say in the country Um and I think this is the next step to allow for more housing which is desperately needed to allow for more businesses to thrive in support Uh
the whole the whole vibe of Rosendale is welcoming and wonderful and I think that this goes uh really well in line with that So I will be proudly supporting it and appreciate uh appreciate your work uh and look forward to seeing it ratified at the zoning commission next month
Great Additional questions yeah Questions through the chair um I definitely suck second a lot of your opinions Um definitely want to just kudos to your team yourself Great presentation Um it's very difficult to give two and a half plus years of work
in a 15-minute presentation Um so I I appreciate everything you've done You've made a lot of people myself even more aware than I have been And I just hope everything for the residents of Rosdale goes smooth But I'm glad you guys were able to bring people more on board and
make them fully understand um the concept of what was going on So thank you Questions or comments um ditto Ditto Ditto And I'll um I'll ditto but I did want to um to point out
um you know uh and thank you for even some of those those crowded slides I know I asked for that because I think it is it is remarkable right the things that we are um uh you know learning or validating right
with the data uh throughout this process of 11% of Rosendelle really is only 11% is really compliant with the zoning code as it is right so I think um you know putting that context together and all the care that you take with um ex you
know explaining like current state future state is um uh you do that very well and and it's it's coming It's data driven and I think that goes a long way with helping people to uh be involved and feel and understand and um
uh I think zoning reform is not for the faint of heart Um this is an extremely difficult and complicated topic that has a difficult and complicated history of the use of zoning as a tool Um
so again very proud of the art of the outreach um the many different ways that we have um just transform the way that we collect data right get input from people is just uh is phenomenal um
having a a community facilitated meeting like these are ways that um your daily actions are helping to build that trust uh with the community to repair um you know what we can with what we have you
know control over and um and um and yeah this something we we can we can influence and and this is great that just fabulous fabulous fabulous job I'll stop rambling
Um with that oh shout out to design Oh no she's still here So she's still here So they haven't been able to figure this out So I'm going to turn the sound on my computer so we can hear her Okay go ahead Diane Good evening everybody Thank you so much for being so accommodating for me Uh my
name is Diana Branchuk I am chief of staff for district 5 city councelor Ben and I am going to speak his testimony on his on his behalf I'm writing to express my strong support for the new proposed zoning map for Rosenddale squares and streets This plan is an important
overdue step toward building a more vibrant inclusive and sustainable Rosendale and a better Boston overall Boston's current zoning code is deeply outdated It was written decades ago for a very different city and it has become one of the biggest obstacles to addressing the challenges we face today
The existing zoning encourages car- centric lowdensity development limits the creation of affordable housing and makes it unnecessary unnecessarily difficult to build the kinds of homes businesses and community spaces that our neighborhoods actually need If we continue with the status quo we will
fall further behind The housing crisis will worsen Small businesses will struggle to find suitable spaces and we'll miss key opportunities to make our communities more walkable climate resilient and equitable The proposed zoning map for Rosenddale Squares and Streets helps turns the page It reflects
thoughtful community input and planning and it moves us toward a more modern responsive and forwardthinking approach The team did their due diligence in learning from residents about proposed expansions height changes and more And this map encourages more housing near transit more flexibility for local
businesses and a better use of land in a neighborhood that is ready to grow in a thoughtful inclusive way Improving our zoning is not just a local issue It's a citywide imperative Rosenddale can lead by example showing what's possible when we match our policies with our values and our vision for the future I urge
decision makers to adopt the proposed zoning map and to continue advancing zoning reform across Boston And if I may also take one moment and just truly thank the team They have been some of the most dedicated hardworking individuals and I truly hope they will
come back to Lindale in the future Thank you so much for your time and your consideration Thank you Thanks so much Um maybe turn this down off so we don't There we go There we go Um uh thank you
so much uh Miss Brown and uh and uh sending that through to Councelor Pepin Um yeah I hope you feel and recognize the sentiments that are coming coming through with how uh how people
um have how we are receiving right this process and and the materials that you presented today I did want to shout out to the design uh design guidelines and resources the the the focus to put those you know uh develop those kind of tools
to help what we absolutely need to do right of um you know getting the ADUs doing these things that do collectively make a cumulatively make a difference um so um yeah I just wanted to shout out design okay um with that if there are no
other comments or questions a motion is in order so moved second Okay Roll call for a vote Miss Bennett Oh is not here Miss Shep Mr Shepard Miss I Okay Dr Lansmark Hi Mr Omali I And the chair
votes I Motion passes Um bravo All right Yes we're going to take a a five minute break So we'll see you at uh um 5:55 Yeah All right Thank you everyone for um
returning Uh so we are going to start the public hearing portion of um the meeting So this is a public hearing before the Boston Redevelopment Authority doing business as the Boston Planning and Development Agency being held in conformance with article 8 of the Boston Zoning Code to consider the
proposed second amendment to the amended and restated master plan for plan development area number 87 and the second amendment to the development plan for the residential
project at 125 Guest Street within the plan development area number 87 Boston Landing This hearing was duly advertised on March 27th 2025 in the Boston Herald This is a BPDA hearing on a proposed petition by the agency Staff members will first present their case and are
subject to questioning by members of the agency thereafter Anyone who wishes to testify about the proposed project will be afforded an opportunity We are taking support and opposition at the same time So if you're planning to testify um via Zoom please take time now to verify that
your computer microphone is active and click on the hand icon on your Zoom control panel This will signal to the staff that you would like to speak and when your hand is raised it will be blue If you're calling into the meeting and would like to testify please dial star9 to raise your hand When I call for all
testimony staff will announce your name and allow you to talk You must unmute your microphone Your webcam will not be active If you are planning to testify in person in the boardroom please line up behind the podium after the presentation has concluded We will call on you In an effort to accommodate all who would like
to speak about this proposal each person will be given up to two minutes to comment BPDA staff will indicate when 30 seconds remain At that time please conclude your remarks so that the hearing may continue and others may be heard Finally the proponents are allowed a period of five to 10 minutes for
rebuttal if they so desire Nick and may now please begin the presentation Thank you Madam Chair members of the board Secretary of Director Shen My name is Nick Carter and I am a development portfolio manager with the planning department The proposal before you today is for the second amendment to the
amended and restated master plan for plan development area number 82 87 and the second amendment to the development plan for the re the residential project at 125 guest street within plan development area number 87 Boston Landing The proponent seeks to add
certain uses to the already approved uses to both the second amendment to the amended and restated master plan and the second amendment to the development plan These uses are already approved for other development plans within PDA number 87 On February 7th 2025 the
proponent filed the two amendments This commenced a comment period that ran through March 24th 2025 During this comment period an IIG meeting and public meeting were held on March 5th 2025 There is no presentation for this proposal Keith Craig from National
Development is here to answer any questions you might have Thank you Okay Thank you Since this is a public hearing we'll um first uh move to uh testimony So if there's anyone who in the public who would like testimony please now um you can come to the uh
podium Yes Um the floor is yours Thank you madam chair Uh good evening uh members of the board Director Shang Minor representing the carpenters union Uh we just like to go and recognize strong support of this uh proposal and this
change Uh we greatly appre appreciate the jobs that were created by this project and uh we're grateful Thank you so much Great Thank you Uh is there anyone online annabella you can unmute yourself Madam chair members of the board
Annabella Gomes a member of the IG for this project Uh would like to go in support It is consistent with the PDA Thank you Thank you Annabella Is there anybody else online or in the boardroom who would like to
testify madam Chair that concludes the public hearing Okay great Um so do we have any questions or comments from the board all right um want to say thank you to um the IG member and to people who have uh taken time to to come here and
uh participate in the public hearing today So if there are no further questions or comments uh for this change order um we um a motion is in order second roll call for a vote Miss Bennett I Mr Shepard Dr Lansmark I Mr Ali And
the chair votes I Motion passes Um thank you Good luck Okay let's go back back back No the 23 Okay going back to item number 23
Request authorization to So this is going to be a similar to last time a joint presentation um for the next two items So I'll just read read these two and then we'll go from there request authorization to sign the municipal
planning board notification form declaring the intentions of the commercial wararf east condominiums to file a chapter 91 license application with the commonwealth department of environmental protection Item number four is request authorization to sign
the municipal planning board notification form declaring the intention of the Kathleen Stone Island Outwardbound School to file a chapter 91 license application for the project located at zero Thompson Island with the Commonwealth Department of Environmental
Protection So um Elana floor is yours I'm going to start by lowering this Um good evening Chair Roas Secretary Pyus members of the board and Director Shen My name is Elana Hayes and I am presenting to inform you of two projects that have submitted applications for
chapter 91 licenses pursuant to the public waterways act through the Commonwealth Department of Environmental Protection Uh oh there we go Perfect Um the first of these is the project at Commercial Warf East in Harbor Park North End Waterfront District And the second is the project of Zero Thompson
Island the Kathleen Stone Island Outwardbound School in the Boston Harbor Islands Next slide please Chapter 91 is a Massachusetts general law intended to codify the public trust doctrine preserving the Massachusetts waterfront for public
purpose Projects located on Tidelands are in most cases subject to chapter 91 jurisdiction These projects must either serve a water dependent use or preserve the capacity of the waterfront for future water dependent use Projects that do not serve a water dependent use are
subject to additional regulations in most cases such as allowing for public access provision of open space and the creation of facilities of public accommodation Chapter 91 is enforced by the Commonwealth and protect and projects subject to the regulations must
go through a licensing process with the Department of Environmental Protection Part of said licensing involves notifying the municip municipal planning board or local equivalent of a project's application for a license This project involves the signature of a form to be
submitted with the proponent's application for the license Next slide please This form is separate from the public comment period on a project and neither indicates support of nor opposition to a project The Mass Massachusetts
Department of Energy and Environmental Affairs publishes notices of all projects submitted for review through the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act NEPA including chapter 81 license applications in the Environmental Monitor These public notices include an advertisement of both public hearings
and public comment periods during which agencies and individuals may submit comments directly to the de to the department of environmental protection on the license application for a project through a coordinate coordinated effort between planning and other city departments We issue a comment letter as
appropriate for projects Next slide please The project of commercial wararf is expected to meet all stipulations set forth set forth by the code of Massachusetts regulations 310 CMR 9.00 waterways with respect to the projects
on private tidelands The proposed project is seeking a chapter 91 license to authorize the existing conditions of the site and to provide previously proposed harborwalk improvements Such harborwalk improvements are part of a legislatively authorized extension of the harborwalk pedestrian prominade
along the south side of commercial warf per chapter 313 of the legislative acts of 2022 Next slide please The project at zero Thompson Island is also expected to meet all stipulations set forth by the waterways
legislation with respect to projects on filled and flowed tidelands serving a water dependent use This license application is for the reauthorization of an existing pileup supported pier and solid wararf as well as the maintenance of three pile held floats with associated gangways on filled and flowed
tidelands This project was not subject to article 80 review After this presentation and vote for authorization the director of planning will sign the municipal planning board notification forms for each project and the forms will be returned to the proponents for submission to D as part of a complete
chapter 91 license application package signature on these forms indicates that the municipal planning board or equivalent has been notified of the license application Thank you And I'm happy to answer any questions you may have Okay Any questions or comments from the board
um I just wanted to thank you for um your diligence and going through the chapter uh 91 process uh for for us and for the public Um and uh yeah your just your diligence around that It's a very um you know a limited resource that we
have So um uh appreciate the work to to make sure that we're complying with the with the use and the spirit of of what's intended there Thanks We've been working on standardizing things Yeah Know like another thing that's not the faint of heart you know chapter 91 Um okay So
with that um there's no other questions The motion is in order Sorry I have to read both I know there's so we're taking two votes So I'm going to read the first vote is going to be item number 23 Request authorization to sign the municipal planning board notification
form declaring the intention of the commercial wararf east condominiums to file a chapter 91 license application with the commonwealth department of environmental protection Uh motion is in order So move second Roll call for a vote Miss Bennett I Mr Sheepard I Dr
Lansmark Hi Mr Omali I And the chair votes I Motion passes Item number 24 request authorization to sign the municipal planning board notification form declaring the intention of the Kathleen Stone Island Outwardbound School to file a chapter 91 license
application for the project located at zero Thompson Island with the Commonwealth Department of Environmental Protection A motion is in order So move Second Roll call for a vote Miss Bennett I Mr Sheepard Hi Dr Lans Mr Omali I and the chair votes I Motion passes Thanks
Selena Thank you Elana My apologies Um item number 25 request authorization to issue a certificate of completion for the successful completion of the 288 Harrison Avenue project in accordance
with section C.4 four of the cooperation agreement buying between the BPDA and Harrison Affordable LLC dated November 3rd 2022 and issue a cert certificate of completion in accordance with section 3.04 04 of the land disposition
agreement by and between the CCBA Harrison ground lesser LLC and VR dated December 16th 2022 in regards to parcel R-2B in the South Cove urban renewal area project number Mass
R-92 Um so certificate of completion So there's uh no presentation Uh a motion is in order So move second Roll call for a vote Miss Bennett I Mr Sheepard I Dr Lansmark I Mr Omealy I and the chair votes I Motion
passes Item number 26 request authorization to issue a certificate of completion for the successful completion of the improvement on parcel R-59-B2 in the Charlestown Urban Renewal Area project number Mass R-55 located at 24 Washington Street
pursuant to an agreement by and between the Boston Redevelopment Authority doing business as the Boston Planning and Development Agency and Eric Anderson dated August 4th 1977 Uh it's a certificate of completion No presentation A motion is in order So move Second Uh roll call for a vote Miss
Bennett I Mr Sheepard I Dr Lansmart Hi Mr Omali I And the chair votes I Motion passes Item number 27 request authorization to issue a certificate of completion for the successful completion of 373 Northampton Street project in Roxbury formerly the Northampton Street
Residences pursuant to an agreement by between the Boston Redevelopment Authority doing business as a Boston Planning and Development Agency and THR Acquisition LLC Care of Transom Real Estate and Harbor Run Development LLC dated September 15 2022 Again a
certificate of completion Uh no presentation A motion is in order So move Second Roll call for a vote Miss Bennett Hi Mr Sheepard Hi Dr Lansmark Hi Mr Milly I And the chair votes I Motion passes Item number 28 This is
anformational update on the article 80 reform implementation and development review modernization Uh Newour Good afternoon madam chair secretary Paul director Shannon members of the board My name is Nupor Manani I am the senior deputy director for development review
I'm here to provide anformational update on the article 80 modernization project Um and because this is purelyformational there is no vote needed at the end of this item Next slide Um as you all will probably remember we began working on this project in March 2023 In our analysis of
the existing development review process detailed stakeholder interviews and extensive community engagement we identified several issues with the status quo today Um first and foremost review times are lengthy and unpredictable A typical review under article 80 can take anywhere from two
months to two years and a majority of our projects over threequarters of them based on our analysis within the last 10 years did not meet the statutory timelines required by the code Um second mitigation and community benefits are inconsistent from one project to the next These ad hoc and last minute
negotiations make it impossible to predict the cost of development um and timelines for permitting and 90% of community members as well as developers when we surveyed them through the first phase of this project agreed with this particular issue Today's community engagement process um community
engagement methods used during development review also don't reach a majority of Bostononians renders young people and non-white residents are severely underrepresented in who shows up to our public meetings Finally competing priorities can often lead to contradicting feedback and this
is largely a result of various independent initiatives that have been layered on as requirements without being fully coordinated into article 80 since it was first established in 1996 Next slide During this two-year study we also
looked at PSTs across North America and situated Boston in the context of best practices for development review operations as well as community engagement and mitigation All of the research and subsequent recommendations that we came up with were published in September 2024
in the draft action plan following which we invited reactions and additional feedback during a 90-day comment period Next slide And we received a lot of really good feedback Um we received 99 detailed comment letters that were very
thoughtfully put together from both community members and industry organizations Um I'm not expecting anyone to read the small font on the right but it just gives you sort of an idea of the broad sort of swath of stakeholders we heard from um including institutions CDC's elected officials
neighborhood associations developers and um individuals themselves In addition to this we had released a survey that received over 300 responses which largely confirmed and validated the direction that we were heading in with this work The feedback that we heard um
if we go to the next slide was essential in deciding where we focus our efforts going forward from here There were several recommendations in the action plan which received broad support from our stakeholders Some of these are listed in the column on the left here We consistently heard the importance of
improving our internal procedures and the way that we work together as a planning department to interact with developers and communities during development review We also heard that it is important for the city as a whole to speak with one voice which includes other boards and commissions as well as different departments that engage in our
process Other recommendations like updating our engagement methods and integrating planning more deeply into our decision- making as it relates to community benefits also received a broad broad support And then finally all of our stakeholders whether from the
industry design community or um neighborhoods supported performing the Boston Civic Design Commission to clarify their role and update thresholds for review and use their time and expertise more efficiently In addition to the areas where we heard support the feedback
received through these comment letters also highlighted areas where we did not have support for moving forward and I do want to acknowledge those today There are too many questions remain unanswered on these topics here and so we're committed to studying them further Um
the proposal for community advisory teams a new advisory body proposed in the action plan While the concept itself was supported we heard a lot more questions about its implementation and execution um and that does require a lot more detailed analysis and betting with
the community before we can set that in motion Similar to that there's a need to do additional research on potential ways to make mitigation more predictable Um other procedural changes like new review timelines and review sequences also need to be tested in the real world before we can um really set them in motion or
write them into a new code And so we're be committing to sort of study those further and we're not at a point where they can be um implemented or tested going forward from here Next slide Today we want to share with you our plan for the year ahead as it is shaped by this feedback We've planned a
series of early actions to implement items that we have received broad support for um and identified the other actions where we haven't heard support as sort of long-term actions that will be studied further Early actions will focus on internal operations where the
goal is for the planning department to speak with one voice and provide consistent and prioritized feedback Another important focus of this work will be interdep departmental coordination with other boards commissions and city departments And then finally to support these changes that we're doing here as well as to
clean up um outdated requirements in the zoning code and make it more consistent with modern day practice we're proposing to release a draft of changes to article 20 and article 28 which cover some of these BCDC reforms I mentioned As I said the long-term actions um on the right
will focus on answering these unanswered questions And so over the course of 2025 we will be doing a lot more analysis further study and more engagement related to these ideas before we can release a set of updated recommendations um that share some of that information out with the community To cover each of
these items in detail I'm going to pass it over to Kevin who has been doing um a lot of the work on this project since its very inception So Kevin go ahead Good evening Madam Chair members of the board So uh I'm Kevin Crossley the project manager for the article article
80 modernization work I want to talk about uh these things in a little bit more detail So if we go to the next slide please So um our first priority like Napor said is updating our internal review procedures Uh before we can ask everyone else to change we have to
demonstrate that you know we can change ourselves first and we can do a better job as the planning department So we're focused on three main things First uh setting clear internal expectations and standards of review That means things like defining clear staff roles and responsibilities updating meeting
formats creating more consistent procedures internally Second uh evaluating new timelines Uh the goal here is to understand a couple of things One the difference between when staff are working on a review versus when project teams and proponents are preparing documents Want to distinguish
that a little bit better in our data systems and second to get a finer level of detail in the work that staff are doing and how long that work takes So that will help us uh you know start to identify bottlenecks or other resource constraints that we just don't have the
information to know uh today And then finally on this slide effective feedback delivery the intention here again as import said is to speak with one voice as the planning department and provide a a unified feedback to project teams through the review process The idea is
to prevent you know conflicting recommendations that sometimes pop up in different in different conversations If you go to the next slide please Um we also have some early actions around community engagement Uh the first item here early developerled outreach is
really an opportunity to create consistency What we've heard and what we've learned from the action plan is that many development teams are out in the community you know being good neighbors and understanding their context right now but they each do that a little bit differently So the goal here is to uh provide a set of resources
and guides like how-to guides and tools from the planning department for these project teams so that they can have a consistent approach They can take something right off the shelf and start you know getting out there and talking to people right away Um secondly uh we as the planning department want to modernize the way that we are doing
engagement in the context of development review and we can do that by adding new methods This is a place where we've heard consistent uh broad support from uh the community Uh the idea is to again make it easier to engage with the process make it more accessible and um
you know reach a broader range of uh community members So that looks like that looks like things like uh deploying new surveys at at each stage of the review or reforming our public meeting processes Maybe they're more workshop structured or there's u you know better facilitation or updated facilitation
from our project managers in those meetings And then finally a really critical piece here is greater transparency This kind of goes handinhand with better feedback prioritization If we are speaking clearly on the priorities we have as the planning department we can communicate
that more clearly out to the community and explain our decisions and why you know certain recommendations were made or or what um you know planning standards or other zoning factors you know led to that recommendation Next slide please As Neor said we also uh really
want to emphasize improved coordination and collaboration with other uh boards and commissions and other city departments That starts with BCDC which is a place where we've heard a lot of broad support for reform The goal of our reforms to BCDC are to um use the
commission's expertise where it will have the most impact So there's a couple of changes there to the uh the procedures of the of the meetings but two main ones I want to highlight are updating the review threshold uh from 100,000 to 200,000 square feet and uh reforming their recommendation
procedures so that feedback is more you know directly targeted to the urban design staff who can you know work to to deliver that to to project teams as well So um and that is an important focus for us early on But that's not the only board and commission that has a role in review There's a lot of others and a lot
of other city staff that play a role and we are focused on them as well in the short term Uh the approach is to better integrate the different staff uh from these different teams especially now that we are city staff as well um into the uh into the review process uh so we
can do a better job again speaking with one voice Next slide please So I know I'm going through a lot but I do want to spend a minute on zoning Uh Napor mentioned we have some early actions uh on the zoning text of article
80 and article 28 covering BCDC And again these are intended to clean up outdated language modernize the text to reflect the way we work today And uh the intent is not to overhaul it and you know rewrite it from scratch There's a lot of unanswered questions we still
need to work through So again we are our approach is to start with the lowhanging fruit and really clarify things Uh next slide please So how does this all come together this slide is a bit of a uh you know timeline or a snapshot of all the
different pieces of the puzzle So we are uh here in April 2025 talking through some of these early actions Again the idea is to start testing and iterating these operational improvements and new community engagement methods so that we can learn how they work and practice um
you know how we work better as the planning department over the next year Going along with that are the zoning changes that I just mentioned Um we're aiming to um you know have a uh those a public conversation and feedback about those over the next couple of months leading up toward um codification with
this board and the zoning commission later this summer Going along with that on the bottom of the slide are the long-term actions that Nepor mentioned Again those are places where we have a lot of unanswered questions that we want to continue engaging with all of our stakeholders to
answer those questions refine the recommendations and prepare um a final set of recommendations that um give us more guidance for those things Those all then come together early next year where we take what we've learned from this iteration and testing combine it with
these uh long-term recommendations into another set of zoning changes we're thinking uh we'll be ready um mid next year Um so uh next slide please So in the short term just to to remind everyone this is the um focus in the immediate next steps are these
operational uh internal procedural changes some of those community um engagement activities as well as the uh draft zoning In the coming weeks we will be releasing um a lot of this information in a more detailed format will have a um a document we're calling
a early action supplement to the action plan that will go into a lot more detail of these operational changes and we'll be releasing the draft zoning for a public comment period where we will continue to uh seek feedback Um we'll have you know a couple public meetings some office hours and focus groups to go
along with all that So uh I think that's our last slide So uh thank you for your time Neporin and I are of course happy to answer any questions you might have Okay Thank you Great presentation Uh questions or comments from the board uh I have a couple questions Thanks Thanks for the presentation Super
helpful Um in my experience interacting with this process a two of the most fraught areas are are the uh the the community advisory piece and how to make that
effective and also the community benefits the negotiation And I don't know if that's what you mean by mitigation but is that is that it is is that sort of part of this review process the benefits piece or Yeah that's part
of my own shortorthhand for reading you know working on this stuff every day Mitigation community benefits the all of those things are included there Great And so are there any early thoughts that you can share about um how or or suggestions that have
come through that are interesting to you guys about the community advisory structure if it's too soon that's to speak about it it's fine but I'm just curious some of the thoughts from the action plan and poor you can absolutely jump in too but you know those um the community advisor the role of community
and advising the plan department and and staff as well as the community benefits process are two important uh areas of recommendations that we uh heard about in our early reviews and documented in the action plan Uh the community advisory teams is one important part of
those recommendations Um as well as uh proposed in the action plan to um kind of standardize or make the mitigation and community benefits process a bit more predictable Uh those are also two of the places where we have the most unanswered questions So um a lot of the
ideas we pro proposed in the action plan around community advisory teams introduced a lot of questions about you know what's the specific comp composition of these groups how are they organized how what kinds of conflict of interest rules might we might we propose for them what is their specific role in
the review process when are they involved and what is their specific scope of review lots of unanswered questions there Similarly with mitigation community benefits we heard broad support to better emphasize planning and connect the goals that we document in planning into those
processes And that's a place where we're looking to you know get into the weeds a little bit in the short term But a lot of the bigger questions about a more you know predictable approach or um you know certain other standards or um thresholds and things are again unanswered
questions But I don't know if you had anything more to add Kevin I think you you covered all of these um very sort of important nuances The one thing I'll say for the board's reference here is we're trying very hard to have development review be very directly responsive to planning going forward from here Right
so for example the community um advisory teams a big component of this concept going forward will be that members who volunteer to participate in the CATs will be trained thoroughly in sort of aspects of planning and development review Right so they can participate sort of and and bring a more informed
perspective into the discussion of trade-offs right which is really going to be their role on advising the agency and the sorry planning department um for making trade-offs We recently released an RFP with your permission to uh hire a consultant for a planning academy Um
that was a follow-up kind of recommendation of our design vision And so our goal is to again sort of leverage the expertise that we will create within the community through planning academy um and then use that sort of as a way to you know build sort of a more educated civic population that can then
participate in development review processes through CATs The other connection I'd just like to make is with um the needs assessment You know you also approved us to sort of go out there and do a citywide needs assessment And so our hope is that in the future when we have a clearer indication of the
different needs of neighborhoods we can use that really as the basis for community benefit and mitigation conversations as development projects come through So there's a lot of inter sort of disciplinary work happening here and our goal really at the end of this is to generate a process that is able to better deliver the outcomes for
decisions that are made through planning Thank you Additional questions or comments um this was just anformational update but uh again thank you so much for being responsive to to our requests for these uh periodicformational updates um on
this uh you know important project I do you know want to recognize the um uh you know the the ex excellent application of project management standards in this is there's so many moving parts to this which is uh so so I think you guys are
doing a really great job of like um you know breaking it up into digestible and achievable pieces right that will all eventually kind of come together But but that um kind of having multiple things going on at one time is
a is just a challenging task So I just wanted to um yeah give you good job Keep going kind of thing Um all right So thank you very much Appreciate All right Item number 29 request authorization to issue a
sculping determination waving further review pursuant to article 80B large project review of the zoning code for the proposed construction of 139 residential rental units including inclusionary zoning units uh 6,700 ft of cultural space 7,100 ft of
retail space three car share parking spaces and 144 bicycle parking spaces located at one Harvard Avenue also known as Great Scott Redevelopment and enter into a cooperation agreement and to take all related actions Quinn thank you Madam Chair members of the board
Secretary Pyus and Director Shen proposal before you is for an article 80 large project known as the great Scott redevelopment project at one Harvard Avenue in Alustin Uh the proposed project would be a nine-story mixeduse building with 139 rental apartments and ground flooror retail anchored by the
return of the Great Scott music venue which was closed during the peak of the CO9 pandemic Joining the Great Scott on the ground floor would be a smaller 75 person venue uh the O'Brien's pub which does exist on the project site today and be returning to the new building as well In all the project would contain
approximately 97,000 square feet of gross floor area with a maximum height of 105 ft There would be three on-site uh car share parking spaces a tenant bike room on the second floor and dedicated bike niches in every unit for additional bike storage The project would be designed as zero net carbon
ready passive house and lead gold certifiable on the project having filed in January 2025 is subject to the inclusionary zoning provisions and plans to meet those requirements through a combination of 17 income restricted units for designated units for mobile uh voucher holders and a payment in le of
units the remainder of the affordable square footage requirement The proponents filed their PNF on January 27th 2025 A virtual impact advisory group meeting was held on February 10th 2025 and a virtual public meeting was held on February 24th 2025 Uh both
meetings were well attended and the public meeting was advertised in local newspaper and online I want to thank planning staff IG members and members of the public who contributed their time and efforts to improving this project through the course of our review and recognized that the U board should have received a support letter from district
city councelor uh Braden earlier today I'll now turn it over to my colleague Michelle Yei to discuss the planning context uh considering their view of this project before the development team begins their presentation Thank you Uh thank you Quinn Good evening Chair Roas Secretary Fimus members of the
board and director Shen My name is Michelle E and I'm the planning review team planner assigned to this project Um next slide please Okay The proposed project at one Harvard Avenue is located in the Alustin Brian Neighborhood Zoning District within the Harvard Avenue Community Commercial or CC1 subdist This
portion of Harvard Avenue intersects with Cambridge Street and is a key node in this main street district In regards to transportation this area is well serviced as is as it is accessible to the MBTA Harvard Avenue Green Line station and multiple MBTA bus lines
including the 57 64 66 and 501 busers The proposal zero off-stream motor vehicle parking count is consistent with Boston Transportation Department guidelines while the proposal is inconsistent with bicycle parking guidelines due to predetermined ground level constraints and tenants Staff note
that the proposed bicycle parking plan is consistent with with current zoning Um next slide please The proposed project also falls within the boundaries of several planning efforts In particular two key reports inform the review process The
mayor's office of arts and cultures Alustin Brian Arts Cultures and Placeing report and the Alison Bryan needs assessment The Alson Bryan needs assessment was approved and adopted by the PPDA board in January 2024 Both of these plans emphasized the need for creative spaces in their neighborhood
especially as development pressures were accelerating the loss of s the loss of such spaces and displacing creatives particularly with the closure of small m smaller music venues The proposed project aligns with these goals as it will reintroduce the great Scott and
revitalize O'Brien's pubs to smallcale music venues In doing so it will help create opportunities for emerging musicians and artists and ensure the arts and cultural space can continue to service the community In addition this project will also bring many public realm improvements to the area such as
upgrading the sidewalks and streetscapes to both Cambridge Street and Harvard Avenue to meet complete street guidelines to help further enhance the pedestrian experience Thank you And now I'll turn it over to the development team to present the project in more detail Thank you very much Quinn and Michelle
Uh good evening Madame Chair members of the board Secretary Paulus Director Shen I'm Don Wuest with the Bostonbased law firm of Dane Torpy Um here representing the project proponent Alolston Live Management Um after I make a couple
introductory comments Jordan Warshaw from the proponent will speak and then Yan Brener from the design team at Cambridge 7 will walk you through the project design Um so a couple introductory comments One is um we know that the agency has been looking at ways
to where appropriate streamline the article 80 process We just had a presentation on that Um I want to pass our sincere heartfelt thanks to uh Quinn Valuchich our project manager Thank you Quinn Um this is a project that had community support like I've never seen
in 25 years of doing this work working at the agency and working in private practice Uh we had 381 letters of support We had five letters of opposition Um we challenged Quinn saying that we have a project that has a lot of broad-based support We're solving a lot
of problems at this site Um can we move expeditiously through this process quinn pushed back very hard on us we had to just perform and answer questions and refine our design Uh but he he made the deal with us that as long as we kept meeting the standards that were set for
us Um and our team could turn things around quickly we would keep moving through the process So um we're very grateful to be here in April having filed in January Again Quinn thank you so much for the the guidance and all the pushing Um secondly this is a project that really brings together what we love
about Boston Uh there'll be two music spaces on the ground floor housing above Both are desperately needed Um and what is striking about this project is that while it might not be accurate to say this could only happen in Boston there really only few cities in America where
this could happen because for a project like Great Scott to work you need a certain amount of residential density You need a broad-based and deep musical culture like Boston has And you need transit And those three factors come together at this site beautifully Um
we'll take a little dig at arrival to the south New York City This project would not have happened or wouldn't have happened right in New York City In New York this project would have been at Hudson Yards It would have been glam It would have been glitzy high budget What Great Scott is about is the intimacy of
a performer and a crowd up close to each other in a simple space That's what this project is ultimately about Um and we're delighted to present it to you this evening So um with that being said I will turn the presentation over to proponent Jordan Warshaw Thank you
Thank you Don Jordan Warshaw On behalf of the project team thank you Madam Chair members of the board Director Shen Secretary Pois Thank you all very much for having us today I would like to first start by introducing the other two members of our triumvirate We are a
threeperson development team here uh myself together with Carl Lavin in the blue sport coat You can wave to the crowd Um Carl has been the booking manager of Great Scott for over 20 years and Carl is really the instigator of this whole project bringing in first
Paul and then Paul brought myself in to form the team to bring this together Paul um you may know as the producer of the Boston Music Awards Music Festival in City Hall Plaza um longtime music industry person and I'm the bricks and
mortar guy that they found through a project that Paul and I had worked on previously together to bring this all together Um I'd like to start by thanking um by echoing Don's thanks to Quinn and also Casey and Nepor and
director Shen Um what we've just heard about the modernization of article 80 is great And what I want to tell all of you that we feel really good about just this is my first article 80 since co that there is a responsiveness at city hall that that is really refreshing As Don
said we you know we got beaten up I looked a lot younger four or five months ago but they answer phone calls They return emails They reach out to the various members of the various departments in the city Um it it's really refreshing to work with
government that works well like this And it it's a real credit to the administration and to Kyros's BRA to the modern or BPDA or BP or whatever the initials are this week Um it it's a real credit that um that that things are really working well and I I want to say
thank you Um the slide up on the screen is for people that don't know showing where the old great Scott was and where it is today at the bottom of the screen at the corner of Comm and Harvard A Um Great Scott stood there for many decades
and the pandemic hit and it got closed down and they were unable to make an arrangement with the owner of the building that worked for everybody and um Carl and his team um worked really hard to keep the thing alive Somebody
not even affiliated with the project went and put out a petition keep great Scott Don't kick them out don't bring in somebody else And they got 25,000 signatures in a week That's how beloved the space was And then the landlord said to Carl and his team they said "You've
got to raise money to improve the the building if you want to stay." Carl went out and did a GoFundMe type campaign Raised $300,000 from what almost a thousand people um in a in a matter of months But by the time the money was in the lease was being signed with Taco
Bell which is what sits there today sadly No no offense to Taco Bell but music club is more fun So we came together We found the site at the corner of Harvard A and Cambridge Street just up the road It's actually an aggregation of three sites three properties
including the one where our Brian's Pub sits today We closed on the purchase of that property on New Year's Eve Um and since then the three of us together with the current management team of O'Brien's everyone stayed in place has been
continuing to operate the venue as it has been operated prior to our takeover And um as Don said the community support has been unbelievable The the music community has come out the neighborhood community has come out One thing that
tells you how important this is to people is it it is taller than the projects that are existing or approved around it Yet there were only five objectors and two of them were the owners of the two properties next door which already are recent approved Boston
projects Um so and by the way the project to our south um which you recently approved the post office project we've been working really well with them They've been very helpful and the two of us are going to work very well together So it it people desperately want great Scott to come
back They desperately want O'Brien's to remain and they desperately want housing And so they supported the project that we put together at the scale that we put it together because they know that to support these venues we need a certain density of um income generating property
So I've never been involved in anything with this kind of support before and it's very gratifying Next slide um a view a view of the site itself It's a one-story building today At the left side of the property is O'Brien's Pub Um
70 person venue shows seven nights a week Um four bands a night many nights a real local institution And then this space on the right side of the building that you're seeing we have a popup tenant a um a vintage clothing shop um
with its main main branch in Cambridge that they came in and we didn't want to have an empty space while we were going through the development process and they came in and they've got a a really nice well-received shop there Next and now I'd like to turn over to
Yan Brener of Cambridge 7 Um we love these guys They did a project with us in in Somerville Yan was the project architect on that as well Really beautiful unusual building And before I introduce Yan the reason Cambridge 7 is here is without disparaging anything
else that's been built in the city there's a certain formula for what multifamily buildings look like here and around the country And we don't believe in doing sort of cookie cutter conventional buildings We like to do things that are a little different And
if you look at the hotel that Yan and Cambridge 7 did for us in in Somerville it's called the Cambria Somerville It doesn't look like any other five-story hotel that's been built in Boston in recent years And we challenged them to do the same thing with this building to
make it um not look like anything else But last thing I'll say before I shut up and turn over to Yan is we want a project that can be built And we've said that to everybody along the way And one thing that we said to Quinn and to Casey and Newor as why we wanted to move
quickly is not that we don't love paying Don but time is money and time makes projects a lot more expensive and we can design the most beautiful building in the world but if we can't get it built so what so we said Yan we'd like to design something beautiful We don't want
it to be too expensive We want to be able to actually build it but we don't want it to look like every other building in Boston And with that Don will Yan will explain what he's done Good evening Madame Chair Director Chen and members of the board Yan Brener
Cambridge 7 Um pleasure to be here I'm going to talk a little bit about the design ideas for this Um so we wanted to embrace music Obviously that was the generator for the building and great Scott And in particular we were
interested in this idea of musical syncopation Syncopation is basically irregular and unexpected rhythms And we thought this could be really interesting to translate into architecture So how do we translate this into architecture if
you see on the top right that's an unfolded elevation of the building And the gray bars vertical bars are the actual folds in the skin So there's we introduce these folds um to create an interesting volume and also create this
rhythm that's an underlying steady rhythm Then on top of that in orange and the orange color is just to represent the different panel system Uh we have a a more irregular syncupation rhythm that
complements and um sits on top of the regular folds Um the orange panels would be some kind of graphic panels and probably a metal skin raincreen system Um and then you can see on the bottom
left how this this folded facade with the syncopation rhythm would would would fold around Harvard AB in Cambridge Street And then you can see on the bottom right this is a more uh representative image of how the building
may look And even the foss go down all the way to the ground but the building sits on a heavy brick base We wanted to sort of ground the building to the to the sidewalk and to the to the landscape uh the streetscape So it's a heavy brick
uh base with openings for the retail and the clubs and the entry on the corner with a green canopy And then above that you have a much lighter metal skin with this variable rhythm and these folds And then there's a step back you can see um
uh so the street wall steps back uh on level eight and nine uh to create a datim Oh two minutes Okay U next please I'll go quicker Uh some other ideas urbanistically that we looked at is this
corner site seems like right now there's a one-story building We feel like it really needs a mass and and a and a presence to the corner There's a lot of examples around Boston You can see here that establishes the corner with a pre
prominent building and then the street buildings actually steps down from that and creates the street wall So we were interesting this approach uh and again with a step back there's a similar on these projects a similar move where you
can see the the cornice line maybe a few floors down from the top of the building Next please This is sort of an aerial view of the corner Uh these gray boxes uh are actually accurate representation of the
context buildings Uh the building on the left is the proposed um parcel that's uh not yet been built but that's basically the volume of what that building will be So you can see even though it's a taller building it it sets a similar precedence
as some of those other images we saw in the earlier slide Um the corner uh is the entry to Great Scott Uh I'll talk a little bit more about the green awning Uh and again um the folded facade with a step back at level eight and nine uh to
create a little bit lower street wall um to Harvard and Cambridge streets Next please Uh this is the site plan We're introducing a wider sidewalk If you can see the property line and the dashed
line is where the current building is actually all the way up to that property line We're pulling it back and with the undulations it's up to four two to four feet away from the uh uh property line to create a much more generous sidewalk It helps with queuing for the clubs and
just makes a more pleasant streetscape Um and we're introducing six new street trees a decorative brick paving zone between the trees Uh and you can see in the back uh there's the loading dock to the clubs and car share
parking for three spaces Um I don't know if Jordan you want to talk about the parking or we can get to that later I see that we're we're getting caution that our time is almost up so maybe we can answer that as a question unless you like us to walk through it
Um okay I just ask on a couple comments and Okay just start talking about Thank you Um next please Uh this is a street view on the corner Uh you can see when the this is an accurate sun angle representation too
on on a little bit almost a dusk view not quite And you can see how the sun hits the folds and you create interesting shadows uh and depth to the building envelope that's a little unique We want to create a unique uh musical facade And as the build as the sun moves
around this building we Oh you just finish your Okay sorry We can go to the next slide Um I'll go quickly Um the lower part of the building the great Scott old awning was green So we wanted to create a modern representation in an
interesting contemporary way to represent the green awning Real quick we want to create an art competition for the facade of the great Scott You can see here a placeholder that looks like graffiti That would actually be bid to a
series of artists local artists and and see if we can come up with a really interesting facade idea that might play into the panels above uh to create a a unique facade to Great Scott Next
please This is from Harvard A the entry to the uh resi and a couple potential restaurants uh along the street A generous sidewalks with street trees Next please This is the more understated
entry to O'Brien's pub Uh it has some natural daylight through the uh the windows you can see there and just a very simple uh canopy Uh more understated smaller club Um next please and Jordan
I I won't I know that we should be done by now so I won't talk through these First board question First board question Uh can you just talk a little bit about the the community benefits um sure The the far and away the the most primary community benefits are the restoration of Great Scott and the
retention of of O'Brien's Alustin has had this name of Austin Rock City for many years Um in Alustin and Boston around the country small music venues have been going away And one of the important things that we did here is is
our our team is a landlord and the tenant of the venue which is a an important recipe to make sure that it doesn't follow the fate of so many other small venues that we've that we've lost Boston Boston lost many many venues um
over the years from the channel to the rat to so many others Um and so putting together this structure where we've got other retail space where we've got residences where we've got everything else to help subsidize essentially the clubs so that when the club opens unlike
many of these other places that have fallen under will have no debt on it It'll only be equity and it will be set up to succeed in the long term Um I won't repeat the other benefits in terms of widening sidewalks and street trees And we're closing a curb cut There's two curb cuts on the site today We'll have
one moving forward We're doing a car-free building It is a building with lots of bicycle space and no car space If people want to drive their car they'll rent somewhere else But we do have car share spaces so that if people don't want to live here with a car but
they've got to run to Target and pick up something that's a little heavy to carry on a bike they can do that Um obviously lots of public uh lots of public space improvements and contribution public space improvements
jobs um permanent and temporary It's trying to go very quickly I don't know if you'd like me to dig in on any more Yeah I mean I think I think that sufficiently answers the question We um you know get the memos in advance so we've kind of already reviewed the the the community
benefits but um yeah just wanted to highlight some on the record So I feel like we've done you hit the big ones Um additional questions or comments from the board i I'm struck with um the thing
Um I'm struck with how um appropriate your proposal is for this neighborhood um given uh the support for the arts that exists in that area Um and I also
commend you for bringing in uh the architect you have brought in who has long history in this area of doing projects that are joyful and whimsical Um and I I think that the
um design itself will help to make this a more successful project Um and uh I for one can't wait until the reopening Thank you
to the chair Um first of all beautiful project I've spent plenty of times in great Scott with different artistes I love the range that you select artists So um definitely great place But I I'll ask you with um from January till today
you know kind of accelerate it which we're trying to show that we can get through the process but you have done a great job to help out with that Um with that being said do you have a timeline if everything was to go through between us and then the next steps do you have a timeline for shovels in the ground we
would love to have shovels in the ground this year It of course will depend on a smooth zoning process and a smooth article 85 process And then of course the greatest wild card of them all we get the thing designed and then we go out to the financing markets and see whether it will work As as you know
better than anybody you know we've got tens of thousands of units that aren't getting in the ground but as I said earlier everything we're doing is targeted to make a buildable building a financable building and we've really appreciated the city's open ears to our
ideas as to how to make that happen So all goes well we'll have a shovel in the ground this year You know I don't know when in the development world everything has gone according to plan but so far things have moved right on the timeline that we've been hoping they would And
with that have you u spoken with any contractors contractors during this early stage looking at your great design excuse me and have you spoken with any contractors to help you with pre-construction actually for the first time in my career the answer is no And
the reason is once again in terms of getting it done we want to be sure that we are as competitive as possible when the pricing comes in People talk about interest rates people talk about um entitlements and burdens and things like that The number one factor that is
keeping projects from getting built is construction cost Every project I've done in my career we've had a construction manager on board from conceptual design all the way through I've chosen not to do it this time because I'm going to bring in many many
contractors for meetings between now and groundbreaking and we're going to go to a full bid on this to try and get the best possible pricing we can get to give us the best possible shot of getting financed And I do I understand that you know yesterday's price is not today's price definitely nowadays Um and with
that you know great um Great Scott is definitely it's a it's a well-known brand and I just hope when you select your contractor you keep that in mind and select someone that is um known for area standards and community benefits and things of that nature So thank you
Thank you Yeah And I would just add obviously the the uh netzero carbon ready and the return of great Scott This is an incredibly exciting project and and I want to echo a point Don made about why this wouldn't work in in New York and it's quite simply the loyalty that we as
Bostononians have and the importance that we value on institutions like great Scott I know this will be a great success Very very briefly because the hour is getting late On the uh title card it talked about embodied carbon reduction efforts Can you give me the Reader's Digest version on what that
means maybe Um what I will tell you is that we we have a woman named Samira Amati on our team of Envirro Energy who talks in language that I barely understand about how this all works What I do know is that it it is
state-of-the-art what she intends for us to be doing to embody to capture carbon I think I'm going to really either say something stupid or that doesn't make sense but uh whatever we're doing I know that it's the right thing to do Indeed it is And I highlighted it because you
know the bare minimum has to be uh you know sustainability being the forefront Uh so the fact that this is even a step beyond as we even address embodied carbon is a is another uh check mark in your corner So thank you for thank you for the honest answer
Additional questions or comments um yeah Well thank you for uh again uh exemplifying uh how we can all work together and your recognition of this is an illustration of of government working well especially in you know in these
times with um you know this is how we work right So um yeah this is uh I think a motion's in order Yeah So moved Second Roll call for a vote Miss Bennett I Mr Sheepard I Dr Lans Hi Mr Omali I
and the chair votes I Motion passes Congratulations Good luck We're rooting for you Thank you very much Thank you Yeah Thank you Okay Item number 30 request authorization to issue a scoping determination waving further review
pursuant to article 80B large project review of the zoning code for the proposed construction of 333 residential rental units including 52 IDP units 175 car parking spaces located at 83 Leo Birmingham Parkway and to enter into an
affordable housing rent no an affordable rental housing agreement and restriction and to take all related actions Daniel Uh good evening Thank you Madam Chair Roas members of the board Director Shannon and Secretary Paul Hemis My name is Daniel Palano and I'm the project manager for the proposed AR uh 80 large
project uh before you tonight at 83 Leo Birmingham Parkway located in the Brighton neighborhood Uh the project proponent the North Blum Development Company LLC will demolish the existing building along with the radio tower on the project site for the new construction of approximately 333 unit
multif family building consisting of assemblage of various height elements of approximately 175 below grade parking spaces for the residents As part of the public uh benefits and mitigation the proposed project will provide significant transportation and public rele improvements including the
construction of a new pedestrian boardwalk connecting the lower elevation of Soldiersfield Place with the higher elevation at Leo Birmingham Parkway As part of the article 80 process the project held an IG and public meeting on September uh 2024 and January 2025 The
virtual meetings were uh advertised in the local Brighton news outlets as well as listed on the BPDA website I would like to also add that we did receive a uh support letter from councelor Breeden as well as support from the local civic associations as well Thank you for your time and consideration of this project
before you tonight I do have the development team here with me to present the project in detail and to answer any questions I will now turn over to Michelle E to discuss the planning context Thank you Well thank you Daniel and good evening again chair Roas Secretary Williams
members of the board and director Shan My name is Michelle Lee and I'm the planning review team planner assigned to this project The area surrounding the proposed project at 83 Leo Birmingham Parkway has been the focus of several planning efforts including the 2018 BBDA
Western Avenue Birmingham Parkway Soldiers Field Road intersection and corridor improvement plan the 2020 Department of Conservation and Recreation or DCR Parkways Master Plan and the ongoing Leo and Birmingham Parkway reconstruction These plans envision a network of
walkways and bikeways across Boston The ongoing Leo and Leo and Birmingham Parkway reconstruction will repurpose two travel lanes on the east west portion of Leo Birmingham Parkway by reducing vehicular lanes This will create new access to the Charles River
Reservation improve traffic safety and reclaim parkland through a multi-use path Additionally the north south portion of Leo Birmingham Parkway is also undergoing improvements in coordination with adjacent development in the DCR This project aligns with these goals as the Leo Birmingham Parkway entrance
was specifically designed to complement the DCR planned multi-use path Next slide please Okay The proposed project is located in the Austin Brighten neighborhood zoning districts Western Avenue Soldiers Field Road Community
Commercial or CC-1 subdist It is also in the Leo and Birmingham Parkway Greenville Protection Overlay District or GPOD And this portion of the Leo Birmingham Parkway is a former industrial and commercial area that has recently seen several new residential
buildings contribute to an evolving land use context within this figure A little hard to see I noticed but this red does highlight the existing so the existing zoning showing the maximum height and setbacks that can be built in this area As you can see while the proposed
project could build out to the area built in red zoning relief is ultimately recommended due to the its consistency with the goals of the local planning context Additionally this project will bring many public realm improvements such as the creation of a pedestrian boardwalk
which the development team will go into further detail later on They'll connect the lower elevation of Soldiers Fields Place with a higher elevation on Leo Birmingham Parkway to help enhance the pedestrian experience The proposed project is also subject to parks design review due to ordinance
7.4-11 due to its close proximity to the Charles River Reservation Thank you And now I'll turn it over to the development team to present the present the project in more detail Thank you very much My name is Todd Fremont Smith I'm with Nord Bomb Company Um uh madam chair ladies and gentlemen
of the board Uh with me is Tamara Rory from Stantech Architecture Uh uh Paula Dero legal council is also here from Pierce Atwood not here tonight but working on the project is Ian Rammy from CPPley Wolf Landscape Architects Uh we're very excited about this project It's taken a while to get here Um I want
to thank Dan Palano He's been my uh guide in this journey Uh he's been with with me almost every day Um so this is the former radio site the Odyssey radio site at 83 Leo Birmingham Parkway Uh we are proposing 333 units Um the project
was originally conceived as as a laboratory Uh we were talked out of that by our team and so it is housing which we think is a better use You go to the next slide Um just a bit on the public process We were out early and often uh speaking with the neighborhood groups uh
working with the mayor's office of housing uh leader Mike Moran's office uh councelor Breeden's office Um it's been a little bit of a process but we're here and we're we're thankful for the advice and guidance that we've we've received and the support we've received Next
slide please So the site is shown here in yellow Um it's at the corner of Market Street and Leo Birmingham Parkway Um you'll see this slide sort of calls out the green uh ribbon of of the Charles
River um at the top of the slide and then you'll see at the bottom right It really is right across right across the turnpike from Boston Landing And the when you stand in the front parking lot of this site and you turn around WGBH is right in front of you It's really connected to Boston landing and to the
transit which is down below Uh next slide please So one of the goals of working in this emerging neighborhood and it really is an emerging neighborhood is uh to save this grove of trees on the bottom right slide We basically saved all of
them um and used the grade of the site The site falls off about 25 ft from the left hand side of this plan to the right hand down down to soldiers field place down below And that allowed Tamara to envision just putting all the parking under the building which is and giving
us a very high open space ratio I think it's two and a half times or over two times what what's required And then the roadway in front of you on the on the left of the slide is going to be reduced by DCR is currently being reduced by DCR by half So one of those roads actually comes out
and turns green And then the remaining road turns into a two-way lane That's fully funded by the state It's actually under construction now And the entire intersection in front of this building is being rebuilt by DCR Uh next slide please Uh history of the site goes back
uh into the 1800s It was at one point an abattoire Uh it was uh reimagined by the Mstead brothers as a as a horse racing track There was a onem racing track there with a a Victorian uh pedestrian LA Um and then in when the when the
motorc car came along it was turned into a basically a highway that really doesn't get a lot of use And it's great to see DCR reducing the roadway there because very few cars use that road And then the top right you can see the sort of greening up the road diet that's happening right in front of our building
It's a huge win Next slide please And then we have worked extensively with the mayor's office of housing Uh we employed the uh square footage method as opposed to the percentage of unit method and we were able to double the number of twos and three bedrooms in this proc
from originally proposed to the final condition and um they they uh they were great to work with very cooperative and we we think it's a great outcome on the affordability side Next slide please And I'll let Tamara talk about design Thanks It's nice to see you all
Um so as Todd said the the site has a 24 foot drop So we tucked the parking into that drop It's nearly invisible in the project And then we've or organized the building into wings sort of saving that tree area Um and then if you look at
three we've also incorporated DCR as the sort of landscape now into our front yard Um and then shaped the building We call it sort of the antidote to box architecture um where nothing is really get quite a right angle Um and so here we are
Next I have a page of plans which I'm not really going to talk about I think we don't really have time to go through there but probably the section is important So on the right is Leo the Leo Birmingham um entrance to the building and our resident courtyard and then on the um left of that section is um
Soldiersville Place Next so we actually have two front doors Um and then this is a little hard to read Um but this is uh CPPley's plan for leaving the existing grove um 2.7 times the open space that's required on the site Um and also
diversifying the types of trees So we have 65 new trees and the blue ones are all um non-invasive new native trees Um so really about our concept is into into the woods So it's really about the landscape here Next and then a major amenity that came
through during our community process was that the Soldiersfield Place new neighborhood was developing and they just didn't have a way to get up to Market Street and to the tea Um and so it became a part of this project So making that um journey really through
the sort of uh threading it through the woods is what CPPley was doing um kind of really low impact construction of this boardwalk um that ramps and also has little um through the BCDC process has little pockets of resting place so that you can pause um and make your way
up to the crosswalk up at Market Street Next we have a huge list of sustainable design features Um you know most of them though passive house uh all electric um solar panels um and then a lot of um
obviously landscape um uh aspects to it next And then for building materials we're using these warm wood tone fiber cement panels contrasting with the more charcoal panels Um and really kept our our materials palette to just those two
Uh next And this is our last slide And we didn't even see the two-minute warning or the big stop sign We're afraid We're afraid of the stop sign So again because it's a larger building we are delivering 52 units of affordable
housing which is a very large block of affordable housing Um we are connecting Soldiersfield Place up to Leo Birmingham Uh it's complicated but we're doing it Uh and I think it's a very sensitive design keeping the trees burying the parking um and at passive house
construction environmental and we're thrilled to work with Stantech which is a great design firm and um thank you very much That's that's it Thank you Thank you for your presentation Uh questions or comments from the board You want to take the environmental slide yeah great great that's one of them First is thank you I had to Google what
aire meant Uh so uh it's it's a very it's a very it's a nice euphemism for what it is It's a slaughter house for animals We're on TV Yeah Yeah On TV So thank you for that Uh thank you for finishing early You got extra points for that And um this if you wouldn't mind
going back to the slide that sort of shows all the sustainability which is is quite impressive if that's possible Um if not I'll ask right about um the PV array How much uh PV will be on the roof you know good question As much as we can
fit That's a good answer Some somebody know somebody knows the answer to that question It's just not me No I mean it's it's impressive It's No but it is a product of you know what mechanicals are on the roof of course can fit around it So but we maximize that I mean at that height it should be pretty and and just the size it should be pretty pretty
impressive So I'll follow up with Daniel but that's that's that's music to my ears because it's hard to uh to it's it's often hard with these projects to get a good PV array So that was impressive And then um I mean saving the trees is is uh very very imp I drive by
that area I know exactly what you're talking about So to be able to do both and it's a cool design It is a cool interesting different design And I think I challenge all the people in this room to you know kind think outside the box a little bit with some of these designs as we think about developmentally uh literally and figuratively So yeah it's
a it's a good project and appreciate your appreciate your efforts Oh this was the slide I was looking for Yeah that's I don't need to go through them all but that's uh impressive I I it's a you're setting a standard that I hope uh further f subsequent developments follow Thank you
Through the chair I'll be brief Um I feel like I'm preaching to the choir nor Bloom You guys do a great job um with your selection of general contractors that do the right thing in the neighborhoods support the neighborhoods support the men and women in the neighborhoods with area standards So I won't be long-winded on that But I I
bring that up only because when you have an article 80 large project it impacts the neighborhood a lot And I feel like everyone when you have something so significant that's going to change the neighborhood you know you can't skip steps and no one should ever skip steps but you guys like I said preachers of
the choir So thank you very much Thank you Appreciate the um the size of the affordable units and kind of where you guys got to on that I think that's unusual and appreciated Thanks We thank Mayor Woo for that Yeah it does work by
the way if you if you do it by percent of rental area as opposed to percent of units The math does work Just we were surprised but yeah Uh any additional questions or comments um what was that word you said
like square texture what was it oh boxite texture Boxure Boxure Sorry Um I thought it was clever Um great Uh a motion is in order So moved Second Roll call for a vote Miss Bennett Hi Mr Shepard Hi Dr Lansmark Hi Mr Omali I and
the chair votes I Motion passes Congratulations Good luck Thank you very much We're rooting for you Okay Item number 31 request authorization to amend the off-site affordable housing and contribution agreement between Boston Redevel Redevelopment Authority doing business as Boston Planning and
Development Agency and JDMD Owner LLC for 33 through 61 Temple Street and Beacon Hill and to discharge the affordable rental housing agreement and restriction between the Boston Redevelopment Authority doing business as the Boston Planning and Development
Agency and JDMD Owner LLC when conditions have been satisfied regarding the transfer of 27 through 29 Hancock Street in Beacon Hill to the Fenway Community Development Corporation to build um to build income restricted home
ownership units and take all related actions Camille Thank you Madam Chair Members of the board Secretary Paul Hemis and Director Shen My name is Camille Platiccasta and I'm a project manager with the planning department Um I'm here before you tonight requesting authorization to amend the off-site affordable housing and contribution
agreement between the Boston Redevelopment Authority DBA Boston Planning Development Agency and JDMD Owner LLC for 33 through 61 Temple Street in Beacon Hill which includes the transfer of 27 through 29 Hancock Street in Beacon Hill to the Fenway CDC to
build 15 income restricted home ownership units on the site Um and I will be presenting today as well So next slide Next slide So very quick background JDMD acquired the 27 through 29 Hancock Street site to
meet an off-site affordable housing requirement for the project created by the Archer project again which is at 33 through61 Temple Street The proponent originally proposed a rental single room occupancy or SRO project For this proposal there was significant community
push back um for the proposed SRO plan The proponent then went back and proposed another supportive housing use on the site with 39 SRO units This iteration was also not supported by the neighborhood Um if you could go to the next slide please So from there in its
current and third iteration JDMD ran a request for a proposal or RFP process to find an affordable developer uh for again the current iteration at 27 through 29 Hancock Street which included participation um by quite a few folks uh Representative Livingstone Councelor Durkin the mayor's office of housing the
Beacon Hill Civic Association and the Homes on Hancock Neighbors um which is a group that was created from the previous iterations of the project on the site The Fenway Community Community Development Corporation again Fenway CDC was chosen and is proposing again 15 units uh throughout both buildings So
it's five units at 27 Hancock Street and 10 at 29 Hancock Street for incomerestricted home ownership units again rather than rental SRO units JDMD will gift the buildings and fund up to $300,000 for possible cost overruns to the Fenway CDC while they are working on
the project It is a renovation of the existing buildings as well Um so the project itself will not go through the article 80 process It will go through ZBA but this is again to amend the the ARAR for the original project Um and this version again has received
tremendous support from Abutters Beacon Hill Civic elected officials and the mayor's office of housing who's been working in conjunction with us on this Um and next slide please This is a very high level overview of the proposal from Fenway CDC Um again in front of you tonight is the
amendment to the ARHAR versus the approval for this project But just want to give a brief overview again five units um at 27 10 units at 29 and there is a range of AMI levels and of course might change depending on when the project begins construction and renovation of the buildings Um but it
will be energy efficient Um and there is a construction management plan that will be done with the input of neighbors and homes on Hancock and Beacon Hill Civic Association Um and the Fenway CDC will stay on as part of the HOA for three years post completion of the project as
well Um and I'm happy to answer any questions you may have if you go to the next slide And thank you Thank you Uh questions and comments from the board Can you um and I I'm not going to belabor this too much Um I just want to
go back to the slides on the that table that you presented Can you go one slide back um so this is showing the the red circle Can you just Yeah so that's for Beacon Hill So it's showing and I I I believe it's.3% of units in Beacon Hill are
income restricted So that was a big driving factor And of course having the incomerestricted units be offsite within a 0.5 radius of the originally approved project So that's just showing you know Beacon Hill has a a fairly low amount of incomerestricted units in the neighborhood And then it just shows
other neighborhoods in comparison to that And my eyes are aging Um but that is a one Okay Is that is it a one it might be a one I might be thinking of um back It's a one So there is one% I think no
one incomerestricted unit in all of Beacon Hill Crazy Yes I think I think the counselor actually said better just one Um can you just uh the significant community push back I know that we have you know again we
designed the you know well I don't really design it but we approved it right um uh the IDP policy right to have this this off-site um option within a 0.5 mile radius
Um I'm always a little wary of uh of when we are exercising that kind of instead of an on-site So can you tell me a little bit about the significant community push back of the first couple times um sure of like how we got to we
need to do it a different way Yeah absolutely And I will um reiterate as well so the project at 33 through61 Temple Street was approved in 2020 and was constructed I believe a few years or so ago Um maybe some other folks might
know but the so the community push back again there were two separate iterations and I I will full disclosure was not as involved in those iterations Um but there was a homes on Hancock group that was created as part of Beacon Hill neighbors a butters including some
members of the Beacon Hill Civic Association and I believe some elected officials um who were in agreement in terms of the SRO units not fitting the site and that push back in terms of we want more stable folks here 15 units of incomerestricted affordable housing
would be great depending on how many there are But again I do apologize I was not super involved in that process But I think they were really trying to make it work in terms of what can we do on the site that does allow the IDP contribution to be met and does serve a really helpful purpose to the abuters of
the building if that makes sense Oh yeah Yeah It it makes sense Um yeah I I see I I I'm not I'm not a big fan of of like of that distribution of like restricted units I mean I think we're uh I don't want to like beat a
dead horse but um I'm glad we found a way to uh to accomplish the objective of increasing affordable housing Um and yeah I don't know No we're not I felt the need to say something Um
I did just felt the need to say something I don't It's within It's compliant with policy So um given that that is what it is Any additional questions or comments in line with uh the point that the chair
made could you repeat the statement as to how many incomerestricted units there were on Beacon Hill So I believe if what is correct from members of the board seeing it was one unit
one one home ownership unit one home ownership unit on all Beacon Hill Yes Thank you Yeah Additional questions or comments i think
uh hopefully message sent Um but uh uh a motion is in order So moved Second Roll call for a vote Miss Bennett I Mr Sheepard I Dr Lansmark Hi Mr Omealy I And the chair votes no Um
Thank you Thank you Great job All right Item number 32 request authorization to issue a certification of approval pursuant to article 80 small project review of the zoning code for the proposed construction of 35 residential rental units residential
indoor and outdoor amenity spaces seven car parking spaces and 51 bicycle parking spaces located at 98 through 100 Condor Street and to enter into a community benefits agreement and to take all related actions Tyler Thank you Madam Chair members of the board
Secretary Pyus Director Shen I'm Tyler Ross senior project manager and development review division The proposable for you is an article 80 small project at 98 to 100 Condor Street East Boston The proposed project consists of the renovation of an existing four-story manufacturing
building into a multif family residential rental building The four-story building will contain 35 rental units and seven off- streetet parking spaces The project will also deliver 44 bike spaces for residents Furthermore the planning department held
two public meetings for this project in October 2024 and April 2025 which were well attended and advertised in the local newspaper Now I'll turn it over to Michelle Ye from the planning division to discuss the planning context before I turn it over to the development team to
begin the presentation Lastly I want to say thank you to the members of the public elected officials and city agencies who are who helped review the proposed 98 to 100 Condor Street project Thank you Thank you Tyler And hello again Good evening Chair Roas Secretary Billis
members of the board and director Shen My name is Michelle Lee and I am covering for my colleagues Lis and Alana Hayes as the planner assigned to this project The proposed project is lo Oh next slide please There you go The proposed project
is located within the East Boston neighborhood district within a waterfront mixeduse subdistrict pursuant to article 53 of the zoning code The proposed project is also located within the study area plan East Boston adopted by the BBDA board in January 2024 and
codified into zoning adopted by the Boston Zoning Commission in March 2024 The proposed project is designed to closely follow use and dimensional regulations established by plan East Boston and is concordant zoding Staff wish to recognize this exemplary strategy and accordingly recommend board
approval The rear portion of the parcel is located within a chapter 91 boundary and therefore subject to the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection waterways regulations Additionally the parcel is located waterward of the designated port area and is subject to the office of
coastal zone management regula regulations regarding the Chelsea Creek DPA Staff notified the proponent team as well as counterparts within the planning department and at the state level regarding the additional layers of regulatory review to which the proposed
project would be subject While D and CZM regulations are not enforceable by the planning department it was subject to facilitate a coordinated review process Next slide please The proposed project aligns with plans East Boston priorities for the
Condor Street Lower Chelsea Creek Waterfront Planning Area These include adaptive this these include adaptive reuse of existing structures and a shift to the mixeduse subdistrict transitioning from the marine industrial waterfront to the residential character of the East Boston neighborhood closer
to East Boston High School After board approval the proposed project will continue design review at the planning department And thank you and I'll turn it over to the development team to present the project in more detail Thank you Uh good evening Madam Chair through to the members Secretary Pyus
and Director Shen My name is Richard Lind with the business address of 245 Summer Street in East Boston Uh here on behalf of the petitioner um we're pleased to be here tonight uh to present this project If we could jump to the next slide please talk a little bit about uh some of the context here
quickly I know we have a a few other items after us So we'll try to be as quick as possible but I think it's important to point out that uh what we see here as the waterfront mixeduse is a product of the planning spot initiative uh that was just discussed and certainly
has uh enabled not only this site but other sites within this district uh to look towards uh redevelopment uh where that option was not really available uh historically Um if we jump to the next slide please uh we can see the building
uh screen right is our existing four-story building and you can see directly across the street is a recently completed multif family project Uh so the context in the sort of landscape along this section of Condor Street has been changing over time Uh however some of the restrictions that were in place
under prior zoning uh as well as some of the uh regulations concerning chapter 91 uh were somewhat of an issue for purposes of uh future development uh at this location as well as other locations in the immediate vicinity Uh I do want to point out just for clarity I know
that the conversation about um chapter 91 DPA and other regulatory review uh was referenced Uh we've done a pretty thorough analysis We've been at this for almost 5 years uh and we are comfortable that the regulatory review that is uh necessary
uh is very limited for this particular site based upon the fact that uh we are outside of chapter 91 jurisdiction for the existing building Uh real quickly before I invite up uh the architect to talk briefly about the project Uh as you can see uh we are reusing an existing uh factory building If we jump to the next
slide probably better view of what we're looking at on the street Uh so on the right hand side is the existing building Uh it's uh built over close to about 100 years ago uh and it's remained vacant for about six years uh with not really much opportunity for reuse Uh the
proposal to do residential reuse was met uh pretty well by the community Uh they want to see something happen here Uh so we feel that this is a an appropriate use for the site Uh and we feel that the uh process to get us to where we're at tonight uh although a little lengthy uh
was certainly worthwhile Um so with that I'm going to invite up the architect Nius Bubinus from KDI to speak a little bit about the design of the project Thank you Thank you Good evening madam chair uh board members and bubnales from uh ca design of
KDI Uh so uh let's move next slide Next slide Do it Yeah skip another slide to to the rendering Yeah So uh quickly
uh you see the quick rendering a street uh street rendering of uh existing building uh as previously mentioned adaptive reuse uh project uh within existing uh footprint massing uh what's
evident here that uh site imp site improvements we have added landscaping and hardscaping um to the existing building Uh if you go to the next slide please Uh on the this slide shows the
reuse of the existing loading ramp and dock for residential lobby Uh and then small area for gathering area before you enter the building as well as ramps on left and right ramp on the left for the rear building access and and on the
right of that gathering space for the access accessibility of the building Uh in terms of materials uh existing building uh we sort of keeping existing skin uh with a few uh added openings
punched openings in the existing skin for the residential program Uh and uh for that lobby we're adding some more industrial sort of materials of like standing seam metal uh u suspended canopies for the entrances and and just
sort of blend in with the with the rest of the context of the site If you can go to the next slide Uh in ter in terms of site um for the site additions we have uh obviously reduced lot coverage
uh because there was some more building in the back of the existing uh structure Uh we have added pedestrian ramps uh sidewalks uh as well uh three proposed trees uh uh street trees in front on the
condor street and we um eliminating three curb cuts And uh here you can see the parking in the back accessed on the right side of uh of the building uh through the easement and uh the previously mentioned building entrance on the left with the
ramp towards the back access street to the back of the building Uh the I should mention that the site is sloping full story from the from the street level towards the back is full story uh change Please next slide please
Uh in terms of landscaping sort of evident we where we adding trees u u evergreens on the left uh sort of like a privacy from the from the property on the left uh street trees some trees in the back uh and uh uh and then some uh I believe some
tall grass along the right side uh driveway Um if you can let's go to the next slide uh for the here we see the the lower uh the ground floor uh sort of
uh uh that is uh sort of exposed to the back to the parking area where we lay out the the program uh like amenity spaces for the uh like towards the towards the parking
lot whether you have windows we put in community rooms and and and gym and And then we tuck all all the mechanical storage areas towards the street which is sort of like a partially underground Um we can go to the next slide
Um and uh yeah so in terms of elevations uh we just added probably uh like 20% added 20% more uh uh window for for the just to fit the structure uh just to fit the
uh the program into the structure in the current uh structural u grid So um and in terms of um what's added I should probably mention that on the roof we have added just a new bulkhead and some
mechanical for the for the units uh and and for the we will have some space for the future solar Um and then existing roof also contains a cellular tower towers that sort of limited our opportunities on on there Um and that
will be it That will conclude the presentation Okay great Thank you Um questions or comments from the board I'll start Thank you Uh thank you all U Rich I I think you explained this but I'm just going to have you walk me through it because obviously we've heard
from CLF and and Green Roots and some others So because this is residential this would not trigger the chapter 91 um guidelines for the DPA I don't put words in your mouth Help me understand what and through through the chair Yep Thank you for the question Um so the
regulatory framework says that within a DPA residential use is forbidden Yes However the location of the chapter 91 boundary is determinative of jurisdiction So even though the DPA will come all the way out to Condor Street
proper the chapter 91 boundary is further uh seawward And that gap in between it's a unique situation in East Boston and a few locations The gap between the chapter 91 boundary and the DPA boundary
is non-regulated area So residential can occur within that provided zoning locally allows it The history here has been this has been local industrial prior to plan East Boston Planning East Boston uh to the credit of staff at
planning realized that there is this opportunity that exists within a certain section of this part of East Boston and that waterfront mixed use was an appropriate designation for zoning So that has now allowed for an as of right use uh in this location and we have our
council our environmental council has interfaced with CZM and D on this issue specifically and we're satisfied that this use is appropriate for this location Thank you Yep Okay Additional questions or comments um
it's so I'm a little troubled seeing this a project of this size with no affordable units So I guess and part of the question is to the BPDA perhaps I is there anything shifting in the future that
would require a project like this to create affordable units i I understand they're not required to do that based on the zoning as it stands today Right So this came in excuse me uh
came in in a narrow window where uh planned East Boston zoning had been updated which allowed them to have this use and this envelope but before uh inclusionary zoning uh uh start date on October 1st So uh we're reaching the
overhang of uh a couple projects that uh filed in East Boston to take care take advantage of the new zoning that enable this uh and means that they don't have to provide uh inclusionary housing based on uh the inclusionary development policy um since they're as of right Uh
but uh they filed right before that October 1st date And um and I think to answer your question more directly that everything that has been filed since October 1st uh now is subject to inclusionary zoning and this would be subject if it had been filed a little bit later
And has the development team shown has there been any discussion of voluntarily including affordable units yeah thank you Um yes through through the chair and I
know this question has come up on a few other projects that are presented to the board I at least can speak for the projects I know I'm involved with This is the last project that actually meets that criteria Uh we have had conversations about a voluntary commitment Um when this project originally started believe it or not was
in 2019 when the conversations with Boston Planning BPDA at the time started uh in earnest Um at the time it appeared that uh if we wanted to pursue residential use at the site that would have required relief We did have a
program for I believe it was 46 units where a component of this would be somewhat or we'd have to address the IDP requirement at the time of 13% Um as time has gone on uh obviously the cost of holding this building and the
overall uh rehab or reuse of the building uh has strained at least some of the uh the proformer here for this project Um this particular client has other interests in the city and certainly uh is committing to
affordability as well as higher affordability and we do have other projects that will be coming forward uh that will be addressing that So in this particular instance uh I certainly understand the concern but this is at least I can speak for the projects I'm involved with in that community The last
one that fits this um criteria for being exempt Thank you Thank you Additional 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 present Mr Shepard I Dr Lansmark I Mr Omali I and the chair votes I Motion passes Thank you Thank you very much Have a good evening Good luck Yeah Item number 33 request authorization to enter into an affordable housing
agreement for the proposed creation of two IDP home ownership units in connection with the proposed development located at 450 through 454 Armory Street also known as 155 Green Street and to take all related actions Andy Uh thank
you Madam Chair uh Director Shen Secretary Poheimeis 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 450 to
454 Emory Street also known as 155 Green Street in Jamaica Plane This development proposes to build 14 condo units While it didn't trigger Article 80 due to its size it is subject to the inclusionary development policy Therefore the vote in front of you tonight will allow the
agency to enter into an agreement to dedicate two income restricted units under IDP I'm happy to answer any questions that you may have Thank you Thank you Additional or 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 Shepard Hi Dr Lansmark Hi Mr Ali I And the chair votes I Motion passes Thank you Item number just stay there 34 Okay request authorization to enter into an affordable housing agreement for the proposed creation of two IDP units in connection with the
proposed development located at 27 Dixwell Street and to take all related actions Andy Uh thank you Madam Chair Director Shen Secretary Bohemis 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 27 Dixwell Street in Jamaica Plane This development proposes to build 12 condo units and while it didn't trigger article 80 due to its size it is subject to the inclusionary development policy Therefore the vote in
front of you tonight will allow the agency to enter into an agreement to dedicate two income restricted units under IDP Happy to answer any questions that you may have Thank you Questions or comments from the board hearing and seeing none a motion is in order So move second We'll call for a vote Miss
Bennett I Mr Sheepard Dr Lansmark Hi Mr Omali I And the chair votes I Motion passes Thanks Andy Thank you Item number 35 request authorization to issue a certification of approval pursuant to article 80E small project review of the zoning code for the proposed construction of 38 residential rental
units including including inclusionary zoning units eight car parking spaces and 38 bicycle parking spaces located at 36 Parker Hill Avenue also known as 200 Hillside Street and to enter into a community benefits agreement and to take
all related actions Ebony Good evening and thank you Madam Chair members of the board Madame Secretary and Director Shen We are here before you today to discuss the proposed 36 Parker Hill Avenue project I thank you for your time today The proposed project consists of the construction of a five-story residential
building totaling approximately 30,861 square feet of gross gross floor area Sorry The building will contain approximately 38 rental units 38 long-term indoor bicycle parking spaces and eight short-term visitor bicycle
parking spaces The small project review application was filed on November 8th 2024 A public meeting was held on December 11th of 2024 At this time I am happy to turn it over to Ted Schwarzber from the planning team to discuss the planning context for the project
followed by a presentation from the development team Thank you Thank you Ebony Uh good evening Madam Chair members of the board Next slide please Next slide please Thank you Uh the proposed project is located in the
Mission Hill neighborhood which is governed by article 59 of the code The triple-decker typology is predominant in this part of the neighborhood which informed the area's three family zoning However as you can see in this image certain blocks are characterized by larger parcels and multif family
dwellings Next slide please While the proposed multif family residential use is forbidden section 597 of the zoning code special provisions for residential development in three family residential districts supports the development of multif family
residential buildings on lots of sufficient size and of contextual character The current use on this corner parker par parcel is surface parking As you can see in the image at the bottom of the page the department's planners find that the contextually appropriate
proposed design fulfills the conditions of section 597 of the code and merits zoning relief uh for height and use Uh and uh that proposed building It would be much more contextually appropriate than the surf service parking that's found there I'll now turn it over to the
proponents to present the rest of their proposal Good evening Madam Chair members of the board Secretary Pelinus and Director Shen Um I apologize for u coming in remotely Um my colleague was supposed to present in person but he tested positive
for COVID So uh I am here to fill in remotely Um it is uh the project has been uh renamed to 200 Hillside Street based on community feedback uh based on the community's desire to um uh push the
address to the side street which is over to the left of the uh image that you see here Um but it is still uh the same project Uh next p next slide Um as mentioned before by the planning department we are proposing to
um really put a capstone on this site which is just over half an acre um on what is that under utilized parking lot Um the area is particularly eclectic with a mixture of uh triple deckers wood construction but then the larger uh
structures that are four stories or larger uh for which ours is uh in that uh similar scale uh are all mostly of masonry and brick construction Next slide Um as mentioned again before by planning
department we are extremely friendly transit oriented uh area and so as such uh we've reduced the vehicular parking to the eight existing uh spots in the existing parking lot behind one of the existing structures on site and have
provided the adequate appropriate uh bicycle parking for the new 38 units Next slide Um just to highlight the site overall um there are two existing structures on site 40 and 40 Parker Hill
which are on the far right of the page Those are two four-story structures containing 32 uh units housing units total Behind those two structures is an existing parking lot with eight uh spots And on the uh behind 44 Parker Hill is
an existing uh rear yard Uh we are proposing uh upgrades accessibility upgrades and upgrades uh along the entire portion of the sidewalk uh for the property Um in addition to the proposed new building so that um this entire site even though the new
construction is only 38 units uh we will be bringing uh upgrades up uh along the entirety of the site Um that includes uh improvements to the streetscape the sidewalk um the existing front lawns in front of the existing buildings as well
as uh seven new trees Um four of which will be on site and then three which will be uh street trees on the corner of Parker Hill and Hillside Street Next slide Um just to zoom in on onto the new
construction Um as I mentioned before we will be um proposing a a new fivetory struct that will be cap that will really cap uh this particular corner Um at that corner we will be providing uh public easements to widen the
sidewalk that will allow for an compliant uh sidewalk In addition to the three street trees that are shown here um at that corner we will also be working with uh planning and PIC to uh uh replace the crosswalk along Hillside
Street as well as working with uh the planning department on um modifying that curb at the corner for a more friendly uh and larger um sidewalk Next slide
Um just to quickly uh speak to the improvements in the existing conditions Um even though we are not touching the existing structures and existing units uh we will be bringing up the entire site and its amenities um which are the existing parking lot and the uh rear
space open yard into accessibility compliance um by modifying the front yards and the sideyards uh with um accessibility compliant um slopes and walkways In addition to uh working with the landscape architect uh in designer
view to uh upgrade uh the uh the landscaping in those front yards uh we will also actually be transitioning the entire site to a private trash pickup um for which it will be accessed onsite um which will eliminate all of the kind of
existing barrels and bins that are wheeled out to what is a currently very narrow and steep sidewalk And so we are improving uh the condition along the sidewalk along Parker Hill Avenue Um next slide Um just to show some renderings
This is the five-story structure at the corner for which the new construction uh entry is at the that specific sidewalk corner You can see in the foreground the three new street trees that are proposed Um we will be navigating some tight conditions with the existing power lines
utility poles Um but then further uphill um we will have new landscaping Next slide Um so just turning the hill onto Parker Hill Avenue Um over on the far right you can see the two existing brick
red brick buildings uh to remain in front We will be um adding uh some landscape uh in the form of four new street uh four new trees um and appropriate uh under uh understory uh
flora Next slide Uh just to speak quickly about the architecture Um as I mentioned before the larger structures and scale structures in the area are primarily brick And so we are proposing to keep with that um precedent uh in a more
contemporary fashion but still keeping a very respectful design with um an order and articulated language with the brick plasters various orientations and coursing of the brick um and the ordered
organization of the the windows as well Next slide And then just to cap the the presentation um just to speak to the existing conditions Um this is one of the existing buildings for which in
front we will be improving um the front lawns with the proposed uh trees that I had mentioned before Um and also those accessibility improvements to bring the existing conditions into um map compliance Next slide
Um and this just looking at further up the hill further improvements to the streetscape sidewalk reducing existing curve cuts Um and then again uh two more street trees in front of uh this particular existing building And that uh concludes our
presentation Thank you very much Okay Thank you Um do you have anything that that's it the whole presentation Okay cool Uh 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 Hi Mr Sheepard Hi Dr Lansmart I Mr Omali I And the chair votes I Motion passes Uh thanks And and um and best wishes to whoever was supposed to present and is ill Thank you for your co away Started with his wife I
got it this morning Really yeah It's just um Yeah that's why we have hybrid So that's awesome Thank you Item number 36 request authorization to issue a certification of approval pursuant to article 80 small project review of the zoning code for the proposed
construction of 46 residential rental units including eight IDP units 32 car parking spaces and 54 bicycle parking spaces located at 586 through 598 Canterbury Street and to enter into an affordable rental housing agreement and
restriction and to enter into a community benefits agreement and finally to take all related actions Ebony Thank you again Madam Chair members of the board We are here before you today to discuss the proposed 586 to 598 Canterbury Street project I thank you
for your time today The proposed project consists of the construction of a four-story residential building totaling approximately 45,600 square ft of gross floor area The building will contain approximately 46 rental units 32 off-
streetet parking spaces 46 bicycle parking spaces and eight visitor bicycle parking spaces The small project review application was filed on January 27th 2025 A public meeting was held on February 26th 2025 At this time I am
happy to turn it over to Ted Schwarzber from the planning team to discuss the planning context for the project followed by a presentation from the development team Thank you Thank you Ebony Uh thank you Madam Chair members of the board Next slide please Uh 586 Canterbury Street is a
throughblock parcel between Canterbury Street and American Legion Highway in Roslandale This site was formerly used for outdoor material storage and is currently vacant The site adjacent to American Legion Highway is partially wooded and contains a stream This existing condition and a green belt
protection zoning overlay on this portion of the site inform the site design and staff review Next slide please Uh this is a a new um analysis that my staff will be presenting to you in the coming months that I look forward to sharing more about on less busy
nights But uh my staff made this graphic to demonstrate in pink uh where the zoning envelope allows is allowed uh in terms of setback and height Uh and then you see that this building protrudes beyond that Uh and that indicates uh that there will be zoning relief needed
for height and floor area ratio Uh staff thought in in brief that uh zoning relief on these two counts produced a better project uh than a project that came all the way out to American Legion where there currently is that wooded area and a stream Uh in addition it will seek zoning relief for uh off- streetet
parking which is consistent with Boston transportation guidelines and it'll also seek zoning relief for use And uh because this is an evolving area uh that has uh taken on a more residential character since the commercial zoning was put in place about 10 years ago
Staff also recommend uh the conditional use permit uh for multif family residential And with that I'll turn it over to the proponent to describe the rest of their project Thank you Thank you Ted Good evening chair and members of the board My name is Dennis Greenwood from Soua Design Architects
and I'll walk you through the project Do the next slide Next slide Yeah this is a proponent team We can skip through that Okay So Ted did did a great introduction of the site It is a through um a throughblock site with a narrow strip about 50 ft wide that extends from Canterbury Street all the way back
through American Legion uh Parkway in the rear there Uh there's also a brook where you can see kind of the wooded area on the plan north space within that red rectangle um that we'll be cleaning up and I'll walk you through on the landscaping plans Um what we're doing is we're situating the building along Canterbury Street and kind of the meat
of the parcel uh to keep it away from the direct abutters and make sure we're not having impacts on the neighboring properties Next slide please So here you can see the the site is uh comprised of three existing parcels uh just under 42,000 square feet Next slide
please Here's a zoning summary I won't get too ind depth on this especially because Ted went over most of it Um we are at an F of 1.33 We're at a 45 foot building height four stories We have 32 parking spaces and 46 total units Next slide
please So again we're at four stories Uh you'll see in the upcoming renderings a little more clearly What we've done architecturally is we've made the building even though it's a multif family we've broken it down in scale by using a series of projections of bays uh recesses and carving out portions of the
building uh and using a linear base along the first floor clapboard kind of traditional materials on the second and third floor and then a mansard roof on that fourth floor to step it back and give it a little bit more of a three and a half story appearance as opposed to the full four stories So we can actually jump ahead two slides to the renderings
get to the fun stuff One more There we go Okay So here you can see the rendering along Canterbury Street So the entry is right in the middle We have bilateral symmetry where on either side it's flanked with a little front porch area which we thought was a nice residential feel and a great little amenity for the the residents in the
building as well Um what we're um what we're proposing is six street trees So they're shown very dainty here but you'll see in the landscaping plans it's actually a very robust landscaping plan that we're going to be doing along Canterbury Street Uh again you can see on the first floor we have 10-in barrell
uh siding followed by traditional clapboard on the second and third floors and then that mansard roof that I had mentioned up on that fourth floor to give it kind of a a transitional interpretation of residential architecture Next slide please And so here's a view to the the
drive So there is one driveway access a 12 foot wide driveway access to the parking on the rear of the site So that narrow strip that you saw that goes between Canterbury to American Legion Highway we uh were utilizing that area since it was very hard to develop in itself and we were limited by the brook
in the conservation commission We're using part of that for um for surface parking and then actually at the rear of the building we pull under a notch under the that first floor for 11 spaces there as well So they're protected Next slide please And so here's the landscaping
plan So again starting on the left side of the slide you can see six street trees We have a front yard condition along the entirety of the building Um so what we've done is we've complied with the complete streets guidelines provided that furnish zone as well as additional front yard area We have buffers all
along the eastern and western property lines as well as to the rear of the building We're introducing significant um new trees to the site And then at the rear along the brook we are removing a majority of all the non-invasive I mean the invasive tree species and replacing
them with new local trees And then I think that's it Thank you I appreciate your time If there's any questions happy to answer them Thank you Thank you Um questions or comments from the board what led you to those five over4 living room windows
to the five over four Yeah we can go back to one Oh the four one Four over one is what you're saying Four over one is a more is a kind of a colonial version of the of the
architectural window Nice touch Thank you Appreciate it Well I was I was thrown off by the 504 I was like 504 is a bizarre combination So I was thrown off by that Yeah Five four over one Um yeah So a little colonial
touch to the the window system Um I I appreciate I appreciate the looks I think it's a attractive looking uh building and I also appreciate that uh just going through the data that was submitted the the uh IDP units aren't just simply uh uh studios It seems
there's more the mostly onebedrooms uh several two bedrooms and a threebedroom as well So that is uh not always the case So I appreciate that particularly for an opportunity for families Thank you Um Mr Rome that actually came as a result of meeting with Brian Warell and Russell Holmes and they felt it was
important to incorporate some family style units into these buildings I mean looking at this area can you get a little bit closer to the microphone sorry the I apologize for that um that the three bedrooms came as a result of working with uh council and um uh
Russell Holmes Representative Russell Holmes on this and they thought it was really important to have some uh family style units associated with this And if you look where this building is it's it literally is surrounded by graveyards and a um I mean we all know where it is right and and a um a huge car wash next
to us you know what I mean so it's there's really there's obviously no displacement There's no impact in any of our butters It is it's a really fits in well and as you know at four stories I you know both the council and the rep thought this could have been a much higher uh density building with height
but um we chose to stay under the small project and move it this way Okay Quickly through the chair um and the only access is through Kenbury Street right that's correct There's nothing going to American Legion No there's actually a a small stream that runs um
across the back of this parcel and so this also needed conservation approval which has already been received That is true The other units that just were put up I I have seen them outside looking at the stream You're right Correct It's tight back there for construction purposes like to the trunks and it's a
tight one I watched the other one be um built So no Good luck Thank you We appreciate it Thank you everybody Additional questions or comments hearing none motion is in order So moved Second Roll call for a vote Miss Bennett Hi Mr Shepard Hi Dr Hi Mr
Hi Congratulations Thank you Um item number 37 request authorization is a certific Oh no Do you want me to do it again sorry I didn't press the button so that didn't
get get get recorded Um guys you got to keep me on track now Uh okay 37 Request authorization to issue a certification of approval pursuant to article 80 small project review of the zoning code in connection with a notice of project change for the proposed project located
at 231 through 245 Grove Street to increase the number of parking spaces from 11 to 30 and to take all related actions Daniel Thank you Madam Chair Roas members of the board Madam Secretary Bohemis and Dr Shen Dr Shen uh we are here before you to discuss the
proposal small project change at 231245 Gro Street located in West Roxbury As you may recall this project was approved by this board on August 15th 2024 with the original proposal consisted of 30 home ownership units with 11 parking spaces Uh on January 9th
2025 the proponent filed a proposed a proposed notice of project change seeking to increase the number of parking spaces from 11 to 30 spaces to be accessed through the existing garage entry at uh 5205 Washington Street No other changes will be made as part of
the small project change um that have the project attorney here in attendance today to answer any questions Thank you Thank you Questions or comments from the board do you have a quick question um so what what is kind
of what are we losing for adding parking i don't know if there's or are we doing one of those like stackable things like just trying to get some So we're not losing anything Okay Um the building when it was approved um back in August it's staying exactly the same with just the addition of parking Uh what happened
was the um the developer who was proposing this um development had purchased a uh permitted project off of uh somebody else at 5205 Washington Street Okay And that project was permanent back in like 18 or something like that And as he went to sell those
units when he finished building it he realized that everybody if anyone's I mean councelor Malik could you know knows it like the back of his hand but it is it's almost in the denim line So it's kind of a transportation desert There's not much down there There's buses that would take you to Forest Hills but it's a long way to get there
and uh there's no trains anywhere close So what happened when he was selling 5205 he realized that all the people that were looking at it were like "Well we need parking We need parking." And we didn't We had 11 spaces I think in the in the first uh uh when it was first approved And yeah 11 street parking
spaces So he just did exactly that The building's staying the same He's digging down He's going to use the stacking system so that he can you know provide the additional parking that people may need Cool I guess right from the exterior it's going to look exactly the same and like the envelope the thing the
like I love those new parking like those yeah that using that right um so all right any other questions or comments hearing a not a motion is in order so moved second roll call for a vote Miss Bennett I Mr Sheepard Dr
Lansmark Mr I and the chair votes I Motion passes Thank you Thank you everyone Enjoy your night Uh item number 39 contractual I need a motion to pay the bills I move that we pay our bills I second that Okay Roll call for a vote Miss Bennett Hi Mr
Shepard Hi Dr Lansmark Hi Mr Omali I And the chair votes I Motion passes Please pay the bills And finally a director's update Uh Director Shen the floor is yours Good evening members of the board Um I first want to highlight the new squares and street zoning that the board
approved tonight in Rosland Square Um these squares and street zoning districts create mixeduse neighborhood centers that support walkability small businesses and new housing growth and each of these district allow for mixeduse development and creation of
multif family housing The mapping of squares and street districts in Roslandale Square that the board approved today brings us a step closer to the implementation of the vision of squares and streets small area plan which is which the board approved in
February Overall this new zoning will make it easier to build more housing in the area make modifications to uh homes that will help preserve existing housing supply and build generational wealth create a backdrop for community
development by allowing new cultural anchors in the in the planned area and allow new growth and opportunities for small businesses This process has gone on for the last year and I want to thank the community for working very closely
with Abdul and his staff and and his team uh and working with us to envision the future for this Rosen Roslandale Square as well as um um the actual implementation of this larger vision of squares and streets in in the city Uh we
look forward to taking this um particular recommendation to the zoning commission uh in the near future Um on development projects um we saw five new development projects uh uh adding
591 new residential units to the city of which 87 will be incomerestricted The total total development costs will be around $195 million And um these um these
projects will um total about 588,000 square ft of which uh almost the the majority over half a million square feet will be in in residential Um when constructed these projects will put
about 539 trades people to work and create 15 direct jobs and 271 indirect jobs We also did a lot of work today on real estate Um in particular uh the chain the chain forge in Charles Town Um
uh very exciting including uh advancing an RFP for redevelopment of the change forge building Community feedback over the last several months have shaped the development and design guidelines for the RFP which focused on the potential for the site to have a mix of uses
including public access and amenities Importantly this historic site will need to be redeveloped with preservation and restoration at the forefront Uh we also heard about the Charles Town Peace Park Um this is this you've approved a
construction contract tonight which will finally allow the actual construction of this new peace park This work will include clearing and remediating the site putting in new sidewalks and and planters and new seating to create central gathering space The peace park
was originally dedicated to the late Robert Mc Robert McGrath a beloved Charlestown resident who lost tragic who was lost tragically 30 years ago and is now proposed a as a gathering spot for community groups and serve as a space
for reflecting grieving and celebrating loved ones lost to gun violence and drug drug addiction Once construction is complete the peace park will be transferred to the parks and recreation uh department You also heard
anformational uh update on the article 80 um uh modernization I think together with the um zoning reform of uh squares and streets These are two pillars of the major changes that we're making to the planning and development culture of the
city Um and we hope to implement these changes uh you heard a lot of the aspirations of of really organizing our staff better coordinating better with our department uh our our sister departments within the city Um so more on that uh and you will be actually
approving some of the zoning uh cleanup that uh Napore and Kevin uh described to you earlier Um finally I have a sad note Uh I end with a sad note by sharing with you that one of our longtime employees
an Terresa Dwire uh passed away Uh she worked first for Mayor Flynn for many years before joining uh the BRA Um and she worked u for almost 30 years before retiring just a few years ago Many of you know her
well in May 2020 2022 Our condolences go out to her family uh and for all the who knew her and um we wish the best to her family and that concludes my report Thank you
Uh thank you Um and uh yes on behalf of the board uh thank you to um you know Miss Miss Dyer's family and uh and your support for her and our commitment in her commitment to the city for so long
um as a a true servant So um you know best wishes I need a motion to return the meeting So move second Roll call for a vote Miss Bennett Hi Mr Shepard Hi Dr Lans Hi Mr Olli I And the chair votes I Motion
passes Meeting adjourned Thank you everybody We'll see you next month