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From YouTube: Committtee on Planning & Development February 27, 2017
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Docket #0250- Boston Garden Economic Development Project under the Commonwealth's "I-Cubed" Program
A
My
name
is
bill:
Linehan
and
I'm.
The
chair
of
planning
and
development
for
the
Boston
City
Council
and
the
subject
of
the
hearing
today
is
docket
number
0
to
50
a
message
in
order
for
a
local
municipal
approval
of
the
application
of
podium
developer
LLC
relating
to
the
ball,
the
Boston
Garden
economic
development
project
under
the
Commonwealth
I
cube
program.
This
matter
sponsored
by
the
mayor
and
was
referred
to
the
Committee
on
planning
and
development
on
februari.
A
B
A
So
what
thank
you
all
for
coming
here,
I'd
like
to
remind
folks
that
this
is
an
on
air
live
production
that
is
appearing
on
City,
Council,
TV
and
city
council.
Tv
is
now
on
seven
days
a
week,
24
hours
a
day
in
case
you
want
to
catch
up
on
city
council
business
going
forward,
please
when
you're
introduced
in
announced
your
name
in
your
position
and
so
that
the
viewers
will
get
a
sense
of
who
you
are
and
why
you
say
what
you
say
so
Ron.
If
you
would
please
you.
C
Mr.
chairman,
and
to
the
counselors
for
the
record,
my
name
is
Ron
Rocco
I'm,
the
Commissioner
of
the
assessing
Department
and
here
before
the
community
today
on
the
order
that
will
enable
the
development
of
the
hub
on
causeway
a
project
that
will
have
a
significant
and
transformative
impact
on
the
north
station
area
in
the
city,
this
project
utilizes
the
iCube
program,
which
the
city
has
employed
several
times
now
in
redevelopments.
C
Since
it's
been
a
while,
since
we
had
an
IQ
project
before
the
council,
I
thought
advent
of
human
is
just
kind
of
reviewing
and
giving
a
refresher
on
the
program.
The
iCube
concept,
and
even
the
program's
name,
originated
here
in
Boston
with
legislation
that
we
filed
in
2007
IQ,
really
leverages
the
significant
state
tax
revenues
they're
generated
by
developments
in
the
city,
and
it
uses
that
revenue
to
fund
public
infrastructure.
C
So
under
I
cubed,
the
debt
for
infrastructure
is
supported
by
those
new
state
tax
revenues.
It's
really
kind
of
a
unique
partnership
between
the
developer,
the
city
in
the
state
that
gets
the
project
done.
In
this
case,
and
in
most
I
cube
cases,
the
developer
will
actually
construct
the
infrastructure
and
they
will
pay
for
the
debt
service
until
the
buildings
are
built
and
occupied.
C
The
state
will
then
jump
in
and
we'll
pay
the
debt
service
upon
occupancy
on
that
infrastructure
debt
using
the
new
state
tax
revenues
that
are
generated
as
a
result
of
the
project,
the
city's
role
in
the
project
is
to
basically
a
serve
as
a
backstop.
If,
for
some
reason
the
tax
revenues
aren't
generated,
we
are
then
asked
to
contribute
towards
that
debt,
sir.
C
So
before
receiving
I
cubed
approval
developer
first
has
to
obtain
local
zoning
approval,
which
the
Boston,
Properties
and
Delaware
noir
scheme
is
done.
Here.
We
have
to
demonstrate
the
project's
financial
viability
and
its
ability
to
generate
state
tax
revenues,
so
they've
gone
through
a
preliminary
approval
product
process
with
the
state,
and
that
has
been
completed
and
they've
received
at
approval.
C
C
The
first
phase
of
the
project
is
going
to
be
a
podium
in
which
those
three
structures
are
built.
That
includes
200,000
square
feet
of
retail
entertainment
and
restaurant
space.
I
think
for
the
community
is
the
most
important
of
which
is
a
supermarket
a
star
market
that
will
be
there,
which
will
provide
an
important
service
there
not
only
to
the
north
station,
but
also
North
End,
and
what
and
West
End
residents,
and
it
gets
something
that
the
community
is
long
asked
for
needed.
C
It
provides
for
expansion
of
the
concourse
in
the
Boston
Garden
to
enhance
the
fan,
experience
and
also
provide
some
additional
parking
at
that
facility.
It
provides
175,000
square
feet
of
new
office
space,
the
developers
calling
that
innovative
office
space,
so
we
hope
that
that
will
also
help
serve
the
innovations
of
economy.
That's
been
so
important
to
Boston
scroll
over
the
last
few
years
and
finally,
it
will
provide
Champions
row,
which
is
15,000
square
foot
front
entrance.
If
you
will
to
both
the
Boston
Garden
and
north
station.
So
it
will
provide
a
long-awaited
for
front
door.
C
Innovation
area,
the
infrastructure,
improvements
that
the
project
will
create
includes
that
that
front
door
area
as
well
as
a
pedestrian,
a
pedestrian
connector
between
the
commuter
rail
station
and
the
orange
and
green
line.
So
that
will
allow
for
an
underground
connection
between
those
two
to
facilitate
the
experience
of
the
passengers.
There
won't
have
to
go
out
in
the
snow
in
the
rain.
It
also
includes
several
streetscape
and
and
street
improvements
to
causeway
street.
That
will
enhance
that
area
as
well.
C
The
state
has,
as
I
mentioned,
has
provided
preliminary
approval.
So
now
we
need
your
vote
and
your
approval
before
we
can
move
forward
and
the
project
to
move
forward
to
the
next
stage.
So
the
order
before
you
today
approves
the
economic
development
plan
for
30
million,
confirms
the
city's
commitment
to
the
project
under
the
IQ
program.
C
So
that's
the
project
in
a
nutshell,
I
think
the
administration
is
very
excited
about
not
only
the
project
but
also
some
of
the
great
transit
improvements
that
the
city
will
be
getting
and
the
region
will
be
giving
out
of
these
more
station
improvements.
So
we
would
certainly
ask
for
your
favorable
consideration.
A
D
You
thank
you
so
I'm
excited
because
we've
been
possible
this
project
for
many
many
years,
particularly
super-mo
I,
don't
know
how
many
years
we
will
talk
about
something
like
it,
but
I
think
during
the
big
big
day.
So
we,
it
seems
funny,
is
all
right,
but
just
on
a
little
about
the
IQ
program,
so
it's
30
million
dollars
is
then
deferred
tax
taxes
from
the
state.
Can
you
explain
that
this
little
more
clearer
sure.
C
So,
as
part
of
the
project,
the
champion
drove
space,
some
other
improvements
to
the
head.
How
signal
station
that
pedestrian
concourse
those
are
all
going
to
be
constructed
by
the
developer?
The
30
million
dollars
is
a
grant
that
will
be
made
to
them.
That
will
essentially
cover
a
good
chunk
of
the
portion
of
those
costs.
How.
D
C
So
I
did
an
analysis
over
the
next
seven
years.
The
project
will
pay
30
2.3
million
dollars
over
that
period
of
time.
So
it's
going
to
be
quite
substantial
again.
The
project
is
going
to
be
done
in
phases,
so
that
I
think
that
was
seven
years
after
the
final
phase
is
completed
with
the
office,
so
the
podium
starts.
First,
those
components
will
generate
revenues
for
us.
Then
the
next
phase
of
the
project
will
be
the
apartments
in
the
hotel
and
then
the
final
phase
of
the
project
will
be
the
off.
So.
D
That's
great,
no
I'm
looking
for
is
I
mean
the
seven
front
doors
of
God
editor,
excite
and
renovations
of
causeway
street
in
a
retail
space.
There
anything
else,
I'm
a
big
fan
of
project
I've
been
a
big
fan
for
many
years,
so
whatever
we
could
do
as
a
city
council
to
get
this
going
on.
Thank
you.
I
Thank,.
E
C
C
The
reason
why
that's
important
is
that
if
there
were
ever
to
be
a
shortfall
and
the
revenues
that
liquidity
reserve
gives
us
a
cushion
so
that
we
don't
have
to
touch
the
city's
resources
and
if
the
whatever
happens
it
took
turns
out
to
be
for
long
event,
then
we
can
do
those
assessments
against
the
proper.
What's.
E
C
E
Does
and
now
I
understand
that
the
developer
is
going
to
financial
equity
reserve
and
their
revenues
are
going
to
pay
for
it,
but
the
end
of
the
day
the
city
is
the
guarantor
on
this.
So
what
r
is
r
e
is
our
recourse?
If
say,
you
know,
12
years
from
now,
you
know
halfway
through
its
not
there,
as
the
city
have
a
first
lien
on
the
real
estate.
It's.
C
So
when
we
in
the
infrastructure
agreement
that
we
will
have
with
the
developer,
to
the
scent
that
there
are
shortfalls,
they'll,
be
assessments
of
those
shortfalls
against
the
property
all
right
and
then
the
developer
will
pay
those
shortfall
in
the
event
that
the
developer
does
not
pay
those
shortfalls,
then
we
do
have
the
ability
to
put
a
lien
against
the
property.
Just
like
we
baby.
C
A
A
F
F
North
is
our
partner
chris
mehar
versus
in
charge
of
real
estate
for
delaware,
north
and
our
council,
Jim
Shea
who's
with
Greenberg
Traurig
and
has
been
providing
advice
to
us
on
this
from
a
relationship.
Standpoint
I
think
it's
useful
for
I
think
you
know
about
both
us
and
delaware
north,
but
I
don't
want
to
leave
any
stone
unturned
here.
So
delaware
north
owns
and
manages
the
TD
garden.
F
They
also
lease
and
manage
the
garage
that
is
under
the
garden
that
is
owned
by
the
state
and
they
manage
the
concourse
at
north
station,
so
they're
responsible
for
the
activities
that
happen
on
that
concourse
in
a
division,
in
addition
to
boston
properties
being
a
joint
venture
partner.
We
are
also
acting
as
development
manager
on
behalf
of
the
JV
partnership
and
on
behalf
of
delaware
north.
F
I
think,
even
though
there's
two
entities
there's
going
to
be
a
substantial
development
front
of
it,
our
intent
as
a
partnership
to
have
is
to
have
this
act
as
one
seamless
development
just
briefly
about
us
up
on
the
screens.
If
you
can
see
them,
we
are
owners
of
the
prudential
center.
The
hancock
tower
we
recently
completed
the
most
sustainable
building
in
the.
F
What
we're
referring
to
is
the
most
sustainable
building
in
the
city
of
Boston
888,
Boylston
Street,
that's
the
building
with
the
turbines
on
top
of
it
and
a
number
of
other
major
assets,
including
100
federal
street
and
atlantic
wharf,
from
a
let
me
just
move
to
the
development
and
and
step
through
this
a
little
bit
and
give
you
some
colors
on
it.
I
know
that
everybody
is
familiar
with
the
site.
F
F
Just
briefly,
the
site,
history
I
think
it's
important
for
you
to
understand.
This
project
goes
back
quite
a
ways:
the
original
gardening
that
we
all
know.
This
is
the
site
that
we're
building
on
was
built
in
nineteen
twenty-eight
in
nineteen
eighty,
this
area
was
designated
as
a
urban
renewal
area
and
an
RFP
was
issued
in
the
mid
80s
and
finally,
a
Memorandum
of
Understanding
was
issued
or
agreed
to
between
Delaware
North,
the
city
and
the
T,
providing
for
the
development
of
sight.
F
F
What
I'd,
like
you
to
walk
away
from
with
this
slide,
is
that
this
project
has
been
a
long
time
coming,
and
so
hopefully,
we've
Illustrated
that
for
you,
let
me
just
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
elements
of
the
project
and
give
them
a
little
bit
of
color
with
a
picture.
That's
up
on
the
screen,
so
I'll
add
to
what
Commissioner
Rocco
has
described
so
the
Hispanic
slide,
please.
So
the
development
program,
as
the
commissioner
pointed
out,
is
200,000
feet.
F
We've
actually
made
great
friends
with
a
supermarket
committee
in
the
north
end,
headed
by
a
number
of
north
end
residents,
and
we
are
happy
to
report
we've
announced
in
the
past
that
a
star
market
will
be
the
tenant
for
that.
The
creative
office
that
the
Commissioner
referred
to
in
terms
of
the
kinds
of
businesses
that
we
foresee
coming
here.
We
really
don't
see
it
as
a
firm
as
a
place
that
will
attract
the
you
know:
law
firms
or
traditional
service
firms,
there's
a
term
in
our
office,
not
in
the
industry.
F
That's
referred
to
as
Tammy
tenants,
technology,
advertising,
media
information,
and
so
we
definitely
view
this
as
a
place
for
the
creative
economy
to
grow,
and
you
can
see
that
with
some
of
the
tenants
that
already
exist
there
today,
there
will
be
a
expansion
of
the
garden.
You
can't
really
see
that
in
the
images
that
we
show
out
the
public,
it's
basically
a
30
Street,
30
foot,
expansion
from
the
face
of
the
garden
from
grade
all
the
way
up
to
the
top
of
the
garden
and
then
an
additional
parking
facility.
F
From
your
perspective,
I
think
this
was
all
one
phase,
because
the
podium
will
be
built
at
the
same
time
and
continuously
built
up
with
a
269
room
hotel.
We
announced
recently
that
that
would
be
with
a
hotel
called
citizen.
M
citizen
M
does
not
exist
in
the
city
of
Boston.
Today,
it's
actually
in
the
middle
of
a
National
Road
roll
roll
out.
F
Susan
M
stands
for
citizen
mobile
and
is
actually
a
what
we
refer
to
as
a
micro,
hotel,
relatively
small
rooms
but
large
common
spaces,
and
we
think
that
the
hotel
itself
will
just
add
a
different
dimension
of
vibrancy
and
will
attract
a
different
kind
of
user.
Then
actually
comes
to
travel
to
the
city
of
Boston
today
and
then.
F
Our
second
phase,
which
really
were
waiting
for
a
specific
date
to
announce
going
forward
with
that,
will
be
tied,
probably
with
a
user,
is
the
last
tower
at
the
top
of
the
building,
which
is
a
five
hundred.
Twenty-Five
thousand
square
foot
office
booming.
So,
together
with
the
the
innovations
office,
space
will
have
about
seven
hundred
thousand
square
feet
of
office.
G
Like
so
just
to
sort
of
walk
you
through
how
we
intend
to
assemble
them,
laser
sight,
as
you
can
see
on
the
screen,
the
area
highlighted
in
blue
is
what
we're
calling,
but
the
first
phase
or
phase
1a,
and
that
is
the
podium.
That's
essentially
going
to
act
as
a
building
block
for
the
rest
of
the
development,
and
what
that
means
is
a
hundred
percent
of
the
infrastructure.
Improvements
will
be
delivered
with
this
phase,
which
is
currently
under
construction.
Now,
and
with
that,
as
Mike
said,
we're
going
to
be
delivering
a
host
of
amenities.
G
What
we,
what
we
want
to
do
here
and
then
on
top
of
that
you'll
see
on
the
east
portion
of
the
podium,
we're
going
to
be
delivering
175,000
square
feet
of
creative
office
space
over
five
stories,
and
this
is
set
to
be
complete
by
October
of
2018
and
then
what
we're
going
to
do
is
we're
going
to
roll
right
into
phase
1b.
So
we
have
the
the
residential
towers
about
503
440
units,
it's
a
hundred
percent
rental
and
then
we
have,
as
Mike
explained
the
269
key
hotel
whoo-hoo.
G
So
just
some
existing
images
to
give
you
an
idea
of
what
the
site
you
know
the
existing
conditions.
Look
like
this
is
a
shot.
Looking
east
down,
causeway
street
you'll
see
how
far
the
arena
is
set.
Back
from
the
sidewalk,
and
obviously
that
creates
this
large
sort
of
gaping
open
space,
which
I
think
was
it.
You
know
we
feel
as
a
big
contributing
factor
to
why
this
really
very
little
activity
and
a
very
little
or
no
sense
of
place
in
this
area,
and
you
can
also
see
this
no
signage.
G
And
no,
you
know
if
you're
standing
there,
knowing
with
no
north
station
was,
was
even
there.
And
this
is
what
the
project's
going
to
look
like
upon
completion.
You
can
see
bringing
everything
else
to
the
sidewalk,
just
the
level
of
activity.
Then
it's
because
that
it's
going
to
bring
it's
really
going
to
bring
this
place
for
life
and
it's
going
to
be
a
huge
transformation,
similar
view
sort
of
more
on
the
east
side
of
the
site.
G
G
You
know
we
have
the
city
or
the
MBTA,
so
this
is
a
plan
view
of
the
of
the
improvements
just
first.
This
is
a
highlights.
The
public
space
that
we're
going
to
be
is
going
to
sit
as
a
central
artery
is
going
to
stitch
the
the
project
together
and
that's
going
to
be
it's
known
as
the
hub,
and
you
can
see
you
know
what
we're
proposing
here.
I
mean
it's
a
pretty
dramatic.
G
You
know
space,
it's
seven
stories,
it's
also
covered.
So
are
you
going
to
get
this
feeling
of
being
indoor/outdoor?
And
you
know
there
isn't
really
a
space
in
the
city
quite
like
it.
A
Delaware
North
will
actually
be
programming
it
as
well.
So
it
will
be
very
actively
managed
that
we
event
exhibitions
and
all
those
sort
of
done
in
a
way
to
engage
with
with
the
public,
some
other
MBTA,
the
other
NBC
improvements.
You
can
see
the
new
ticket
office
there
and
then
this
is
just
on
the
right
on
the
bottom.
G
On
the
right
of
that
plan,
you'll
see
the
connector
and
that
again
is
a
below-grade
connector
that
connects
the
t
station
to
the
commuter
rail
station.
You
know
today,
people
commuters,
making
that
transition
have
to
actually
go
up
onto
the
street
brave
the
elements
whether
it
was.
This
will
make
it
seamless
a
couple
of
images
which
show
the
design
intent
we're
looking
to
bring.
G
You
know
historic
images
to
that
connector
as
a
way
to
you
know
make
that
historic
connection
with
with
the
public
and
again
here's
a
it's
a
closer
up
image
of
that
and
lastly,
talking
about
the
public
realm
improvements.
New
heart
gave
a
new
landscape
on
West
walkway
we're
going
to
be
planting
some
new
street
trees
on
the
causeway
street
sidewalk.
G
Fortunately,
given
the
fact
we
have
these
utilities
under
the
sidewalk
we
weren't
able
to
plant
street
trees,
but
we
did
come
up
with
a
creative
idea
whereby
we
can
introduce
these
vertical
planting.
Walls
as
a
way
to
you
know,
create
some
seasonal
interest
and
some
green
areas
of
life
into
the
streets,
and
then
we're
also
going
to
be
installing
these
large
granite
seating
blocks
and
what
those
were
there
granite
blocks
that
were
salvaged
from
the
original
see
war,
which
is
actually
under
the
site.
G
F
B
F
I
think
we
can
all
be
partnered,
proud
of
and
from
a
partnership
standpoint
I
think
it's
the
you
know
the
definition
of
what
a
partnership
should
be
between
the
private
side
that
involves
both
the
state
and
the
city.
So
we
thank
you
very
much
for
your
interest
in
hopefully
approval
and
we
just
again
think
it's
going
to
be
a
great
addition
to
the
city
of
Boston,
great.
D
E
Sake,
Thank
You.
Mr.
chairman,
thank
you
for
the
presentation.
It's
certainly
helpful.
You
know
I
think.
As
far
as
the
the
I
cubed
questions
I
had
were
already
addressed
by
the
Commissioner,
but
I
do
have
one
question
of
the
development
team
and
where
are
you
looking,
you
know
timewise,
obviously,
as
everyone's
mention,
the
supermarket
is
hugely
important
to
sort
of
a
lot
of
our
constituents
and
there's
any
update
schedule
wiser
when
you
estimate
that
would
be
a
be
online.
So.
F
The
the
the
podium
as
may
have
been
articulated
earlier
is
scheduled
to
be
finished
from
what's
called
a
base.
Building
standpoint
in
October
of
2018
and
the
space
itself
for
the
supermarket
will
likely
be
turned
over,
perhaps
a
little
bit
earlier
than
that
the
supermarket
to
fit
their
space
out
to
build
it
out.
So
I
would
say
a
reasonable
time
frame
is
sometime
in
the
fourth
quarter
of
18
to
the
first
quarter.
B
A
Thank
you
for
your
presence
here
and
so
I'll
join
the
chorus
1
inch.
Not
too
often,
all
three
of
us
agree
on
it
and
to
this
is
a
project
my
mom
used
to
say
good
way
to
get
good
tips.
I
think
we've
waited
long
enough
and
we're
getting
a
good
tip.
This
is
a
beautiful
rendition
of
what
what
that
once
very
lively
section
of
Boston
before
my
time
in
cells
was
like,
and
now
it's
just
going
to
be
extraordinary.
A
The
fact
that
30
million
dollars
of
you
know
public
money
is
going
to
be
applied
to
this,
to
improve
the
public
access
not
only
to
the
garden
but
to
the
to
the
commuter
rail
and
to
the
t,
stop
and
the
linking
of
the
tea
and
the
commuter
rail.
All
of
that
is
just
what
I
firmly
believe.
I
cube
was
built
for
so
I
want
to.
Thank
you
all
for
your
time,
your
attendance
and
in
your
hard
work.
This
hearing
isn't
thank.