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The Boston Planning & Development Agency Meeting (BPDA) is the municipal planning and development agency for the City of Boston, working on both housing and commercial developments. The Board of Directors meet monthly with developers, businesses and residents to provide direction for development in the City of Boston.
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A
B
Hello
and
thank
you
for
joining
the
December
Economic
Development
Festival
portion
of
Boston
board
meeting
at
this
time.
The
Boston
Planning
and
Development
agency
is
continuing
to
host
public
meetings
in
a
virtual
setting
for
the
health,
safety
and
accessibility
of
Boston
residents
for
more
information
and
updates
visit
bostonplans.org.
B
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
the
part
of
the
city
of
Boston
office
of
cable
communications
at
Xfinity,
channel
24,
our
CNN
channel
13
and
Verizon
FiOS
channel
962..
It
is
also
being
live
streamed
at
boston.gov
cable.
B
To
begin
I
will
now
take
a
roll
call
of
our
board
members,
Mr
Monahan
Mr,
President,
Dr,
lansmark,
medicine,
Mr,
Miller
president
and
absolutely
Ross
and
present
okay.
So,
let's
get
going
to
the
edic
agenda
first
item
in
the
on
the
agenda:
request
authorization
for
approval
of
the
minutes
of
the
November
17
2022
meeting
a
motion
is
in
order
so
move
second
roll
call
for
a
vote:
Mr
Monahan,
aye,
Dr,
lansmark,
aye,
Mr,
Miller
hi,
and
the
chair
votes.
C
Thank
you,
Madam
Secretary,
Chief
Jameson,
members
of
the
board.
My
name
is
Natalie
G
duck
and
I
am
a
real
estate
development
officer
with
the
ppda
I'm
here
today
to
request
a
12-month
extension
for
the
tenant
of
designation
for
Eastern
Salt
Company
for
parcel
M
located
at
three
Dolphin
Way
within
the
Raymond
L
Flynn
Marine
Park
Eastern
Stahl
is
a
woman-owned
Marine
Industrial
business
that
has
operated
in
Chelsea
for
over
60
years
and
was
originally
designated
in
June.
C
2021
Eastern
intends
to
operate
parceland
as
a
part
of
the
larger
waterborne
bulk
Marine
cargo
terminal
to
be
known
as
the
South
Boston
Marine
multi-port,
the
multi-poor
will
reactivate
the
northern
Jetty
to
accommodate
deep
water,
birthing
and
ocean-going
goods,
while
Eastern's
current
business
is
transship
bulk
salt.
Their
future
business
model
is
to
pursue
other
large
cargo
uses
that
support
the
emerging
wind
power
industry
in
Eastern
Massachusetts.
C
Since
the
last
extension
Eastern
has
made
significant
progress
towards
final
designation,
Eastern
has
been
undergoing
the
permitting
process
associated
with
the
Massachusetts
Environmental
Policy
Act.
Furthermore,
Eastern's
25
design
submission
plans
have
been
recently
reviewed
by
the
ppda's
real
estate
department.
C
B
Okay,
thank
you.
Do
we
have
any
questions
or
comments
from
the
board.
D
Madam,
chair
I,
have
one
question:
I
heard
you
would
say
something
about
wind.
Are
they
in
discussions
with
anybody
regarding
lay
down
areas
or.
B
B
E
Talk
about
this
and
we'll
learn
more,
but
I
think
it
was
like.
It
was
only
going
to
be
solid
for
part
of
the
time
and
then
the
rest
was
so
yeah
very
interested
in
in
this
one
too
see
how
that's
going.
E
B
Okay
right
any
other
questions
or
comments
hearing
and
seeing
non-emotion
is
in
order,
so
move
secondary,
we'll
call
for
a
vote:
Mr
Monahan
aye,
your
Lance
Mark
hi,
Mr,
Miller
hi,
and
the
chair
votes.
I'm
motion
cast
thanks.
Natalie
all
right
item
number
three
request:
authorization
to
enter
into
a
First
Amendment
the
lease
agreement
with
topologic
Technologies
Incorporated
to
increase
the
space
from
2928
square
feet
to
4128
square
feet
located
at
the
12th
Channel
Center
within
12
champ
Street
within
the
Raymond
L
Flynn
Marine
Park
Maureen.
F
Thank
you,
madam
chair
members
of
the
board,
topologic
Technologies
has
been
attended
at
12
Channel
Street
Suite
805,
since
June
2022
topologic
is
a
Manufacturing
Company
using
compact
digital
knitting
machines
to
fabricate
custom,
knitted
clothing
products
in
June,
June
2022,
the
bpda
board
of
direct
is
approved
if
I
be
a
lease
agreement.
The
suite
805
commencing
on
August
1st
2022
and
expiring
on
July
31st
2027,
with
one
five
year
option
to
extend
topologic
pays
30
dollars
per
square
foot
when
escalates
by
one
dollar
per
square
foot
per
year.
F
Triple
logic
was
represented
by
huntman
commercial,
real
estate
in
this
transaction
for
Suite
805..
Since
then,
Hahnemann
has
repeatedly
reached
out
to
bpda,
on
behalf
of
topologic,
in
search
of
an
additional
Square,
two
thousand
to
three
thousand
square
feet
at
12
Channel
Street
and
is
accordingly
represented.
Topologic
and
topologic
in
this
proposed
Lisa
manifest
Suite
8
Suite
505
at
12,
Channel
Street,
which
recently
became
available.
F
Epda
staff
is
recommending
that
the
existing
lease
be
amended
to
include
Suite
805,
increasing
the
lease
premises
from
2928
square
feet
to
4128
square
feet
other
than
the
increased
rent
payable
in
connection
with
Suite
505.
All
other
terms
and
conditions
of
the
lease
will
be
unchanged,
beginning
on
January
1st
2023,
the
total
fixed
rent
paid
by
topologic
shell
increased
by
thirty
seven
thousand
two
hundred
dollars
calculated
at
thirty
one
dollars
per
square
feet.
That's
a
total
per
year.
F
Rent
will
increase
annually
by
one
dollar
per
square
foot
per
year
as
well
for
Suite
505
over
the
initial
lease
term
for
boat
Suites,
505
and
805,
combined
BPD
shall
receive
648
980
in
fixed
rent
since
topologic
was
also
represented
by
hunterman
in
this
transaction.
A
brokerage
commission
shall
be
negotiated
with
Hahnemann
theater,
separate
agreement.
Thank
you
and
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
G
Thank
you,
madam
chair
members
of
the
board
director
Jemison,
just
to
give
you
guys
a
little
background
on
the
else's
in
April
2022,
converted
strategies,
bphc
bpda,
Department
of
environment
and
the
offices
of
Emergency
Management.
Releasing
support
together
in
support
of
the
Massey,
sees
clean
energy
and
resilience
program
which
focuses
on
solar
and
storage,
backup
power
for
critical
facilities.
G
The
facilities
that
we
investigated
were
209
2-1
and
209
River
Street.
These
facilities
are
both
located
in
Mattapan
and
are
part
of
the
Boston
Public
Health
commission's
Campus.
They
each
serve
short-term
traditional
support,
housing
and
recovery
programs
for
women
and
children,
and
neither
of
these
facilities
have
backup
generation
on
site.
G
During
the
analysis
and
the
energy
audit,
a
phantom
load
was
discovered
that
revealed
abnormally
High
winter
Peak
loads
beyond
that
of
what
a
typical
space
heater
might
do
if
they
all
turned
it
on
at
the
same
time.
So
as
a
result,
the
report
recommended
a
more
in-depth
third-party
analysis
to
be
conducted
to
trace
the
load
back
to
its
source.
Sensors
will
be
deployed
and
tied
to
each
circuit
to
provide
us
with
serpent
mapping
and
data
analysis
to
trace
this
Phantom
load,
and
mass
CEC
has
awarded
an
additional
twenty
thousand
dollars
to
conduct
this
study.
G
These
key
findings
will
help
align
the
solar
and
storage
sizing
or
potential
backup
diesel,
backup
generator
deployment
to
align
with
the
critical
loads
and
needs
of
the
facilities
to
keep
them
online.
During
the
power
outage.
Other
code
benefits
could
include
potential
energy
savings.
Should
the
Phantom
loads
be
tied
directly
to
each
of
the
buildings
also
could
result
in
reduced
operational
costs
for
Boston
Public
Health,
commission
and
the
backup
power
will
also
tie
directly
to
the
critical
circuits
that
would
serve
the
facilities
needs.
G
The
timeline
for
this
study
would
begin
January
and
March
of
this
of
2023..
Should
the
load
not
be
able
to
be
traced
back
through
the
circuit
mapping?
An
additional
survey
site
survey
will
be
conducted
in
the
spring
to
look
at
non-utility
sources
that
might
be
on
the
site
if
anything
is
tied
into
electrical
Vault
on
the
campus
that
would
be
conducted
in
the
spring
once
the
snow
clears.
And
then
the
report
of
these
key
findings
will
be
released
late
spring
early
summer,
2023.
G
G
D
G
Right,
that's
what
we
need
to
figure
out.
We
need
to
separate
how
much
of
the
Phantom
was
there
versus
what
the
actual
building
is
using.
So
that's
where
the
circuit
mapping
comes
into
play,
so
we're
able
to
sort
of
separate
the
actual
use
within
the
facilities
themselves
and
then
can
sort
of
separate
out
what
this
is.
G
The
overall
usage,
if
it's
tied
to
a
different
building
or
energies
and
site
that
there
are
have
been
unaware
of
we'll,
have
to
kind
of
untangle
that
as
well.
But
that's
where
this
analysis
will
help
kind
of
direct
us.
G
D
B
B
I
Well,
thank
you,
madam
chair
members
of
the
board
bed
of
secretary
and
director
Jameson.
We
have
a
number
of
items
for
your
consideration
on
the
edic
agenda.
With
the
exact
details
included
in
the
board
memos.
We
have
four
appointments
in
the
director's
office:
Matthew
Samuels
data
operations,
analyst
in
the
housing,
compliance
Department,
Kelly,
Schmidt
income,
restricted
rental
administrator
and
Margaret
Cherry
housing
policy
manager
in
the
diversity,
equity
and
inclusion,
Department,
Christiana,
lachiosa,
Department,
deputy
director
of
community
engagement.
I
We
have
10
contracts
in
the
office
of
Workforce,
Development,
Lynn,
Dan,
David,
Chen,
Irena,
colon
Joanne
Evans
and
Joanne
Kushner,
and
the
I.T
Department
Paul
Cote
and
Emily
rija
in
the
finance
department,
Mario
Morris
and
the
planning
department,
Catherine
Neal
in
the
office
of
general
counsel,
Hugo
Salas.
We
also
have
three
co-ops
and
interns
in
the
research
Department
Mia
padberg
in
the
development
review,
Department
Tyler
wood
and
in
the
office
of
Workforce
Development
Emmeline
re-endoon.
I
We
have
three
status
changes
in
the
Urban
Design
Department
Mira
Diane
from
assistant
deputy
director
of
Urban
Design
to
deputy
director
of
design
in
the
office
of
general
counsel,
Lisa
Harrington
from
Council
to
interim
general
counsel
and
Mallory
Shea
from
senior
land
use
Council
to
interim
Deputy
general
counsel.
We
also
have
three
out
of
state
travel
requests
and
we
have
one
departure
in
the
planning
department,
Karen,
Chavez
planner
one.
Thank
you
very
much
and
I'll
answer
any
questions.
Everyone
who
has.
B
B
We'll
call
for
a
vote:
Mr
Monahan,
aye,
Williamsburg,
hi,
Mr,
Miller,
bye
and
the
chair
votes.
I
motion
passes
meeting
adjourned,
move
over
to
the
bpda
meeting,
so
thank
you
for
joining
the
Boston
December
Boston
Redevelopment
Authority
board
meeting
at
this
time.
The
Boston
Planning
and
Development
agency
is
continuing
to
host
public
meetings
in
a
virtual
setting
for
the
health,
safety
and
accessibility
of
Boston
residents
for
more
information
and
updates.
Please
please
visit
bostonplans.org.
B
The
open
public
meeting
Law
requires
that
I
notify
the
public
that
this
meeting
is
being
reported.
Please.
Be
aware
that
an
audio
and
visual
reporting
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
24,
RCN,
channel
13
and
Verizon
FiOS
channel
962,
it's
also
being
live
streamed
at
boston.gov,
cable
I
will
now
begin
with
the
roll
call
of
our
members.
B
L
B
The
Lance
Mark
hi
Mr
Miller
hi
I'm,
the
chair
of
votes,
I'm
Michelle
assets,
item
number,
two
request:
authorization
to
schedule:
a
public
hearing
on
January
19
2023
at
5,
30
PM,
our
entertain
date
and
time
to
be
determined
by
the
director
to
consider
the
proposed
development
plan
for
plan
Development
Area
number
138,
one:
two:
three:
four
and
one
two:
four:
zero
Soldiers
Field
Road
in
Allston,
and
to
consider
the
proposed
project
as
a
development
impact
project.
B
So
a
motion
is
in
order,
so
move
second
offer
about
Mr
Monahan,
aye,
jilliance,
Mark,
hi,
Mr,
Miller
aye,
and
the
chair
boats.
I
motion
passes
item
number
three
request:
authorization
to
schedule:
a
public
hearing
on
January
19
2023
at
5,
40
PM
or
at
a
date
and
time
to
be
determined
by
the
director
to
consider
the
proposed
development
plan
for
plan
Development,
Area
number
139,
1170,
Soldiers,
Field,
Road
Project
in
Austin,
emotion,
is
in
order
so
moved.
B
So
move
second
arm
call
for
a
vote:
Mr
Monahan
aye,
the
landsmark
hi
Mr,
Miller
aye
and
the
Champions
I
Mission
passes
item
number
five
request:
authorization
to
schedule,
a
public
hearing
on
January
19
2023
at
6
PM
or
at
a
team
time
to
be
determined
by
the
director
to
consider
the
amended
and
restated
plan,
Development
Area
number
53,
seven
Channel
Center,
and
to
consider
the
seven
Channel
Center
notice
of
project
change
as
a
development
impact
project.
Emotion
is
so
move.
B
M
Good
afternoon
Madam
chair
members
of
the
board
secretary
paulimus
and
director
Jemison
and
Brian
Glasgow
deputy
director
for
regulatory
Planning
and
Zoning.
Today
you
have
a
40
68
recommendations
prepared
by
our
our
planners
for
the
board
of
appeal
and
we're
asking
your
approval
to
pass
them
along
to
the.
B
Cba,
thank
you.
Questions
or
comments
from
the
board
hearing
and
seeing
non-emotion
is
an
order.
No
move.
Second,
we'll
call
Forever
vote.
Mr,
Monahan
aye,
your
lancemark.
L
B
Right
Mr,
Miller
hi
and
the
chairperson
thanks
Brian,
all
right
item
number,
seven
request:
authorization
to
petition
the
zoning
commission.
You
adopt
the
amendment
to
the
Olmstead
green,
smart
growth
overlay,
District
zoning
articles
in
mapment,
including
the
smart
overlay
district
for
Olmsted
Green
in
the
Mattapan
neighborhood
Kenneth.
N
Afternoon
General
class
members
of
the
board
Secretary
of
Billy
Lewis
and
director
Jemison
I'm
here
today,
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
zoning
Amendment
I'm,
also
joined
by
Quinn
veldick,
the
project
manager
for
the
Olmsted
Village
project.
In
case
you
have
specific
questions
about
that
project.
So
chapter
40R
allows
Boston,
as
well
as
other
cities
and
towns
on
the
Commonwealth
to
establish
special
zoning
overlay
districts
that
allow
for
higher
density
and
levels
of
affordability,
housing
densities.
N
Over
eight
units
per
acre
for
single-family
homes,
12
municipants
for
townhouse
or
20
units
per
acre
for
multi-family
house
must
be
achieved
in
these
districts.
In
addition,
the
zoning
must
acquire
20
of
afford
of
housing
within
the
district
be
affordable
and
it
should
be
allowed
for
a
mix
of
uses,
a
combination
of
residential
office
and
Retail
within
close
proximity
to
each
other.
The
purpose
of
the
smart
growth
overlay
District
zoning
is
to
establish
is
to
encourage
diverse
housing
developments
within
very
with
various
housing
and
transportation
options.
N
The
Olmsted
green
project,
which
you'll
hear
a
little
bit
about
later
today,
approved
by
the
bra
in
2006,
is
the
first
development
in
the
city
of
Boston
to
be
entitled
as
a
smart
growth,
development.
I'll
say
this
type
of
District.
It's
one
of
the
only
one
of
very
few
that
we
have
across
the
state
in
general.
N
The
establishment
of
the
Olmsted
grade.
Smart
growth
overlay
district
has
a
smart
growth
book
in
2007,
enabled
the
development
of
the
Olmsted
green
project
resulting
in
the
creation
of
over
482
housing
units,
of
which
404
income
restricted
associated
with
the
Ultimate
Green
project
city
of
Boston
has
received
from
dhcd
2D
350
000
in
2011
420
000
in
2022.,
the
entirety
of
which
has
been
reinvested
in
the
almost
a
green
project
are
on
and
off
site
infrastructure
and
transportation
improvements.
N
The
proposed
amendment
would
expand
the
boundaries
of
the
Olmsted
green,
smart
growth
overlay
District
to
include
the
Olmsted
Village
development
project,
currently
under
review
by
the
bpda
to
fall
within
this
district
and
thus
allow
the
40-hour
benefits
to
apply
to
this
project.
The
proposed
amendment
also
includes
additional
uses
within
the
Olmsted
Village
portion
of
the
Olmsted
greed.
Smart
growth
overlay
District
to
accommodate
in
particular,
Senior
Housing,
Programs,
call
carmelsted
Village
proposal.
The
post-text
and
map
amendment
to
section
87a
of
the
code
for
Olmsted
Village
are
attached
in
exhibits,
A
and
B
respectively.
N
B
N
E
B
I
believe
emotion
is
an
order,
so
moved
second
or
phone
call
for
a
vote.
Mr
Monahan
aye,
the
landsmark
aye
Mr
Miller,
bye
in
the
chair
books,
I
motion
passes.
Thank
you
item
number
eight
request
authorization
to
amend
the
ground
lease
with
cvpa
chain,
Forge,
LLC,
tenant
and
redeveloper
of
building
105,
also
known
as
the
chain
Forge
building
on
a
portion
of
parcel
and
y1
in
the
Charlestown
Navy
Yard
within
the
Charlestown
urban
renewal
renewal
enter
urban
renewal
area.
That's.
P
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
In
December
2017,
the
PDA
and
cvpa
chain.
Forge
LLC
executed
ground
lease
for
the
development
of
the
chain,
Forge
building
into
a
230
room
Hotel
under
the
terms
and
conditions
of
the
lease
the
tenant
would
be
in
default
of
the
lease
in
the
event
that
they
did
not
obtain
both
building
permits
and
financing.
By
a
date,
certain
the
board
is
graciously
authorized,
an
extension
of
time
to
close
on
financing
and
building
permits
several
times,
primarily
due
to
the
impact
that
the
covid
pandemic
had
on
the
capital
markets.
P
Both
equity
and
financing
for
new
hotel
construction
has
been
extremely
difficult
to
obtain,
as
I
said,
primarily
due
to
covid.
The
pandemic's
effect
on
the
capital
markets.
Developer
has
agreed
to
pay
a
substantial
fee.
Each
time
the
designation
was
extended,
and
so
these
requests
have
not
been
made
lightly.
In
February,
the
board
authorized
an
extension
of
time
to
December
31st
of
2022,
since
the
first
extension
was
request
in
June
of
2018,
the
developers
agreed
to
pay
to
BPD
over
3.5
million
dollars,
in
extension,
fees
to
secure
site
control.
P
P
In
addition
to
the
rent
and
fees
applied
to
the
previous
extension
to
developers
expended
approximately
1.3
million
in
environmental
remediation
permitting
in
legal
expenses
and
they've,
also
expended
over
a
quarter
of
a
million
dollars
in
disposition
of
the
Surplus
equipment
than
building
security
measures
for
the
now
vacant
site.
P
During
the
2022
extension
period,
the
developer
conducted
two
due
diligence
regarding
a
change
in
the
proposed
use
from
hotel,
the
research
and
development
or
to
multi-family
residential.
We,
we
did
disclose
this
to
the
board
at
the
last
the
last
time
we
had
a
conversation
on
this,
but
we
weren't
asking
for
permission
to
to
change
the
use.
P
We
want
just
alerting
the
board
that
this
was
being
contemplated
by
the
developer,
ultimately
as
a
result
of
the
resiliency
related
development
controls,
as
well
as
the
dramatic
shift
in
capital
markets,
it's
been
determined
that
post-pandemic,
the
highest
and
best
use
of
the
checkpoint
building
is
once
again
a
230
room.
Hotel.
The
hotel
industry
has
rebounded
exponentially
as
a
result
of
pent-up
business
and
personal
travel.
P
Hotel
financing
is
significantly
more
accessible
than
in
recent
memory
and
accordingly,
we
are
requesting
today
to
extend
the
deadlines
for
financing
and
building
permits
to
December
30th
of
2023
under
the
following
conditions.
The
987
thousand
dollars
currently
owed
will
be
increased
to
1.5
million
and
will
be
paid
an
equal
monthly
installments
over
the
12
months
in
2023
or
132
500
per
month,
which
would
include
the
construction
rent.
All
permits,
financing
and
full
article
80
Community
process
must
be
in
Hand
by
October,
31st,
2023
and
construction
must
start
by
December
31st
of
2023..
P
Failure
to
meet
any
of
these
three
obtainable
goals
will
result
in
a
default.
Determination
of
release
I'm
very
bullish
that
the
rent
will
be
timely,
paid
in
these
development
milestones
will
in
fact
be
met
respectfully
request
permission
to
amend
the
existing
leads
to
incorporate
these
business
term
changes
available
for
any
questions.
Thank
you.
Q
Yes,
I
have
one:
we
we've
seen
other
Hotel
projects
during
this.
You
know
this
environment
go
through
with
their
financing.
Is
that
team,
well-structured,
financially
or
what
seems
to
be
causing
a
problem
with
this
Development
Group.
P
I
I
know
I
I
do
believe
that
they
are,
they
are
ready
to
to
to
deliver
in
2023.
and
I
can
only
speak
in
past
it
had
to
do.
They
were
looking
at
opportunities
of
financing,
as
well
as
the
the
permanent
and
construction
financing.
So.
J
P
Speak
specifically,
it
may
be
the
fact
of
where
it
was
in
the
development
cycle
when
it
all
started
fairly
early
in
the
cycle.
The
capital
markets
got
skittish
and
everything
kind
of
dried
up.
Some
of
the
projects
you're
referencing
may
have
been
further
in
the
development
cycle
when,
when
closing
foreign.
B
C
Thank
you
again:
Madam
Secretary,
Chief,
Jameson
and
members
of
the
board
in
December
2020,
the
bpda
board
approved
a
plan
for
the
acquisition
and
disposition
of
the
then
privately
owned,
104
and
108
Walter
Street
in
order
to
preserve
open
space
and
deliver
affordable
housing
in
Roslindale
Habitat
for
Humanity
Greater
Boston,
known
as
habitat
HGB,
was
tentatively
designated
to
develop
the
property
in
August
2021
at
the
BPD
board.
Member
meeting
habitat's
proposed
project
at
the
property
consists
of
four
income:
restricted
home
ownership
units
with
incomes
ranging
from
50
to
80
8
Ami.
C
The
bpda
and
habitat
HGB
is
seeking
to
enter
into
a
license
agreement
to
allow
a
habitat
HEB
to
utilize
the
property
to
investigate
soil
conditions,
survey,
the
site,
conduct
a
geotechnical
investigation
and
execute
all
pre-development
activities
associated
with
the
planning
and
development
of
the
property
staff
recommends
that
the
bpda
authorize
an
amendment
to
the
license
with
habitat
HGB
for
a
period
of
nine
months
through
August
2023.
In
order
for
Habitat
HGB
to
conduct
the
pre-development
activities
necessary
for
the
Redevelopment
of
104
Walter,
that
being
said,
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
B
B
R
R
The
vision
to
Champion
the
transformative
power
of
heterogeneous
sustainable
walkable
place
for
everyone
and
the
RFP
is
to
contract
with
a
design
consultant
to
practice
side
Vision
in
concert
with
the
community
and
BPA
and
City
staff,
and
to
develop
recommendations
to
achieve
this
vision,
the
requester
proposals
was
approved
for
released
by
The
BPA
board
and
directors,
a
BP
bpta
board
of
directors
at
the
October
13th
one
meeting,
and
we
subsequently
issued
the
RFP
on
October
24th.
R
We
received
six
proposals
in
the
alphabetical
order,
respondents
included
agency,
landscape
and
planning,
boverman
design,
Gail
grayscale
collaborative
LLC
with
Urban
American
city
LLC,
Mass,
Design,
Group
and
utilic.
All
proposals
were
responsive
and
responsible
met
the
quality
requirements
and
satisfied
the
minimum
threshold
criteria.
R
Selection
committee,
composed
of
BPA
Urban,
Design
and
planning
staff
review
these
these
proposals
and
conducted
interviews
with
each
respondent
between
November,
29th
and
December
2nd,
and
the
selection
committee
unanimously
recommends
the
agency
landscape
and
planning
team.
The
team
is
composed
of
agency
landscape
and
planning,
as
the
lead
consultant
with
dream,
collaborative
Isidore,
Studio,
consult,
Layla
and
O.J
Slaughter,
all
Consultants
or
women
or
minority-owned
businesses
agency.
R
R
Their
technical
understanding
of
the
scope
of
services
stood
out
its
focus
on
ensuring
that
future
generations
of
Australians
live
in
places
that
are
distinctive
identifiable
and
feel
like
home,
and
we
are,
we
recommend
them
for
for
this
contract.
This
concludes
my
presentation
and
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions
that
you
might
have.
Thank
you.
B
B
S
Thank
you,
madam
chair
members
of
the
board
director
jemisin
and
secretary
palamis,
I'm
Delaney,
Morris
planner,
to
resilience
and
Waterfront
planning
this
past
September.
The
bpda
was
awarded
a
300
000
Grant
from
the
Massachusetts
office
of
coastal
zone.
Management's
Coastal
resilience
grant
program
to
assist
in
the
development
of
design
options
for
Coastal
flood
protection
measures
along
vulnerable
areas
of
dorchester's
Waterfront.
There
is
also
a
grant
match
through
City
budget
funds
and
bpda
in-kind
planning
Services
next
slide.
S
Please
the
project
will
build
off
of
climate
vulnerability,
analysis
and
resilience
strategies
developed
through
the
2016
climate-ready
Boston
plan
in
2020
resilient
solutions
for
Dorchester
report.
The
project
is
intended
to
Advance
Design
solutions
to
address
a
near-term
flood
entry
point
at
tinian
beach.
S
The
climate
ready
Dorchester
report,
prioritizes
implementation
of
flood
protection
measures
at
this
Waterfront
location
under
current
Coastal
flood
conditions,
the
DCR
is
tinian
Beach,
Recreation
Area
is
flooded
and
by
2030
with
a
projected
nine
inches
of
sea
level
rise,
flood
waters
could
be
directed
down,
Conley
Street
and
into
the
Morrissey
Boulevard
alignment,
which
could
flood
numerous
businesses
and
homes
next
slide.
Please,
the
project
will
result
in
a
technical
analysis
of
existing
site
conditions
to
determine
the
feasibility
of
flood
mitigation,
infrastructure
and
development
of
specific
design
recommendations.
S
S
Regarding
the
RFP
and
consultant
selection
process
on
October
13
2022,
the
bpda
board
authorized
the
secretary
to
advertise
a
request
for
proposals
to
engage
a
consultant
team
for
the
project
on
October
17
2022.
The
bpda
issued
an
RFP
for
consultant
services
for
the
project.
The
following
consultant
firms
submitted
proposals
in
response
to
that
RFP,
geosintech
consultants
and
scape
landscape
architecture.
S
S
The
RFP
selection
committee
evaluated
the
proposals
based
on
the
following
criteria:
project
manager,
qualifications,
experience
of
project
manager
and
project
team
members
with
relevant
projects
and
project
tasks,
local
knowledge,
project
approach
and
management,
content
of
the
written
proposal,
allocations
of
resources
and
project
schedule.
Next
slide:
please.
S
As
a
result
of
this
evaluation,
scape
landscape
architecture,
DPC
was
selected
as
the
most
advantageous
respondent.
Escape
is
joined
by
a
team
of
sub-consultants.
With
extensive
experience
related
to
the
project
tasks,
the
subconsultants
include
Tetra
Tech,
Woods,
Hall
group
and
dalwood
in
the
selection
of
scape
committee.
Members
noted
that
the
respondents
team's
prior
design
and
Engineering
work
related
to
climate
resilience
and
Coastal
projects,
experience
with
Boston
climate
change,
initiatives
and
planning,
strong
public
engagement,
experience,
detailed
approach
for
completion
of
project
tasks
and
overall
depth
of
the
Consultants
team's
experience.
S
Accordingly,
bpda
staff
recommends
the
director
to
be
authorized
to
enter
into
a
contract
with
skate
landscape
architecture
DPC
for
the
technical
analysis
and
development
of
resilient
design
options
for
dorchester's
Waterfront
in
an
amount
not
to
exceed
450
000.
Thank
you
and
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
S
K
B
B
T
This
is
an
expanded
contract
compared
to
previous
years,
with
a
larger
scope,
as
well
as
budget,
which
is
part
of
our
overall
effort
to
set
up
contracts
with
a
variety
of
sizes,
Scopes,
budgets
and
requirements,
so
that
we
can
work
with
the
most
diverse
group
possible
when
it
comes
to
finding
the
best
partners
and
also
so
that
we
can
address
as
needed
issues
more
strategically.
As
you
know,
our
goal
is
to
care
for
our
property
as
though
we
live
next
door.
T
In
this
case,
the
property
in
question
is
the
Blair
lot
in
Nubian
Square,
the
terminal
street
boat
ramp
in
Charlestown
and
a
variety
of
other
Parcels
across
the
city
for
as
needed.
Services
as
they
come
up.
We
receive
four
bids
in
response
to
this
opportunity,
three
of
which
were
from
minority-owned
business
enterprises.
M
Nevis
had
the
lowest
bid
price,
submit
our
requirements
and
they
are
certified
as
a
disadvantaged
business
entity.
With
that,
thank
you
for
your
consideration
and
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions
you
may
have.
B
U
You
good
afternoon,
Madam
chair
members
of
the
board.
This
is
a
request
to
amend
an
existing
design
contract
with
gei
Consultants,
the
designer
and
engineer
of
record
for
the
Pier
4
emergency
repairs
project
that
is
currently
underway
in
the
Navy
Yard.
This
last,
this
project
was
last
before
you
in
May
of
this
year,
request
an
authorization
to
enter
into
a
Construction
contract
with
Coastal
Marine
construction
for
approximately
nine
million
dollars.
As
you
may
recall,
gei
was
hired
to
inspect
the
65
year
old
peer
structure
as
well
as
engineer,
repairs
to
several
known
infrastructure
needs.
U
In
the
immediate
area.
Upon
inspection,
it
was
determined
that
immediate
repairs
to
clear
form
were
native
to
ensure
safety
and
structural
stability
construction
to
repair.
The
pier
is
currently
underway.
It's
divided
into
two
phases.
The
first
phase
will
restore
nearly
80
of
the
piles
angled
batter
piles,
which
will
restore
the
lateral
capacity
to
appear.
The
second
phase
will
restore
approximately
330
of
the
peers,
vertical
Plum
piles,
which
will
restore
the
load
capacity
of
the
Cure.
The
current
engineering
contract
with
gei
needs
additional
funds
to
maintain
construction,
Administration
and
Engineering
oversight
of
the
work
that's
underway.
U
We
are
recommending
the
contract
to
be
increased
by
an
additional
72
thousand
dollars,
resulting
in
a
total
limited
contract
amount
of
360
000..
This
additional
amount
will
allow
us
to
complete
phase
one
of
the
work
that
is
currently
underway
with
appropriate
engineering
oversight.
In
a
subsequent
vote,
we
will
be
asking
for
authorization
to
advertise
for
a
new
engineering
contract
that
will
include
the
engineering
oversight
for
phase
two
of
this
work,
as
well
as
a
additional
infrastructure
work
that
was
previously
included
in
GES
contract,
which
is
now
exhausted.
U
B
B
B
U
You
again,
so
this
is
a
continuation
of
the
previous
matter.
Several
known
infrastructure
improvements
are
needed
in
the
immediate
vicinity
of
the
shipyard
Park
area
of
the
Charlestown
Navy
Yard
engineering
for
the
work
had
previously
been
included
in
the
aforementioned
contract,
with
gei
Consultants.
That
contract
has
been
exhausted
by
the
emergency
repairs
to
Pier
4,
currently
underway.
A
new
engineering
contract
is
needed
to
absorb
the
second
phase
of
the
emergency
work,
as
well
as
the
additional
items
that
are
now
exhausted.
U
Those
items
include
the
timber
Boardwalk
that
wraps
straight
off
too
and
is
in
front
of
the
pier
4
and
Pier
5
area,
as
well
as
improvements
to
the
seawall
bulkhead
in
this
area.
A
resulting
contract
will
be
is
that
is
currently
budgeted
at
450.
000
plans
and
specifications
would
be
prepared
in
accordance
with
Chapter
30
39
M
of
the
Massachusetts
general
laws,
and
it
would
include
all
of
the
permitting
bidding
assistance
and
Resident
Engineering
Services
needed
to
execute
on
this
work.
U
The
RFP
would
be
advertised
in
accordance
with
the
dpa's
designer
selection
policy,
and
the
engineering
contract
would
be
awarded
to
the
most
advantageous
top-ranked
engineer
through
a
qualifications
based
process
with
that
we're
asking
authorization
from
the
secretary
to
advertise
and
issue
this
request
for
proposals
for
Engineering
Services
for
this
function
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
B
B
V
B
Great,
thank
you.
Any
questions
or
comments
from
the
reward
hearing
and
seeing
none
emotion
is
in
order.
Don't.
V
B
Oh
there's
a
good
one.
Next
item
request
authorization
to
extend
the
tentative
designation
status
of
Nubian
Ascend
Partners
LLC
as
real
developer,
bra
Parcels,
located
at
one
two
and
four
Palmer
Street
2180
through
2190
Washington
Street
and
2148
Washington
Street,
also
known
as
the
Blair
lot
and
the
Nubian
square
square
area
of
Roxbury
Jonathan.
V
Thank
you
all
again
here.
This
is
for
the
system
of
attention
to
the
incentive
designation
for
review
Square
Partners
LLC
on
the
for
the
attendant
designation
on
the
Blair
lot.
As
you
may
recall,
the
board
originally
voted
to
a
word
to
be
in
a
sentence
designation
on
December
17
2020,
an
extended,
attentive,
designation
at
the
board
meeting
on
June
16th
2022..
V
New
ESN
is
proposing
to
create
approximately
365
475
gross
square
feet
of
new
mixed-use
space
with
which
will
include
15
home
ownership
units,
which
will
have
a
preference
for
local
artists
and
10
of
which
will
be
income
restricted
units.
There
will
also
be
retail,
which
will
include
a
culinary
Hall,
providing
opportunities
for
local
restaurants
tours.
V
Lastly,
it
will
include
commercial
office
and
laboratory
space,
entertainment
and
artistic
cultural
space,
which
will
include
a
new
Performance
Hall,
a
publicly
accessible
pedestrian
Corridor
that
will
provide
access
to
our
project
components
and
a
three
and
a
300
space
above
grade
parking
garage.
The
total
development
cost
for
this
project
is
approximately
111
million
195
689.
V
This
is
the
last
extension.
Nubia
sense
has
made
significant
progress
towards
final
designation.
Some
of
the
mild
cells
they
have
achieved
in
this
process
include
securing
pre-constructive
financing,
totaling
7.95
million
dollars
from
sponsors,
private
investors,
donations
and
awards
from
the
Massachusetts
housing,
investment,
blue,
Hub
and
other
partners.
V
They
have
received
2.58
million
for
Mass
development
and
CPA
for
their
artist
housing,
and
they
have
made
progress
toward
meeting
their
goal
of
60
percent
pre-leasing
by
partnering,
with
the
Benjamin
Franklin
Institute
of
Technology
to
establish
a
dubian
square
life
science
training
center,
and
then
they
are
working
to
obtain
efficiently,
at
least
to
Boston
Medical
Center,
dcam,
North,
Eastern,
University
and
Lab
Central.
They
have
completed
ground
lease
negotiations
with
the
bpda
and
are
working
towards
executing
the
final
groundlase
at
this
time.
Lastly,
they
received
article
80
approval
on
December
16,
20
2012.
V
I
mean
in
2021,
and
they
have
received
approval
from
the
zoning
board
of
appeals
on
September
27
2022..
During
this
request,
incentive
designation
extension
that
the
librariance
will
provide
evidence
of
the
necessary
financing
and
Equity
seek
approval
of
the
development's
schedule,
including
the
submission
of
the
development
plans.
Complete
the
bpda
design
review
complete
the
the
final
phases
of
the
articulating
process
seek
issuance
of
all
required
building
permits,
negotiate
terms
and
conditions
of
the
groundways
and
submit
further
applications
for
additional
funding
for
Mass,
Works,
Mass
Housing
and
the
community
preservation
act.
V
B
Aye
Miller
to
your
books,
I
motion
passes.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
I
mean
item
number
17,
request
authorization
to
issue
a
partial
certificate
of
Faculty
or
nine
Channel
Center
project
in
the
South
Boston
Waterfront.
L
B
V
Thank
you
all
again,
I'm
here
today
to
request
approval
and
advertising
issue.
The
RP
for
BPA
personal
I'm,
44
Maple,
which
consists
of
10
406
square
feet
of
vacant
land
comprise
of
flat
land,
immature
trees
located
in
the
Washington
Park
urban
renewal
area.
In
Roxbury,
the
DDA
began
discussions
with
the
mayor's
office
of
housing
about
the
potential
use
of
this
land
as
a
community
garden
in
August
of
2019..
V
The
mayor's
office
of
housing
held
several
Community
meetings
prior
to
that
and
learned
that
the
residents
had
concerns
about
the
error
that
the
area
was
to
that
for
further
residential
development.
In
the
area
on
March
29
2022,
the
BPA
began
its
own
Community
process
to
discuss
the
Redevelopment
of
the
parcel
with
the
community
and
its
leaders.
The
mini
was
attended
by
a
diverse
mix
of
homeowners,
tenants
and
Community
leadership
from
Project
right,
the
Sonoma
Maple
Schuler
tenant
association
and
counselor
and
Fernandez
Anderson.
V
So
the
bpda
held
two
additional
meetings
on
September
28th
and
December
8th,
which
discussed
the
Drafting
and
completion
of
the
RFP
for
a
community
garden
which
the
community
at
in
the
end,
fully
supported.
The
RFP
being
released
sees
a
creative
and
Innovative
proposals
for
open
space
and
urban
Wilds
that
meet
the
following
objectives:
open
space
and
Community
Gardens
use
with
sustainable
maintenance
with
a
sustainable
maintenance
plans
which
will
be
considered
highly
advantageous.
V
B
V
Thank
you
all
again,
I'm
here
to
my
request
to
approve
approval
to
advertisement
against
RFP
for
one
finished
Street
in
the
Washington
department
of
renewal
area
in
the
Washington,
the
Roxbury
neighborhood,
and
this
parcela
is
7963
square
feet
of
vacant
land
that
is
comprised
of
a
steep
hill
and
putting
Stone
outcroppings.
V
We
requested
that
the
community
leaders
make
suggestions
on
what
they
would
support
being
developed
on
the
four
Parcels.
They
had
two
months
to
provide
us
with
their
recommendations
on
June
14th.
The
community
leadership
suggested
leaving
part
S10
as
is,
and
basically
giving
that
ownership
to
a
local
land
trust
to
keep
the
parcel
maintained
and
as
an
urban
Wild,
a
second
community
meeting
was
held
on
July
25th
2022,
which
was
open
to
everyone
in
the
community.
V
The
bpda
presented
the
same
information
that
was
given
to
the
community
leaders
and
included
the
community
Leader's
suggestions
in
The
Proposal
I
mean
in
that
presentation.
This
was
done
to
ensure
that
the
community
leadership
saw
that
they
had
a
seat
at
the
table
in
the
disposition
process
for
the
higginson
parcels.
V
The
community
supported
that
the
community
leadership
suggestions
in
added
a
further
request
that
the
land
be
kept
kept
private,
that
their
defensing
place
to
keep
individuals
from
hurting
themselves
on
the
CPL
and
that
we
need
to
ensure
that
there
is
protection
to
the
Natural
space
for
wildlife.
Three
additional
Community
meetings
were
held
on
September
14th,
November,
14th
and
December
8th,
which
discussed
the
draft
RFP
for
the
for
the
development
of
the
land,
which
proposed
issuing
an
RFP
from
Urban
Wilds
in
modification
to
the
urban
renewal
plan.
V
The
RFP
being
released
seeks
a
creative
and
Innovative
proposal
for
the
for
the
open
space
in
urban
Wows.
That
is
meant
to
invest
substantially
into
the
improvements
of
the
property,
thereby
providing
greater
benefits
to
the
surrounding
Community
demonstrates
improvements
that
are
permanent
in
nature
and
intended
to
provide
long-term
public
benefits
that
promote
the
health
and
safety
of
the
surrounding
Community,
by
replacing
a
a
fence,
a
decorative
fencing
to
stop
prevent
individuals
from
climbing
the
CPL
phase
in
making
sure
that
there
is
maintenance
being
done
to
the
urban
Wilds
in
the
future.
V
V
This
is
again
the
request
for
approval
to
advertising
HTTP
for
parcel
of
20
Townsend,
which
consists
of
approximately
11
985
square
feet
of
vacant
plan,
comprised
of
one
and
a
half
story
of
a
one
and
a
half
story
put
in
Stone
Cliff,
which
is
located
in
the
western
part
of
the
manure
area
in
Roxbury.
This
RFP
was
also
developed
through
the
increasing
Community
involvement
in
the
disposition
process
for
the
infill
parcels
in
rocks
in
the
raspberry
Community.
V
It
is
one
of
the
higginson
parcels
that
went
through
the
the
April
4th
community
meeting
with
the
neighborhood
leaders
as
discussed
for
the
previous
property.
After
the
two-month
time
frame,
the
community
leaders
requested
that
the
property
be
left
as
is
and
given
to
local
ownership,
to
be
kept
as
Urban
wild
and
Community
Garden
on
July
25th
2022,
the
community
supported
the
neighborhood
leadership
position
and
further
requested
the
land
be
used
as
open
space
and
urban
wild
development.
V
V
H
L
V
B
Those
rfps
out
there,
it's
exciting
item
number
21,
request
authorization
to
enter
into
a
land
disposition.
Agreement
for
the
conveyance
of
approximately
5
300
square
feet
have
been
planned
adjacent
to
building
107
within
the
Charlestown
Navy
yard,
to
the
associates
Department
of
interior,
acting
through
the
National
Park
Service,
and
to
take
all
related
actions.
Dennis.
P
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
The
United
States
Department
of
the
Interior
buying
through
the
National
Park
Service,
still
owns
significant
portions
of
the
Charleston
Navy
at
about
25
percent
of
the
memory
serves
which
includes
building
107,
which
consists
of
approximately
61
000
square
feet.
The
Box
service
currently
utilizes
the
building
for
basic
storage
in
in
some
office
space
I've
been
in
the
building
a
few
times.
It's
very
it's
very
Bare
Bones,
and
could
you
could
you
definitely
do
some
renovation?
P
P
P
building
107
is
adjacent
to
building
108,
which
has
been
tentatively
designated
for
life
science,
development
and
it
also
about
it's
adjacent
too
bad.
The
Rope
Rock
building,
which
consists
of
97
residential
units,
which
I'm
pleased
to
say,
are
100
lease.
P
The
subject
property
is
not
within
the
least
area
of
any
of
those.
Three
buildings
is
no
real
utility
building
one
away
or
the
roadblock
and
there's
no
utility
development
agency
either
as
much
as
the
strong
development
side,
you
can
see
from
it
since
geography,
it's
not
a
development.
It's
only
Utility
Services.
P
L
L
P
W
Hello
and
thank
you,
chairman
Roja
secretary
pohimus
and
director
Jemison
and
members
of
the
board
for
the
record
I'm
Caitlin,
Carpenter
senior
project
manager
and
development
review
I'm
here
before
you
today
on
36
Colborne
Road
in
Brighton.
This
is
an
11
unit,
condo
project
that
received
its
Zoning
Board
of
appeal,
approval
on
September
13
2022
and
does
not
require
articulating
approval.
This
project
is
here
before
you
today,
because
it
will
include
one
income,
restricted,
inclusionary
development
policy
unit.
Your
vote
today
is
to
authorize
the
execution
of
an
affordable
housing
agreement.
K
B
B
Item
number
23
request
authorization,
issues,
scope
and
determination,
waving
further
review
for
certain
to
article
80,
large
project
review
of
the
zoning
code
for
the
construction
of
the
Blessed
Sacrament
project
consisting
of
55,
affordable
residential
rental
units,
22
parking
spaces,
55,
bicycle
parking
spaces
and
the
creation
of
a
6500
square
foot
multi-purpose
community
space
operated
by
the
high
Explorer
task
force
located
at
3861,
Center
Street,
and
to
take
all
related
actions.
We
have
Caitlyn
and
Ted.
W
Awesome
thank
you,
chairwoman,
Rojas
secretary
pohimus,
director
Jemison
and
members
of
the
board
again
Caitlin
Coppinger
senior
project
manager.
The
project
in
front
of
you
tonight
is
the
Adaptive
reuse
of
the
existing
Blessed
Sacrament
church
building
on
the
Blessed
Sacrament
campus,
the
63
100
square
foot
renovation
will
include
the
creation
of
55,
affordable
residential
units,
22
parking
spaces
and
55
bicycle
parking
spaces
and
then
additional
6
500
square
feet
for
a
multi-purpose
community
space
that
is
intended
to
be
operated
by
the
Hyde
Square
task
force.
W
The
proposed
project
unit
mix
includes
19
Studios
21,
one
bedrooms
and
15
two-bedroom
units.
The
proposed
project
proposes
an
accessible
Plaza
space
along
the
front
facade
of
the
building
on
Center
Street,
while
maintaining
the
the
rebuilt
grants
there.
The
plaza
space
is
intended
to
host
performance
performances
organized
by
the
Hyde
Square
task
force
and
is
inaccessible
and
is
accessible
to
the
other
condominium
owners
at
the
Blessed
Sacrament
site,
I'm
happy
to
turn
it
over
to
Kathleen
onifer
from
the
plan
team
and
then
a
Penrose
to
jump
into
their
presentation.
X
Thank
you
Caitlin
good
evening,
chair
Rojas
secretary
Paul,
James
members
of
the
board
and
Dr
Jemison.
My
name
is
Kathleen
onifer
I'm,
the
assistant
deputy
director
of
downtown
neighborhood
planning
and
I'm,
presenting
planning
context
for
you
tonight,
because
the
neighborhood
planner
here
to
make
a
plane
is
attending
a
community
event.
X
In
addition
to
this
community
plan,
the
proposed
project
is
consistent
with
the
city
of
Boston
city-wide
goal
to
increase
housing
opportunities,
including
affordable
housing,
and
provide
a
wide
range
of
housing
options
for
the
neighborhood
that
include
Studio
one
and
two
bedroom
units.
The
proposed
project
is
also
well
served
by
transit,
including
the
Jackson
Square
Orange
Line
station
and
the
Heath
Street
Greenland
station.
Key
considerations
of
bpda
Staff
during
the
review
of
the
proposed
project
were
the
desired
use
of
mixed
income
and
affordable
housing.
X
The
preservation
of
the
Blessed
Sacrament
Church
by
adaptively
reusing
the
existing
structure
and
providing
new
additions
and
design
modifications
that
respect
the
architectural
character
of
that
structure
and
the
creation
of
community
space
that
will
serve
both
the
residents
of
the
structure
and
the
broader
Jamaica
Plain
neighborhood,
fulfilling
that
Community
Vision
for
the
site.
I'll
now
turn
it
over
to
the
development
team.
Y
Hello,
my
name
is
Rebecca
Schofield
I'm,
the
project
manager
from
Penrose
and
I'm
here
with
Charlie
Adams,
the
regional
vice
president
for
Penrose.
We
wanted
to
talk
through
some
of
the
project
details
and
thanks
to
Caitlin
Kathleen,
for
that
intro
and
description
and
to
everyone
for
having
us
just
quickly.
Y
The
site
math
is
showing
the
location
of
the
Blessed
Sacrament
Church
and
all
the
surrounding
resources
that
you
know
our
our
future
residents
and
the
the
community
will
have
access
to
so,
as
Kathleen
described,
it's
a
really
ideal
location
for
this
type
of
development
next
slide-
and
this
is
our
current
site
plan,
so
just
to
zoom
in
we're
showing
some
EV
parking
spaces,
pretty
reduced
parking
here.
Y
There's
Blessed
Sacrament
parking
for
the
church
residences
and
for
the
church
use
when
it
is
open
to
the
community
for
events,
there's
also
High
Square
task
force
parking
and
additional
parking
for
our
neighbors.
This
shows
a
lot
of
improvements
to
the
site
that
the
whole
neighborhood
would
have
access
to
so
New
Paths
and
Landscaping.
Additional
bike
racks,
a
blue
bike
station
towards
the
street
and
just
overall
developing
the
site
for
for
broader
and
more
open
and
accessible
use.
Next
slide.
Y
This
is
just
some
images.
These
are
images
of
the
existing
building
which
has
been
vacant
for
about
20
years
now,
and
it's
you
know,
got
some
fencing
up.
Just
the
exterior
is
in
pretty
Dire
Straits
and
we're
looking
forward
to
doing
a
lot
of
preservation.
Y
Y
Y
A
lot
of
bikes
were
tiered
both
for
the
residents
and
for
Community
use,
but
also
for
visitors
and
generally
just
preserving
the
historic
structure.
This
is
an
image
that
we
showed
to
the
Boston
landmarks
commission,
which
shows
an
option
for
some
exterior
windows.
We
are
working
with
them
and
our
team
to
finalize
our
design
for
for
these
details
so
that
it
can
be
effectively
used
as
housing.
Next
slide.
Y
Here's
our
current
unit
at
affordability
mix,
so
we
are
working
in
close
partnership
with
the
Hyde
Square
task
force,
who
selected
Penrose
as
their
development
partner
about
a
year
ago,
and
this
is
roughly
the
agreement.
We
came
to
we've
added
some
more
affordable
units
and
may
continue
to
do
so
as
our
conversations
evolve,
depending
on
funding
available
but
as
as
Caitlyn
mentioned,
a
mix
of
Studios
ones
and
twos
tiers
of
deeply
affordable
units
with
a
slightly
higher
income.
Tier-
and
this
is
you
know,
a
little
above
the
required
accessibility.
Y
We
really
want
to
focus
on
Universal
Design
in
this
building,
making
sure
that
this
this
existing
building-
that
has
a
lot
of
steps.
A
various
entry,
is
really
open
to
the
community.
Next
slide,
I
just
want
to
quickly
run
through
the
way
the
design
has
evolved.
So
this
was
an
initial
idea
for
the
rear
of
the
building,
where
we
are
doing
two
additions
to
enable
us
to
have
55
units
here
on
brand
economies
of
scale
really
has
as
many
people
as
possible
on
this
building.
Y
So
this
was
an
initial
idea
to
maintain
the
roof
profile,
we're
keeping
that
consistent
with
two
additions
on
either
side
and
if
we
could
click
through
just
quickly
over
the
next
couple,
just
showing
how
it's
evolved
and
then
the
final
side
is
kind
of
where
our
design
team
has
has
landed
on
the
design
for
the
rear
of
the
building.
Is
we
incorporate
new
construction,
new
construction
materials
and
features,
and
also
kind
of
draw
on
the
historic
nature
of
the
building
in
this
reconstruction
of
the
rear
of
the
building?
Y
Y
Next,
this
is
just
the
proposed
ground
floor
plan,
as
it
gives
folks
a
sense
of
how
this
will
be
used.
There
will
be
an
accessible
Community
entrance
through
Off,
Center
Street
and
then
a
residential
entrance
off
the
existing
parking
lot
with
residential
Space
Management
Suite
units
and
kind
of
the
core
of
the
building
there.
So
this
community
space
is
almost
7
000
square
feet,
with
additional
storage
and
and
just
really
flexible
space
that
can
be
used
by
our
heads
for
task
force,
Partners
to
host
workshops,
classes,
events,
things
like
that
next
slide.
Y
This
is
just
a
quick
timeline
of
community
outreach,
as
penrith
has
been
involved.
This
heights
were
task
force
partner,
as
Kathleen
mentioned.
There
was
a
whole
lot
of
community
process
that
happened
prior
to
that,
and
you
know,
we've
had
a
lot
of
really
productive
conversations
to
date
over
the
past
year
of
working
with
this
team.
Next.
Y
And
just
mitigation
measures,
as
we
approach
Visions
related
to
the
building
design,
the
existing
structure,
making
sure
it
can
can
work
really
effectively
as
housing
and
mixed
use.
The
historical
building
features
as
I
mentioned.
We
really
want
to
preserve
these
and
bringing
accessibility
for
both
entrances
and
within
the
building
for
residents
and
the
Community
Transportation.
It's
really
focused
on
by
pedestrian
access
with
with
a
lot
of
reduction
in
car
parking,
especially
because
it's
so
Transit
oriented
and
then
with
broader
site
design,
really
incorporating
this
new
residential
development
into
the
Boston
Sacramento
complex.
Next.
Y
These
are
the
the
points
that
we're
hitting
that
we
already
described
that
move
on
to
the
next,
and
that's
that
wraps
our
piece
so
I
can
see
if
Charlie
wants
to
plug
in
and
and
say
anything
more
about
the
project
before
before
we
wrap
it
up.
Z
No
I
think
I
think
I
think
most
information.
There
were
obviously
I've
been
for
questions.
I
know
this
is
something
that's
really.
It's
really
important
to
the
city
to
try
to
save
this
building,
and
you
know
we're
excited
to
be
able
to
work
with
the
high
Square
task
force
on
trying
to
figure
out
how
to
make
this
work
and
provide
this
performance
space,
which
is
a
really
important
benefit
to
the
community.
It's
something
that
that
they're
dedicated
to
and
it's
going
to
be
a
great
benefit
for
the
community.
So.
D
D
W
Good
evening,
members
of
board
secretary
behemus
and
director
jemisin
again,
my
name
is
Caitlin
Coppinger
senior,
project
manager
and
development
review.
A
post
project
before
you
tonight
is
the
Redevelopment
of
the
bpda
on
Parcels
at
49-63,
Hudson,
Street
and
48
to
58
Tyler
Street
in
Chinatown,
collectively
known
as
parcel
R1.
Parcel
R1
is
one
of
the
largest
municipally
owned
sites
in
Chinatown
available
for
community-based
uses,
and
the
project
before
you
tonight
is
based
on
several
years
of
bpda
and
community-led
visioning
workshops
and
planning
studies.
AA
Thank
you
Caitlin
good
evening,
chair
Rojas
secretary
secretary
behemus,
members
of
the
board
and
director
Jimson.
My
name
is
Andrew
namius
and
I
am
a
neighborhood
planner
covering
downtown.
The
proposed
project
is
located
within
the
plant
downtown
study
area
plan.
Downtown
was
paused
in
March
2020
and
just
recently
relaunched
this
November,
but
while
on
pause
planning,
division
staff
evaluated
the
project
for
its
alignment
with
planned,
downtown's
key
goals
and
its
Vision
to
create
a
new
framework
for
the
preservation,
enhancement
and
growth,
both
downtown
and
Chinatown
next
slide.
AA
The
project
makes
significant
contributions
towards
achieving
several
plant
downtown's
draft
recommendations,
and
these
include
providing
an
enhanced
public
realm
and
Street
activation
of
Hudson
Street
activating
the
ground
floor
with
a
community
of
use
in
the
Chinatown
library
branch
and
ensuring
the
ground
floor
is
resilient
to
sea
level
rise
as
well,
while
also
increasing
affordable
housing
in
the
area.
A
key
goal
of
the
plan
I
will
now
turn
the
presentation
over
to
the
Agency
DC
team
to
present
the
project
in
more
detail.
Thank
you.
AB
Thank
you,
Caitlin.
Thank
you
Andrew
good
evening,
members
of
the
bpda
board,
as
well
as
Chief
Jameson
I,
am
Andrea
Liu,
the
executive
director
of
the
Asian
Community
Development
Corporation
in
Chinatown,
so
parcel
R1
as
Caitlyn
described.
It's
currently
a
parking
lot.
It
has
been
long
designated
as
in
a
site
for
affordable
housing
priority
for
at
least
the
last
30
years.
AB
We
do
see
the
creation
of
a
four
by
housing
and
a
permanent
library
on
this
site
as
a
continuation
of
AC
DC's
work
of
rebuilding
the
Chinatown
Community
along
Hudson
Street
after
the
highway
destruction
of
Chinatown
along
Hudson
Street
over
half
a
century
ago.
We
previously
built
one
Greenway
across
the
street,
a
mixed
income
and
mixed
use
community,
and
we
have
also
created
for
several
years,
a
community
garden
just
up
a
block
along
Hudson
Street.
So
we
really
see
parcel
r1's
development
as
a
completion
of
this
vision
of
rebuilding
the
Chinatown
community.
AB
Next
slide.
Please,
to
give
you
some
context:
this
site
is
centrally
located
on
the
Eastern
edge
of
the
Chinatown.
It
is
across
the
street
from
the
windward
development,
and
it
is.
AB
As
you
can
see
in
the
pictures
on
the
left
right
now,
it
is
just
being
used
as
a
parking
lot
with
the
new
construction
of
one
Greenway
in
a
background,
and
now
I
am
going
to
turn
it
over
to
Aaron
Hodges
from
stantec.
A
Thanks
Angie
hi
everyone,
I'm
Anna
Hodges
from
Stan
Tech.
We
are
the
architect
for
the
project
we
can
go
to
the
next
page,
just
want
to
remind
everyone.
First
and
foremost,
this
is
a
not
only
a
100,
affordable
housing
project,
that's
much
needed
for
the
neighborhood,
but
it's
also
the
future
home
for
the
BPL
Chinatown
Branch.
So
we're
very
much
looking
forward
to
making
this
project
a
reality
of
the
100,
affordable
housing.
A
We
are
including
66,
affordable,
rental
from
level
three
to
eight
and
44,
affordable
condo
from
level
9
to
12
and
at
the
podium
of
the
building
is
the
BPL
location.
The
entrance
for
the
library
is
to
the
left,
and
the
senator
entrance
is
the
lobby
for
the
residential
component.
The
concept
of
the
building
derives
from
a
ancient
home.
A
The
poet
actually
is
depicting
the
poet's
view
of
the
first
first
trip
to
the
capital
city
sailing
down
a
White
River
that
is
flanked
by
verdant
Hills
and,
as
you
can
see,
the
design
of
the
building
directly
takes
after
that
piece
of
poetry
with
this
shimmering
glass
piece
that
signifies
the
entrance
of
the
building
and
expressed
further
with
these
very
expressive
geometry
of
the
grain,
brick
facade.
We
want
to
create
a
iconic
building
in
this
iconic
neighborhood
that
is
worthy
of
this
community.
That
is
a
building
that
someone
can
relate
to.
A
A
So
the
right
side
I
also
want
to
point
out
the
Hudson
Street
Frontage
serves
as
a
continuation
of
the
Improvement
across
the
street
from
the
greenway
project,
the
widen
sidewalk
there
and
then
further
to
the
one
Greenway
Park
to
the
South.
Next,
please,
a
few
additional
elevation
views.
This
is
the
South
facade
and
the
north
facade
and
from
Hudson
Street
and
Tyler
Street
to
create
a
building
in
this
Urban
setting.
A
We
want
to
not
only
have
a
very
strong
elevation
on
the
primary
facade
but
wrap
around
the
same
design
concept
on
all
sides,
so
you're,
seeing
the
the
river
cutting
through
also
along
the
Tyler
Street
facade
with
a
strong
brick
and
copper
Podium.
That's
supporting
the
the
Greenberg
up
above
and
the
next
page,
you're
seeing
you'll
be
seeing
the
facade
facing
south
and
Mars
same
material
wrapping
around
these
facades
as
well
and
I
think
we
have
a
view
on
the
next
page
that
takes
you
through
different
view
angles.
A
These
are
views
coming
from
on
the
left
side,
looking
from
the
one
Greenway
Park
at
the
corner,
the
the
podium
showing
the
entrance
to
the
Boston
Public
Library,
with
the
rent
walkway
up
to
the
BPL
entrance,
and
then
the
bottom
right
is
showing
a
view
back
to
the
the
south
from
the
entrance
of
the
building
and.
F
A
A
few
additional
views
on
the
next
page:
this
is
South
facile.
Looking
to
the
the
building
with
a
couple
details
shown
in
the
place,
correct
detail
with
the
different
coursing
different
accent
panels
that
we
are
are
continuing
to
study
throughout
the
project
next
and
just
to
wrap
up.
Thank
you
so
much
for
giving
us
the
opportunity.
This
is
definitely
a
very
exciting
project.
We're
looking
for
to
work
on.
B
Exciting
project
for
it's
so
exciting
to
to
actually
see
this
and
I
just
really
think
that
I.
E
Love
the
description,
the
poetic
description
that
you
gave
at
the
beginning.
B
Yeah,
it's
very
very
cool.
Anyway,
let's
see
questions
or
comments
on
the
board
Madam
chair.
We
have
also
we.
E
AC
Yours,
thank
you
very
much.
Madam
chair
and
the
director
board
members
Paul
Sullivan
City
Council
of
lives,
Michael
Flaherty.
The
council
wanted
me
to
to
jump
on
in
person
and
come
in
support
of
the
development
gear
that
the
Chinatown
library
project.
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
time.
H
D
Have
a
quick
question:
Madam
chair
of
stantec
is
the
the
green
and
the
red
I
didn't
know
that
was
Rick
until
you
said
the
green
is
Brick.
Is
it
traditional,
brick
or
veneer.
A
B
B
W
Good
evening
again,
Madam
chair
members
of
the
board
secretary
paulina's
and
director
Jemison.
Thank
you
guys
for
your
continued
time
tonight.
My
name
is
Caitlin
Carpenter
senior
project
manager.
The
proposed
project
in
the
proposed
small
project
change
in
front
of
you
tonight
is
for
the
400
Belgrade
app
project
in
West
Roxbury
on
October
20th
2016.
W
The
board
voted
to
approve
the
400
Belgrade
Ave
project,
as
approved
the
four-story
building
contained
18
residential
units
and
33
parking
spaces
on
September
23rd
2022,
the
proponent
filed
a
small
project
change
seeking
a
reduction
of
the
parking
spaces
from
33
to
18.
Due
to
the
extraordinary
cost
of
the
parking
system.
The
reduction
of
the
parking
brings
the
parking
ratio
in
line
with
btd's
parking,
maximum
guidelines,
I'm
joined
Tonight
by
John
paulgini,
the
development
teams,
legal
counsel.
If
there's
any
questions.
B
H
K
H
B
Thank
you
item
number
26
request
authorization
to
issue
scope
and
determination,
waving
further
review
pursuant
to
article
80
large
project
review
of
the
zoning
code
to
convert
the
existing
building
to
78
252
square
feet
of
office
and
laboratory
uses
with
ground
floor
building.
Lobby
and
Retail
active
lab
space
located
at
17,
Farnsworth
Street
and
to
take
all
related
actions.
We
have
Nick
and
Eileen.
AD
Good
evening
and
thank
you,
madam
chair
members
of
the
board
director,
Jemison
and
secretary
behemus
I'm
here
before
you
this
evening
to
present
the
proposed
project
at
17,
Farnsworth
Street
filed
with
the
bpda
in
May
of
2022.
It
proposes
the
conversion
of
an
existing
parking
garage
to
a
New,
Life
Sciences
laboratory
for
biosafeties
level.
One
and
two
the
new
four-story
building,
will
match
the
height
of
the
existing
structures
of
budding
it
and
have
a
ground
floor.
Retail
amenity,
Additionally.
AD
The
building
will
provide
a
number
of
public
realm
upgrades,
including
the
closing
of
two
curb
cuts
on
Farnsworth
Street.
Her
Coastal
flood
resilience
requirements.
The
building
will
be
dry,
flood-proofed
two
feet
above
the
base.
Flood
elevation
and
the
building
will
be
achieving
lead
gold
committing
to
all
electric
and
will
have
a
carbon
emissions
intensity
of
6.34
through
the
community
engagement
process.
AD
A
number
of
additional
benefits
have
been
committed
to
by
the
proponent,
including
contributions
to
the
Boston
transportation
department,
to
upgrade
sidewalks
in
the
area
and
a
commitment
to
a
safety
officer
for
the
future
lab
tenants
and
in
an
effort
to
offset
the
loss
of
parking
at
this
location.
The
developers
will
be
providing
a
number
of
commuting
benefits
for
future
tenants
before
I
turned
to
the
development
team
to
take
you
through
the
rest
of
the
presentation,
Eileen
Michelle.
AD
O
Thank
you
Nick
good
evening,
chair
Rojas
secretary
pohimus,
members
of
the
board
and
director
Jemison.
My
name
is
Eileen
Michaud
and
I
am
the
BP,
the
bpda
neighborhood
planner
for
South
Boston.
The
proposed
project
at
17
Farnsworth
street
is
not
located
within
the
boundaries
of
a
recent
planning
initiative,
planning,
division
staff
considered
the
neighborhood
context,
especially
the
Fort
Point
Channel,
historically
Landmark
historic
district
adopted
Citywide
plans,
including
imagine,
Boston
2030
and
go
Boston
2030.
the
zoning
code
and
public
feedback
to
review
the
proposed
project
next
slide.
O
Additionally
the
screened
mechanical
Penthouse,
set
back
from
the
roofline
of
the
building
and
facade
alignment
with
adjacent
buildings
respects
the
architectural
Integrity
of
the
four-point
channel
Landmark
District,
pending
board
approval
and
subsequent
design
review.
The
proposed
project
will
proceed
to
the
zoning
board
of
appeals
for
approval
of
the
zoning
relief.
O
AE
Good
evening
my
name
is
Mariana
sarcomaro
and
I
will
present
for
bento
Greeno,
which
is
the
real
estate
investor
and
also
the
developer
for
this
property.
Thank
you
so
much
for
your
time.
First,
we
would
like
to
locate
the
building
on
the
map
and
we
see
the
most
biggest
streets
around,
which
is
the
Congress
Street.
AE
That
already
has
a
dedicated
bike
lane
and
then
I
will
tell
you
why
I'm
mentioning
this,
because
our
building
is
proposing
a
number
of
32
bike
racks
on
the
ground
floor,
the
the
existing
property
is
a
parking
structure
built
in
1986
with
six
stories.
It's
a
metal
frame,
open
garage
with
concrete
slabs,
and
we
can
move
to
the
next
slide.
AE
Please
that
I
can
definitely
describe
the
building
with
with
pictures,
so
the
the
picture
in
the
middle,
which
shows
it's
the
back
of
the
garage
open
to
the
Private
Island
Way
and
as
we
can
see
there
are
these
railings
and
the
cars
are
just
being
parked
there
on
a
slow
ramp.
AE
The
front
of
the
garage
is
the
picture
on
to
the
left
of
the
screen
down
and
that's
a
brick
veneer
face,
and
it's
adjacent
to
the
two
historic
buildings
that
we
can
see
in
these
pictures,
and
we
do
also
see
the
existing
trees
that
are
now
dying
and
we're
planning
to
replace
with
with
native
trees
that
will
survive
and
will
be
thriving
in
this
area.
Next
slide,
please
about
the
program
of
the
building.
AE
We
are
trying
we,
after
the
demolition
of
the
garage
we
proposing
to
build
this
life
science,
78
252,
000
square
feet,
which
is
an
far
of
four
as
of
right
for
the
area
and
just
to
mention
the
garage
was
built
with
with
the
variance
of
6.1
SAR.
So
we
we
we're
giving
away
we're
dropping
it
down
to
four
and
the
program.
AE
The
ground
floor
program
consists
of
the
you
know:
tenant
space
in
the
lobby,
which
is
located
closer
to
Congress,
Street
and
and
then
the
bike
racks
in
the
back,
and
then
we
have
showers
that
will
contribute
to
that
and
there
is
one
bay
loading
dock
in
the
back
of
the
building
that
which,
which
will
be
serviced
through
the
private
service
alley.
AE
AE
This
will
represent
our.
This
represents
the
sidewalk
and
the
the
entrance
of
the
building
and
what
they're
trying
to
achieve
like
we
said:
they're
gonna
replace
the
entire
sidewalk
on
Farnsworth
and
we
will
provide
an
akasi
sidewalk
Additionally,
the
the
three
the
trees.
AE
There
were
three
trees,
we're
gonna
put
four
and
we
are
also
building
this
Planters
on
the
base
at
the
base
of
the
building,
which
will
definitely
increase
the
Aesthetics
and
the
feeling
the
look
of
the
street
that
you
know
improving
with
from
the
current
sealant
look
and
next
next
slide.
Please.
This
is
the
picture.
It's
a
floor
plan,
the
layout
of
the
roof,
the
penthouse
and
clothespin
house
and
the
screen
mechanical
area.
AE
The
and
additionally,
we're
going
to
have
this
roof
Terrace
facing
Francois
street
with
Ada
access
that
will
create
outdoor
space
for
the
arguments
of
the
building
and
will
be
done.
Maybe
for
this
building.
The
mechanical
space
will
have
a
28
feet
tall
screen
and
will
be
designed
to
accommodate
the
noise
compliance
in
the
area
and
they
saw
the
equipment
that
will
be
sitting
on
this
roof
and
the
specification
of
that
equipment
next
slide.
AE
Please
we're
providing
here
a
section
just
don't
present
how
this
training
that
we're,
showing
on
the
top
of
the
building
on
the
roof
to
screen
off
the
mechanical
area.
AE
Next
slide
we're
presenting
here
the
building
in
the
context
of
the
two
adjacent
buildings,
just
to
see
and
understand
what
kind
of
impact
they
have
and
how
it's
integrated,
the
facade
of
the
building
will
be
an
adult
frame
with
punch
Windows.
The
lazing
will
be
a
triple
glazed
and
very
much
enhanced
to
and
I
believe
in.
AE
Our
point
is
8.8,
which
is
a
six
percent
improvement
from
the
code
and
the
back
of
the
building,
which
you
don't
see
here,
but
that
will
also
may
make
this
this
front
of
the
building
metal
frame
will
turn
to
Windows.
Yes,
next
slide.
Please
again,
this
is
a
picture
of
the
existing
Street
with
the
with
the
trees
and
the
in
the
garage
across
the
street
there's
flower.
AE
We
were
which
we
also
believe
that
will
be
complementary
to
this
building
and
will
activate
the
area
next
slide.
This
is
the
new
building
the
new
trees,
and
we
truly
believe
that
the
Aesthetics
and
the
design
of
this
facade
it's
complementary
to
the
character
of
the
neighborhood.
We
presented
this
to
the
Fort
Point
Channel
Landmark,
historic
district,
Advisory
Board,
and
we
have
received
positive
feedback.
AE
They
had
I
think
their
comment
was
a
test
they
reviewed,
but
they
provided
minimal
the
information
and
minimal
comments
which
were
subsequently
integrated
and
help
us
make
the
design
much
better
next
slide.
AE
AE
We
cannot
have
them
on
side
due
to
the
width
of
the
sidewalk
but
to
the
nearby
station
I,
believe
it's
on
Congress
Street,
and
also
a
contribution
to
Boston
Children's
Museum
for
the
construction
zone,
and
not
only
that
but
also
planning
to
and
and
we
started
conversation
to
don't
to
volunteer
services,
designs
and
Construction
Services,
not
only
for
the
execution
of
the
construction
zone,
but
also
a
long-term
partnership
with
the
future
tenants
and
the
museum
has
events
in
which
scientists
are
invited
and
we're
making
we're
going
to
socialize
this
idea
and
this
hunting
opportunities
with
the
future
tenants
and
to
continue
this
partnership
with
the
museum.
AE
Thank
you,
I.
Think
this
and
oh
I'm,
sorry,
it
doesn't
end
our
conversation.
There
is
another
one,
so
video
Bento
Greenock
has
a
cultural
program
already
in
place,
we're
doing
it
in
few
buildings
and
lobbies,
we're
extending
the
cultural
program
to
17
Farnsworth,
we're
in
a
partnership
with
the
four-point
art,
Arts
Community,
to
produce
this
program
and
the
consistent
providing
space
for
the
artists
to
create
art
and
also
to
sell
art
and
expose
and
connect
with
them
with
the
audience
and
we're
very
proud
of
this
program.
AE
It's
very
successful
in
other
buildings,
everyone's
happy
communities,
tenants
and
artists.
Evidently,
and
we
we
will
will
be
doing
this
and
right
now
we
are
in
the
process
of
Designing
the
lobby
to
to
emphasize
this,
and
this
plan
and
people
passing
on
sidewalks
will
have
the
opportunity
to
see
the
artists
at
work,
and
we
believe
that
this
is
going
to
be
a
great
for
for
artists
and
communities.
AE
B
Okay,
great,
thank
you
so
much
great
presentation.
Any
questions
or
comments
from
the
board.
K
I
just
want
to
commend
the
team
for
coming
forward
with
a
vast
improvement
over
the
garage
which
has
existed
there
for
a
number
of
years
and
while
it
wasn't
entirely
an
eyesore,
it
didn't
contribute
much
positively
to
the
community
and
and
I'm.
Very
appreciative
of
the
program
that
this
team
is
laying
out.
Particularly
in
support
of
the
artists
and
I,
would
also
welcome
our
new
South
Boston
planner
to
the
bpdas
team.
AD
You
our
first
is
from
Council
president
Ed
Flynn
dear
members
of
the
bpda
board,
I'm
writing
in
support
of
the
bpda
of
the
proposed
project
at
17,
Farnsworth
Street,
located.
AD
AD
The
performance
has
engaged
in
a
thorough
Community
process
and
worked
on
good
faith
compromises
with
both
the
iag
and
their
neighbors
alike.
This
development
will
be
approximately
78
000
square
feet
with
life
sciences,
use
and
is
expected
to
create
375
new
permanent
jobs
on
site
with
a
wide
wide
range
of
positions
available.
AD
The
Redevelopment
of
the
garage
will
also
create
about
250
Union
construction
jobs.
The
proponent
will
also
invest
in
much
needed
public
realm
sidewalk
and
Landscaping
improvements
for
the
surrounding
area
and
melter
Street
Transit
incentives
for
future
tenants
and
will
work
closely
with
the
children
museum
to
provide
stem
programming
and
construction.
AD
Bringing
additional
foot
traffic
and
better
activate
the
area
while
providing
a
better
use
of
the
parcel
I
respectfully
request
that
the
bpda
please
provide
every
consideration
to
this
proposal.
If
you
have
any
questions,
please
don't
hesitate
to
reach
out
to
me
and
then
I
have
one
more
lender.
Thank
you.
E
B
Great
any
additional
questions
or
comments
for
the
board
hearing
and
seeing
none
the
motion
is
in
order,
so
moved
is
that
gonna
offer
a
vote.
Mr
Monahan
aye,
the
landsmark,
hi,
Mr,
Miller,
bye
and
the
chair
boats.
I
motion
has
this.
Thank
you.
H
B
Authorization
to
issues
scoping
determination,
we'll
even
further
review
pursuant
to
article
80
large
project
review
of
the
zoning
code
for
the
construction
of
229
residential
rental
apartments,
including
34
IDP
units
152
parking
spaces
and
bicycle
storage
located
at
800,
Morrissey
Boulevard,
and
to
take
all
related
actions.
We
have
Steven
and
aspirin.
AF
Good
evening
and
thank
you,
madam
chair
members
of
the
board,
Madam
Secretary
and
director
Jameson,
my
name
is
Stephen
Harvey
and
I'm.
A
senior
project
manager
at
the
BPA
I
want
to
thank
you
for
your
time.
Today,
the
project
I
bring
before
you
today
is
800
Marcy
Boulevard,
located
in
Dorchester
Department
of
Norfolk
neighborhood
on
July
9th
2021.
The
fossil
Planning
Development
agency
received
a
letter
of
intent
from
the
proponent
subsequently
on
September
29
2021,
the
Boston
Planning
and
Development
agency
received
a
project
notification
form
from
the
proponent
in
the
project.
AF
Notification
form
the
proponent
proposed
to
demolish
the
existing
hotel
and
construct
a
a
231
773
square
foot
residential
building
on
the
project
site.
The
proposed
project
will
have
229
rental
units,
34
of
which
will
be
IDP
units.
The
building
will
be
six
stories
and
approximately
69
feet
in
height
with
off-site
parking
for
up
to
147
Vehicles.
The
proposed
project
will
also
a
bike
room
with
space
for
up
to
229
bicycles,
I
held
two
virtual
public
meetings
and
three
virtual
ieg
meetings
for
the
proposed
project.
AF
The
meetings
were
advertised
in
the
local
paper
and
via
email
with
that
said.
I
would
now
like
to
pass
it
over
to
the
bpda
neighborhood
planner
for
the
project.
Ashford
Walker
Stewart
Ashford
will
run
through
the
planning
slides
for
the
project
once
Astrid
is
complete.
The
development
team
led
by
Jay
Russo
of
the
Michaels
organization,
will
present
the
project.
Presentation.
Brian
O'connor
of
cube
three
will
be,
will
also
assist
the
project
presentation
once
the
team
has
completed
their
presentation,
we'll
answer
any
questions
performed
by
the
board.
Thank
you
for
your
time
today.
AG
Thank
you
Stephen
good
evening,
chair
Rojas,
secretary
Paul,
hemis
and
members
of
the
board.
My
name
is
Ashley
Walker,
Stewart
and
I
am
the
neighborhood
planner
covering
Dorchester.
The
proposed
project
is
not
located
within
the
boundaries
of
a
recent
planning
initiative,
so
instead
the
planning
initiative,
a
planning,
division
staff,
considered
the
neighborhood
context.
Public
feedback
go
Boston,
2030
and
imagine
Boston
2030.
next
slide.
AG
Please
the
bpde
staff's
key
considerations
during
the
review
of
the
proposed
project
where
the
Project's
scale
and
size
location
in
relation
to
Morrissey
Boulevard
and
the
safety
accessibility,
enhancement
of
the
multimodal
streetscape
and
pedestrian
experience.
The
BPD
staff
paid
particular
attention
to
mitigation
improvements
and
future-proofing
access
to
and
from
the
site,
from
Morrissey
Boulevard
to
the
abutting
property,
which
is
currently
Boston
Bowl
to
ensure
adaptability
and
compatibility
with
potentially
evolving
future
conditions.
AG
AH
I
think
thank
you.
Jay
brousseau
from
Michaels
I
know
we're
up
against
it
on
time.
So
I'll
be
very
brief.
I
just
wanted
to
say
thank
you
to
the
staff,
as
well
as
the
the
bpda
staff,
City
staff
and
the
community,
and
as
well
as
city
council
Frank
Baker's
office,
for
their
involvement.
AA
AI
Thank
you
Jay
good
evening,
Madam
chair
members
of
the
board
secretary
polymist,
I'll
I'll,
try
to
be
as
quick
as
possible
and
I
know
we're
up
against
it.
On
the
right
hand,
side
the
site
is
outlined
in
in
red.
It's
currently
occupied
by
a
Ramada
on
the
left-hand
side
of
the
screen.
You
can
see
photos
of
the
existing
conditions
from
that
top.
AI
AI
So
one
of
the
things
that
has
been
you
know
critically
important
through
this
process
is
designed
to
Design
Within
the
context
not
only
of
the
future
development
and
growth
in
this
area,
but
the
under
construction
building
at
780
Morrissey.
So
this
slide
is
an
adaptation
of
climate-rated,
Dorchester,
graphics
and
DCR.
Morrissey
Boulevard
improvements
and,
and
what
we're
really
trying
to
illustrate
here
is
not
only
the
connectivity
and
the
sensitivity
to
everything
around
us,
but
really
how
critically
important
this
building
is
to
its
relationship.
AI
To
780
Morrissey,
so
there's
the
Herb
Chambers
proposed
building
to
the
north,
which
is
actually
East
on
this
slide.
Boston
Bowl
is
to
the
left
and
we
are
directly
adjacent
to
the
under
construction.
Seven,
eight
native
Morrissey
site.
We
jump
to
the
next
slide,
so
these
are
just
quick
shots,
so
here
on
the
left
is,
is
the
proposed
Herb,
Chambers
building
and
then,
on
the
right
hand,
side.
This
is
780
Morrissey
under
construction.
Our
site
is
directly
behind
that
or
to
the
South
next
one.
AI
So
this
is
a
quick
graphic
that
shows
these
two
buildings
zoomed
in
quite
a
bit
closer
780,
is
on
the
left,
approved
and
under
construction.
800
is
on
the
right
and
and
as
we
developed
collectively
with
staff
and
and
the
neighborhood
and
everyone
else,
sort
of
the
plans
for
this
building.
AI
So
the
building
organization
is
a
fairly
straightforward
c-shape,
with
an
internal
Courtyard,
elevated
over
parking.
We
did
spend
quite
a
bit
of
time
with
staff
and
in
the
sort
of
planning
and
development,
this
project,
paying
particular
attention
to
the
massing.
The
the
way
the
massing
will
be
perceived
along
the
edges
of
Morrissey
and
from
93,
and
really
chamfering
and
sculpting.
The
edges
of
these
very
clean,
simple
forms
to
reinforce
what
we're
trying
to
do
with
the
communication
between
the
buildings.
For
again,
both
pedestrians
and
bicyclists
next
slide.
AI
So
this
is
the
lower
plan
lower
floor
ground
floor
just
very
quickly.
Orienting
everyone
Morrissey
Boulevard
along
the
bottom
as
I
have
mentioned.
This
sort
of
core
tissue
of
this
plant
is
that
connectivity,
so
the
primary
pedestrian
roots
are
are
highlighted
in
blue
here
and
again.
There's
there's
both
bikes
and
pedestrians
running
through
the
center
between
these
two
buildings
connecting
to
the
sidewalk
along
Morrissey.
The
main
entry
to
the
building
is
in
the
lower
right.
AI
The
edge
of
the
building
running
along
Varsity
is
activated
by
a
continuous
amenity
space
with
large
areas
of
glass
and
transparency,
and
then
what's
really
exciting.
Here
is
this
space
between
the
buildings
is
activated
at
both
ends
by
bike
storage
and
bike
Lounge
area,
so
that
residents
can
come
in
and
come
out
and
have
direct
access
both
to
the
city,
transportation,
Network
and
the
multimodal
path
along
the
top
edge
of
the
page.
AI
We've
also
very
tightly
Consolidated
parking
in
the
smallest
envelope
possible,
staying
away
from
the
edges
and
located
residential
show
units
with
direct
balcony
access
onto
that
pathway
between
the
buildings.
Next
slide:
quick
sections,
this
one
is
running
sort
of
parallel
to
Morrissey
Boulevard.
It
does
show
the
space,
on
the
left
hand,
side
between
these
two
buildings,
bike,
lounge
and
storage
and
the
multimodal
connector
and
the
different
in
the
distance,
and
then
the
entry
drive
on
the
right
hand,
side
the
podium
parking
kind
of
tucked
into
the
middle.
AI
The
next
section
is
running
in
the
other
direction
on
the
next
slide
running
each
sort
of
in
the
opposite
direction,
and
here
you
can
see
the
DCR
path.
On
the
right
hand,
side
the
courtyard
that
was
Illustrated
in
the
initial
plan
is
located
between
these
two
building
Wings
parking
podium
in
the
center
and
again
Freeport
Marcy
Boulevard
on
the
left-hand
side,
with
the
exterior
plus
area
next
slide
very
quickly.
A
couple
images.
AI
On
the
right
hand,
side
I,
sort
of
really
thoughtful
base,
that's
large
areas
of
Blazing
and
masonry,
and
a
very
sort
of
clean,
simple
form.
On
the
left
hand,
side
with
inset
balconies,
that's
been
really
carefully
sculpted
to
allow
the
building
to
sort
of
gently
open
up
on
either
end
reinforcing
the
sense
of
pass-through
and
connection
between
next
image.
Here
we're
looking
on
the
southern
edge
of
the
building,
you
can
see
the
sort
of
main
entry
where
it
says
800
and
the
larger
glazing
areas.
AI
There
is
a
bit
of
challenging
topography
here
which
actually
worked
really
well
to
give
us
nice
buffer
zones,
pedestrian
areas
to
the
to
the
front
edge
along
the
street
and
then
connection
to
the
plaza
up
at
the
northern
edge
of
the
site
to
780.
AI
next
image.
Here,
you're
looking
on
Route
93
going
Southbound,
the
building
in
the
immediate
foreground
is
the
recently
approved.
780
800
is
beyond
that.
You
can
see
the
bike
Lounge
at
the
corner,
a
large
public
roof
deck
at
the
top
Edge,
looking
back
northward
the
residential
units
along
the
edge
of
that
path
and
some
public
art
along
the
further
building
Edge.
On
the
multimodal
path,
I
think
we
have
one
more
image.
This
is
the
last
one
sort
of
looking
down
that
space
in
between
so
a
780
on
the
right
800
on
the
left.
AI
Again,
the
bike.
Half
you
can
see
the
sculpting
of
the
building
above
not
only
sort
of
happening
at
the
roof
line,
but
also
peeling
back
substantially
to
create
light
air
and
outdoor
space
between
these
two
buildings
at
the
elevated
level,
on
the
podium
down
again
at
those
elevated
Terraces
for
the
residential
units
and
down
again,
where
we
have
a
split
path
for
both
pedestrians
and
bikes,
really
activating
the
space
between
buildings,
I
think,
that's
the
last
image
and
I
just
happened
to
answer
any
questions
you
might
have.
B
Great
thank
you.
I
do
have.
E
AI
A
great
it's
a
great
question:
we're
working
hard
on
on
really
trying
to
create
bike
spaces
that
not
only
allow
for
storage
but
allow
fixed
areas.
And,
frankly,
when
people
ride
together,
they
like
to
have
a
place
to
sit
down
for
a
minute
to
put
on
their
bike
shoes,
and
so
it
is
a
little.
In
fact,
more
lounging
got.
E
D
It
looks
great
I
know
the
area
very
well
and
I'll
have
to
wait
and
see
I.
Just
don't
I,
don't
see
the
space
I,
don't
see
how
you're
going
to
do
that.
AI
So
Jay,
you
might
be
able
to
speak
to
this
better
better
than
I
can.
But
one
of
the
things
we
work
very
hard
with
on
on
the
staff
is
really
making
sure
that
the
edges
of
these
buildings
facing
towards
93
were
really
great
opportunities
for
integrated
public
art
and
a
pathway
that
had
areas
to
pull
off
for
seating
and
very
active
corners
and
edges
to
the
building,
to
both
reinforce
the
pass-through
between
the
buildings
and
make
sure
that
there
was
life
and
activity
in
those
areas
and.
AH
AH
That
well
from
that,
the
the
plan
is
to
connect
all
the
way
up.
I
believe
it
goes
all
the
way
up
into
titty
and
beach.
If
yeah
part
of
that
plan
that
you
approved
today,
the
for
the
for
the
funding
of
picking
a
landscape
architect
that
that
that
air,
that's
I,
believe
part
of
these
improvements.
E
Yeah
no
I'm
excited
and
excited
to
see
that
bike
path.
That
would
be
a
a.
B
Path
that
I
would
take
from
Mattapan
like
all
the
way
down
and
then
and
then
just
Lounge.
B
J
E
All
right,
so
we
are
now
going
to
take
a
five
minute
recess
where
we
get
started
on
our
public
hearing.
So
let's
see
everybody
back
here
at.