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BPDA Board of Directors Meeting 1-14-21 (Part 1 of 3)
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A
The
open
public
meeting
law
requires
that
I
notify
the
public
that
this
meeting
is
being
recorded.
Please
be
aware
that
an
audio
and
visual
recording
of
this
meeting
is
being
made
and
broadcast
by
boston
city
tv,
which
is
a
part
of
the
city
of
boston
office,
of
cable
communications
at
xfinity,
channel,
24,
rcn,
channel
13
and
verizon
files
channel
962.
B
A
Okay
with
this
one,
okay
request
right:
it's
agenda.
Item
number
two
request:
authorization
to
award
a
contract
to
studio
any
incorporated
to
provide
design,
drawings
and
construction
administration
services
for
the
12-channel
street
stair
presentation
project
within
the
raymond
l
flynn
marine
park
and
came
out
not
to
exceed
180
000,
william.
D
Yes,
thank
you
and
good
afternoon,
madam
chair,
madam
secretary
director
golden
members
of
the
board.
My
name
is
william
epperson
deputy
director
for
capital
construction
within
the
real
estate
department
and
before
you
today,
to
request
authorization
to
execute
a
design
contract
with
studio
na
where
the
12
channel
street
stair
pressurization
project
in
the
raymond
elfman
marine
park.
This
matter
was
last
before
you
at
the
september
2020
board
meeting
to
request
authorization
to
solicit
qualifications
and
fees
for
this
work.
D
12
channel
street
is
a
nine
story,
masonry
building
originally
constructed
by
the
u.s
military
in
1941
as
a
storehouse
in
the
south
boston
naval
annex
it
is
currently
a
light
industrial
manufacturing
building
with
several
tenants.
The
building
has
five
stairwells,
three
of
which
are
egress
towers,
serving
all
nine
floors.
With
evolution
of
building
and
life
safety
codes,
the
stairwells
require
upgrades
and
improvements
to
bring
them
into
conformance
with
the
current
code.
D
The
design
work
will
include
a
stairwell
pressurization
system
which
would
keep
the
stairwells
free
of
smoke
in
the
event
of
a
building
fire,
as
well
as
other
improvements
to
reach
compliance
with
the
life
safety
codes,
plans
and
specifications
will
be
prepared
in
accordance
with
chapter
149
of
the
massachusetts
general
laws.
The
contract
will
also
include
bid
assistance,
resident
engineering
services
and
construction
administration.
D
D
Two
firms
submitted
qualifications
in
response
to
the
solicitation
on
november
24th
2020,
and
they
were
studio
n,
a
and
silverman
treikowski
associates.
A
designer
selection
committee
was
assembled
to
review
each
submitting
team's
qualifications
and
their
relevant
experience.
Based
on
that
review
and
interviews
with
the
respondents,
the
committee
unanimously
recommends
the
design
contract
be
awarded
to
studio
in
a
studio
in
a
is
themselves
a
minority
women-owned
firm.
With
previous
experience
in
the
building
and
extensive
experience
with
similar
building
improvement
projects,
they
have
assembled
a
qualified
team
of
sub-consultant
engineers.
That
also
includes
other
women-owned
firms.
D
The
total
contract
award
is
for
180
000
and
has
been
appropriately
budgeted
for
in
the
agency's
fiscal
year
21
capital
budget.
Therefore,
we
are
requesting
that
the
director
be
authorized
to
enter
into
this
contract
with
studio
in
a
thank
you
and
if
there
are
any
questions,
I'm
happy
to
answer
them
at
this
time.
B
E
E
E
A
bpda
market
analysis
recently
conducted
indicates
that
that
rate
is
very
consistent
with
the
market
for
class
b
office
in
upper
floor
warehouse
space
in
south
boston,
seaport,
submarkets,
we've
reviewed
droplets,
financial
statements
and
they
have
more
than
sufficient
resources
to
pay
the
proposed
rent
for
requesting
permission
to
enter
into
a
one-year
lease
with
an
option
to
extend
for
an
additional
year
at
the
then
current
market
rate.
Thank
you.
B
A
Okay,
roll
call
for
a
vote:
ms
downes
hi,
mr
monahan
hi,
dr
landsmark
aye,
mr
miller,
bye
and
the
chair
votes.
Aye
motion
passes
item
number
four
request:
authorization
to
extend
the
license
agreement
with
live
nation
worldwide,
incorporated
allowing
continued
temporary
use
for
an
outdoor
hospitality
space
for
a
portion
of
290
northern
avenue
within
the
raymond
elflynn
marine
park
during
the
calendar
year,
2021.
A
E
Thank
you,
madam
chair
live
nation
has
been
attended
in
the
raymond
elephant
marine
park
since
2004.
the
5200
seat
venue
is
used
primarily
for
concerts,
but
also
school.
Graduation
ceremonies
and
other
community
uses
within
the
venue
is
a
5
000
square
foot
structure
which
serves
as
their
vip
access
area,
contains
a
full
bar
tables
and
chairs
and
restrooms
due
to
covert
related
precautions.
The
entire
2020
concert
season
was
cancelled
in
june
of
2020.
Bpda
authorized
live
nation
to
open
the
vip
area
as
a
hospitality
space
open
to
the
general
public.
E
Given
the
uncertainty
of
the
2021
concert
season,
staff
is
recommending
that
live
nation
be
allowed
to
utilize
the
vip
area
for
hospitality,
open
to
the
general
public
again
in
2021,
the
right
to
open
for
business,
we're
proposing
the
right
to
open
business
for
the
rest
of
the
calendar
year.
However,
the
area
will
not
be
open
to
the
general
public
during
any
ticketed
performance
at
the
venue,
which
we
certainly
hope
happens
this
summer.
E
The
proposed
use
is
consistent
with
state
regulations
that
govern
the
use
of
the
pavilion
no
base
fee
is
proposed
for
the
expanded
use.
However,
live
nation
will
pay
to
bpd
12
and
a
half
percent
of
all
gross
receipts
received
for
the
days
when
the
area
is
open
on
non-concert
nights.
That
fee
is
consistent
with
the
rates
received
by
bpda
for
other
outside
beer
garden
type
venues
harpoon
for
in
particular,
as
well
as
the
rates
paid
by
similar
competing
outdoor
venues
throughout
the
seaport.
So
we're
requesting
permission
to
enter
into
a
one-year
license.
B
F
C
G
G
G
G
No,
the
march
date
was
used
because
we
have
a
number
of
things
ending
on
that
march
and
then
we
will,
it
will
most
likely
have
to
come
back
to
the
board
for
another
extension.
But
the
hope
is
too
that
in
april,
depending
on
cruise
ship
season,
if
it
is
to
come
back,
we
want
to
make
sure
we
differentiate
between
cruise
ship
gets
the
priority.
So
we'd
have
to
relocate
this
testing
site.
A
F
C
A
H
Madam
chair,
madame
secretary
and
members
of
the
board,
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
join
you
virtually
this
afternoon.
My
colleague,
john
fitz
has
really
teamed
me
up
by
talking
about
the
cruises
that
we
may
be
anticipating
this
year,
I'm
here
to
request
your
authorization
to
advertise
and
issue
a
request
for
proposals
for
a
trolley
stop
program
within
the
raymond
elfland
marine
park.
The
marine
park
essentially
surrounds
the
flynn
cruise
terminal,
which
typically
accommodates
around
150
vessels
and
400
000
passengers
from
20
different
international
cruise
lines.
H
Although
licenses
are
not
subject
to
mass
general
law
chapter
30
b,
the
bpda
nonetheless
seeks
to
issue
a
request
for
proposals
so
that
we
can
ensure
the
broadest
participation
possible
in
this
program.
We're
also
going
to
use
the
rfp
process
to
build
in
flexibility
so
that
we
can
address
the
serious
impacts
of
the
kovid
19
pandemic.
H
The
awarded
licenses
will
be
for
the
2021
cruise
ship
season,
whatever
that
may
be
with
two
extension
options
due
to
the
unknown
pace
of
the
2021
economic
recovery.
The
minimum
license
fee
specified
in
the
rfp
will
be
ten
thousand
dollars,
which
is
approximately
a
seventy
five
percent
reduction
from
the
fee
that
we
had
in
place
prior
to
the
coven
19
pandemic.
H
A
F
F
F
Yes,
thank
you,
madam
chair
members
of
the
board
director
golden
madam
secretary
david,
pierre
director
of
human
resources.
I
have
several
items
on
the
edic
agenda
with
details
in
your
board
memos.
We
have
four.
I
mean
three
appointments:
sara
misho,
a
development
and
fundraising
administrator
in
the
office
of
workforce
development
with
the
start
date
of
january
19th,
ahmad
hamsa,
a
language
access
coordinator
in
the
office
of
diversity,
equity
and
inclusion
with
the
start
date
of
february
first
and
anna
callahan,
a
planner
two
in
the
planning
department
with
the
start
date
of
february.
F
F
F
F
A
F
F
A
A
A
B
C
A
J
Thank
you,
madam
chair
members
of
the
board
jeff
hampton
senior
zoning
planner
at
bpda
in
the
planning
department.
89
petitions
have
been
presented
to
you
for
transmittal
to
the
board
of
appeal.
This
will
cover
five
of
their
meetings.
Three
of
them
in
the
month
of
january
and
two
in
february,
I'd
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions
you
may
have.
A
F
F
H
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
for
the
opportunity
to
present
to
you
again
this
afternoon,
I'm
requesting
your
authorization
to
advertise
and
issue
a
request
for
proposals
for
our
downtown
waterfront
charlie
kiosk
program.
The
downtown
waterfront,
as
we
know,
is
a
popular
tourist
destination
and
a
valued
location
for
trolley
tour
businesses.
H
There
are
three
trolley
kiosk
locations
available
on
bpda
owned
land
between
long
and
central
wharves,
as
I
mentioned
during
the
edic
portion
of
the
board
meeting.
Although
we're
not
required
to
do
so
under
state
law,
we
want
to
issue
a
request
for
proposals
to
ensure
the
broadest
participation
possible
again,
we'll
also
use
the
rfp
process
to
build
in
flexibility
to
address
the
serious
impacts
of
the
kovit
19
pandemic.
H
A
B
F
F
A
H
Madam
chair,
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
present
another
program
on
the
downtown
waterfront,
I'm
requesting
your
authorization
to
advertise
and
issue
a
request
for
proposals
for
merchandise,
vendor
kiosks
within
the
downtown
waterfront.
This
complements
the
trolley
kiosk
locations
mentioned
in
my
previous
presentation.
H
The
merchandise
vendor
kiosk
program
creates
opportunities
for
the
selected
vendor
to
sell
merchandise,
to
the
public,
which
increases
the
number
of
people
who
use
and
activate
the
waterfront.
The
program
includes
two
kiosks
operated
by
a
single
vendor
most
recently
this
was
the
company
tnts
and
they
sold
various
boston,
themed,
shirts,
sweatshirts
hats
and
other
apparels,
apparel
and
collectibles.
H
As
with
the
trolley
program,
we
will
seek
to
use
the
rfp
process
to
ensure
both
broad
participation
and
maximum
flexibility.
One
license
for
two
locations
will
be
granted
for
the
2021
tourist
season,
with
two
extension
options
and
a
reduced
minimum
license
fee
of
thirty
three
thousand
dollars.
Thank
you
again
for
your
consideration
and
happy
to
answer
any
questions
that
you
may
have.
A
C
A
K
K
The
crescent
parcel
is
approximately
73
000
square
feet
and
is
composed
of
eight
parcels
of
vacant
land
owned
by
the
bpda
massdot
and
the
city
of
boston
prior
to
final
designation.
The
bpda
will
acquire
rights
in
the
parcels
owned
by
massdot
and
the
city
in
order
to
convey
the
crescent
parcel
through
a
long-term
ground
lease.
The
property
is
located
in
not
one.
L
K
A
B
B
F
A
And
the
chair
votes
aye
mission
passes.
Thank
you.
Morgan
request
authorization
to
amend
the
contract
with
nelson
nygard
consulting
associates,
incorporated
for
the
planned
south
boston,
dorchester
avenue
transportation
plan,
increasing
the
amount
not
to
exceed
50
000
and
to
extend
the
term
of
the
contract
for
four
months.
Jim.
M
Secretary
members
of
the
board
secretary
vol,
director
golden
since
the
fall
of
2019
bpda
staff
has
been
working
successfully
with
our
consultant
team
led
by
nelson
nygard.
This
is
a
very
important
recommendation.
Coming
out
of
the
original
plan,
southpaw
and
dorchester
avenue
work
was
to
engage
in
a
comprehensive
transportation
planning
analysis
in
conjunction.
N
M
The
community
to
develop
and
recommend
short
and
long-term
transportation
network
improvements.
We
have
been
a
little
bit
delayed
due
to
cover
19
and
delayed
our
engagement,
but
we're
at
the
point
now,
where
we're
getting
close
to
developing
our
final
recommendations.
In
our
final
transportation
plan
document,
we're
hoping
to
complete
that
work
in
the
spring.
L
M
B
F
A
And
the
chair,
that's,
I
mission
passes.
Thank
you.
Jim
item
number,
eight
request:
authorization
to
amend
the
contract
for
environmental
and
building
demolition
engineering,
design,
services
related
to
building
108
with
westin
and
samson
engineers
incorporated
to
include
funding
for
construction
administration
and
resident
engineering
services
by
increasing
the
contract
value
by
an
amount
not
to
exceed
680
275
dollars.
William.
D
Yes,
thank
you
again,
madam
chair
and
members
of
the
board,
I'm
here
to
request
authorization
to
amend
the
existing
contract
with
western
and
sampson
engineers,
the
design
and
engineer
of
record
for
the
building
108
demolition
project
in
the
charlestown
navy
yard.
The
building
went
away.
Project
was
before
you
last
month,
requesting
authorization
to
award
the
resulting
construction
project.
D
This
associated
design
contract
needs
to
be
amended
in
two
parts:
first,
to
amend
the
scope
of
work
to
include
construction
administration,
resident
engineering,
environmental
testing
and
regulatory
coordination.
Second,
to
increase
the
contract
amount
by
six
hundred
eighty
thousand
two
hundred
seventy
five
dollars.
D
Thus,
the
need
for
this
amendment.
The
amendment
will
increase
the
contract
by
six
hundred
eighty
thousand
two
hundred
seventy
five
dollars,
bringing
the
total
contract
amount
to
one
million.
Seventy
one
thousand
seventy
five
dollars
both
amounts
are
not
to
exceed
amounts
and
subject
to
hourly
billing
for
actual
work
performed.
D
A
B
F
B
F
A
Okay
and
the
chair
votes
eye
motion
passes.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Item
number.
Nine!
Don't
go
anywhere
request
authorization
to
execute
a
construction
contract
with
heritage;
restoration,
incorporated
for
the
purposes
of
waterproofing
and
structural
reinforcement
at
the
china
trade
building
located
at
2
boylston
street
in
an
amount
not
to
exceed
599
150,
to
execute
any
change;
orders
that
may
be
required
and
to
enter
into
an
areaway
agreement
with
the
city
of
boston,
public
improvement,
commission
for
said
china,
trade
building
project,
william.
D
Yes,
thank
you.
So
we
are
requesting
authorization
to
execute
a
construction
contract
with
heritage
restoration
for
the
basement,
waterproofing
project
at
the
china
trade
building
located
at
2
boylston
street
in
boston's
chinatown
neighborhood.
This
matter
was
last
before
you
at
the
october
2020
board
meeting
to
request
authorization
to
advertise
the
public
bid
for
this
work.
D
In
accordance
with
chapter
149
of
the
massachusetts
general
laws
filed
sub-bids
were
received
on
november
24th
of
this
year,
followed
by
general
bids
on
december.
4Th
both
opened
and
read
aloud
and
the
lowest
eligible
and
responsible
bidder
was
heritage,
restoration
for
an
amount
of
599
thousand
one
hundred
fifty
all
documents
required
by
chapter
149
and
the
invitation
of
the
bids
were
properly
submitted
by
the
contractor,
the
architect
of
record,
who
produced
the
bid.
Documents,
has
reviewed
and
recommends
award
to
heritage
restoration
as
the
lowest
eligible
qualified
bidder.
D
The
total
contract
award
would
be
for
599
150
and
has
been
appropriately
budgeted
for
in
the
agency's
fiscal
year,
21
capital
budget.
Therefore,
we
requested
the
director
be
authorized
to
enter
into
this
contract
with
heritage
restoration
and,
if
approved,
the
work
is
expected
to
begin
as
early
as
february
of
this
year
with
completion
due
before
summer.
In
addition,
we
are
requesting
that
the
director
be
authorized
to
enter
into
an
areaway
agreement
with
the
city
of
boston's
public
improvement.
Commission.
D
This
is
a
standard
agreement,
it's
required
because
the
building's
basement
extends
beyond
the
property
line
and
underneath
the
public
sidewalk
that
is
being
replaced.
In
these
circumstances,
an
agreement
is
required
with
the
city
detailing
the
maintenance
and
ownership
of
the
sidewalk.
The
agency
entered
into
a
similar
agreement
in
2016
for
the
boylston
street
side
of
the
property.
B
F
F
O
Madame
chairman,
thank
you.
Since
1995
the
boston
redevelopment
authority
has
licensed
approximately
5
693
square
feet
of
land
located
at
84
to
86
charles
street
and
adjacent
to
the
charles
play
house
on
warrington
street
to
blue
man
group
lp.
The
current
license
agreement
with
blumen
group
was
executed
in
2016
and
is
scheduled
to
expire
january.
26
2021
blue
man
group
has
been
unable
to
pay
rent
to
the
bpda
since
april
2020..
However,
due
to
their
impending
license,
expiration
blue
man
group
was
ineligible
to
apply
for
the
deferment
program.
O
Sergey
soleil
has
since
emerged
from
bankruptcy
and
has
been
acquired
by
catalyst
capital.
An
international
investment
company
and
the
former
operation
operator
of
mgm
resorts
staff
is
pleased
to
report
that
local
management
of
blue
man
group
has
recently
informed
us
that
they
are
now
authorized
to
commence
negotiations
toward
a
license
amendment.
O
A
B
A
Okay,
we'll
call
for
a
vote.
Ms
downs
bye,
mr
monahan
hi,
dr
landsmark
aye,
mr
miller
hi,
and
the
chair
votes
eye
motion,
passes
item
number
11,
request
authorization
to
amend
the
license
agreement
with
jenny's
pizza
for
the
use
of
approximately
800
square
feet
of
land
on
a
portion
of
parcel
r-12b
in
the
charlestown
urban
renewal
area,
located
at
324
medford
street
in
charlestown
to
extend
the
term
until
march
31st,
2021.
lauren.
O
O
O
The
one-year
license
term
will
commence
on
february
1st
2021
and
expire
on
january
30th
2022.
The
license
will
renew
annually
for
one
year
unless
otherwise
terminated
in
writing
by
either
party
within
90
days
of
the
expiration
of
the
then
current
term.
The
monthly
fee
for
the
initial
one-year
term
will
be
220
dollars
per
month.
O
110
per
parking
space
that
rate
will
increase
annually
annually
by
five
percent
for
so
long
as
the
license
remains
in
effect,
jenny's
pizza
will
maintain
comprehensive
public
liability,
insurance,
auto
and
property
damage
insurance
and
mounts
consistent
with
industry
standards
and
with
the
be
pda
named
as
additional
insured.
Thank
you
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
A
O
A
C
G
Thank
you
good
afternoon,
madam
chair
members
of
the
board,
under
the
same
description
of
my
previous
presentation
regarding
covet
testing
sites
for
construction
industry
employees.
The
site
we
now
focus
on
is
known
as
lot
one
of
the
bunk
hill
community
college
parking
lot.
It
will
provide
covert
testing
service
for
the
many
construction
sites
in
the
north
station
assembly
square
and
nearby
downtown
areas.
This
site
is
specifically
sponsored
by
moriarty
and
associates,
as
is
the
case
previously.
G
There
is
an
existing
30-day
license
that
ends
on
january
25th
upon
approval
today,
the
proposed
amendment
will
extend
the
expiration
date
to
march
31st.
2021
staff
recommends
that
the
director
be
authorized
to
amend
the
existing
license
for
the
purposes
of
establishing
a
centralized
covet
19
testing
facility
for
construction
industry
employees
working
at
construction
sites
within
the
area.
Thank
you.
A
F
A
G
Thank
you
good
afternoon,
madam
chair
members
of
the
board,
in
response
to
the
2018
rfp
for
activation
of
one
of
the
charlestown
navy
yard.
Anthem
was
awarded
the
bid
by
this
board
in
march
of
2019
for
a
one-year
license
in
february
of
2020.
The
board
authorized
the
director
to
enter
into
a
second
one-year
license
agreement
with
anthem
for
a
term
that
ran
from
june
2020
through
january
1st
2021.
G
This
license
allowed
anthem
to
run
an
outdoor
amenity
that
produced
revenue
to
support
activation
that
was
free
and
open
to
the
public
in
the
charlestown
navy
yard.
Due
to
the
cover
19
pandemic,
anthem's
operations
were
impacted
from
a
delayed
opening,
limited
capacity
and
limitations
on
activation
activities.
G
Given
the
success
and
popularity
of
anthem's
activation
over
the
past
two
years
and
with
the
shortened
and
restricted
season
of
this
last
season.
Due
to
the
pandemic,
bpda
staff
recommends
extending
the
existing
license
under
the
same
previous
terms
for
calendar
year.
2021
activation
activities
will
return
as
soon
as
march,
31st
2021,
hopefully,
and
run
through
the
end
of
the
calendar
year.
Thank
you.
A
B
F
G
A
Item
number
14
request
authorization
to
extend
the
tentative
designation
of
madison
tropical
llc
as
the
redeveloper
of
a
portion
of
parcel
10
of
the
southwest
corridor
development
plan,
known
as
parcel
beat,
and
to
extend
the
temporary
license.
Agreement
for
tropical
food
international
incorporated
continued
use
of
parcel
10b
for
parking
dana.
P
As
part
of
this
request,
a
brief
update
about
the
status
of
the
overall
madison
tropical
development,
key
items
completed
and
upcoming
milestones
particular
focus
for
today's
action
is
the
work
which
the
development
team
has
undertaken
to
advance.
The
third
and
final
phase
of
the
overall
parcel
10
development.
By
way
of
reminder,
the
development
team
submitted
a
notice
of
project
change
for
the
2085
washington
street
component
of
the
project,
transitioning
it
from
a
mixed-use
office,
commercial
development
to
a
predominantly
residential
project.
P
In
addition,
the
development
team
has
continued
to
work
with
the
roxbury
strategic
master
plan
oversight
committee
in
providing
previews
and
updates
accordingly
and
has
worked
with
local
elected
officials,
neighborhood
organizations
and
business
owners
to
preview.
The
elements
of
the
project
during
the
period
of
the
upcoming
proposed
designation
extension
anticipated
activities
include
follow-up
on
bcdc
design.
P
Project
change
and
also
request
for
consideration
of
final
designation
staff
and
community
stakeholders
are
in
agreement
that
progress
to
date
by
the
development
team
is
appropriate
and
moving
in
in
the
right
direction.
Given
the
complexity
of
this
development
and
thus
would
recommend
that
an
extension
be
considered.
This
concludes
my
remarks
and
I'm
happy
to
take
any
questions
you
might
have.
As
I
close
my
remarks,
I'd
like
to
acknowledge
the
presence
of
bob
pittsini
vice
president
of
real
estate,
with
madison
cdc
who's
also
on
hand
to
answer
any
questions.
If
you'd
like
thank
you.
B
F
F
A
F
F
A
And
the
chair-
that's
imotion,
passes
item
number
16,
request;
authorization
to
issue
a
determination,
waving
further
review
pursuant
to
section
88-6
of
the
boston
zoning
code,
approving
the
notice
to
project
change
for
building
2
within
the
planned
development
area.
Number
122
139
through
149
washington
street
brighton
by
increasing
the
residential
condo
units
from
48
to
55
units,
including
one
additional
idp
unit
with
55
parking
spaces
and
to
take
all
related
actions.
Lance.
Q
Q
The
proponent
is
requesting
an
amendment
solely
to
build
in
two
with
respect
to
its
regulatory
entitlements,
with
the
intent
of
enhancing
the
project's
organizational
program
and
public
benefits.
I
will
just
speak
to
one
of
the
highlights
and
then
jonathan
garland.
The
project
architect,
will
will
speak
to
the
rest
visually.
R
R
So
here
we're
proposing,
as
lance
mentioned
55
home
ownership
units,
eight
of
which
are
affordable,
140
construction
jobs
will
be
made
created
through
this
project.
We
are
in
very
close
proximity
to
fidelis
wade
park
in
monastery
path
and
we're
also
targeting
a
lead
silver
certifiable
building
next
slide.
Please
here's
the
site
plan.
You
can
see
building
2
at
the
top
of
the
page.
Again,
it's
slated
as
a
55-unit
home
ownership.
R
The
building
will
be
designed
to
accommodate
families
and
long-term
residency
with
70
percent
of
the
units
as
two
and
three
bedroom
we're
maintaining
a
parking
ratio
of
one
space
per
dwelling
unit.
For
a
total
of
55
parking
spaces,
which
also
meets
the
requirements
of
the
pda,
we're
looking
at
an
increase
in
the
extent
of
outdoor
open
space,
both
private
and
for
common
use,
we're
enhancing
the
sidewalk
and
pedestrian
connections
to
neighbors
and
all
other
dimensional
criteria
has
been
met,
including
setbacks
height.
In
far
with
respect
to
the
pda
next
slide,
please.
R
R
R
C
R
We
we
have
kept
the
ground
floor
footprint
of
the
building
and
have
taken
that
and
brought
that
up
across
the
other
floors
of
the
building,
and
so
that's
how
we
were
able
to
achieve
the
additional
units.
In
addition,
we've
really
just
increased
the
amount
of
efficiency
of
the
building
inside
internally
within
the
building
to
create
those
additional
units.
R
C
A
F
F
A
of
the
zoning
code
for
the
redevelopment
of
a
mixed-use
building
consisting
of
151
residential
rental
units,
including
25
idp
units,
of
which
eight
eight
will
be.
The
artists
will
be
artists,
live
work,
units,
1200
square
feet
of
ground
floor
artist,
workroom
space
and
102
condominium
units,
including
14
idp
units
and
160
garage
parking
spaces
located
at
1515
commonwealth
avenue,
and
to
take
all
related
actions.
A
Now
this
ford
action
for
the
1515
commonwealth
avenue
project
in
brighton
was
scheduled
to
be
held
on
december
17
2020
and
the
board
voted
to
table
the
proposed
actions
for
further
consideration.
At
this
time,
I
moved
to
take
from
the
table
the
proposed
actions
for
consideration.
We
have
a
second
second,
okay,
we'll
call
for
a
vote.
Ms
downs
hi,
mr
monaghan,
dr
landsmark.
T
Thank
you,
madam
chair
members
of
the
board,
madame
secretary
and
director
golden
michael
sinatra,
senior
project
manager,
development
review.
The
project
before
you
is
1515
commonwealth
avenue
in
brighton.
The
existing
site
is
a
2.2
acre
parcel
with
a
lot
of
approximately
92
275
square
feet.
The
former
use
was
an
old
hospital.
T
The
proposal
is
for
two
buildings
with
253
total
units
of
which
102
will
be
home.
Ownership
151
will
be
rental.
The
gross
square
footage
is
approximately
245
000
square
feet
and
the
buildings
will
be
fluctuating
between
six
to
eight
stories
in
height
or
roughly
60
to
90
feet.
The
proposed
project
will
also
include
160
parking
spaces
and
34
000
square
feet
of
open
space.
T
The
idp
commitment
will
be
as
follows:
14
of
the
condos
will
be
will
fall
under
the
idp
policy
or
14
units
and
17
on
the
rentals
which
comes
out
to
25
units,
some
of
which
will
be
artist
live
workspace.
The
proponent
will
also
be
making
a
six
hundred
thousand
dollar
payment
to
austin
brighton
cdc
to
help
with
the
six
quint
street
project
in
order
to
achieve
greater
affordability
as
part
of
the
project.
Lastly,
the
project
will
create
260
construction
jobs
and
the
total
development
cost
will
be
140
million
dollars
at
this
time.
T
N
N
As
mentioned,
there
are
two
computer
units
in
the
project
I'll
leave
up
on
the
screen
through
the
infographic
for
your
consideration,
266
260
jobs.
Excuse
me
from
construction
jobs
created
eight
artists,
housing
units
with
affiliated
workspace,
we're
going
to
be
pursuing
leeds
silver
sort
of
certifiable
sort
of
building
code.
Compliance
next
slide,
please,
as
mentioned
the
1515
commonwealth,
is
the
llc
is
the
developer
utilities
of
our
companies?
N
Please
we
are
an
active
developer
in
the
greater
boston
area.
We've
been
in
business
here
for
over
four
decades.
Currently
we
are
building
the
omni
seaport
hotel.
I've
just
showed
you
the
1100
key
hotel
in
boston,
seaport
district.
We
are
under
construction
on
the
east
boston
waterfront,
with
the
mark,
which
is
107
unit
condominium,
building
and
we're
under
construction
in
boston
south
end
with
a
hundred
challenges,
138
rental
condo.
With
that
I'll
turn.
U
U
Mention
this
is
approximately
a
two-acre
site
at
the
top
of
the
hill
on
commonwealth
avenue.
It
per
our
research
appears
to
be
the
highest
point
in
the
city
of
boston
actually,
and
so
you
know
that
brings
some
significance
with
it,
as
well
as
its
relationship
to
his
the
historical
nature
of
the
site
which
you'll
see
on
the
next
slide
is
related
to
the
quarrying
that
occurred
on
this
site.
So
this
is
the
old
rose
quarry
site
up
on
the
hill
which
really
contributed
to.
U
Brick
historical
buildings,
but
the
context
that
we
are
in
is
what
we
envision
is
more
of
buildings
in
us
in
a
park,
so
buildings
surrounded
by
an
abundance
of
outdoor
or
landscaped
areas,
and
so
we
wanted
to
make
sure
that
we
were
consistent
with
the
urban
neighborhood
that
we
are
building
in
next
slide.
Please.
U
U
However,
we
have
created
some
public
connection
points
along
that
route
as
well,
and
additionally
we're
programming
what
we
are
calling
the
front
yard
to
be
an
enhancement
to
the
community
at
large.
So
this
is
all
going
to
be
public
accessible
and
it
will
have
different
areas
of
design
that
will
create
an
outdoor,
flexible,
lawn
space,
some
respite
space
along
the
sidewalk
to
really
create
a
project
that
is
enhancing
the
quality
of
its
community
space.
Next
slide.
U
And
then
just
a
snapshot
of
our
some
of
our
residential
entry
sequences.
So
this
is
the
home
ownership
entry
sequence,
as
you
can
see,
it's
really
about
a
great
connected
space
to
the
street
and
to
the
sidewalk
beyond
that
feels
very
publicly
accessible
and
open
to
the
community
at
large
next
slide.
U
U
U
N
This
is
currently
an
abandoned
hospital
site.
That's
actually
a
little
bit
of
a
misnomer.
Since
march,
the
city
of
boston
has
been
utilizing
the
hospital
for
covered
overshore
treatment
and
again
we're
very
proud
to
be
able
to
serve
the
city
in
that
way,
as
the
iep
units
were
laid
out
earlier,
just
a
little
more
detail
here
we
have
25
units
of
id
of
on-site
idp
in
our
apartment
component,
representing
17
of
the
apartments,
and
we
have
14
condos
on
site
which
again
represents
14
there.
N
N
In
addition,
as
referenced
earlier,
we're
providing
eight
units
of
ours
work
space
with
affiliated
workspace.
Our
most
meaningful
financial
contribution
is
to
the
boston,
housing
authority
and
the
commonwealth
development,
also
known
as
fidelis,
which
we've
bought
we're,
making
a
300
000
contribution.
There
unrestricted
further
use
as
they
do
fit,
I'm
going
to
skip
over
the
mobility
study
for
a
moment
and
touch
upon
the
120
000
funding
for
youth
services
coordinator.
N
We
are
creating
this
new
accessible
pathway
to
overlook
park,
which
we
have,
but
again
as
as
eric
provides
some
detail.
This
is
an
accessible
pathway.
It's
really
kind
of
opening
up
the
park
to
pedestrian
access
in
ways
it
doesn't
really
currently
enjoy
and
we're
putting
in
some
blue
bike
station
and
public
high
school
racks,
and
then
obviously,
this
will
increase
significantly
the
property
taxes
generated
at
the
site
and
create
260,
roughly
construction,
jobs
and
14
new
primary
jobs.
As.
N
N
This
is
just
a
quick
program
overview.
The
max
height
of
the
building
is
going
to
be
90
feet.
As
you
see,
that
is
in
the
condominium
side,
where
you
have
102
units
and
then
we
are
at
70
feet
in
the
apartment,
which
is
six
stories
for
251
units
there,
and
with
that
I'd
like
to
turn
it
over
to
question.
N
V
It
is
going
to
be
accessible
to
the
public.
The
portion
that's
going
to
be
permanently
encumbered
is
a
pedesta
is
the
pedestrian
path
that
you
shall
saw
eric
outline
to
you
that
is
going
to
be
an
easily
granted
to
the
city
acting
through
the
parks
commission,
so
that
there
will
always
be
a
way
for
the
public
to
get
from
from
commonwealth
avenue
to
overlook
park.
V
It's
also
no,
but
but
the
it's
the
straight
path
to
the
side
that
comes
up
from
commonwealth,
but
it
goes
up
a
set
of
stairs,
but
the
other
portion
of
it
comes
in
from
the
site.
Drive
sidewalk,
that's
the
accessible
portion
that
goes
under
the
the
overhang
and
and
connects
up
so
there's
sort
of
two
routes
that
get
you
to
that
straight
line
to
the
park.
All
of
that
is
considered
part
of
the
easement
area
that
will
be
memorialized
in
a
written
agreement
between
us
and
the
city
acting
through
the
parks
commission.
B
F
L
A
Waiving
the
requirement
of
further
review
pursuant
to
article
80,
section
adb-5.3d
of
the
zoning
code
for
the
construction
of
a
mixed-use
project
consisting
of
102
residential
rental
units,
including
17
idp
rental
units,
885
square
feet
of
ground
floor
retail
space,
62
garage
parking
spaces
located
at
44
through
46
soldiers,
field,
place,
formerly
known
as
1500
soldiers
field
road
and
to
take
all
related
actions.
Michael.
T
Thank
you,
madam
chair
members
of
the
board,
madame
secretary
and
director
golden
michael
sinatra,
senior
project
manager,
bpda
development
review.
The
project
before
you
is
44-46
soldiers
failed
place,
formerly
known
as
1500
soldiers
field
road
in
brighton.
The
address
was
changed
by
inspectional
services
as
of
january
6
2021..
T
T
The
height
will
be
69
feet,
2
inches
and
the
far
will
be
3.83.
Amenities
include
a
pet
relief
area,
a
rooftop
deck,
as
well
as
a
small
885
square
foot
retail
cafe
the
proponent
engaged
in
a
very
robust
community
process
which
produced
an
excellent
mitigation
package,
the
details
of
which
are
outlined
in
a
board
memo.
The
development
cost
for
the
project
will
be
27
million
dollars.
At
this
time.
T
S
Thank
you,
michael.
Madam
chair
members
of
the
board
director
golden
madame
secretary
attorney,
joe
hanley,
mcdermott,
quilty
and
miller
28
state
street
in
boston,
representing
the
developer,
stephen
ballas,
who's.
On
with
us,
I
also
have
eric
howler
from
howler
in
yoon,
who
is
the
project
architect.
S
I
want
to
thank
the
bpda,
especially
mike
sinatra,
jonathan
greeley
and
the
folks
from
urban
design,
for
helping
us
through
this
process
and
leading
to
a
project
that
has
been
supported
now
by
both
neighborhood
groups
and
the
majority
of
the
iag
members,
and
is
the
result
of
a
strong
public
review
and
some
real
contributions
at
this
location,
102
residential
units.
As
michael
indicated,
we
are
exceeding
the
requirements
of
the
idp
by
voluntarily
providing
17
percent
of
affordability,
which
is
four
more
than
what
would
be
required
we're
also
as
a
result
of
this
process.
S
This
location
is
at
the
northern
edge
of
brighton
in
an
area
that
is
a
little
bit
disconnected
and
so,
as
michael
indicated,
we're
making
some
pretty
significant
investments
in
enhancing
connectivity
to
boston
landing
so
that
this
can
become
more
of
a
transit,
oriented
site
and
also
stitch
back
into
the
community.
And
finally,
we
are
introducing.
S
This
is
a
through
lot
that
goes
from
soldiers
field,
road
back
to
soldiers,
field
place,
we're
introducing
an
accessible
public
pathway,
that'll
be
open
to
the
public
to
start
to
create
really
a
new
residential,
a
community
in
this
subsection
of
the
northern
edge
of
brighton.
So
with
that,
I
would
like
to
ask
eric
howler
to
take
you
through
the
plans
and
presentation.
Thank
you.
Eric.
W
W
The
site,
as
joe
mentioned,
is
sort
of
stuck
between
the
pike
and
the
charles
and
there's
a
kind
of
odd
sliver
of
land
there
where
the
old
staples
was
and
the
acura
dealership.
Some
of
these
industrial
uses
are
converting
to
residential
and
there's
already
a
project
under
construction,
1550
soldiers
field,
road
which
introduces
a
bunch
of
residential
uses
within
this
kind
of
peninsula
of
brighton.
W
W
W
It
really
takes
its
form
from
the
proximity
to
the
river.
We
thought,
rather
than
create
a
kind
of
c
shape
or
an
h
shape.
We
would
do
a
kind
of
a
prow
shape,
and
so
all
the
units,
except
for
the
ones
facing
directly
south,
have
views
of
the
charles,
and
so
the
building
is
sculpted
to
sort
of
accentuate
that
proximity
to
the
river
and
give
everyone
a
view.
That
was
the
primary
sort
of
gesture
for
the
project.
W
W
The
image
on
the
left
shows
the
context.
The
rendering
shows
the
two
arms
of
the
h-shaped
building
our
building
is
the
silver
one
behind
it
and
the
rendering
on
the
right
shows
the
kind
of
the
nose
of
the
building
as
it
faces
the
river
as
you
enter
along
this
soldiers
field
road,
these
three
ends
of
the
buildings
will
sort
of
set
up
a
kind
of
rhythm,
and
it
is
a
kind
of
gateway
site
to
to
to
the
larger
sort
of
boston
area.
Next,
please.
W
The
plan
of
the
building
on
the
ground
floor,
we
have
created
a
symmetrical
building,
but
it's
asymmetrically
placed
on
the
site.
It's
slightly
to
the
to
the
right,
shifting
the
public
spaces
to
the
to
the
left,
which
is
the
west
side.
Joe
alluded
to
this
sort
of
through
block
connection
that
we're
creating
here.
It
is
an
accessible
connection.
That's
eight
foot,
six
inches
wide,
it's
slightly
sloped
and
that
is
creating
an
outlet
for
this
future
neighborhood.
W
To
connect
up
to
this
path,
this
new
sidewalk,
which
is
being
proposed
along
soldiersfield
road,
so
the
building
itself
sort
of
stands
slightly
to
the
right,
allowing
that
connection
to
continue
and
its
landscape
is
primarily
those
two
kind
of
wedge-shaped
slivers
on
either
side
of
the
building.
In
terms
of
program,
the
main
entrance
is
on
soldiers
field
place.
The
lobby
is
fronting
right
onto
soldiersfield
place.
W
There
is
a
retail
in
light
green
in
the
bottom
left-hand
corner,
it's
understood
as
a
restaurant
or
a
cafe.
There
are
community
uses
gym
and
then
there's
a
lounge
on
the
northern
tip
of
the
building.
So
we're
trying
to
create
eyes
on
the
street
and
activity
on
the
corners,
particularly
the
ones
fronting
this
pathway,
so
that
it
feels
safe
coming
home
at
night
along
that
pathway.
There
are
ground
floor
residential
uses
in
blue
and
bike
storage
and
orange
next.
Please.
W
Some
of
the
views
of
the
project
you
see
that
the
kind
of
staggered
footprint
translates
into
a
series
of
balconies
where
most
of
the
units
get
those
views.
The
architectural
expression
is
a
kind
of
single
material.
That's
shaped
to
create
those
balconies
and
to
kind
of
accentuate
the
depth
in
the
facade
the
upper
right
hand,
image
shows
that
cafe
on
the
corner,
so
that
would
be
soldiers
to
place.
W
We
imagine
some
activity
on
that
corner
accessible
both
from
soldiersfield
place
and
from
that
public
pathway,
the
bottom
right
hand,
image
shows
that
pathway
showing
some
landscaping,
seating
areas
and
some
shade
trees
where
possible.
Next,
please,
a
rendering
a
rendered
elevation
rather
section
shows
the
level
change.
W
So
these
show
the
four
typical
plans.
The
basement
plan
is
the
one
level
of
parking
below
grade
with
additional
bike
storage
and
the
66
parking
spots.
62
parking
spots.
Excuse
me
the
ground
floor
plan.
As
we
saw
the
typical
plan,
you
see
the
kind
of
organization
of
the
plan
showing
the
distribution
of
units.
There
are
three
bedroom
units,
as
was
alluded
to
in
the
bottom
left
hand
corner
in
purple.
W
They're
two-bedroom
units
along
the
south,
face
a
bunch
of
one-bedrooms
and
studios
in
between,
and
I
believe,
there's
they're
two-bedroom
units
on
the
on
the
prowl
of
the
building
as
well
on
the
rooftop,
we're
showing
the
potential
for
solar
panels
facing
south
kind
of
optimally
organized
and
a
roof
deck
on
the
prowl
looking
over
the
river
next
one,
please,
okay
here
here
we
do
see
the
section
through
the
whole
project.
You
see
the
basement
parking
below
the
residential
units
in
between
and
the
roof
deck
with
the
views
out
to
the
river
next
slide.
Please.
W
As
was
discussed,
the
connectivity
back
to
boston
landing
is
is
key.
The
dotted
pink
lines
represent
improvements,
connectivity,
improvements
along
soldiersfield
road,
this
intersection
is
being
redesigned
and
I
think
this
project
is
committed
to
improvements
along
leo
birmingham.
Parkway
joe
correct
me,
if
I'm
saying
anything
wrong,
we're
also
introducing
some
safe
crosswalks
at
these
areas,
so
we're
slowing
the
traffic
down
and
also
providing
safe
places
to
cross
next
slide
brief.
W
In
terms
of
the
architecture
I
mentioned
we're
using
a
single
material
with
a
few
different
expressions.
We
are
tapering.
The
windows
surrounds
to
sort
of
accentuate
those
windows.
Some
of
these
edges
were
articulating
as
kind
of
knife
edges.
So
when
you
look
at
it,
you
won't
be
quite
sure
what
you're
looking
at.
I
think
it's
a
quite
an
elegant
solution
and
some
of
the
integration
of
the
balconies,
with
some
warm
wood
accents
just
to
create
some
visual
interest
on
the
facade
next
slide.
W
A
S
Yeah,
thank
you,
madam
chair,
for
that.
So
you
know
over
a
year
process
here
we
had
to
strike
a
balance
between
folks
asking
us
for,
let's
say
more
parking,
and
then
I
will
say
that
our
iag
was
very
a
little
more
progressive
than
some
of
the
folks
in
the
community
that
we
heard
for
on
the
on
the
parking.
S
We
do
recognize
that
in
in
you
know,
if
you've
been
to
this
part
of
the
city
or
this
part
of
the
neighborhood,
it
is
still
in,
we
are
sort
of
building
an
edge
condition
within
a
neighborhood
that
isn't
really
walkable
now,
so
we
thought
that
the
better
investments
would
be
with.
You
know
those
these
pedestrian
connectivities
and
and
the
like.
We
did
look
at
at
introducing
a
second
layer
of
parking
underneath,
but
there's
by
virtue
of
where
this
is
located.
S
S
As
part
of
our
support
from
the
baia,
the
brighton
austin
improvement
association,
we
agreed
to
leave
enough
space
and
to
study
how
the
parking
works
and
if
we
had
to
add
more,
we
could
accommodate
stacks
in
the
future
and
that'll
be
a
part
of
our
contract
agreements.
With
the
pda
and
ongoing
discussions
with
the
neighborhood.
A
F
A
A
request
authorization
to
issue
a
certification
of
approval
pursuant
to
article
80e,
small
project,
review
of
the
zoning
code
for
the
construction
of
23
income,
restricted
family
size
departments,
including
an
on-site
office
located
at
37
wales
street,
to
recommend
approval
to
the
board
of
appeal
for
zoning
relief
and
to
take
all
related
action.
Michael.
T
T
The
current
site
is
a
10
000
square
foot
parcel
currently
occupied
by
a
three-story
brick
building
with
10
apartments.
It
was
acquired
by
the
proponent
heading
home
inc
in
2011
to
provide
supportive
housing
for
homeless
families.
Structural
issues
have
forced
the
proponent
to
vacate
the
building
and
demo
it.
The
proposal
is
to
demolish
the
building
and
construct
a
new
five-story
25
family
size
unit,
building,
comprised
of
two
bedrooms
and
three
bedrooms
to
continue
heading
home's
mission
of
supportive
housing.
The
proposal
will
also
include
amenity
space
and
on-site
office
space
for
heading
home
staff.
T
All
units
will
be
targeted
to
formerly
homeless
families
with
incomes
at
or
below
30
percent.
Ami,
the
existing
building
is
not
d
restricted,
but
the
proposed
project
will
remain
restricted
as
affordable
housing
in
perpetuity
as
a
condition
of
city
d
d
funding
which
the
proponent
will
be
seeking.
In
order
for
the
project
to
move
forward
and
be
successful,
the
proponent
will
enter
into
a
mass
docs,
affordable
housing
restriction
which
will
allow
the
units
to
remain
restricted
in
perpetuity.
T
There
will
be
no
parking
associated
with
a
project,
with
the
exception
of
one
tandem
parking
spot
for
staff.
Only,
however,
there
will
be
23
bike
parking
spots,
a
one-to-one
ratio
for
the
resident's
use
the
project
is
exempt
from
the
idp
requirement
due
to
100
percent
of
the
units
being
low
income
affordable
at
30
percent
ami
and
then
just
one
last
quick
note,
including
your
board
packet,
are
letters
of
support
from
city
councillors,
andrea
campbell
and
anissa
asabi
george,
as
well
as
a
support
letter
from
state
representative
russell
holmes.
T
X
Thank
you,
madam
chair
and
members
of
the
board.
My
name
is
danielle
farrier,
I
am.
The
ceo
of
heading
home,
heading
home
was
founded
in
1974,
and
our
mission
is
to
end
homelessness
in
boston
and
greater
boston.
We
are
the
largest
and
most
comprehensive
provider
of
shelter,
transitional
and
permanent
housing
and
supportive
services
for
both
family
families
and
individuals.
X
Our
commitment
is
to
help
extremely
low
income,
households
and
those
with
the
most
complex
needs.
Currently
we
own
and
manage
over
200
apartments
in
matapan,
dorchester
and
roxbury
neighborhoods.
For
the
last
15
years,
more
than
90
percent
of
our
formerly
homeless
families
have
remained
permanently
housed
heading
home,
acquired
37
whales
in
2011.
X
So
we
have
been
part
of
this
neighborhood
for
10
years.
During
this
time,
we've
provided
permanent,
supportive
housing
with
services
for
10
families
with
minimal
turnover.
We
made
the
difficult
decision
to
vacate
the
building
in
january
of
2020
due
to
structural
concerns,
and
all
families
were
reloaded
relocated
to
new
housing.
X
Our
goals
for
the
redevelopment
are
to
maintain
and
expand
supportive
housing
program
at
the
site
to
continue
to
serve
the
city's
most
vulnerable
families.
Those
who
are
extremely
low-income,
informally
homeless,
to
create
scale
and
efficiencies
to
support
on-site
staffing
and
sustainable
operations
to
provide
a
permanent
solution
for
building
and
site
structural
issues
that
cause
us
to
vacate
the
existing
building.
The
project
will
be
financed
with
funding
from
city
and
the
state.
Supportive
housing
is
a
high
priority
for
both
and
we've
been
working
closely
with
dnd
on
plans
for
the
project.
X
X
Y
Thanks
danielle,
madam
chair
and
members
of
the
board,
thank
you
for
having
us.
So,
as
danielle
mentioned,
we
have
23
bikes
michael
mentioned
it
as
well.
I
also
want
to
note
there
are
five
plus
parks
and
recreation
facilities
nearby
and
I'll
mention
that
a
little
more
later,
let's
go
to
the
next
michael.
Thank
you
so
37
whale
street
for
people
who
don't
know
it
whale
street
runs
from
blue
hill
avenue,
where
it
hits
franklin
park
to
harvard
street,
we're
very
near
the
corner
of
blue
hill
and
talbot.
Y
This
shows
that
neighborhood,
it
is
a
great
place
for
families.
There
is,
as
I
mentioned,
there
are
both
franklin
park
and
harambee
park.
There's
retail
nearby,
there's
school,
there's
child
care,
there's
a
health
center,
there's
public
transit.
So
it's
a
really
terrific
location
for
this
use.
Next,.
Y
And
I
want
to
mention
a
couple
of
things
about
the
context,
so
there
is
a
almost
60
foot
grade
change
from
blue
hill
avenue,
which
you
see
in
the
distance
here,
the
green
trees.
This
is
looking
up
toward
blue
hill
down
to
harvard
street,
so
this
one
block
is
a
very
steep
street.
This
photograph
on
the
left
gives
you
a
little
bit
of
an
idea.
Y
The
other
thing
that's
notable
about
this
neighborhood
is
the
incredible
range
of
typologies
and
you
see
a
fair
amount
of
it
here.
There
are
a
number
of
turn
of
the
20th
century:
brick
apartment
buildings,
three-story
on
the
left,
four-story
and
a
number
of
locations
you
see
on
the
top
right.
Salvation
army
runs
a
child
care
center
that
has
an
open
public
park,
playground
right
on
the
street.
Next
one
looking
down
toward
harvard
street.
Y
You
really
get
a
feel
for
the
slope
here
and
on
the
left,
you
see
a
bit
of
the
playground
and
park
by
salvation
army
on
the
right,
noticeably
three
apartment
buildings,
creating
a
very
strong
street
wall,
immediately
adjacent
to
heading
homes,
property,
let's
go
to
the
next,
and
this
shows
you
the
property
and
it's
a
pretty
tired
building.
There
are
a
number
of
issues
with
this
building,
so
but
one
of
the
things
I
want
to
note
about
it,
a
couple
of
things
about
the
site.
Y
Y
They
built
it
up
in
about
12
feet
of
fill
so
there's
a
very
sizable
retaining
wall
at
the
back
facing
the
rear
of
butters,
and
one
of
the
problems
that
heading
home
has
had
is
that
those
has
retaining
walls
on
two
sides
and
they
have
been
failing
for
quite
a
while.
So
one
of
the
things
that
we've
been
working
with
the
neighbors
on
is
to
figure
out
how
to
reduce
those
and
I'll
get
to
that.
Y
Y
Y
I
did
want
to
mention,
I
saw
other
people
had
the
sustainability
category
on
their
intro
slides
and
we
didn't
have
that
when
we
had
an
old
one,
but
sustainability
is
an
important
part
of
this
project.
We
are
one
of
the
first
projects
coming
in
under
d
d's
new
guidelines,
which
is
zero
carbon
all
electric
building.
I
want
to
remind
you
it's
a
hundred
percent
affordable,
deeply,
affordable
housing,
but
we
are
meeting
the
all-electric
requirement.
Y
So,
let's
move
on
to
the
site
plan.
So
here
you
see,
there's
not
a
lot
of
site.
That's
unbuilt!
It's
a
very
tight
site
for
all
that.
We're
trying
to
do
on
it
in
recognition
of
the
fact
that
to
the
left
are
the
wood
frame
buildings.
The
immediately
adjacent
one
is
a
relatively
small
two
and
a
half
story
building
and
then
there
are
triple
deckers
and
the
right
larger
apartment
buildings.
Y
Y
Y
The
even
the
parking
is
going
to
double
duty
as
play
space
potentially
and
then
at
the
rear.
We
have
a
series:
we
have
a
walkway
and
a
series
of
three
patios
separated
by
landscaping
with
the
idea
that
families
ought
to
be
able
to
gather
outside,
but
not
necessarily
all
together,
so
multiple
families
can
be
outside
at
the
same
time.
So
we
have
some
pretty
high
aspirations
in
terms
of
the
landscape
as
well
keep
going
a
view
showing
a
little
bit
up
whale
street.
Here
you
see
our
building
next
to
the
first
adjacent
brick
building.
Y
This
is
one
of
three
in
a
row
and
we're
really
trying
to
be
contextual.
We
understand
we're
a
lot
higher
than
the
building
to
the
left,
but
contextual
with
the
variety
of
buildings
that
you
see
here
and
one
way
we're
doing.
That
is
making
an
alignment
with
the
limestone
detail
at
the
apartment
building
at
the
right.
So
we
can't
set
the
fifth
floor
back
and
get
the
number
of
units.
Y
There
will
be
a
detail
there
we're
considering
a
change
of
material
at
the
fifth
floor,
so
there's
a
little
sense
of
that
receding
in
recognition
of
the
four-story
buildings
to
the
right.
We
will
do
brick,
at
least
at
the
first
floor,
we're
still
in
conversations
with
bpda
and
d
d
about
exactly
what
will
be
brick.
What
isn't
brick
will
be?
Y
A
high
quality
fiber
cement
panel
go
on
to
the
next,
and
this
shows
the
street
view
looking
down
toward
harvard
one
of
the
things
that
we
think
is
really
important
is
an
alignment
of
the
street
wall
with
the
adjacent
buildings
which
we've
done
because
the
other
side
of
the
street,
as
you
can
see,
even
in
this
image,
is
extremely
varied
buildings,
step
back
and
forward.
Some
of
them
are
higher
than
the
sidewalk
by
quite
a
bit.
Y
X
So
when
gail
is
discussing
things
like
the
grades
along
the
side
in
our
adjacent
neighbors,
those
are
big,
important
areas
for
them
that
they
have
talked
about
based
on
what
historically
had
happened,
and
so
we
have
been
very
in
very
close
contact
with
our
neighbors
to
make
sure
that
we
hear
them
and
we're
working
with
them.
You
know,
as
best
as
we
can
to
accommodate
their
asks.
Y
Perhaps
most
importantly,
the
immediately
adjacent
to
the
left,
neighbor,
who
presumably
is
most
impacted,
has
been
favorable
to
the
project.
So
we're
looking
to
alleviate
problems
that
they've
lived
with
for
quite
a
while
around
storm
water
and
the
cracking
retaining
walls
which
threaten
a
couple
of
garages.
X
C
Just
a
comment:
I'm
sure
you've
looked
at
this
through
so
many
different,
there's
so
many
different
ways,
but
it
seems
to
be
a
lot
of
families,
a
lot
of
people
in
there
with
not
a
lot
of
open
space.
So
I
understand
the
more
homeless
families,
the
homeless
people
that
we
can
help
the
better
off.
We
are,
but
also
trying
to
balance
that
with
so
many
people
in
this
building
to
have
the
appropriate
open
space.
C
Y
Thanks
if
I
could
just
say
a
little,
I
mean
I
glossed
over,
because
I
was
trying
to
make
sure
we
stayed
in
time,
but
one
of
our
thoughts
about
that
was
to
make
sure
that
there
wasn't
just
a
single
place
for
people
to
go
outside
and
so
ground
inc.
Is
our
landscape,
architect,
they're,
very
thoughtful?
We've
got
these
three
different
patios
they're,
each
surrounded
by
some
planting.
So
there's
a
sense
of
you
can
go
out
there
as
if
it
was
your
private
home
to
a
small
area.
Y
Z
Z
And
what
is
what
is
more
damaging
to
the
environment
than
coal
on
electricity,
that's
generated
by
wood,
so
there's
a
lot
of
people.
I
don't
think
they
really
understand
the
fuel
mix
to
how
they
get
their
electricity
and
sometimes
you're
getting
your
electricity
from
a
dirtiest
source
for
cooking
and
heating
than
if
you
just
had
gas.
Y
Z
And
again
I
enjoy
the
luxury
of
installing
solar
panels
right
right
right.
So
but
people
solar
power
is
like
square
wheels.
I
mean,
I
think,
the
what's
all
the
roof,
the
roofs.
Well,
what
10
000
square
feet,
because
the
land,
the
land
square
feet
is
ten
thousand.
You
have
to
have
some
open
space,
not
as
much
so
as
brian
pointed
out.
So
you
have
to
divide
that
ten
thousand
by
seventeen
point
square.
Seventeen
point
six
square
feet,
that's
what
a
solar
panel
is.
Z
So
whatever
the
answer
is,
is
how
many
solar
panels
you
will
be
able
to
get
max
times
that
number,
by
about
400
watts
for
six
hours
a
day
and
you're,
not
you
wouldn't
every
unit
wouldn't
even
be
able
to
run
a
hairdryer
based
on
what
it
is.
But
again
that's
the
public
doesn't
really
understand
it
all
sounds
good
solar
power
and
wind
power
is
really
tax
shelters
for
hedge
funds.
That's
really
what
it
is,
but
people
don't
understand
really
what
is
going
on,
but
solar
panels
are
like
square.