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From YouTube: BPDA Board of Directors Meeting 9/14/2023 (Part 1 of 2)
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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.
Link to part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5i-gGCtsA0c
A
B
1
hello
and
thank
you
for
joining
the
September
14th
2023
Economic
Development
and
Industrial
Corporation
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
visit.
Boston
plans.org,
the
open
public
meeting
law
requires
that
I
notify
the
public
that
this
meeting
is
being
reported.
Please.
B
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
communication
at
xinity,
channel
24,
RCN,
channel
13
and
Verizon
fos
Channel
962.
It
is
also
being
live
streamed
at
boston.gov
and
before
I.
Take
a
roll
call
of
the
members.
I
would
like
to
to
take
a
moment
on,
on
behalf
of
the
board,
to
welcome
a
a
new
board
member
U,
Mr,
Raheem,
Shepard
and
yeah.
B
Awesome
so
to
begin,
the
meeting
I
will
take
roll
call,
Mr
Miller
president
Mr
Shephard.
B
And
I
Priscilla
roas
am
president.
Okay
item
number
one
request:
authorization
for
the
approval
of
the
minutes
of
August
17th
2023
meeting
a
motion.
E
B
Order
so
moved
okay,
roll
call
for
a
vote,
Mr
Miller,
I,
Mr,
sheer
n
and
the
chair
votes.
I
motion
passes.
Okay
item
number:
two:
request:
authorization
for
the
office
of
Workforce
Development
to
enter
into
a
contract
for
consulting
services
with
the
dakus
center
and
Community
to
community
North,
Eastern
University
and
an
amount
not
to
exceed
$2,000
to
assess
the
workforce
needed
to
achieve
the
green
New
Deal
policy
targets.
F
Tren
actually
hi
I'm.
F
Been
delegated
to
present
today
so
yeah
good
afternoon,
our
cabinet
is
requesting
authorization
to
enter
into
a
contract
for
consultant
services,
with
the
Duke
caka
centers
Community
to
community
initiative,
with
Northeastern
University,
for
an
assessment
of
the
impact
of
the
green
New
Deal
on
the
Boston
area,
labor
force
across
multiple
sectors.
F
As
you
know,
the
city's
climate
resilience
and
Workforce
development
is
a
core
component
of
Mayor
Woo's
Green
New
Deal
policy
framework
to
advance
this
policy
owd
and
the
worker
empowerment
cabinet
have
been
working
closely
with
various
City
agencies
and
cabinets
to
develop
comprehensive
Workforce
strategies
and
labor
policies
to
accelerate
the
transition
to
a
carbon
neutral
economy.
So
to
support
this
effort,
owd
issued
an
RFP
on
April
11th
to
commission
an
assessment
of
the
workforce
requirements
and
training
needs
to
achieve
the
en
environmental
targets
set
out
in
the
green
New
Deal.
F
The
goals
of
the
assessment
are
to
determine
the
employment
implications
of
the
green
New
Deal,
identify
the
skills
required
for
new
and
Greening
occupations
and
determine
the
reskilling
and
upskilling
needs
of
workers,
particularly
those
who
have
been
disadvantaged
of
the
labor
market
or
who
will
be
potentially
displaced
by
Green
policies.
Eight
firms
submitted
proposals
in
response
to
the
RFP
and
after
review
of
the
technical
and
fee
proposals,
owd
recommends
to
caua
center
of
nor
Eastern
University
as
the
consultant
to
perform
the
workforce
needs
assessment.
F
Their
proposal
described
a
clear
and
comprehensive
plan
that
addresses
and
complies
with
all
the
core
elements
and
required
submissions
stated
in
the
RFP
and
demonstrates
a
complete
understanding
of
the
key
issues
and
objectives.
The
estimated
contract
amount
is
200
of
$200,000
will
be
supported
by
the
good
jobs
challenge,
Grant
funds,
which
is
a
$23
million
Grant
awarded
to
the
city
of
Boston,
from
the
economic
development
Administration
of
the
US
Department
of
Commerce.
Thank
you
very
much
for
the
opportunity
to
present
to
the
board
this
afternoon
and
I'm
happy
to
take
any
questions.
B
Okay,
thank
you.
Sarah.
Do
we
have
any
questions
or
comments
from
the
board
all
right
hearing
and
seeing
none
a
motion
is
in
order.
No
move.
G
B
Roll
call
for
a
vote:
Mr
Miller,
hi,
Mr,
Shephard
hi
and
the
chair
votes
I
motion
pass
this
thanks.
Sarah.
Okay
item
number:
three
request:
authorization
to
issue
a
an
invitation
for
bids
pursuant
to
Massachusetts
general
laws;
chapter
30b
for
trash
removal
at
the
Raymond
Al
Marine
Park
in
an
amount
not
to
exceed
$120,000
for
a
three-year
contract
term.
B
H
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
members
of
the
board
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
with
you
today.
In
order
to
be
an
excellent
landlord
and
neighbor,
the
bpda
real
estate
team
will
solicit
competitive
bids
for
trash
removal
in
the
Marine
Park.
The
invitation
for
bids
will
be
publicly
advertised
and
the
resulting
contract
will
include
all
applicable
wage
requirements
and
will
be
awarded
to
the
responsive
and
responsible
bidder
with
the
lowest
total
bid
price.
The
awarded
contract
will
have
a
term
of
3
years
and
the
price
is
not
expected
to
exceed
$40,000
per
year.
H
B
H
Laura,
thank
you
once
again.
Madam
chair,
as
the
board
may
recall,
Dry
Dock
number
four
in
the
marine
park
has
been
deactivated
and
requires
pumps
to
keep
the
water
level
low
and
The
Quon
remains
sealed.
The
original
pumps
were
replaced
with
new
Maritime
dewatering
pumps
in
2020,
and
ongoing
maintenance
is
required,
including
rotating
and
overhauling
the
pumps
every
6
months.
The
invitation
for
bid
for
these
maintenance
services
will
be
publicly
advertised
and
the
contract
will
be
awarded
to
the
responsible
and
eligible
bidder
with
the
lowest
total
bid
price.
B
Y
any
questions
or
comments
from
the
board,
okay
hearing
and
seeing
none
motion
is
in
order
still
moved.
G
B
Roll
call
for
a
vote:
Mr
Miller,
I,
Mr,
shephard
I
and
the
chair
votes.
I
motion
passes
thanks,
Laura,
okay,
so
I
believe,
oh
Personnel.
We
have
Personnel.
C
Mike,
thank
you,
madam
chair
and
members
of
the
board
Madam
Secretary
and
director
G.
We
have
a
number
of
items
for
your
consideration
on
the
edac
agenda.
With
the
exact
details
included
in
the
board
members,
we
have
seven
appointments
in
the
office
of
Workforce
Development
Jessica,
saravia
support
services
manager,
power,
Corp,
Laura,
Web,
Grant
administrator
in
the
Urban
Design
department.
Elizabeth
turak
Urban
Design
assistant
in
the
planning
department
will
Cohen
senior
planner
to
Ford
Delio
zoning
compliance
planner
one
Elana
hes
zoning
compliance,
planner
2
in
the
development
review,
Department
Dylan,
Norris
project
assistant.
C
We
have
two
contracts
in
the
office
of
Workforce
Development,
Katherine
Sullivan
and
in
the
Urban
Design
Department
Katherine
leoff.
We
also
have
10
out
of
state
travel
requests
with
the
details
on
your
board
memos.
And
finally,
we
have
three
departures
in
the
planning
department,
anow
rman
planner,
one
in
the
finance
department,
Jessica
Montrose
grants
and
budget
assistant
and
in
the
research
Department
Michael
chero.
The
research
coordinator.
Thank
you
and
I'll.
Take
any
questions.
B
Okay,
well,
thank
you.
Any
questions
or
comments
from
the
board
before
we
take
a
vote
just
want
to
welcome
new
team
members
and
congratulate
all
the
indiv
idual
that
got
promotions,
and
thank
you
very
much
for
for
all
your
service.
Un
Hill,
Jessica
and
Michael
you've
really
made
an
impact
at
this
agency
and
appreciate
you
and
good
luck.
So
with
that,
a
motion
is
in
order,
so
moved.
B
B
Okay,
roll
call
for
a
vote,
Mr
Miller,
I
Mr,
shephard
I
and
the
chair
votes.
I
motion
passes
meeting
adjourned.
Okay,
let's
move
on
to
the
bpda
portion,
so
thank
you
for
joining
the
September
14th
2023
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
visit.
Boston
plans.org,
the
open
public
meeting
law
requires
that
I
notify
the
public
that
this
meeting
is
being
recorded.
B
I
will
now
take
a
roll
call
of
members
to
begin
this
meeting:
I'm
Mr,
rer,
President,
Mr,
Shephard
president
and
I
Priscilla,
RZ
and
president
okay.
First,
item
on
the
agenda
request
authorization
for
the
approval
of
the
minutes
of
the
August
17th
2023
meeting
a
motion
is
in
order,
so
moved
roll
call
for
a
vote:
Mr
Miller,
hi,
Mr,
Shephard
hi
and
the
chair
votes.
I
motion
passes
item
number
two
request:
authorization
to
schedule:
a
public
hearing
on
October
12th
2023
at
5:30
p.m.
B
or
at
a
date
and
time
to
be
determined
by
the
director
to
consider
the
proposed
master
plan
for
plan
Development
Area
number
144
on
the
dot
project
located
at
475
through
511
Dorchester
Avenue
in
South
Boston,
a
motion
is
in
order
so
move.
Second,
you
roll
call
for
a
vote:
Mr
Miller,
I,
Mr,
shephard
I
and
the
chair
votes.
I
motion
passes
okay,
one
second.
A
I
Yours
good
afternoon,
Madam
chair
members
of
the
board,
Jordan
fre,
is
here
from
Boston
city
council
Ricardo
oro's
office
just
want
to
speak
in
support
of
item
number
16
on
your
agenda.
We
want
to
go
on
record
and
support
of
1471
bluehill
Avenue.
Thank
you
so
much
for
taking
me
out
of
order
and
have
a
good.
B
Day.
Thank
you
very
much.
Okay.
Item
number
three
request:
authorization
to
amend
the
memorandum
of
agreement
with
the
mayor's
office
of
housing
concerning
the
transfer
of
bpda
housing
policy
and
compliance
staff
and
IDP
funds
to
the
mayor's
office
of
housing,
Caitlyn.
J
Good
afternoon
Madame
chair
members
of
the
board
director
jeson,
my
name
is
Caitlyn
copinger,
the
interm
housing
manager
here
at
the
bpda.
Thank
you
for
allowing
me
this
time
today,
I'm
here
seeking
approval
to
amend
the
memorandum
of
agreement
dated
July
14th
2014
14
between
the
Boston
Redevelopment
Authority
and
the
mayor's
office
of
housing.
The
amendment
would
transfer
the
management
of
the
bpda
housing
policy
and
compliance
team
staff
to
the
mayor's
office
of
housing.
J
The
BPD
House
housing
policy
and
compliance
staff
would
jointly
report
to
the
interm
housing
manager
and
the
chief
of
housing,
as
well
as
her
designes
through
June
30th
2024.
Additionally,
the
amendment
would
move
the
work
location
of
the
bpda
housing
policy
and
compliance
team,
so
that
they're
physically
located
with
their
colleagues
in
the
mayor's
office
of
housing,
their
day-to-day
respon
possibilities
of
the
housing
policy
and
compliance
team,
would
expect
to
remain
the
same
through
July
of
2024.
J
Currently,
the
marketing
lease
up
and
compliance
process
for
the
bpda
currently
spans
across
two
different
teams
at
the
bpda
and
the
Mayers
office
of
housing.
Having
these
teams
combined
into
one
management
staff
will
lead
to
Greater
efficiency
in
any
issues
that
arise
between
marketing
income,
verification
and
compliance,
making
the
process
efficient
for
all
stakeholders
involved.
These
changes
coincide
with
the
larger
ID
process,
redesign
initiative
driven
by
the
mayor's
office
of
housing
to
streamline
and
improve
the
constituent
experience.
J
This
program
has
grown
to
nearly
4,000
units
which,
by
size,
would
be
the
second
largest
Housing
Authority
in
the
Commonwealth
after
Boston's
own
Housing
Authority.
We
believe
it
makes
sense
for
individuals
charged
with
insurance,
insuring
compliance
should
be
in
an
agency
whose
sole
focus
is
housing.
I'm
happy
to
turn
over
now
to
Chief
sha
Dyan
for
the
mayor's
office
of
housing.
K
Good
afternoon,
Madam,
chair
and
directors
I'm
very,
very
happy
to
be
here
and
excited
about
this
opportunity,
as
Caitlyn
mentioned
the
IDP
program,
and
thanks
really
to
the
bpda,
and
so
many
at
the
city
has
been
an
incredibly
successful
program.
4,000
units
have
been
created
across
the
city
and
$200
million
that
has
supported
another
3,000
units
of
affordable
housing
have
been
created
from
this
program
at
no
cost
to
the
city,
and
it
is
has
been
well-run
without
Scandal,
it's
created
so
many
affordable
homes
for
our
residents.
K
But
what
we
have
to
do
now
is
think
about
the
experience
as
the
program
grows,
for
both
developers
trying
to
fill
their
units
and
a
lot
of
the
families
that
are
seeking
housing
and
having
a
fragmented,
a
program
that
is
overseen
by
two
agencies
has
caused
delays
for
developers
and
sometimes
a
frustrating
experience
for
our
residents.
So
our
hope
is
that
the
the
the
staff
come
together.
K
We
create
really
good,
very
careful,
robust
processes,
but
at
the
same
time,
really
create
a
much
better
experience
for
everyone
who
is
interested
in
the
success
of
this
program.
For
example,
residents
will
call
us
for
questions
about
their
Lottery
and.
L
K
Lottery
number
and
meet
minimum
qualifications
they're
going
over
to
the
bpda
who
is
in
come
certifying
them
and
there's
a
whole,
a
new
bunch
of
Staff.
They
have
to
work
with
and
answer
questions,
and
sometimes
the
questions
they
ask
and
bpda
can
have
slightly
different
answers.
So
it
really
is
time
to
streamline
to
make
it
a
better
experience
and
I
will
just
conclude
by
saying
that
a
mayor's
office
of
housing
is
very
excited
to
welcome
the
bpda
staff
we
loveoh.
K
We
think
it's
a
really
wonderful
place
to
work
and,
of
course,
we'll
continue
to
collaborate
on
the
program
with
BP
da,
but
we
are
very
excited
about
improving
the
the
end
component
of
this
program,
certainly
available
to
answer
any
questions
you
may
have.
E
K
Yes
and
director,
do
you
me,
like
the
developers
or
the
people
that
are
seeking
seeking.
E
K
Marketing
form
that
they
need
to
fill
out
we're
going
to
do
a
lot
of
the
marketing
functions
ourselves,
we're
not
going
to
put
it
on
them.
Lotteries
are
going
to
happen
very
quickly
and
then
on
the
for
the
for
the
folks
that
are
seeking
the
housing
we're
going
to
have
a
shortened
application
form
we're
going
to
go
live,
and
so
they
can
see
where
they
are
in
the
application
process,
and
then
we're
going
to
really
streamline
the
income
certification
process
and
have
one
point
of
contact
for
any
question
that
may
arise
eyes.
K
So
we
are
committed
to
one
having
a
much
shorter
experience
for
everyone,
but
when
a
unit
is
available
to
be
occupied,
there
is
a
household,
a
family
or
a
deserving
individual
that
is
selected
and
ready
to
go.
So
we
we
are
committed
to
to
doing
away
with
all
the
delays
and
the
unnecessary
red
tape.
B
Thank
you
very
much.
That
was
a
great
question.
I
do
have
a
few
a
few
questions.
So
can
you
go
a
little
bit
deeper
into
what
are
the
Financial
impacts
of
this
action?
You
know
in
regards
to
you
know
to
transferring
from
the
bpda
over
tooh.
J
That's
a
great
question:
there's
going
to
be
no
Financial
impact
as
a
result
of
this
MOA
Amendment
under
the
originala
and
the
bpda
are
able
to
charge
and
agreed
upon
amount
for
the
administrative
expenses
associated
with
IDP
oversight.
So
right
now
the
bpda
is
actually
invoicing
moh
for
the
funds
to
be
able
to
administer
the
IDP
program,
so
that
we'll
just
be
taking
out
a
step
where
we
will
not
be
asking
for
those
funds
from
the
mayor's
office
of
housing
and
those
funds
will
still
be
utilized
for
the
same
purposes.
B
Thank
you
that
was
that
was
great
and
the
other,
the
other
topic
and
and
one
that
we,
you
know
care
deeply
about
as
a
board
with
with
our
team
with
some
of
our
team.
Now,
you
know
transitioning
over
wanted
to
get
a
sense
of
how
they
how
they
are
impact,
how
they
are
impacted
if
and
also
kind
of
what
I
guess
what
the
integration
plan
is.
B
I
mean
not
in
a
detail
perspective,
but
what
is
the
integration
plan
right
to
join
these
two
teams
and
Achieve
the
the
great
outcomes
that
that
I
think
you're
you
fully
capable
and
and
to
do
yeah.
J
So
at
this
time
we
really
expect
that
the
impact
to
employees
day-to-day
is
really
going
to
be
their
physical
location.
At
first
we're
expecting
the
policy
housing
policy
staff
to
move
over
by
October
1st
and
the
compliance
staff
to
move
over
by
November
1st.
You
know
their
benefits
will
remain
the
same
as
their
employment
will
remain
with
the
bpda
through
July
of
2024
and
the
bpda
is
working
through
those
benefit
packages
with
the
city
of
Boston.
J
The
mayor's
office
of
housing
is
currently
working
through
the
creation
of
a
management
structure
for
this
new
staff,
and
we
believe
that
bringing
all
those
functions
into
one
new
One
new
Department
within
moh
will
really
lead
to
those
efficiencies.
That
Sheila
was
alluding
to
earlier.
K
No,
the
and
the
only
thing
I
would
add
Caitlyn
is
that
you
know
right
now.
As
been
mentioned
several
times,
there's
two
departments,
two
agencies
doing
the
work
combining
I'm.
You
know
I'm
very,
very
hopeful
that
teams
will
come
together
and
find
energy
and
Synergy
and
learning
opportunities
and
for
the
bpj
staff
that
are
very
excited
about
affordable
housing.
That's
all
we
do
right.
K
We
do
a
lot
of
affordable
housing
programs,
home
ownership
programs,
new
development
for
our
affordable
housing,
eviction,
prevention
and
it
goes
on
and
on
so
I'm
hoping
that
the
staff
that
are
coming
over
just
going
to
be
exciting
about
being
a
member
of
this
very
important
team,
but
really
learning
and
having
a
lot
of
opportunities
to
learn
and
and
broaden
their
knowledge
on
affordable
housing
and
affordable
housing
programs.
C
J
Overlap,
I
think
that's
a
great
question,
so
the
mayor's
office
of
housing
does
a
lot
of
compliance
with
federal
funds,
State
funds
that
come
in
and
they
monitor
those
units,
the
bpda
oversees
income,
restricted
units
through
market
rate
development,
so
the
compliance
of
them
is
really
different.
So
these
teams
will
both
sit
in
the
same
agency,
but
there
will
not
be
any
necessary
overlap
within
what
they're.
What
they're.
B
Overseeing
great
question:
okay,
any
additional
questions
or
comments
from
the
board,
all
right
hearing
and
seeing
none
a
motion
is
in
order.
B
B
For
your
support,
little
be
good.
Okay,
let's
go
to
item
number
four
request:
authorization
to
enter
into
an
amendment
to
the
ground,
lease
between
Boston
Redevelopment,
Authority
and
Charlestown;
rope
LLC
as
tenants
and
redevelopers
of
buildings,
58
and
60
in
the
historic
Monument
area
of
the
Charlestown
Navy
yard,
and
two
to
execute
and
deliver
an
amended
and
restated,
affordable
housing,
affordable
rental
housing
agreement
and
restriction.
B
O
Thank
you,
madam
chair
and
Mr
shepher.
It's
a
pleasure
to
meet
you
I,
look
forward
to
meeting
you
in
person
in
the
near
future.
Help
the
ROP
park
building
in
the
historic
Monument
area
of
the
CH
avvy
was
built
by
the
United
States
Navy
and,
as
a
name
implies,
it
was
built
to
make
rope
to
be
used
on
Navy
vessels
in
cirker,
World,
War
II.
The
building
design
is
great
for
making
rope,
but
it's
very
poor
for
residential
conversion.
It's
got
low
ceilings,
it's
a
narrow
width
and
it's
it's.
O
Almost
a
third
of
a
mile
long
in
2017
epda
entered
into
a
lease
with
Charlestown
Ropewalk
LLC
to
develop
97
residential
units,
20
of
which
will
be
affordable.
O
This
challenging
Redevelopment
has
faced
financing
challenges
since
in
in
Inception,
due
to
both
the
uniqueness
of
the
structure
itself
and
the
specific
design
requirements
mandatory
from
the
National
Park
Service
to
ensure
historic
preservation
elements
in
2018
the
developer,
brought
in
a
partner
with
significant
historic
Redevelopment
experience,
Vision
properties,
who
is
now
the
controlling
partner
of
the
development
construction
costs
continued
to
increase
during
the
Redevelopment
of
of
the
building
and
in
2021.
O
O
Currently,
this
forecast
is
to
be
13
units
at
70%,
Ami
and
11
at
100%,
Ami,
there's,
currently,
third
14
units
in
the
building
now
now
they'll
be
ramping
up
to
24
by
2028,
due
to
the
dramatically
increased
construction
cost
the
developer
needed
to
take
out
a
bridge
loan
to
pay
off
the
initial
construction
loan
and
borrow
additional
funds
needed
to
finance
a
remaining
construction
fast
forward
to
today.
The
developer
must
close
on
the
refinancing
and
repay
the
bridge
loan
by
October
31st
of
this
year
under
the
terms
and
conditions
of
that
longan
agreement.
O
While
the
developers
income
forecast
had
been
pretty
accurate,
the
combination
of
higher
construction
costs,
higher
interest
rates,
higher
operating
expenses
and
general
caution
in
the
capital
markets
are
making
the
debt
coverage
ratio
requirements
of
permanent
financing
unreachable
unreachable
by
the
developer.
Due
to
the
lower
than
expected
net
operating
income,
a
failure
to
refinance
will
result
in
the
developer's
lender
foreclosing
on
the
existing
loan,
meaning
that
the
lender
would
effectively
become
bpd's
tenant.
O
Until
such
time
that
the
the
lender
sells
the
lease
to
a
different
investor
or
developer
I
personally
have
met
and
spent
many
hours
meeting
with
the
developers
financial
advisor
to
go
over
the
operating
perform
of
the
building
I
agree
that
the
project
likely
can't
meet
the
required
debt
coverage
ratio
to
refinance
without
some
assistance
from
bpda,
as
well
as
the
developers,
private
Partners
staff.
Myself
included
believe
that
this
request
is
Justified
to
help
the
developer
fend.
O
Our
foreclosure,
the
developers
took
on
the
Rope
walk
project
at
a
great
Financial
Risk
to
redevelop
that
structure
that
had
been
vacant
for
over
50
years.
Accord
importantly
I'm
proposing
the
following
lease:
Amendment:
a
rent
deferral
period
until
2033,
allowing
the
developer
to
petition
the
Boston
Housing
Authority
to
convert
the
70%
and
100%
Ami
restricted
units
to
Project
based
Section,
8
vouchers,
all
to
be
reflected
in
an
amended
and
restated,
affordable
rental
housing
agreement
upon
the
eventual
sale
of
the
development.
O
The
of
the
project,
the
developer,
will
share
50%
of
the
profit
if
there
is
any
up
to
1.6
million
in
deferred
base
rent
in
percentage
rent
payments.
As
a
result,
I
would
argue
that
bpda
national
parks
in
the
city
of
Boston
at
large
will
benefit
from
97
units
of
of
housing
in
the
historic
Monument
area
of
the
Charlestown
navard.
The
building
by
the
way
is
100%
occupied.
Today,
the
developer
will
keep
its
commitment
to
deliver
24
units
of
affordable
housing.
O
We
our
request
to
that
number
and
there
is
a
mechanism
in
place
to
reimburse
the
bpda
for
the
forone
rental
Revenue
at
the
time
of
sale.
Sorry
for
the
long
presentation,
but
it
was
a
lot
I
wanted
to
try
to
explain
as
quickly
as
I
could.
B
Yeah!
No,
absolutely
that
you
know
we've
we're
very
familiar.
N
B
This
project
and-
and
you
know
everything
that
it
comes
with
and
know
that
the
you
know
the
the
Rope
walk-
is
a
very
special
place
and
has
you
know
particular
conditions?
I
think
you
you
mentioned.
You
mentioned
it
in
the
the
last
couple
sentence,
but
just
want
to
confirm
the
you
know
the
fin
Financial
impact
to
bbda.
By
giving
these
you
know
deferring
rent.
O
Yes,
the
the
total
of
the
Deferred
rent
will
be
just
north
of
1.6
million,
we're
also
entitled
to
1%
of
as
part
of
at
least
1%
of
the
annual
gross
revenue.
So
that
would
we
we
would
have
to
forecast
that
at
closure,
because
they
I
expect
them
to
sell
well
before
2033,
so
we'll
we'll
to
do
some
math
to
to
determine
what
that.
What
the
that
number
would
be.
B
Yeah
yeah
I
think
I,
guess
the
the
part
on
on
the
kind
of
repayment
plan
for
any
you
know
back.
Rent
I
think
that
was
the
I
just.
O
There
is
a
chance
that
we
won't,
we
will
not
be
reimbursed
if
there
is
no
profit
per
se.
We
we're
kind
of
forecasting.
My
calculations,
along
with
the
the
roarks
advisor
you
agree,
is
based
on
the
projected
noi
after
these
changes
depend,
depending
on
the
the
cap
rate,
which
which
will
dictate
how
much
they
can
sell
it
for
it's
impossible
to
know
what
that
will
be
in
two
or
3
years.
Multi
family
properties
are
selling
last
time.
O
I
checked
in
the
neighborhood
of
about
5%
cap
cap
rate,
so
if
they
sold
at
any
at
a
four
and
a
half
if
the
market
gets
better,
there
should
be
ample
ample
money
to
repay
us
if
it.
If
it
sells
at
a
higher
cap
rate,
which
would
result
in
a
lower
sale
price,
they're
they're
they're,
it's
possible,
wouldn't
get
it
I'll
do
to
be
honest
with
you,
but
I
fully
expect
that
we
will
their
debt
is
about
26
million.
So
there
even
worst
case
scenario.
O
B
Thank
you
thank
you
for
being
for
giving
that
that
Clarity,
any
additional
questions
or
comments
from
the
board.
Okay
hearing
and
seeing
none
motion
is
in
order.
No
move.
G
B
Roll
call
for
a
vote:
Mr
Miller,
I
Mr,
shephard
I
and
the
chair
votes
I
motion
passes.
Thank
you
Dennis.
Thank
you.
Okay,
see.
Item
number
five
request:
authorization
to
extend
the
tenative
designation
status
of
tenants,
Development
Corporation
for
the
development
of
a
community
center
and
office
space
for
its
headquarters
at
151,
lenx
Street
in
Roxbury,
Natalie.
L
Thank
you,
madam
chair
members
of
the
board,
I
am
requesting
an
additional
six-month
extension
for
the
tenative
designation
for
the
tenants,
Development
Corporation
or
TDC
for
the
Redevelopment
of
bpda
own
parcel
22A,
located
at
151
Lennox
in
the
South
End.
The
board
originally
awarded
TDC
tenative
designation
in
June
of
2018
and
has
extended
the
designation
several
times
since
the
boot
TDC
is
proposing
to
develop
a
community
center,
including
office
based
for
for
its
headquarters.
Additional
fundraising
needs
to
be
obtained
in
order
to
account
for
the
riseing
construction
costs
following
the
pandemic.
L
As
previously
reported,
TDC
has
committed
$2.5
million
and
has
obtained
over
a
million
dollar
of
other
Financial
commitments
towards
this
project
to
complete
the
remainder
of
their
Capital
campaign.
Tdc
and
their
Financial
Consultant
are
pursuing
funding
through
multiple
foundations
and
individuals.
Additionally,
TDC
expects
to
Contin
continue
to
pursue
Financial
commitments
identified
as
Community
benefits
from
local,
commercial
and
residential
developments.
Around
Boston
TDC
then
intends
to
pursue
New
Market
tax
credits
and
a
conventional
construction
loan.
Following
the
completion
of
their
Capital
campaign.
L
B
B
Item
number
six
request:
authorization
to
one
award,
tentative
designation
status
to
a
joint
venture
between
the
Asian
Community
Development
Corporation
and
the
Community
Builders,
as
redevelopers
of
the
bpda
own
parcel
p112c
at
290,
tront
Street
in
Chinatown,
and
two
to
enter
into
lease
negotiations
with
the
redevelopers
to
facilitate
the
long-term
lease
and
Redevelopment
of
the
site.
P
Emma,
thank
you.
Madam
chair
and
members
of
the
board
parcel
p112c
is
located
at
290
Tremont
Street
within
the
block
Bound
by
Tremont
and
Washington
streets,
as
well
as
Oak,
Street,
West
and
Stuart
streets.
The
property
is
situated
at
the
convergent
point
of
several
Boston
neighborhoods,
including
Chinatown
to
the
East
Bay
Village
to
the
west
and
the
Theater
District
to
the
north.
The
approximately
29,000
square
foot
site
is
currently
used
as
a
paid
surface
parking
lot
operated
by
ABM
on
May
17th
of
this
year.
P
The
bpda
issued
the
RFP
for
the
site
with
the
objective
to
create
a
dense
mixed
juice,
infill
development
that
prioritizes
affordable
housing
with
a
vibrant
streetscape
environment
at
the
ground
level.
All
of
the
RFP
guidelines
were
reflective
of
the
extensive
Community
engagement
process
regarding
the
site's
Redevelopment
on
July
20th.
Also
this
year
the
bpda
received
one
proposal
in
response
to
the
RFP,
which
was
from
Asian
Community
Development
Corporation
and
the
Community
Builders
after
thorough
analysis
and
evaluation
by
bpda
and
City
staff,
and
with
the
consensus
from
the
community
members
on
the
project,
Review
Committee.
P
We
are
recommending
that
the
board
award
tenative
designation
status
to
the
joint
venture
of
Asian,
CDC
and
TCB
The
redevelopers
Proposal,
is
for
an
approximately
137,000
ft
11
floor
building.
It
includes
119
units,
83
rental
units
and
36
home
ownership
units,
all
of
which
are
proposed
to
be
income
restricted
under
the
redevelopers
proposal.
75%
of
all
these
units
will
be
two
and
three
bedroom
units.
P
Additionally,
this
project
has
been
identified
as
a
potential
recipient
for
American
Rescue
plan
act,
funding
to
enable
greater
and
deeper
affordability
of
the
residential
units.
Furthermore,
given
the
expressed
interest
from
the
community
and
PRC
members
for
additional
housing
at
the
site
and
given
the
as
ofri
right,
zoning
at
the
site,
bpda
and
City
staff,
as
well
as
the
proposed
redeveloper,
have
agreed
to
explore
creative
Pathways
to
increasing
density
and
height
of
the
proposed
building
in
order
to
increase
the
number
of
housing
units
provided.
P
Q
You
thank
you
Emma
I'm,
I,
shin
and
I'm,
the
executive
director
of
the
Asian
Community
Development,
Corporation
and
I
believe
our
partner
David
valos
from
the
Community
Builders,
is
here
with
me
as
well.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
present
our
proposal
for
partiel
12C
in
front
of
you
today.
Next
slide,
please.
So
a
little
bit
introduction
about
our
development
team.
The
Asian
commune
Development
Corporation
has
been
based
in
Chinatown
for
the
last
36
years.
We
invest
in
our
residents
and
the
places
they
call
home.
Q
We
develop
developed
over
400
units
in
Chinatown,
including
66
and
88
Hudson
Street,
at
w
Greenway
shown
on
the
upper
right
here
as
well
as
parcel
R1
on
Hudson
Street
that
we
expect
to
start
construction
next
year.
Asian
CBC
also
provides
Financial
Empowerment
to
support
our
residents
and
offer
youth
leadership,
training
and
place
keeping
programs
to
ensure
that
Chinatown
remains
a
vibrant
and
resilient
Community
and
David.
If
you
could
speak
briefly
about
the
Community
Builders,
that
would
be
great.
R
Thank
you
Angie.
As
Angie
said,
my
name
is
David
I'm
a
senior
project
manager
with
the
Community
Builders.
The
Community
Builders
mission
is
to
build
and
sustain
strong
communities
where
all
people
can
Thrive.
We
started
we
already
in
Boston,
we
started
in
the
1960s
and
we
have
completed
over
35,000
Apartments.
We
currently
own
and
manage
over
14,000,
but
are
multiple
portfolio,
is
in
Boston
we're
very
excited
about
the
Brothers
to
continue
to
grow
Our
Roots
in
Boston,
so
with
that
I
will
pass
it
on
to
Angie.
Q
Thank
you
David
next
slide,
please.
So
this
chart
shows
the
development
team
that
we
have
assembled,
including
Architects,
Engineers,
attorneys
and
Consultants.
We
have
assembled
a
team
that
is
64%
diverse.
We
take
the
city's
diversity
and
inclusion
goal
seriously
and
also
want
the
team
to
reflect
our
community
over
half
of
our
team
members
are
women
and
or
people
of
color,
and
we
are
using
many
local
minority
and
women-owned
businesses
on
here.
Q
The
Consultants
that
are
marked
out
in
red
represent
minority
and
or
women-owned
businesses
and
team
members
who
identifies
as
women
and
or
people
of
color
are
highlighted
in
the
light
beige
color
next
slide.
Q
Please
so
give
you
a
little
bit
of
history
on
all
the
planning
have
that
has
occurred.
On
this
parcel
parcel.
Try
has
been
included
in
numerous
plans.
Over
the
last
three
decades.
It
has
been
identified
in
previous
Chinatown
Master
plans
as
a
high
high
housing
priority
site
and
in
2015
ACDC,
spearheaded
a
visioning
campaign
for
this
parcel
that
engaged
hundreds
of
residents
in
charettes
to
study
its
potential
uses
and
a
fora
housing
consistently
root
to
the
top.
As
a
number
one
me,
people
wanted
to
see
happen
here.
Q
More
recent
Studies
have
also
identified
climate
related
issues,
including
poor
air
quality,
heat
island
effect
and
lack
of
tree
coverage.
As
concerns
that
Chinatown
residents
have,
however,
housing
affordability
continues
to
be
the
big
barrier
for
Chinatown
residents,
as
many
of
them
are
rent
burdened
and
low
income
next
slide.
Q
Please,
to
give
you
an
idea
of
where
this
site
sits.
It
is
on
the
border
between
Chinatown
and
the
Theater
District
between
Washington
Street
and
Tremont
Street.
It
is
close
to
many
Community
amenities,
including
several
grocery
stores,
the
salco
community
health
center
and
tus
Medical
Center
is
also
closed
to
several
local
schools
and
many
social
services
in
Chinatown
nearby.
There
are
several
Open
Spaces,
including
the
Elliot
Norton
park
across
the
street,
the
one
Green
Way
park
in
the
Boston
Common,
and
we
could
not
have
asked
for
a
more
Transit
oriented
or
walkable
site.
Q
S
Thanks
Angie
thanks
David
I'm,
going
to
give
you
a
really
quick
overview
of
what
we're
proposing
for
the
project
next
slide.
Please
I'm
Aaron
Hodes,
the
design
principal
of
stantech.
We,
the
architect
for
this
project
and
as
Angie
and
Emma
has
mentioned
we're
at
a
Confluence
of
many
different
neighborhoods.
It
is
definitely
a
challenging
site
with
many
tight
Urban
conditions,
but
at
the
same
time
there
are
many
opportunities
to
create
connections
for
pedestrians
as
well
as
meaningful,
open
spaces.
S
So
as
an
overview,
we
are
proposing
119,
affordable
rental
and
Home
Ownership
units
in
11
floors
with
a
f
of
4.6
next
slide.
S
Please
and
similar
to
R1.
We
looked
to
a
piece
of
Port
Tre
for
design
Inspirations,
and
this
one
in
particular
depicts
the
beautiful
Maple
Grove.
The
author
had
seen
during
a
very
chilly
hike
and
sometimes,
as
the
author
points
out
optimistically,
that
sometimes
nature
and
people
shine
brightly
despite
harsh
conditions,
and
this
is
definitely
something
in
sync,
with
the
TCB
and
acdc's
missions
and
definitely
the
people
that
they
serve.
S
So
we
looked
to
this
piece
of
poetry
that
was
composed
back
in
80
83,
and
we
came
up
with
a
design
next
page
please.
S
So
this
is
the
facade,
that's
facing
tremal
Street
and
we're
utilizing
a
gradient
of
colors
that
mimics
the
Maple
Forest
and
then
in
this
twostory
to
three-story
opening
in
a
majority
masonry
facade
that
looks
to
the
the
wind
blown
rustling
leaves
that
acts
as
a
colorful
backdrop
of
the
allei
at
Norton
park
in
the
same
language,
on
the
facade
wraps
around
all
different
faces,
and
of
course
this
is
the
first
iteration
and
we're
looking
forward
to
work
with
the
bpda
and
the
bcdc
in
developing
this
further
next
page,
we
have
quite
a
few
Urban
Design
goals,
including
strong
pite
connections,
safety
for
people
who
are
walking
around
this
neighborhood,
but
also
focusing
on
the
health
and
well-being
of
the
affordable
housing.
S
Occupants
was
a
very
strong
social
connectivity
and
the
building
is
aspired
to
be
a
passive
house
building.
S
Next,
please,
on
the
ground
floor,
we
are
improving
pedestrian
safety
by
connecting
across
tremo
street
for
people
who
are
traveling
from
the
the
the
Bay
Village
neighborhood
through
aliot
northern
park,
and
as
they
come
across
to
our
side
of
the
site,
there
will
be
a
community
commercial
space,
approximately
4,300
Square
fet
wrapping
around
a
corner
at
the
base
of
the
building
that
takes
them
through
a
pedestrian
passageway
that
is
open
to
the
sky,
with
Southern
Exposure
to
the
center
of
the
site,
which
we
consider
as
the
green
Oasis
of
the
project.
S
So
all
of
these
will
contribute
to
better
tree
coverage,
better
activities
in
that
space
and
with
with
this
pedestrian
connection,
we
think
it
it'll
create
a
hub
of
activities
around
tra
around
the
site
itself
next
page,
so
we
have
some
just
views
to
close
this
up.
This
is
the
View
at
that
Community
commercial
space
with
a
lot
of
art
opportunities
through
lighting
and
Banners,
and
next
page
shows
you
the
view
from
the
central
Green
Space.
S
This
is
depicting
the
fall
color
that
can
mimic
the
colors
that
we're
using
on
the
building
building
and
then
the
last
page.
What
we're
outlining
is
the
program
of
the
building
was
36
home
ownership
units
stacked
on
top
of
83
rental
units
on
top
of
the
U
commercial
Podium
that
has
the
residential
Lobby.
So
Andie,
do
you
want
to
talk
about
the
the
mix
and
the
funding
sources.
Q
Yes,
thank
you
Erin,
so
this
project
again
is
all
affordable
with
70%
rentals
30%
home
ownership.
As
you
can
see,
we
have
higher
number
of
three
bedrooms
in
both
sides
in
response
to
chinatown's
feedback
and
desire
for
larger
sized
units
to
accommodate
multigenerational
households.
We
also
have
a
mix
of
Ami
levels
to
accommodate
a
spectrum
of
of
affordability.
Q
B
Questions:
okay,
thanks
so
much
questions
or
comments
from
the
board.
E
I've
just
got
a
couple
comments:
100%,
affordable
family
siiz
units.
We
desperately
need
the
housing
and
the
green
space
in
in
that
community.
So
I
just
like
to
say
it
looks
very
good
to
me.
Thank
you.
B
Thank
you
additional
questions
or
comments
again
just
to
Echo
Mr
Miller's
sentiments
I'm,
just
really
glad
to
see
to
see
this
parcel
going
to
such
a
great
partnership
between
the
Asian,
CDC
and
and
Community.
B
Builders
really,
is
you
know
a
great
project,
but
also
really
demonstrating
how
we
are
you
know
achieving
our
goals
of
affordability
and
resiliency
and
Equity,
and
just
really
appreciate
your
intentionality
when
it
comes
to
that
and
in
this
community,
as
it
was
my
my
old
neighborhood,
but
you
know
just
really
really
appreciate
that
you're,
considering
all
the
challenges
that
come
with
that
come
with
the
that
the
development
in
that
particular
area.
So.
C
Through
the
chair,
really
quick
I
just
would
like
to
commend
the
team
as
well.
Affordability
does
not
leave
you
away
from
accountability
in
the
workforce,
and
I
saw
some
of
the
workforce
goals.
You
know
I
do
commend
the
team
on
your
efforts
to
help
the
community
out.
B
Great
great
I'm,
okay,
so
if
there
are
no
further
comments
or
questions,
the
motion
is
in
order.
No
move.
T
B
We'll
call
for
a
vote:
Mr
Miller,
hi,
Mr,
shepher
hi
and
the
chair,
but
I
motion
passes.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
We're
excited.
Okay.
Item
number,
seven
request:
authorization
to
expend.
U
Thank
you,
madam
chair
director,
Jimson
Madam,
Secretary
and
members
of
the
board.
The
crest
in
parcel
is
approximately
73,000
square
foot
site
composed
of
eight
Parcels
of
vacant
land,
two
owned
by
the
bpda
three
owned
by
the
Massachusetts
Department
of
Transportation
and
three
owned
by
the
city
of
Boston
massot.
U
In
addition,
it
was
determined
that
certain
Parcels
thought
to
belong
to
mot
were
in
fact
owned
by
the
city
of
Boston,
thereby
reducing
mot
share
of
the
Crescent
parcel.
The
bpda
and
mot
have
determined
that,
in
order
to
accommodate
the
development
of
this
project,
the
bpda
should
acquire
the
ownership
rights
to
mastas
Parcels.
U
U
B
Questions,
okay,
questions
or
comments
from
the
board,
so
I
just
want
to
to
make
sure
I
understand
from
the
financial
impact
perspective
to
bpda
and
make
sure
what
make
sure
that's
clear.
So
we
are,
we
are
expending
right,
the
758,00
271
to
acquire
them,
and
then
you
mentioned
something
about
recouping
like
acquisition
costs.
Can
you
just
go
over
that.
U
Yes,
so
we
worked
with
the
proponent
to
increase
the
amount
of
rent
payments
that
will
be
coming
to
the
bpda
in
order
to
accommodate
the
acquisition
cost.
So
we
we'll
be
able
to
get
those
fun
back
over
the
ter
of
the
lease.
B
Okay.
Thank
you.
That's
that's.
Definitely
helpful.
Okay,
any
other
questions
or
comments
hearing
and
seeing
none
a
motion
is
in
order
still.
B
U
Thank
you
all
again.
The
Boston
Water
and
ser
commission
parking
lots
consist
of
16
Parcels
located
in
the
northern
section
of
Roxberry
near
Nan.
Square
11
of
the
parcels
are
owned
by
the
BPA
and
four
are
owned
by
the
Boston
Water
Sewer
Commission.
They
are
currently
being
used
for
the
Boston
Water
SE,
commission,
employee
and
visitor
parking.
U
This
property
was
identified
as
an
underutilized
site
that
could
address
some
of
the
city
of
Boston's
Most
urgent
needs
in
the
public
land
for
public
goods,
City
white
land
audit,
the
RFP
that
has
been
developed,
came
through
a
community-led
process
which
consisted
of
five
public
meetings
and
three
Community
stakeholder
meetings
held
between
March
and
July
of
this
year.
The
community
used
those
meetings
to
focus
the
RFP
on
matters
that
are
important
to
the
riceberry
community,
which
are
housing,
Plus
wealth
creation,
plus
Equity
Community
infrastructure,
Urban
heat
island
plus
health
and
Equitable
Mobility
from
that
Foundation.
U
Proponents
are
requested
to
provide
deeper
levels
of
affordability
that
focus
on
Prov,
on
providing
opportunities
for
those
that
have
incomes
between
the
30
and
50%
Ami
ranges
and
60
to
70%.
Ami.
Proponents
are
asked
to
provide
a
variety
of
housing
models
as
well
as
well
as
unit
types,
including,
but
not
limited,
to
senior
housing,
a
rent,
toown
option
for
home
ownership
and
to
follow
our
standard.
A
third
or
thir
to
thirdd
guideline
models.
U
The
RFP
request
proposals
have
ground
for
Activation,
Small,
Business
Development,
the
provision
of
Neighborhood
Services
outdoor
space
used
for
natural
conservation
or
resiliency,
the
creation
of
the
recreation
of
their
lost
Rasberry
tree
canopy
and
rooftop
gardens.
Lastly,
the
RP
design
guidelines
focus
on
Redevelopment
of
the
site
that
will
play
an
integral
role
in
ensuring
the
to
make
sure
the
development
is
a
compatible
addition
to
the
urban
form
and
scale
among
other
redevelopments
in
the
divion
square
area,
to
support
the
creation
of
income
restricted
housing
of
the
property.
U
Respondents
to
this
RFP
May
seek
support
through
the
mayor's
office
of
housing
for
Public
Funding
for
income,
restricted
units.
Further
proposals
that
meet
the
eligibility
requirements
for
this
RFP
may
be
qualified
for
funding
from
the
American
Rescue
plan
act
administered
through
the
mayor's
office
hous
as
well.
With
that
said,
the
BPD
staff
requests
approval
to
release
this
RFB
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
of
your
questions.
B
Okay,
thank
you.
Any
questions
or
comments
from
the
board.
I
just
have
one
quick
question:
I'm
not
given
that
these
are
17
separate
Parcels.
Do
we
anticipate
that
the
project
it's
going
to
be
seven
SE,
separate
projects,
17
separate
projects,
or
do
we
anticipate
kind
of
combining
some
of
these
Parcels
to
you
know,
get
a
you
know
a
different
size,
development.
U
Yeah
most
definitely
So.
The
plan
is,
is
that
all
of
the
Baltimore
commission
parking
lot
I
mean
Parcels
will
be
transferred
over
to
the
bpda,
so
there
will
be
one
set
development
at
the
end
when
the
ground
is
put
into
place,
so
we
will
be
com
back
to
to
the
board
when
we
make
that
transition.
B
Okay,
all
right
any
additional
questions
or
comments.
Okay,
hearing
I
see,
none
a
motion
is
in
order
move.
Second,
roll
call
for
a
vote:
Mr
Miller,
I,
Mr
Shephard
and
the
chair
votes
I
motion
passes.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Hey
item
number
nine
request:
authorization
to
enter
into
consultant
contract
with
wxy
architecture
and
Urban
Design
to
provide
design
and
planning
Services
associated
with
the
beacon,
parkyard
Regional
framwork
plan
for
an
amount
not
to
exceed
$240,000
and
a
contract
term
of
up
to
10
months.
B
W
Thank
you,
Madame
chair
Ras,
secretary
ofus,
members
of
the
board
and
director
Json.
As
mentioned.
My
name
is
Ben
zler
and
I'm.
A
senior
planner
focus
on
comprehensive
planning
in
all
and
Brighton
I'm
here
before
you
today,
I'm
on
behalf
of
BDA
staff,
to
request
authorization
for
the
director
to
enter
into
a
contract
with
wxy
architecture
and
Urban
Design
for
planning
and
Design
Services
associated
with
the
beacon,
parkyard
Regional
framework
plan.
The
RFP
for
planning
Design
Services
was
issued
in
July
of
this
year.
W
The
approximately
18month
effort
will
focus
on
planning
for
robust,
multimodal
Transit
and
will
be
led
by
bbda
staff
to
create
a
Regional
Community
Vision
for
dense
Urban
Development
in
partnership
with
the
transformational
ALS,
multimodal
Urban
infrastructure
project.
Through
the
RFP
process,
bpda
staff
sought
a
respondent
to
perform
tasks
associated
with
phase
three
of
this
project
scenarios
and
focus
areas.
This
phase
will
follow
work
by
BP
staff
to
document
and
analyze.
W
The
site
begin
robust
Community
engagement
and
establish
Frameworks
for
the
study
area,
following
assistance
by
the
selected
consultant
in
developing
or
refining
scenarios
for
the
plan
area.
Bp
staff
will
develop
Regulatory
and
Zoning
parameters,
as
well
as
the
final
report.
Next
slot,
please,
the
bpda
received
seven
proposals
for
the
beacon,
parkyard
Regional
framework
plan,
an
evaluation
committee
composed
of
BPA
planning
division
staff
and
a
representative
from
Council
bradden
staff
evaluated
the
seven
teams
based
on
four
criteria:
content,
team
project
manager
and
approach
of
the
seven
teams.
W
Wxy
architecture
and
Urban
Design
received
the
highest
composite
rating
from
the
evaluation
committee
for
their
substantial
expertise
and
knowledge
working
on
Long
on
complex
long-range
planning
initiatives
involving
coordination
with
significant
infrastructure
projects.
In
their
response
and
interview,
the
team
demonstrated
an
engaging
management
and
collaboration
Style
elaborating
on
their
compelling
approach
through
Lively
discussion.
Wy's
consultant
team
includes
James,
lima,
lima,
planning,
design
and
erup,
who
bring
an
understanding
of
economic
analysis
and
Workforce
Development
as
well
as
local
and
Regional
Transportation
Planning.
W
B
E
B
B
Right
item
number
10
re
cost
authorization
to
issue
a
certificate
of
completion
for
the
1260
bston
Street
project
in
the
Fenway.
B
A
certificate
of
completion,
certificate
of
completion
I'm.
So
sorry,
so
it's
just
a
certificate
of
completion.
So
a
motion
is
in
order.
So.
B
Okay,
roll
call
for
a
vote,
Mr
Miller,
I,
Mr,
Shephard
hi
and
the
chair
votes.
I
motion
passes.
Okay
item
number
11,
request
authorization
to
issue
a
certificate
of
completion
for
the
144
Addison
Street
project
in
East
Boston
certificate
of
completion.
So
a
motion
is
in
order,
still
moved.
Second,
we
call.
B
Y
Y
B
Y
Well,
I'm,
here
before
you
to
present
the
notice
project
change
for
the
previously
approved
Allon
Square
project
located
in
Alon.
The
project
was
originally
proposed
as
a
mix
of
condo
buildings
and
Home
Ownership
opportunities.
The
notice
of
project
change
filed
with
the
bpda
in
June
of
2023
will
convert
the
244
home
ownership
units
to
rental
units.
We
worked
with
the
city,
realy
team
to
add
increased
affordability,
reduce
parking
and
add
a
community
oriented
retail
space
over
all
the
project
has
gone
from
45
to
52,
IDP
units
or
177%
of
the
overall
total
Additionally.
Y
W
You
thank
you
Nick
and
hello,
again,
CH
Ro
house
and
members
of
the
board.
I'll
be
brief.
My
remarks
are
contained
mostly
within
the
planning
context
of
the
memo,
and
we
are
proud
to
reviewed
this
project
in
the
context
of
the
Citywide
goals
of
Transit
oriented
aordable
housing
and
with
that
I'm
happy
to
turn
it
over
to
the
proponent
team
and
answer
any
questions
you
might
have
at
the
end
of
their.
X
Don
great,
thank
you
very
much.
I'm
Don
wh
good
afternoon
M
chair
members
of
the
board
secretary
paus,
director,
Json
Nick.
Thank
you
for
the
introduction
and
also
thank
you
for
the
the
guidance
as
we
move
through
the
NPC
process.
Here
with
me.
Today
are
Josh
fedman
from
City,
realy,
proponent
and
Dan,
artiges
of
and
barard
design
lead
I'll
make
a
couple
comments
to
frame
our
request
with
this
no
of
project
change
for
the
board
and
then
we'll
turn
the
pro
the
presentation
over
to
Dan.
X
There
are
really
two
reasons
we
are
before
you
today.
The
first
is
that
this
project
was
approved
almost
four
years
ago,
as
you'll
see
in
the
ensuing
presentation.
It's
really
an
appealing
project,
there's
a
lot
to
like
about
it.
We
think
it's
going
to
be
a
desirable
place
to
live.
We
had
proposed
this
as
a
convenient
project.
In
fact,
proponent
has
developed
a
lot
more
condos
over
the
years
in
Austin
Brighton
than
they
have
done
rental
games
about
two
to
one
they're
successful
condomini
developers.
X
They
saw
this
as
viable
site
for
Condominiums,
but
the
financing
for
condominium
projects,
and
specifically
large
conven
projects,
will
take
a
long
time
to
sell
out,
has
deteriorated
consistently.
We've
been
out
to
over
100
lenders
with
our
package.
We
have
a
great
track
record
great
balance
sheet.
We
couldn't
get
anyone
to
buy,
and
our
assessment
is
that
it's
going
to
be
a
while
until
large
condo
projects
are
going
to
be
viable
to
finance
again
abs.
X
Some
really
unusual,
plus
Factor
U,
something
unusual
that
makes
the
numbers
just
way
better
than
than
the
the
Run
thee
Mill
project
and
and
we've
got
a
good
project,
but
we
couldn't
get
anyone
to
bide
on
it.
We
do
have
some
smaller
cond
projects
here
and
there
were
able
to
advance
on
smaller
projects
would
sell
out,
are
in
a
different
categ
Market,
but
Tri
for
a
long
time.
And
finally,
we
decided
it's
better
to
get
something
going
at
the
site.
X
This
project
has
so
much
to
offer.
We
didn't
want
this
to
remain
fallow
for
several
more
years,
so
the
other
side
of
our
presentation
is
one
of
opportunity.
You
will
see
as
Dan
walks
through
the
project.
It
does
a
lot
of
what
we
want
to
see.
Those
of
us
who
love
the
city
want
to
see
the
city
increaseing
Vitality
this
project.
With
a
lot
of
those
elements.
There
are
two
wonderful
Legacy
Victorian
buildings,
part
of
Austin's
Heritage.
X
This
project
is
going
to
revive
the
Austin
hall
building
of
Jack
Young
Building
U.
These
have
been
used
for
decades
to
store
Auto
Parts.
They
are
going
to
be
adaptively
reused,
people
will
live
in
them.
People
will
die
shop
in
these
buildings.
We
have
an
opportunity
to
U,
really
change
the
entire
character
of
this
area
of
the
neighborhood
called
Alin
Square,
because
this
is
a
multi-site
project,
creating
almost
a
campus
there's
going
to
be
a
great
blond
of
old
and
new.
X
There
will
be
interconnections
between
these
buildings,
new
Open
Spaces,
a
lot
of
ground
floor
amenities
and
there's
really
a
substantial
artist
Community.
That
will
be
a
important
future.
Stop
in
Open
Studios
tours
in
the
neighborhood.
That's
coming
to
life,
Know
Jack,
Young
Building.
We've
also
been
able
to
do
an
enhanced
affordability
package
with
this
proposal.
X
So
we're
back
before
you
four
years
later
because
of
of
of
not
being
able
to
advance
with
the
project
but,
as
we
think
you'll
see
from
the
rest
of
the
presentation,
there's
a
great
deal
of
opportunity.
This
is
a
wonderful
project,
we're
confident
we
can
get
financing
as
a
rental
project
if
just
still
kind
of
a
different
Market
and
the
good
things
this
project
can
do
will
flow
from
that.
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
consideration
this
afternoon
with
that
I'll
turn
the
present
presentation
over
to
Dan
Ares.
AA
Thank
you
Don
good
afternoon,
Madam
chair
members
of
the
board,
Dan
tigis
with
Embark
architect.
This
slide
just
to
to
recenter
ourselves
the
the
sites
five
sites,
six
buildings
span,
the
the
intersection
of
Harvard
AV
and
Cambridge
Street,
two
buildings
of
which
were
built
in
the
late
189,
1800s,
1890
and
95,
which
are
planed
to
be
preserved.
AA
So
one
is
on
the
the
corner
of
Franklin
and
brain
Tree,
Street
Altin
Hall,
the
top
right
of
your
screen
and
that's
actually
currently
under
construction
and
and
hoping
to
to
be
finished
by
the
end
of
the
year
and
then
the
other
building
on
the
corner
of
Cambridge,
Street
and
lyen
street
is
the
Allen
Building
or
the
Jack
young,
yellow,
brick
building,
and
we
plan
to
preserve
that,
and
that
was
a
product
of
the
lengthy
process
and
design
process
with
both
the
community
and
the
bpda.
AA
We're
very
happy
to
be
able
to
preserve
these
two
historically
significant
buildings.
Next
slide,
please
so
just
looking
at
what
the
site
is
today
and
what
it
will
be
in
the
future
is
again
those
those
five
sites
spanning
Cambridge
and
Harvard
AV
and
much
of
the
site
is
currently
paved
parking
and
and
as
well
as
single
story,
buildings
outside
of
the
two
historic
ones
and
as
part
of
the
project,
we're
proposing
to
add
46
Street
trees.
AA
One
is
currently
existing
10,000
over
10,000
sare,
ft
of
O
ground
level,
open
space
as
an
addition,
and
then
we're
revising
all
and
re-evaluating
all
of
the
sidewalks
from
Cambridge
Street
Harvard,
a
Franklin
Green,
Tree
Street,
as
well
as
Highgate
Street
for
compliance
with
the
Boston
complete
streets,
so
widening
sidewalks,
introducing
bike
parking,
as
well
as
those
46
streets.
Trees.
Next
slide,
please
and
and
a
large
part
of
the
project
is
creating
a
connectivity,
both
Visual
and
physical,
from
from
and
across
all
of
the
sites.
AA
So
starting
on
the
Le
hand,
side
of
the
page
on
Cambridge
Street
people
can
enter
the
site
Meander
through
to
our
first
Park,
spanning
Wilton
Street.
AA
On
the
left
hand,
side
of
the
page,
an
open
space
Plaza
in
front
of
the
8
to2
Wilton
Street
project
spanning
Wilton
Street,
landing
on
the
20
brain
Tree,
Street
parcel
and
carrying
over
to
Franklin
Street,
where
there's
again
another
step
back
in
the
building
and
a
retail
space
for
a
cafe
and
then
visually
across
the
street
and
terminating
on
a
park
at
the
16
High
Gate
Street
project
next
slide,
please
so
just
in
terms
of
site
design,
strategies
using
public
art
as
well
as
public,
public,
seating
and
lighting.
AA
Next
slide.
Please
looking
at
what
was
approved
again
244
condo
units
and
100
rental
units,
so
344
total
units
proposal
is
to
transition
those
to
rental
next
slide,
please
so
looking
at
what
we
are
actually
changing
on
the
leftand
side
is
what
the
previous
proposal
was
and
on
the
right
hand
side
is.
AA
The
in
red
is
the
the
change
so
on
one
High
Gate
Street,
a
slight
reduction
of
parking
to
in
terms
of
feasibility
for
the
below
grade
parking,
so
a
reduction
from
59
to
50
spaces,
10
High,
Gate
Street,
and
that's
the
the
corner
of
lyen
in
Cambridge
Street.
AA
At
the
bottom
left
hand,
side
just
changing
the
the
units
from
condo
to
rental,
up
at
the
top
right,
8
to2,
wion,
Street
conversion
from
condo
to
rental,
as
well
as
a
slight
reduction
in
parking
which
allows
us
to
increase
and
provide
a
an
additional
1,000,
ft,
retail
space,
Community
oriented
and
then
finally,
at
the
bottom
right,
20
Branch,
Tre
Street
the
transition
from
condos
to
rentals
for
the
66
units.
So
the
overall
design
of
the
project
Remains
the
Same,
just
the
change
in
units
and
then
I
will
turn
this
over
to
Josh.
AB
Thank
you
and
thank
you,
madam
chair
members
of
the
board.
I
I'll
make
this
brief,
but
when
considering
this
project
change,
we
really
took
a
hard
look
at
our
affordable
housing
program
and
and
understand
the
the
city's
need
to
Advance
it
to
improve
it
and
to
kind
of
come
in
line
with
the
needs
of
the
neighborhood.
AB
So
just
briefly,
we
looked
at
both
the
number
of
IDP
units
and
the
affordability
levels,
and
so,
with
this
conversion,
We've
increased
the
number
of
units
on
site
and
really
come
up
with
a
a
broad
IDP
Ami
guideline.
So
now
the
major
majority
of
the
units
are
at
50
and
60%,
and
the
one
item
that
received
positive
feedback
was
our
12
artist
live
work.
AB
Units
are
now
set
at
the
50%
Ami
level,
making
them
really
attainable
for
folks
in
the
neighborhood,
so
I'll
make
it
I'll
sign
off
there
to
keep
things
moving
and
appreciate
everyone's
time
and
consideration
this
evening.
B
Great
thank
you
and
thank
you,
for
you
know
going
over
the
the
increased
affordability
really
really
excited
to
see
this.
You
know
this
project
actually
move
forward.
Even
given
you
know,
given
its
changes,
there's
a
lot
of
really
great
opportunity
here
and
it
aligns
with
plans
that
we've
been
making
for
the
area
and
I
also
appreciate
the
clarity
on
you
know
the
very
real
market
conditions
from
a
financing
perspective
and
from
a
Developers
perspective
of
what
what
you're
encountering
out
there.
B
So
I
appreciate
you
sharing
that
with
with
the
board.
E
Yes,
I've
got
a
couple.
Thank
you.
Chairwoman,
I
really
get
deeply
disappointed
when
we
see
affordable
home
ownership
opportunities
come
off
the
board,
but,
as
the
chairwoman
said,
you've
explained
exp
that
if
you
out
to
100
potential
lenders,
it
sounds
like
you've
really
done
your
job
there.
But
to
take
this
many
units,
I
mean
home.
Ownership,
allows
our
bostonians
to
build
wealth
and
you
know
be
involved
with
the
community
for
a
long
period
of
time.
E
So
I
I
do
regret,
seeing
this
move
from
home
ownership
to
rentals
as
I
look
at
the
project,
and
you
had
mentioned
because
of
the
size
of
the
project,
it's
really
difficult
to
get
it
financed.
It
does
seem
like
it
could
be
break
broken
down
to
four
or
five
different
developments.
Is
there
any
potential
for
some
of
this
to
return
to
home
ownership
or
if
you
broke
it
down
to
smaller
clost?
What
what
determines
on
the
lending
side,
a
large
project
which,
as
I
understand,
is
difficult
to
finance
in
these.
X
Markets,
that's
a
great
question:
I'll,
let
Josh
betterman
chime
in
some
more
details,
but
I
will
say
we
looked
at
at
that
exact
issue.
That's
a
natural
thing
to
examine.
If,
if
the
whole
thing
can't
become
condos,
could
we
make
a
part
of
it
condo
and
we
found
the
lender
appetite
for
a
project
like
this?
That
is
interconnected
transformative.
Our
experience
was
it's
best,
pitched
as
one
project
that
goes
consistently.
We
we
found
difficulty
in
paring
it
out
Josh.
Is
there
anything
to
answer
that.
AB
I
think
that
you
summarized
it
well,
and
we
do
you
know
worth
noting,
and
you
noted
it
earlier.
We
do
have
some
other
projects
in
the
Alon
bright
neighborhood
of
a
smaller
scale,
which
are
both
going
through
permitting
and
construction
and
coming
online,
where
home
ownership
has
been
an
option
and
we're
we're
continuing
to
make
that
part
of
our
portfolio
and
and
part
of
our
efforts
to
bring
home
ownership
when
those
opportunities
allow.
X
Just
to
give
one
example
say
we're
doing
a
10un,
condo,
A
lender
might
say:
well,
you
might
sell
a
unit
a
month.
10
units
will
sell
it
in
10
months,
we're
very
comfortable
with
that
100
units
selling
at
that
pace.
That's
8,
and2
years
now
we
don't
really
think
100
unit
cond
would
take
8
and
a
half
years
sell
out,
but
it
could
well
take
several
years.
Underw
rting
stands
are
tight.
X
Many
fewer
people
are
qualifying,
it's
going
to
take
lower
interest
rates
and
lower
interest
rates
for
some
period
of
time
for
L
to
get
comt.
It's
given
the
extended
period
of
time
for
finalizing
plans
getting
to
the
ground,
completing
Construction
and
then
that
sellout
period
right
now,
lenders
are
just
looking
a
lot
of
uncertainty
for
several
years
out.
So
we
we
we've
been
very
successful
as
condo
developers.
Again
we've
developed
about
twice
as
many
condos
in
Allon
Brighton
as
we
have
rental
units.
E
B
Okay,
additional
questions
or
comments
all
right,
I
want
to
welcome
Dr
lsmark
to
to
the
meeting.
Just
to
for
clarification,
were
you
able
to
see
this
presentation
so
just
to
no
okay,
so
I'll
do
a
roll
call
roll
call
anyway,
for
the
vote.
B
Yeah
motion
is
yeah
moved.
Second,
all
right:
roll
call
for
a
vote,
Dr,
Lark
or
okay.
V
Mr
I
didn't
see
the
presentation.
I'll
refuse
myself
from
this.
B
Okay,
thank
you:
Mr
Miller,
I,
Mr,
shephard
I
and
the
chair
votes.
I
motion
passes,
good
luck
and,
and
thank
you.
B
Thank
you
great
all
right
item
number
14
request
authorization
to
enter
into
an
affordable
rental,
housing
agreement
and
restriction
in
connection
with
the
proposed
construction
of
13
rental
units,
including
two
IDP
units
at
86,
St,
Bal,
B,
balol,
Street,
and
take
all
related
actions.
AC
Many
hi
and
thank
you
again,
chair
roas
secretary
bimus,
director
jeneson
and
members
of
the
board
for
the
record.
I
am
Maggie
bar
and
the
housing
policy
manager
I'm
here
for
you
before
you
today
on
86
St,
Bal
Street
in
Back
Bay.
This
is
a
13
unit,
rental
project
that
received
its
Zoning
Board
of
appeal,
approval
on
May
9th
2023
and
does
not
require
article
80
approval.
This
project
is
here
before
you
today,
because
it
will
provide
two
income,
restricted,
inclusionary
development
policy
units.
AC
Your
vote
today
is
to
authorize
the
execution
of
an
affordable
housing
agreement,
an
affordable
rental,
housing
agreement
and
restriction.
Thank
you
and
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
B
Second,
we'll
call
for
a
vote:
Dr
lansar,
hi,
Mr,
Miller,
hi,
Mr,
Shephard
hi,
and
the
chair,
fot
I
Mission
passes
okay
item
number
15,
request
authorization
to
issue
certification
of
approval
pursuant
to
article
80e,
small
project,
review
of
the
zoning
code
for
the
construction
of
41
residential
rental
units,
including
seven
IDP
units,
14
parking
spaces,
59,
bicycle
parking,
spaces
and
4,735
ft
of
retail
space
at
24,
Street
and
970
Saratoga
Street,
and
to
take
all
related
actions.
Tyler
and.
AD
Christina.
Thank
you,
madam
chair
members
of
the
board.
The
Proposal
before
you
is
an
article
80
small
project
at
two
Ford
and
970
Saratoga
Street
in
East
Boston.
The
proposed
project
consists
of
two
four
story:
mixed
use,
buildings
with
commercial
space
on
the
ground
floor,
the
two
for
building
will
contain
27
rental
units
and
the
970
Saratoga
building
will
contain
14
rental
units,
totaling
41
alog.
AD
Together
the
project
will
deliver
177%
of
the
proposed
residential
units
at
between
70
and
100%
Ami,
which
a
total,
which
is
a
total
of
7
IDP
units,
and
the
project
will
also
have
59
bike
spaces
for
residents
and
visitors.
Furthermore,
the
bpda
held
two
public
meetings
for
this
project
in
January
of
2023
and
September
of
2023.
Both
were
well
attended
and
advertised
in
local
newspapers.
AD
The
project
also
received
a
letter
of
support
from
the
district
city
counselor
now
before
I
turn
it
over
to
Christin
Rico
from
epda
planning
to
discuss
the
planning
context
and
before
we
turn
it
over
to
Richie
Lind
and
Eric
zachar
from
the
development
team.
To
begin
the
presentation
we
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
members
of
the
public,
elected
officials
and
City
agencies
who
helped
review
the
proposed
two
for
and
970
Saratoga
project.
Thank.
H
You
thanks
Tyler
good
evening
CH
house,
esteemed
members
of
the
board,
director,
jeson
and
Madam
Secretary,
and
pleased
to
join
you
this
evening
to
share
with
you
the
planning
context,
informed,
bpda
staff
review
of
the
proposed
project.
The
proposed
project
site
is
located
within
a
neighborhood
shopping
subdistrict
of
the
East
Boston
Neighborhood
District
article
53
of
the
Boston
zoning
code
and
is
located
in
the
study
area
of
the
ongoing
Plan,
East
Boston
and
planning
initiative
next
slides.
H
Please
it
is
the
opinion
of
bpda
staff
that
approval
sought
at
this
time
support
the
planning
vision
for
Orient
Heights
Square
established
by
Plan
East
Boston,
though
the
plan
has
yet
yet
to
be
formally
adopted
by
this
board
and
as
a
personal
aside
as
one
of
the
project
managers
overseeing
the
delivery
of
that
plan.
H
We
are
so
looking
forward
to
that
critical
Milestone
draft
recommendations
relevant
to
this
site
were
first
shared
with
the
East
Boston
community
in
May
of
2021
and
were
carried
forward
in
a
draft
of
the
final
plan
document
shared
publicly
in
September.
H
Those
recommendations
included
increasing
allowed
height
and
density
in
the
subdistrict
to
support
Transit
oriented
development
close
to
NBTA
station
and
the
prioritization
of
active
ground
floor
uses
staff
review
focused
on
refining,
proposed,
building
massing
and
needed
Street
and
sidewalk
improvements
that
included
safer
and
accessible
crosswalks,
wider
sidewalks
and
expanded
public
realm
to
make
space
for
Street
trees
and
green
infrastructure
where
few
of
those
assets
exist
today
and
with
that,
I
would
like
to
turn
it
over
to
the
proponent
team
for
a
more
detailed
presentation.
Thank.
AE
You
thank
you
Christine
and
Tyler
good
after
afternoon,
Madam
chair
members
of
the
board
secretary
pus
and
chief
Jenison
I'm
Richard
Linds
of
council
mg2
Group,
which
is
the
project
proponent
for
24,
Street
and
970
Saratoga
Street
spon
with
me,
is
also
Eric
zerson.
Who
is
our
project
architect?
We
are
pleased
to
present
this
project
for
the
board's
consideration
this
afternoon
and
we
thank
the
board
and
the
bpda
staff
for
this
opportunity.
AE
I
think
it
would
be
best
we
could
maybe
just
jump
to
the
next
slide
would
be
a
little
bit
more
helpful
to
view
this
perfect.
So
this
proposed
Project
B,
chair
members
of
the
board,
is
located
the
or
height
Square
or
height
Square
serves
as
a
main
intersection
from
several
of
the
surrounding
residential
neighborhoods.
AE
As
we
can
see
here,
the
square
does
maintain
convenient
access
for
bus
and
Rapid
Transit
service
and
a
number
of
area
amenities,
including
Constitution
Beach,
which
is
really
walking
distance,
noise,
Park
and
Playground
restaurant
shops,
various
retail
and
multif
family
uses
considering
the
surrounding
context
of
the
square.
We
believe
this
project
will
be
the
first
of
many
that
will
help
continue
the
important
transformation
for
this
area
consistent
with
planning
spots
and
as
Christina
has
described.
AE
It
is
important
to
note
and
I
think
it's
important
for
this
boort
to
understand
this
project
is
the
result
of
a
number
of
years
of
involved
Community
process,
as
included
multiple
meetings
with
Civic
groups
of
Butters
elected
leaders
and,
of
course,
with
the
help
and
diligent
efforts
and
input
from
bpda
staff.
So
we
can
just
jump
to
the
next
slide.
That
shows
a
little
bit
more
about
the
context
of
surrounding
area,
as
we
did
some
street
views
here.
AE
As
you
can
see,
the
existing
site
includes
a
one-story
commercial
building,
which
is
used
as
an
auto
repair
facility.
That
site
certainly
would
be
incompatible
with
the
future
planning
for
the
square,
especially
considering
its
close
proximity
to
public
transit.
We.
AF
AE
Parking
lot
that
is
associated
with
the
auto
repair
site
and
again
not
nothing,
currently
exist
existing
on
that
site
today.
If
we
want
to
jump
to
the
next
slide
sure
we
have
our
site
plan
here
and
our
architectural
layout
plan,
so
I
will
ask
Eric
zerson
this
time
to
walk
us
through
briefly
the
plan
that
we're
proposing
and
some
of
the
design
elements
that
are
included
so
Eric.
If
you
could
take
it
from
there,
that'd
be
great.
AG
Thank
you,
Rich
Eric
zerson
from
Context,
so
the
building
on
the
left
is
at
970
Saratoga.
The
building
on
the
right
is
to
Ford
Street.
Both
of
the
buildings
are
going
to
feature
a
retail
space
along
Ford
and
Saratoga.
The
the
residential
entrances
will
be
further
down
along
Borman
Street,
which
becomes
more
of
a
residential
stretch.
AG
We
are
proposing
a
number
of
Street
trees
that
you
see
here
on
the
on
the
plan
and
we're
proposing
that
there
be
parking
in
the
two
Ford
building
on
the
right
side,
which
would
have
one
curb
cut.
The
current
site
is
a
very
long
one
very
long,
curb
cut
associated
with
the
service
station
and
then
there's
curb
cuts
on
the
left,
so
we
would
actually
be
reducing
the
number
of
Cur,
the
the
lengthy
curb
cuts
to
to
just
the
two.
AG
So
as
far
as
the
landscape
plan
site
plan
goes,
the
basic
story
is
that
there's
retail
along
the
busy
street
and
residential
Lobby
along
the
along
Boardman
Street
next
slide.
AG
So
architecturally
we've
been
tasked
with
designing
buildings
that
are
worthy
of
the
prominence
on
the
Square,
but
don't
diminish
the
the
residential
buildings
to
the
left
and
the
right,
and
so
we
in
both
buildings,
you'll
see
that
we've
Tred
to
use
appropriate
materials
at
the
intersection,
but
also
have
a
lot
of
the
material
of
the
sides,
be
lapboard,
siding
and
be
build,
be
materials
that
are
similar
to
the
the
residential
buildings
to
our
left
and
to
our
right,
and
you
can
see
that
better
in
the
renderings
next
slide.
AG
So
this
is
one
of
the
renderings
looking
at
970
Saratoga.
You
can
see
how
we've
chosen
to
use
brick
on
this
at
the
intersection
here
and
kind
of
celebrate
the
the
importance
of
the
square
and
then
on
both
the
left
and
the
right.
The
building
becomes
U
lapboard
siding,
which
would
be
an
echo
of
the
residential
buildings
that
you
see
to
our
left
and
to
our
right,
going
down,
Saratoga
on
the
left
and
going
down
wman
on
the
right
next
SL
and
then.
Similarly
on
two
Ford,
we
have.
AG
However,
there
there
is
a
little
bit
of
difference,
but
we
are
still
using
a
lot
of
the
lapboard
siding
to
Echo
the
residential
and
the
bays
in
a
richer,
more
more
pronounced
feel
next
slide,
and
you
can
you
can
kind
of
see
it
here,
but
again,
when
we
get
to
the
red
ring
on
the
next
slide,
it
should
be
a
little
bit
more
apparent
and
you
see
how
we're
going
to
use
a
a
richer
cement,
fiber
board
material
on
the
bay
in
order
to
have
it
be
prominent,
so
it's
not
direct
copy
of
the
building
across
the
street,
but
an
echo
to
buildings
that
kind
of
work
together
with
similar
cornner
height,
with
a
similar
first
floor
of
retail
expression.
AG
AG
And
then
an
area
looking
down
on
them,
you
see
this.
The
street
coming
across
the
bottom
of
the
page
is
is
Saratoga
which
becomes
forward
and
then
the
build
the
the
street
that
that
cuts
up
to
the
right
is
the
is
Boardman
Street
and
both
of
the
buildings
kind
of
use,
their
use,
their
energy
to
to
focus
on
square
and
create
this
kind
of
prominent
backdrop
for
the
vibrancy
that
happens
there.
Next.
AH
B
Okay,
okay,
great!
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
presentation.
Do
we
have
any
questions
or
comments
from
the
board?
I
just
just
have
one
around
kind
of
parking
spaces,
so
you
know
there's
14
parking
spaces
and
59
bicycle
spaces
here.
Can
you
just
kind
of
talk
a
little
bit
about
you
know
how
you
envision
the
the
residents
of
these
of
these
buildings
buildings.
You
know
making
their
way
transiting
to
sure
different.
AI
AE
Important
one,
and
certainly
one
that
we
worked
closely
with
with
bpda
staff
BTD
as
well
as
the
community.
We
are
proposing
up
to
14
parking
spaces
total.
We
we
have
the
option
of
introducing
some
stackers,
but
we
heard
loud
and
clear
from
PTV
that
this
site
should
not
emphasize
parking
and
should
really
focus
on
adding
the
retail.
At
the
ground
level.
We
are
within
a
very
close
walking
distance
to
orian
Heights
train
station,
as
well
as
the
bus
route
located
at
Bennington
and
Saratoga.
Z
Z
AE
Walk,
we
feel
it's
really
important,
especially
with
the
signal
that
plenty
spats
sending
for
squares
like
orang
Square,
that
we
not
try
to
maximize
parking
onset,
especially
with
the
options
for
public
transit.
Being
so
close,
we
do
recognize
that
we
are
proposing
41
residential
units.
My
experience,
at
least
as
it's
been
in
East
Boston,
is
that
there
is
a
growing
demand
for
Carl
households.
You
know
with
the
blue
line
relative
dependability
that
exists,
which
is
within
walking
distance
from
most
neighborhoods
in
East.
AE
Something
that's
becoming
much
more
popular
in
the
community,
so
we
think
this
can
work
based
on
the
program.
This
is
a
rental
building.
Certainly
we
will
manage
as
we've
done
other
projects
as
well.
Distribution
of
the
paring
spaces
based
upon
the
need
of
the
that.
B
Great
thank
you.
Thank
you.
So
much.
Okay,
any
additional
questions
or
comments.
All
right
hearing
and
seeing
none
motion
is
in
order.
D
B
Roll
call
for
a
vote:
Dr
Lark,
hi,
Mr,
Miller,
hi,
Mr,
shepher
five
and
the
chair,
VES
five
motion
passes.
Congratulations
and
good
luck.
B
Right
item
number
15
request
authorization
to
issue
a
certification
of
approval
pursuant
to
article
8
small
project,
review
of
the
zoning
code
for
the
construction
of
41
residential,
oh
I,
just
I.
Just
read
that
one
sorry
I'm
so
sorry,
I
need
to
just
scroll.
B
Let's
start
over
item
number
16
request
authorization
to
issue
a
certification
of
approval
pursuant
to
article
80e,
small
project,
review
of
the
zoning
code
for
the
construction
of
41,
affordable
residential
rental
units,
12
12
car
parking
spaces
and
51
bicycle
parking
spaces
at
1471,
Blue,
Hill,
Avenue
in
Matan,
and
to
take
all
related
actions.
We
have
Camille
and.
AJ
Eileen.
Thank
you,
madam
chair
good
evening,
members
of
the
board
director,
jemson
and
secretary
PA,
miss
my
name
is
Camille
Platt
and
I'm
the
project
manager
for
the
proposed
project
at
1471,
Blue
Hill
Avenue
in
matapan
before
you
today.
The
proposed
project
is
bounded
by
Blue
Hill
Avenue
to
the
East
culbert
Street
to
the
southwest
and
Almont
Street
to
the
north.
AJ
The
Proposal
contemplates
the
Improvement
of
vacant
property
with
the
construction
of
a
new
five-story
residential
building
of
approximately
47,4
Square
ft
of
gross
floor
area,
including
41,
affordable
rental
units,
on-site
parking
for
12
vehicles,
41
covered
and
secured
long-term
bicycle
parking
spaces,
10,
short-term
bike
parking
spaces
and
a
community
art
space
and
work
room
along
with
related
improvements
in
site
design
and
pedestrian
access.
The
proposed
project
will
include
11
one-bedroom
units,
22
two-bedroom
units
and
8
three-bedroom
units
with
no
Studio
units.
Approximately
43%
of
the
project
site
will
remain
as
open
space.
AJ
The
proponent
is
proposing
both
broader
and
deeper
affordability
than
the
city
of
Boston's
inclusionary
development
policy
requirements
by
designated
all
of
of
the
units
as
affordable,
serving
households
with
income
rages
at
30%
of
the
Ami,
with
Project
based
Section,
8
vouchers,
60%
of
Ami
and
70%
of
Ami
throughout
the
building.
The
article
80
process
began
in
September
of
2021.
A
public
meeting
was
held
in
February
of
2023
was
well
attended
and
duly
advertised.
Since
then,
the
project
has
evolved,
in
particular
to
massing
and
unit
count
in
response
to
existing
neighborhood
context,
staff
and
Community
feedback.
N
Thank
you
Camille
next
slide,
please
great.
Thank
you
good
evening,
chair
roas
secretary
pus,
members
of
the
board
and
director
jeson.
My
name
is
Eileen
misho
and
I'm
the
bpda
zoning
compliance
planner
assigned
to
this
project.
The
proposed
project
is
located
in
the
greater
mapan
neighborhood
District
within
a
community
commercial
subdistrict
and
is
also
located
within
the
boundaries
of
plan.
Mapan
approved
and
AD,
adopted
by
the
bpda
board
in
May
2023
Blue
Hill
Avenue
is
an
important
Corridor
in
plan.
N
Mapan
recommendations
for
corridors
emphasize
the
creation
of
an
enhanced
public
realm
through
the
addition
of
green
infrastructure
and
other
heat
mitigation
elements
as
further
explored
in
the
heat
resilience
solutions
for
Boston
report
next
slide,
please
in
plan
mapan
corridors
are
envisioned
for
denser
residential
development,
commercial
uses
and
Community
centered
amenities
due
to
their
Rich
Transit
resources
and
high
degree
of
accessibility.
These
areas
are
meant
to
supply
residents
with
convenient
access
to
Retail,
Services,
Gathering
spaces
and
public
realm
amenities
to
support
these
activities
next
slide,
please.
N
The
proposed
project
is
largely
compant
with
the
dimensional
and
use
requirements
of
the
community
commercial
subdistrict,
in
which
it's
located.
The
zoning
code
has
not
yet
been
amended
to
implement
plan
plan
mapan.
However,
the
zoning
recommendations
for
plan
mapan
corridors
are
Advanced
by
this
project,
particularly
through
setbacks
to
enhance
on-site
open
space
and
green
infrastructure,
the
provision
of
income,
restricted
housing
in
a
Transit,
accessible
location
and
the
creation
of
spaces
both
indoors
and
Outdoors.
N
AK
Team
y,
thank
you
Camille!
Thank
you.
Eileen
good
evening,
Madam
chair
board
members,
director
Json
Madam
Secretary,
pimus
attorney,
Nick,
suula,
mcder,
Quil,
Ian,
Miller
zoning
and
permitting
attorneys
for
the
project
with
me.
AK
Today
is
Amy
Corte
from
Arrow
Street,
the
project
Architects
as
well;
Scott
Shaw
from
Lincoln
Avenue
communities
as
project
developers,
would'
like
to
first
thank
Camille,
Eileen
bpda
staff,
as
well
as
District
city,
councelor,
oroo,
state
representative
Fluker
Oakley,
both
of
whom
have
submitted
support
letters
for
this
project
for
all
of
their
time
and
valuable
input
on
the
project
to
get
it
where
it
is
today,
just
to
provide
some
brief
summary
of
the
project
and
background
kind
of
in
coordination
with
Camille
and
and
her
summary.
At
the
beginning.
AK
This
is
an
approximately
27,000
and
change
square
foot
property.
It's
a
vacant
property
at
the
corner
of
Blue
Hill
AB
in
culbert
Street.
It
includes
two
Billboards
with
an
offened
in
overgrown
lot
with
a
lot
of
non-native
and
invasive
trees.
The
project
is
41
all
affordable
rental
units
with
12
on-site
parking
spaces.
So
it's
truly
development
without
displacement,
because
there
are
no
existing
homes
or
buildings
on
the
site
and,
as
Eileen
had
mentioned.
AK
As
far
as
the
zoning
is
concerned,
it's
basically
an
as
of
right
zoning
project.
We
need
only
two
highly
technical
variances
and
a
conditional
use
permit
for
the
multif
family
residential
use,
so
minimum
zoning
relief
is
needed
which,
for
such
a
a
project,
is
really
quite
quite
good
and
it's
compliant
with
you
know
the
zoning
and
as
well
as
consistent
with
the
plan
mapan
finally,
you'll
see
in
the
presentation.
We
did
make
a
whole
host
of
changes
in
response
to
community
input
throughout
the
article
80
process.
AK
You'll
see
those
in
the
presentation
that
included
a
reduction
of
about
2500
square
ft
in
total
project
size,
a
reduction
from
48
units
to
41
units.
We
did
add
some
additional
three-bedroom
units,
again
all
of
which
are
affordable
rental
units
and
we
made
a
whole
host
of
other
building
and
programmatic
changes
throughout
the
process
which
you'll
see
in
the
presentation
before
you
tonight.
AK
So
with
that,
I
will
toss
it
over
to
Amy
who
will
quickly
go
through
our
presentation
and
then
we'll
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions
that
you
may
have
so
over
to
Amy
and
next
slide.
Please.
AL
Thank
you
everyone,
so
the
site
is
located
at
the
intersection
of
Blue
Hill,
Avenue
and
Colbert
Street
within,
as
e
mentioned,
the
commercial
Community
commercial
Zone,
it's
incredibly
close
to
Transit,
located
across
the
street
from
Blue
Hill,
Avenue
MBTA
state,
as
well
as
located
neared
by
to
multiple
bus
swops.
Next,
please,
the
site
transitions
in
terms
of
both
grade
and
building
scale
from
bluehill
Avenue
to
cobbert
Street.
AL
The
scale
of
bluehill
Avenue
is
a
fairly
consistent
Street
wall
of
three
story:
triple
Deckers
raised
off
the
ground
by
approximately
6
to
10
feet
and
culbert.
Street
has
two
to
three
story:
homes
that
have
more
of
a
single
family
feel
at
the
end
of
Colbert
street
is
the
hunt
Elmont
playground
which
has
direct
pedestrian
access
from
Colbert
street
at
the
intersection.
AL
There
is
also
a
small
tip
of
land
owned
by
the
city
which
is
currently
used
for
car
parking
and
as
part
of
our
proposal,
we
are
really
proposing
to
integrate
this
into
our
project
and
further
enhance
the
public
realm.
Next,
please,
the
lower
right
photo
shows
the
city
owned
land.
You
can
see
the
cars
that
are
parked
on
it
and
we're
proposing
to
integrate
this
into
the
sidewalk.
Add
some
landscape
and
add
some
additional
Street
trees.
AL
All
along
culbert,
to
mitigate
the
heat
island
effect
that
this
neighborhood
has
the
lower
left
photo
shows
our
site
on
that
far
left.
Basically,
starting
with
the
truck
here
is
where
the
grade
really
it.
It
comes
down
from
Colbert
Street
down
to
Blue,
Hill
Avenue
and
the
upper
right
photo.
The
site
is
bounded
approximately
by
the
existing
billboard.
That
is
in
the
center
of
that
photo.
AL
Next,
please
Eileen
touched
on
a
lot
of
this,
so
I
think
we
can
skip
over
it
pretty
quickly,
but
we
did
work
closely
with
the
city
to
make
sure
that
the
project
didn't
preclude
any
of
the
planning
ideas
that
both
the
city
and
the
community
were
putting
out
next,
please,
this
plan
shows
the
second
floor
of
the
building
in
the
surrounding
site
context.
Blue
Hill
Avenue,
is
in
the
upper
left
and
cert
street
is
on
the
lower
right
of
the
page.
AL
The
grade
drops
down
from
approximately
12
feet
from
the
neighborhood,
so
on.
The
far
left
is
high
than
12T,
and
then
it
drops
as
it
wraps
around
Blue
Hill
Avenue
and
the
intersection
to
where
we
get
to
our
main
entrance,
which
is
labeled
with
the
number
of
one
and
noted
with
the
lobby
grade.
AL
We've
taken
advantage
of
this
grade
change
both
to
mitigate
the
height
as
it
the
building
transitions
from
the
neighborhood
and
to
tuck
the
community
and
the
lobby
spaces
so
that
they
can
fully
activate
Blue,
Hill
Avenue
as
part
of
our
planning
process
and
discussions
with
the
community.
We
really
wanted
to
save
as
many
existing
trees
that
were
in
good
health
and
had
a
great
caliper
on
the
site
as
possible.
AL
We
did
a
whole
survey
of
the
the
trees
that
were
on
the
site
and
then
we
designed
the
building
to
weave
around
the
trees
and
so
all
of
the
bump
outs
of
the
perimeter.
As
you
move
around
the
backside
and
kind
of
the
Green
Space
really
are
responding
to
where
these
trees
are
and
how
can
we
push
our
building
in
and
pull
it
out
in
different
places?
AL
To
preserve
those
areas,
most
significantly,
we
pulled
back
the
building
where
you
see
the
number
six
in
the
lower
left
of
that
plan,
to
really
create
a
much
wider
setback
than
is
required
by
zoning
to
create
a
a
larger
open
space
between
that
that
neighbor.
That
is,
on
the
far
left
of
the
plan.
AL
Next
slide,
please,
this
section
is
cutting
parallel
to
culbert
street,
with
Blue
Hill
Avenue
on
the
right,
and
so
you
can
see
the
relationship
of
how
we've
tucked
the
community
anchor
at
the
corner
of
the
intersection
of
those
two
streets
and
the
lobby,
as
well
as
a
fitness
area
on
that
ground
floor
of
the
building,
and
then
we've
also
stepped
the
building
down,
as
it
gets
closer
to
the
neighborhood
on
cobbert
street.
So
it
has
an
appearance
of
three
stories.
AL
This
has
allowed
us
to
create
a
small
roof
deck
for
the
residents
of
the
community,
which
we're
hoping
to
activate
with
some
Urban
agriculture
providing
food
for
the
residents
next
slide.
Please.
This
shows
that
same
elevation
on
cber
street
bluehill
avenue
is
still
on
the
right.
We're
breaking
up
the
scale
of
the
front
facade
with
two
three
story:
elevations
and
really
in
our
design
process
of
this.
AL
We
wanted
to
ask
the
question
of
how
can
the
facade
really
generate
energy
for
the
building,
so
not
only
relying
on
photovoltaic
panels
on
the
roof
but
treating
the
facade
as
an
energy
generator
itself,
and
so
the
area
in
green
and
brown
and
as
it
wraps
around
Blue
Hills,
which
are
facing
the
most
productive
facades
for
Sun
and
energy
production,
are
designed
and
anticipated
to
be
bipv,
so
building
integrated
photovoltaic
panels
and
from
our
preliminary
calculations,
we've
been
going
back
and
forth
with
the
engineers
and
the
the
manufacturers
we're
coming
up
at
these
bi
building
mounted
PV
panels,
along
with
the
solar
PV
on
the
roof,
will
produce
approximately
40%
of
the
energy
of
the
building.
AL
In
addition
to
that
sustainability,
Factor
we're
designing
this
as
an
all
electric
building
and
a
passive
house.
Next,
please,
and
these
last
three
perspectives-
just
walk
around
the
building.
This
one
is
showing
the
Community
anchor
space
with
Blue
Hill
Avenue
on
the
right
and
cobbert
Street
up
on
the
left.
We've
designed
the
main
entrance
here,
you
can
see
the
the
tip
of
the
site
has
been
activated
with
some
landscape
and
we've
got
the
trees
lining
both
streets.
AL
The
overhang
also
doubles
as
a
shelter
for
people
waiting
for
the
bus.
Next,
please,
the
next
perspective
just
shows
a
relationship
of
the
building,
stepping
up
slightly
by
one
story
and
its
relationship
to
the
existing
triple
Deckers.
We've
held
this
building
away
from
that
existing
building,
both
to
create
a
small
public
Plaza
between
the
two
buildings
and
allow
kind
of
an
entrance
and
a
main
entrance
for
the
residents
of
our
building.
Next,
please-
and
this
is
just
showing
a
closer
view
of
the
of
that
public
Plaza.
AL
We
envision
that
there's
opportunities
to
activate
this
Plaza
both
on
the
building
facades,
which
is
outlined
in
the
white,
do
lines
as
well
as
the
plaza
with
some
art
that
is
created
by
one
or
more
local
community
artists.
Next,
please-
and
this
concludes
our
presentation.
Thank
you
very
much.
Madam
chair.
B
Okay,
thank
you.
Do
we
have
any
questions
or
comments
from
the
board,
so
I
have
one
quick
question:
the
around
the
community
anchor
space.
How
do
you
typically
advertise
right
that
this
that
the
space
exists
and
how
do
you
foresee
the
community
using.
AK
It
yeah
thank
you,
madam
chair
I,
think
we
would
I
believe
it
might
be
in
the
board.
Memo
I
think
we
will
be
working
with
the
bpda
as
well
as
local
community
leaders,
and
you
know,
folks
in
the
neighborhood
to
activate
that
space
appropriately.
Whether
you
know
I,
don't
think
that
programming
has
been
completely
flushed
up
just
yet,
but
you
know
this
would
be
publicly
accessible
and
you
know
that
that
opportunity,
I
think,
will
help
activate
the
ground
floor.
AK
You
know
Scott
or
or
Amy
if
you
had
other
input
on
that,
but
you
know
we're
I
think
we're
we're
looking
forward
to
working
on
that
and
how
specifically
it
would
be
used.
But
you
know
I
think
the
the
plan
is
to
work
with
the
community
with
the
bpda
with
you
know,
arts
and
things
like
that
to
help
activate
that.
B
Space,
great
yeah,
I'm,
just
really
and
I'm,
just
GNA
kind
of
fan
girl
a
little
bit
a
little
bit
on
on
this.
This
development-
and
this
is
my
neighborhood
I'm.
You
know
very
appreciative
of
the
your
responsiveness
to
plan
map
Pan,
making
sure
that
this
reflects
what
we
have
established
in
plan
map
Pan,
but
also
the
community's
needs.
B
You
know
acknowledging
and
addressing
the
fact
that
we
do
have
a
heat,
island
and
and-
and
there
are
things
that
we
can
do
about-
do
to
help
it
and-
and
this
project
is
is,
you
know-
contributes
to
that
so
I
appreciate
that,
as
well
as
the
family-sized
units
that
really
support
the
intergenerational
kind
of
you
know:
family
housing
trends
that
we
have
in
this
in
this
neighborhood
and
just
really
excited
about
the
garden.
B
You
know
I'm
sure
you're
you're
aware,
but
the
the
urban
farm
Institute
does
really
great,
really
great
things
in
the
community,
around
Urban
farming
and
and
and
Outreach
and
farmers
markets,
and
that
sort
of
thing
so
yeah
just
really
excited
for
it
and
and
I'm
very
you
know:
I'm
I'm,
very
cognizant
right
of
development
in
in
mapan,
right
and
and
wanting
to
make
sure
that
it
it
does
align
with
our
plans
that
there
is
not
the
you
know,
effects
of
displacement
right.
B
We
are
creating
more
housing
and
yeah
I.
Just
really
like
the
you
know,
all
these,
these
great
components
of
the
building
that
really
show
that
you're
trying
to
kind
of
you
know
embed
yourself
with
the
community,
be
a
part
of
the
community.
So
just
we
excited
for
it.
B
Okay,
any
other
questions
or
comments
all
right.
Thanks
with
that,
a
motion
is
in
order
so
moov.
Second
roll
call
for
a
vote:
Dr
Lark,
I,
Miller,
I,
shephard
I
and
the
chair
of
Bo
I
motion
passes.
Thank
you.
B
Park,
all
of
the
community
groups
are
in
the
Almont
Park
and
definitely
always
need
meeting
spaces.
So
so
that's
just
a
a
pointer
there.
Thank
Youk.
You
all
right.
Item
number
17
is
a
remov
for
the
agenda.
Y
Thank
Madam
chair
members
of
the
board,
Chief
Json
and
secretary
cimus
I'm
here
before
you
to
present
the
notice
project
change
for
the
previously
approved
Nubian
desense
project
located
in
Nubian
Square
in
Roxbury.
The
previously
approved
project
proposed
the
Redevelopment
of
the
former
Blair's
food
food
Land
site
in
the
Nubian
Square
neighborhood
of
Roxbury,
approved
on
December
16th
2021.
Y
The
proponent
proposes
to
create
approximately
365
,
475
gross
square
fet
of
new
residential
uses,
including
15
home
ownership
units
with
a
preference
for
local
artists,
of
which
10
would
be
income
restricted
and
would
also
include
retail,
which
will
in
include
a
culinary
Hall,
providing
opportunities
for
local
restaurant
turs
commercial
office,
laboratory
space,
entertainment
and
artistic
cultural
space,
including
a
new
Performance
Hall,
a
publicly
accessible
pedestrian
Corridor
that
would
provide
access
to
all
project
components
and
a
300
space
garage
above
the
parking
garage.
Sorry
300
space
above
raid
parking
garage.
Y
This
notice
of
project
change
will
increase
the
affordab
affordability
of
the
project,
making
all
15
home
ownership
units
available
as
IDP
units.
We
have
also
worked
with
the
team
to
remove
the
artist
housing
restriction
because
we
wanted
to
make
sure
these
units
get
filled.
Z
Y
AN
Presentation,
thank
you
very
much
Madam
chair
and
all
members
of
the
board
and
elected
officials.
My
name
is
tamarrow
Roy
and
I
am
principal
at
stantech,
Architecture,
Boston,
filling
in
for
Richard
Taylor,
who
couldn't
make
it
tonight.
Thank
you
so
much
for
your
time.
I
think
we
can
go
to
the
next
slide
with
me:
are
Natasha
aspada
of
studio
and
Architects
the
designers
of
the
of
the
affordable
housing
as
well
as
David
Enis
of
affirmative
development.
So
you
can
see
here.
This
is
the
the
site.
AN
AN
There
are
five
new
buildings,
as
well
as
three
new
Open
Spaces,
an
office
lab
building
with
a
culinary
Marketplace,
underneath
it
that's
number
two:
the
plaza
Nubian
Plaza,
an
artist
way
connecting
Ruggles
to
Harrison
Avenue
the
parking
garage
in
the
center
with
the
solar
array
on
top
and
the
project
we'll
be
talking
about
tonight,
which
is
number
eight,
formerly
called
the
artist
housing
now
affordable
housing.
The
artist
lab
number
number
six
and
there's
a
performance
hall.
That's
number
five.
AN
Next,
if
we
just
fly
around
to
the
other
side,
the
Harrison
AB
side
of
the
of
the
project,
we
have
the
same
array
of
projects
and
here
we're
highlighting
all
of
our
sustainability
aspects
of
the
project.
On
the
right
hand,
side.
AN
Next,
so
I'm
going
to
hand
it
over
to
to
Natasha
and
David
bit
to
explain
the
the
artist
housing
and
the
change
you
seeing
tonight.
AO
Thank
you.
Thank
you
Tamar,
so
my
name
is
Natasha
spis
I
mentioned
and
we're
The
Architects
for
the
artist
housing,
formerly
known
as
the
artist
housing,
the
affordable
housing.
So
it's
it's
down.
AO
If
you
look
at
the
plan
at
the
bottom
of
the
plan
where
it
says
artist,
housing
on
the
first
level
is
an
entry,
an
entry
to
a
gallery
space,
and
there
are
three
units
and
there
are
four
units
on
the
other
floor,
so
a
total
of
15
units,
it's
adjacent
into
the
parking
garage
into
artist
way
into
some
existing
residences
here
on
the
right
next,
please.
So
this
is
a
view
from
the
street
on
Harrison
Avenue.
Looking
at
the
the
new,
the
new
housing,
which
is
the
four-story
housing.
AO
Next
to
it,
is
the
existing
housing
and
then
to
the
left
of.
It
is
artist
way
that
connects
to
the
entire
complex
next.
AF
AO
AH
Sure
so,
initially,
when
we
first
proposed,
we
were
going
to
have
five
market
rate
units
and
10
at
80%,
but
through
conversations
with
the
community
artists
in
the
community,
we
we
felt
that
this
mix
of
eight
units
at
80
and
seven
at
100%
would
work
better
for
what
the
what
the
community
wanted
to
see
and
will
work
better
as
as
a
community
itself.
So
we
switched
the
the
income
targeting,
and
this
was
probably
done
for
another
group,
less
knowledgeable
than
you.
AH
But
this
is
this
is
who
we're
targeting
and
we
we're
actually
currently
out
to
bid
to
five
contractors.
Will'll
be
passive
house.
We
get
bids
back
at
1
of
October
and
we're
hoping
to
start
construction
by
January
1.
That's
our
goal.
AF
AO
Please
so
this
is
a
first
floor
plan.
Again,
the
vestibule.
We
have
a
bike
room,
there's
also
a
bike
room
in
the
basement
of
the
building,
there's
the
lobby
Gallery
space
in
the
community
space
and
then
the
different,
the
three
units
on
the
right
and
so
again,
it's
a
passive
house
building
also
lead
certifiable
next
slide.
AO
Please-
and
this
is
a
view
from
Harrison
Avenue
looking
towards
what
will
eventually
be
BFC
here
on
the
you
can
see
the
garage
behind
it,
we're
looking
at
U
Al
artists
in
general
paintings
on
the
buildings
on
some
of
the
other
buildings
and
kind
of
creative.
Creating
this
whole
Community
within
this
block,
then
one
more
one
more
thing
is
the
building
is
Brick
and
also
the
concrete
panels
with
the
entrance
right
on
Harrison
and
facing
also
ARS
way.
AO
Next,
please-
and
here
again,
is
the
entrance
looking
towards
artist
way
connecting
the
entire
complex
again.
This
is
the
entrance,
and
also
to
the
right
is
the
gallery
space
that
also
spills
out
into
a
little
a
small
Plaza
at
the
entrance
of
arst
way?
Next,
please-
and
so
this
is
just
kind
of
the
idea
that
this
entire
Community
will
be
involved
in
all
aspects
of
this
of
this
complex
and
we're
very
excited
to
be
working
on
as
part
of
it
with
Sant
and
the
entire.
AL
B
Great,
thank
you
very
much
for
your
presentation.
Do
we
have
any
questions
or
comments
from
the
board.
V
Could
you
comment
briefly
on
the
kind
of
input
that
the
artist
Community
has
had
that
have
led
to
the
changes
that
you've
made.
AH
Well,
Kai
Kai
Grant
had
set
up
a
a
couple
of
focus
groups
where
we
met
with
artists
to
talk
about
design
and
to
talk
about
who
could
live
there
I
there
was
a
desire
there.
We
did
hear
some
talk
about.
Could
you
do
it
for?
Could
you
build
it
for
families,
but
these
are
all
one-bedroom
units,
and
so
that's
the
sort
of
the
desire
to
see
more
units.
More
restricted
units
came
out
of
those
discussions.
I
don't
have
any
individual
names
or
anything.
AO
AO
One
of
the
things
that
came
out
of
it
was
not
to
put
a
lot
of
color
inside
the
building
because
they
wanted
to
decorate
the
building,
also
creating
a
gallery
where
they
could
parcel
it
off
a
little
bit
and
teach
and
do
some
classes
inside
of
it.
And
then
we
talked
about
materials
just
in
general
for
the
exterior
and
the
interior
of
the
building,
and
they
were
a
big
part
of
all
of.
B
That
thank
you,
Dr
lar,.
V
AF
E
Just
follow
up
I
just
had
a
comment
on
that:
it's
nice
to
see
Art,
House
and
art
way,
but
I'm
concerned
it
could
be
named
that
without
an
artist
inside
so
it
sounds
like
perhaps
the
artist
Community
really
didn't
have
a
good
seat
at
the
table
on
those
discussions.
That's
that's
my
thoughts
from
this
presentation.
AH
I
think
the
idea
is
that
we're
still
going
to
Target
in
their
marketing
we're
going
to
Target
artists
and
we're
going
to
work
with
the
mayor's
office
of
arts
and
culture,
but
I
think
the
development
team
and
bpda
want
to
just
sort
of
expand.
The
range
of
people
who
would
who
would
be
the
applicants
is
that
is
that
correct.
Y
Nick,
yes,
we
worked
closely
with
mayor's
office
of
arts
and
culture
on
this.
We
were
concerned
that,
in
the
case
that
we
couldn't
find
folks
that
met
the
income
criteria,
that
these
units
would
go
unfilled,
and
so
we
wanted
to
work
again
through
the
marketing
of
this
project
to
try
and
get
ours
into
these
units,
rather
than
putting
a
covenant
on
them
and
again
having
the
risk
of
those
units
going.
B
So,
okay,
additional
questions
or
comments,
okay,
hearing
and
seeing
none
motion
is
in
order.
They
moved.
Second,
we
call
for
a
vote:
Dr
Lark,
I,
Miller,
I,
Cher
I
and
the
chair
votes
I
motion
passes.
Thank
you
very
much
and
thank
you
cheers.
Okay,
so
we
are
thank
you.
We
are
going
to
take
a
brief
five
minute
recess
before
we
start
the
the
public
hearing
portion
of
the
meeting
so
we'll
see
everybody
at
5:30
is
that
eight.
AF
B
Before
we
start
the
the
the
public
hearing
portion
of
this
meeting
I
want
to
acknowledge
that
we
had
considered
to
additional
public
hearings,
for
that
would
be
occur
today.
The
development
projects
known
as
one
Mystic
and
40
Rolland
Street.
However,
in
the
interest
of
time
and
wanted
to
make
sure
everybody
had,
you
know
a
chance
to
participate,
we
decided
to
move
those
two
items
to
a
special
meeting
that
is
scheduled
for
September,
28th
and
yeah.
B
Then,
okay,
so
now
on
to
this
project,
okay,
simultaneous
Mandarin,
Cantonese
and
Spanish
interpretation
is
being
provided
for
this
meeting
use
the
language
interpretation
function
within
zoo.
We
ask
that
you
be
patient
in
case
of
any
technical
issues.
Language
interpretation
will
not
be
enabled
until
instructions
on
how
to
access
interpretation
have
been
interpreted
into
Mandarin,
canones
and
Spanish.
Once
interpretation
has
been
enabled
a
globe
icon
will
appear
a
reminder
to
all
that
are
speaking
today.
We
ask
that
everyone
speaks
slowly
for
our
interpreters.
B
If
you
are
speaking
too
quickly,
I
may
interrupt
you
and
ask
you
to
speak
slower.
Thank
you
so
to
enable
interpretation
for
cantones.
Please
click
on
the
globe,
icon
on
the
bottom
of
your
screen
and
select
cantones
to
enable
interpretation
for
Mandarin
click,
the
glow,
icon
and
select
Mandarin,
and
to
enable
interpretation
for
Spanish.
Please
click
the
GL,
Globe
icon
and
select
Spanish.
You
must
also
mute
original
audio.
So
let's
get
that
activated
Chase.
Will
you,
okay
Chase?
Will
you
now
interpret
the
instructions
that
I
just
gave
into.
D
AP
AP
B
You
thank
you
Sarah
and
finally,
Sophia
will
you
please
interpret
the
instructions
I
just
gave
into
Spanish.
AQ
AQ
B
Thank
you
sopia
and
Sarah
and
Chase
so
Annie.
Would
you
now
turn
the
interpretation
functionality
on
and
we'll
wait
to
just
a
few
few
seconds
to
allow
folks
to
join
their
respective.
A
B
Yeah
well
so,
if
you're
having
any
difficulty
activating
interpretation,
please
call
the
phone
number
on
the
screen.
Please
take
note
of
the
phone
number
you
see
on
the
screen
in
case
you
have
difficulties
later
in
the
meeting.
You
can
always
call
that
number
how's
that
did
we
get
all
the
channels
activated.
B
Okay,
I'll
read
the
the
next
little
paragraph
and
then
and
then
and
then
pause
appreciate
everybody's
patience.
With
this.
The
project
presentation
has
been
translated
into
Chinese,
Mandarin
and
Spanish.
It's
also
available
on
the
bpda
website
at
B,
Aon
plans.org
sl-,
us
SL,
bpda,
dboard,
SL,
board-
meetings.
A
B
B
Right
all
right
so
should
I.
Let
me
reread
that.
A
I
heard
him
when
he
was
speaking
in
English
the
inter
interpreter,
so
let's
continue
and
see.
If
he's,
if
he's
fixed
his
problem,.
B
Okay,
okay
sounds
great
okay,
so
this
is.
This:
is
a
public
hearing
before
the
Boston
Redevelopment
Authority
doing
business
as
the
Boston
Planning
and
Development
agency
being
held,
in
conformance
with
the
Articles
8
a-2
and
8
C-5
of
the
Boston
zoning
code
to
consider
the
proposed
PDA
master
plan
number
141,
Dorchester
Bay
City
in
the
Dorchester
neighborhood
of
Boston.
This
hearing
was
duly
advertised
on
August
30th
2023
in
the
Boston
Herald.
This
is
a
bpda
hearing
on
a
proposed
petition
by
the
agency
staff.
B
B
Scroll
1,000,
Washington,
Street,
okay,
so
we've
got
all
the
interpretation
channels
working.
So
we
we've
covered
that
portion
I'm
just
going
to
double
back
and
we're
going
to
go
with
the
1,000
Washington
Street.
So.
B
A
Is
not
Vietnamese
is
nope,
Viet
Vietnamese
is
for
for
or
Dorchester
Bay
City.
B
Okay,
so
I
think
we
just
have
the
yeah
I.
Think
yep
I
see
that
okay,
so
we
have
the
right.
Okay,
we
have
the
right
language,
all
right,
so
Spanish
anony
Mandarin,
for
this
okay,
great
okay.
B
So
this
is
a
public
hearing
before
the
Boston
Redevelopment
Authority
doing
business
as
the
Boston
Planning
and
Development
agency
being
held,
in
conformance
with
articles
8,
a-2,
80b,
-5
and
adc-7
of
the
Boston
zoning
code
to
consider
the
proposed
Second
Amendment
to
the
development
plan
for
plan
Development,
Area
number
106,
1,000,
Washington,
Street
and
321
Harrison
Avenue,
and
the
proposed
project
at
1000,
Washington
Street.
This
hearing
was
duly
advertised
on
August
30th
2023
in
the
Boston
Herald.
This
is
a
bpda
hearing
on
a
proposed
petition
by
the
agency
staff.
B
Members
will
first
present
their
case
and
are
subject
to
questioning
by
members
of
the
agency.
Thereafter.
Anyone
who
wishes
to
testify
about
the
proposed
project
will
be
afforded
an
opportunity
we
are
taking
support
and
opposition.
At
the
same
time,
if
you
are
planning
to
testify,
please
take
time
now
to
verify
that
your
computer
microphone
is
active.
Click
on
the
hand
icon
on
your
Zoom
control
panel,
and
this
will
signal
to
the
staff
that
you
would
like
to
speaker.
B
AF
B
In
an
effort
to
accomodate
all
who
to
speak
about
this
proposal,
each
person
will
be
given
up
to
two
minutes
to
bpda
staff
will
indicate
when
30
seconds
remain
at
that
time.
Please
conclude
your
remarks
so
that
the
hearing
may
continue
and
others
may
be
heard.
Finally,
the
proponents
are
allowed
a
period
of
5
to
10
minutes
for
rebuttal
if
they
so
desire.
Caitlyn
we'll
now
begin
the.
Y
Thank
you
MERS
or
Nick.
It's
okay.
We
get
confused
all
the
time.
Thank
you
again.
Madam
chair
members
of
the
board
and
Json
and
secretary
bimus
I'm
here
before
you
to
present
the
amendment
to
the
321
Harrison
ab
and
1,000
Washington
Street
plan
Development
Area
and
the
associated
notice
of
project
change
located
in
the
South
End
1000
Washington
Street
is
an
approximately
234,000
89
square
ft
office.
Y
Building
the
notice
of
project
change
filed
with
the
bpda
in
February
2023,
contemplates
the
renovation
and
reuse
of
the
the
building
as
an
approximately
half
office,
half
laboratory
or
R&D
space
to
accommodate
the
change
of
use.
The
notice
of
project
change
will
construct
an
additional,
approximately
2,222
square
foot
addition
to
the
roof
of
the
building.
The
PDA
Amendment
will
address
the
needed
additional
height
for
the
new
square
footage,
as
well
as
updating
the
groundwater
conservation
overlay.
I'll
now
turn
to
Christina
Rico.
Y
H
You
thank
you
Nick
H
good
evening,
chair
roas,
esteemed
members
of
the
board
director
Json
and
Madam
Secretary
I'm
pleased
to
join
you
this
evening
to
share
with
you
the
planning
context
that
informed
bpda
staff
review
of
the
proposed
project,
the
Second
Amendment
to
PDA
number
106.
The
project
site
is
located
within
the
Economic
Development
Area
North
subd
District
and
the
Southend
neighborhood
District
governed
by
article
64
of
the
Boston
zoning
code.
AR
Presentation,
thank
you
Nick
and
Christina
Madam
chair
members
of
the
board
and
director
Jon.
We
really
appreciate
your
time
this
evening.
We
know
that
we
only
have
10
minutes,
so
I
will
do
my
best
to
keep
this
short
and
sweet.
As
Nick
mentioned,
we
did
submit
our
original
proposal
back
in
February.
We
have
had
multiple
Community
meetings.
We've
had
two
iag
meetings
and
we've
reached
out
to
various
community
members
to
ensure
that
we
have
their
support
prior
to
presenting
this
before
you
this
evening.
Next
slide.
AR
Please
for
context:
as
Christina
mentioned,
the
PDA
boundary
here
is
bound
by
both
321
Harrison
Avenue,
as
well
as
1000
Washington.
Essentially,
we
are
viewing
1000
Washington
streets
conversion
to
a
lab
building
as
phase
two
of
this
overall
project,
which
was
presented
in
2016
for
those
that
are
not
familiar.
We
recently
completed
the
conversion
of
3
321
Harrison
Avenue
to
a
lab
building,
which
is
approximately
93%
least,
has
been
very
successful,
and
we
were
very
very
excited
to
continue
on
enhancing
the
neighborhood
with
the
conversion
of
1000
Washington
Street
next
slide.
AR
Please
this
is
a
closer
view
of
321
Harrison,
which
you
can
see
on
the
top
right
of
your
screen,
as
well
as
1000
Washington
to
the
South,
and
that
building
view
is
on
the
lower
right
of
your
screen.
Next
slide,
please
a
quick
project
overview.
I
know,
Nick
mentioned
it,
but
essentially
we
are
anticipating
changing
this
building
from
a
complete
office.
Building
to
approximately
half
office
house
lab,
the
majority
of
the
work
will
occur
within
the
building
itself
and
essentially
is
to
keep
it
fairly
simple.
AR
Taking
the
roof
off,
adding
some
structural
supports,
putting
all
the
mechanical
equipment
Up
on
the
Roof
expanding
roof
space
that
fit
with
a
mechanical
Penthouse.
All
of
this
needs
the
lab
guidelines
presented
to
the
bpda
thus
far,
and
we
are
not
increasing
the
overall
Building
height
just
the
penous
area
on
the
top
next
slide,
please
on
the
left
is
the
existing
building
View
and
on
the
right
is
the
proposed
building
view.
You
can
see
a
a
shade
of
gray
just
at
the
top
of
the
building.
AR
AR
Please,
we
are
expecting
to
have
minimal
impacts
to
the
neighborhood
during
this
project.
As
most
of
the
work
will
occur
within
the
building
itself,
we
are
anticipating
reusing,
most
of
the
building
materials.
In
addition,
we
expect
that
traffic
will
be
reduced
as
there
are
typical,
typically
less
trips
generated
with
labus
CER,
our
offices.
We
will
be
providing
rodent
monitoring
and
treatment,
and
we
have
committed
to
limiting
this
building
to
BSL
levels,
one
and
and
to
just
as
we
did
with
321
Harrison
next
door.
Next
slide,
please.
AR
This
is
just
a
quick
overview
of
some
of
the
mitigation
measures
that
we've
completed
as
part
of
the
321
Harrison
project.
We
added
a
new
retail
lineer,
our
pocket
park,
some
on
on-site
bike,
storage,
groundwater,
recharge,
I'm,
sure
you
all
can
read
the
slide
to
yourself
next
slide.
AR
Please-
and
this
is
specifically
our
proposed
mitigation
members
to
support
1,000
Washington
as
a
lab
conversion
project,
so
a
linkage
payment
of
just
under
$400,000
housing,
linkage,
payment
of
just
under
$2
million
and
then
a
few
different
Community
contributions,
20
grand
difference
of
Peter,
Park
20
grand
to
the
pal
art
center
and
then
10
to
the
bpda
for
use
at
its
discretion.
Next
slide,
please.
In
addition,
as
Nick
mentioned,
we
did
move
forward
with
a
PDA
Amendment
really
to
memorialize
the
built-in
height
and
also
to
provide
our
compliance
with
the
gcod.
AR
B
Okay,
thank
you
so
as
this
is
a
public
hearing,
we're
going
to
hold
board
questions
until
after
we
hear
from
anybody
who
would
like
to
testify
secretary
bimus,
do
we
have
anyone
who
would
like
to
speak
on
this
project.
AS
T
Yourself
hi,
my
name
is
wi
L
I'm
been
active
in
Chinatown
for
the
last
30
years,
as
the
map
shows
that
the
1,000
Washington
is
right
across
the
street
from
Chinatown
and
I'm
speaking.
Thank
you,
PD
PDP,
allowing
me
to
speak
for
this
development.
So
anyway,
I
I
know
that,
in
back
in
June,
the
mayor's
office
Michelle
wo
had
I
announced
that
there
is
a
grant
to
train
1,000
people
or
Boston
resident
in
the
life
science
Industry
so
and
I.
T
My
belief
is
that
okay,
this
project
will
definitely
help
to
achieve
that
goal
and
more
so
it
is
that
because
this
building
is
right
across
from
Chinatown,
so
it
will
provide
a
lot
of
jobs,
maybe
high-end
PhD
jobs,
maybe
lowend
custodian
maintenance
job
to
the
resident
of
Chinatown,
and
that's
why
I'm
100%
supporting
this
project.
Thank.
G
Yourself,
yes,
Madam
chair
members
of
the
board
secretary
pimus
in
director,
jemson
Gary,
Walker
electricians
and
technicians,
local
103,
like
to
speak
in
strong
support
and
like
to
thank
the
development
team
for
creating
jobs
in
our
city.
Thank
you.
AI
AT
Yourself
H,
yes,
my
name
is
Mary.
Moore
I
am
on
the
a
member
of
the
community
advisory
committee
representing
Andrew
Square
I
just
want
to
go
on
the
record
and
say
I
support
this
project
and
look
forward
to
hearing
more
details
about
how
the
traffic
issue
with
K
circle
is
going
to
be
addressed.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
Thanks
Mary
ch
rate
just
to
just
to
confirm
we
are
taking
testimony
right
now
on
1000
Washington
and
not
on
Dorchester
Bay
City
Mary
go
ahead
and
unmute.
AU
Yourself,
yes,
my
name
is
Mary
child
Dre
I'm
on
the
board
of
friends
of
Peters
Park,
and
we
wanted
to
go
on
record
in
support
of
this
construction.
This
project.
AV
AN
Sorry
I
thought
I
got
to
yes.
I
just
want
to
go
on
the
record
to
support
this
happy
to
hear
labor
unions
and
the
community
is
in
support
So
in
Support.
Also.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
B
Okay,
thank
you
very
much.
We'll
now
move
on
to
board
questioning.
Do
we
have
any
questions
or
comments
from
the.
B
Board,
okay
hearing
and
seeing
none
a
motion
is
in
order.
B
Second,
we'll
call
for
a
vote:
Dr
Lark,
I,
Mr,
Miller,
I,
shepher
I
and
the
chair
votes.
I
motion
passes.
Congratulations
and
thank
you.
Thank.
B
Night-
okay,
all
right,
so
we're
going
to
move
on
to
the
second
public
hearing.
Simultaneous
Vietnamese
and
Spanish
interpretation
is
being
provided
for
this
meeting
using
language
interpretation
function
within
Zoom.
We
ask
that
you
patient
in
case
of
any
technical
issues.
Language
interpretation
will
not
be
enabled
until
instructions
on
how
to
access
interpretation
have
been
interpreted
into
Vietnamese
and
Spanish.
Once
interpretation
has
been
enabled,
a
glob
icon
will
appear
a
reminder
to
all
that
are
speaking
today.
B
We
ask
that
everyone
speak
slowly
for
the
interpreters
if
you're
speaking
too
quickly,
I
may
interrupt
you
and
ask
you
to
speak
slower.
So
thank
you
to
enable
interpretation
for
V
Vietnamese.
Please
click
on
the
globe,
icon
on
the
bottom
of
your
screen
and
select
Vietnamese
to
enable
interpretation
for
Spanish.
Please
click
on
the
globe
icon
on
the
bottom
of
your
screen
and
select
Spanish.
You
must
also
mute
original
audio.
So
none
will
you
please
kindly
interpret
the
instructions
I
gave
into.
N
N
AM
Yes,
So
the
instructions.
If
you
would
like
to
turn
on
the
Vietnamese
translation,
please
click
into.
AW
AW
AW
B
Thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much
so
and
Sophia
will
you
now
interpret
the
instructions
I
gave
into
Spanish.
M
M
B
And
okay,
so
we're
going
to
let
everyone
join
the
their
respective
interpretation
channel,
so
we're
going
to
there
we
go
so
you
you
can
see.
Now
the
glob
icon
has
appeared
on
the
screen.
So
all
you
have
to
do
is
click
it
and
select,
Vietnamese
for
Vietnamese
and
Spanish
or.
AF
B
Okay,
so
if
you
are
having
difficulty
activating,
oh
sorry
before
I
move
forward,
are
both
channels
activated
and
working.
B
Okay,
so
I'll
read
the
next.
If
you're
having
any
difficulty
activating
interpretation,
please
call
the
phone
number
on
the
screen.
Please
take
note
of
the
phone
number
on
the
screen.
If
you
have
any
difficulties
later
in
the
meeting,
you
may
call
that
number.
B
She
is
I,
believe,
okay,
do
we
have
Vietnamese
interpretation
on.
AL
A
B
Okay,
great
so
this
project
presentation
has
been
translated
into
both
Vietnamese
and
Spanish
and
is
available
on
the
bpda
website
at
Boston,
plans.org
slab,
about-
us
bpda,
dboard
slbo
meetings.
Please
take
note
of
the
website
address
on
the
screen
to
enable
the
trans
translated
project
presentation.
Okay,
are
we
all
we
all
set
on
the
interpretation.
A
B
So
this
is
a
public
hearing
before
the
Boston
Redevelopment
Authority
doing
business
as
the
Boston
Planning
and
Development
agency
being
held,
in
conformance
with
articles
-2
and
AD
C-5
of
the
Boston
zoning
code
to
consider
the
proposed
PDA
master
plan,
141
Dorchester
Bay
City
in
the
Dorchester
neighborhood
of
Boston.
This
hearing
was
duly
advertised
on
August
30th
2023
in
the
Boston
Herald.
It
is
a
bpda
hearing
on
a
proposed
petition
by
the
agency
staff.
Members
will
first
present
their
case
and
are
subject
to
questioning
by
the
members
of
the
agency.
Thereafter.
B
Anyone
who
was
just
to
testify
about
the
proposed
project
will
be
afforded
an
opportunity
we
are
taking
support
and
opposition
at
the
same
time,
if
you're
planning
to
testify,
please
take
time
now
to
verify
that
your
computer
microphone
is
active
click
on
the
hand
icon
on
your
Zoom
control
panel,
and
this
will
signal
to
the
staff
that
you
would
like
to
speak.
When
your
hand
is
raised,
it
will
be
blue
if
you're
calling
into
the
meeting
and
would
like
to
testify.
B
Please
dial
Star
n
to
raise
your
hand
when
I
call
for
all
testimony
staff
will
announce
your
name
and
allow
you
to
talk.
You
must
unmute
your
microphone,
but
your
webcam
will
not
be
active
in
an
effort
to
to
accommodate
all
who
would
like
to
speak
about
this
proposal.
Each
person
will
be
given
up
to
2
minutes
to
comment.
Bpda
staff
will
indicate
when
30
seconds
remain
and
at
that
time
please
conclude
your
remarks
so
that
the
hearing
may
continue
and
others
may
be
heard.
B
J
Thank
you,
madam
chair
good
evening,
members
of
the
board
secretary
paus
and
director
Jefferson
again.
My
name
is
Kaitlin
CER
I'm,
the
interim
housing
manager
at
the
bpda
and
the
project
manager
for
the
project
before
you
tonight.
The
proposal
before
you
is
for
the
plan:
Development
Area
master
plan
approval
or
article
ADC
for
Dorchester
Bay
City
in
the
Columbia
point,
7
Hill
Neighborhood
of
Dorchester,
a
PDA
master
plan
is
a
proposal
for
the
concept
planning
objectives,
character
of
the
development
and
proposed
uses
of
a
defined
area.
J
This
master
plan
is
the
first
of
many
steps
in
the
article
80
process
to
be
able
to
move
forward
towards
construction.
The
PDA
master
plan
must
be
followed
by
an
article
ADC
PDA
development
plan
for
each
phase.
Second,
each
building
or
set
of
buildings
must
go
through
article
80b
large
project
review.
Each
approval
is
subject
to
a
robust
regulatory
review
by
the
bpda
staff
approval
by
the
bpda
board
in
a
rigorous
Community
process.
J
The
plan
being
proposed
is
on
an
approximately
36
Acre
Site,
collectively
known
as
Dorchester
Bay
City
19
of
the
36
acres
are
owned
by
the
UMass
building
authority
or
better
known
as
Umba
in
2019.
Umass
went
through
a
disposition
process
for
the
site
in
order
to
create
a
revenue
stream
to
fund
much
needed,
Capital
Improvements
on
their
Boston
campus,
the
MS
building
authority
selected
accordia
Partners,
who
is
a
project
proponent
as
their
preferred
developer
through
a
competitive
RFP
process.
J
The
proposed
project,
when
complete,
will
consist
of
21
buildings
to
contain
approximately
6.1
million
square
ft,
comprising
of
a
mix
of
office,
lab
research
and
development,
residential
retail,
restaurant
Commercial
and
community
and
cultural
uses,
as
well
as
other
accessory
and
parking.
The
creation
of
a
of
an
extensive
New
Street
system
to
accommodate
pedestrians,
bicycles
and
motor
vehicles
and
approximately
11.4
Acres
of
public
realm
improvements
and
the
creation
of
approximately
8.3
Acres
of
new
open
space.
J
The
review
process
for
Dorchester
Bay
City
began
in
2020
since
that
time
the
development
team
has
worked
with
the
bpda
team,
Boston
Civic
design,
commission
and
other
City
departments
on
reviewing
and
refining
the
project.
My
colleagues,
not
only
at
the
bpda
but
in
partner
agencies
such
as
DCR,
M,
doot
and
MBTA,
have
worked
through
many
charettes
working
groups
and
workshops
with
the
development
team
to
arrive
at
today's
master
plan.
That
includes
significant
infrastructure,
investment
and
resiliency
improvements
to
bring
the
master
plan
in
front
of
you
one
step
closer
to
implementation.
J
In
parallel
to
this,
the
project
has
been
greatly
improved
through
robust
Community
engagement
process,
with
the
Mory
Boulevard
CAC
and
the
remainder
of
the
Dorchester
and
surrounding
communities.
The
bpda
has
hosted
a
combination
of
20,
Community
advisory
committee
meetings
and
public
meetings,
and
the
proponent
has
made
it.
Community
has
made
Community
input
a
Cornerstone
of
this
process
by
having
over
500,
individual
and
group
stakeholder
stakeholder
meetings
outside
of
the
article
80
process.
J
The
input
from
these
stakeholders
throughout
all
of
the
processes
have
been
crucial
in
shaping
the
project
that
you'll
see
in
front
of
you
tonight.
During
these
meetings
we
heard
feedback
related
to
the
project,
but
also
the
need
for
long-term
infrastructure
investments
in
the
corridor.
Significant
resiliency
efforts
needed
not
only
to
protect
the
new
development,
but
the
surrounding
portions
of
the
doorchester
community
and
the
need
for
Equitable
housing
on
site.
The
PDA
master
plan
provides
a
significant
level
of
community
benefits
that
addresses
these
concerns.
J
The
the
project
filed
its
letter
of
intent
on
March
5th
2020,
which
was
before
the
affirmatively
furthering
fair
housing.
Zoning
had
been
placed
in
effect
because
the
proponent
was
committed
to
creating
a
housing
program
that
was
Equitable
they
voluntarily
committed
to
the
affh
process.
The
key
commitments
from
their
housing
proposals
include
a
commitment
to
providing
20%
of
the
residential
units
as
income
restricted
through
the
bda's
inclusionary
housing
policy.
J
At
an
average
of
70%
area
me
in
income,
a
commitment
to
10%
of
the
units
being
family-sized
units,
the
commitment
to
explore
the
opportunity
to
deepen
the
affordability
of
units
by
exploring
a
partnership
opportunity
with
the
Boston
Housing
Authority
to
incorporate
Project
based
VES
or
other
types
of
subsidy
to
deepen
the
afforda
on
site.
Above
This,
the
proponent
will
contribute
$10
million
to
the
Massachusetts,
affordable
housing
Alliance
stash
program,
which
is
a
down
payment
grants
program
for
for
first
generation
home
buyers.
J
Additionally,
this
project
is
expected
to
create
over
$53
million
in
linkage,
payments
in
which
the
proponent
is
committing
to
paying
the
linkage
rates
at
the
time
of
filing,
except
for
the
first
two
buildings
and
paying
the
linkage
payments
in
full
of
at
the
time
of
building
permit
allowing
These
funds
to
be
utilized.
A
lot
quicker
for
affordable
housing
across
the
Dorchester
Community.
Tonight's
housing
proposal
sets
the
floor
for
the
housing
program
on
site.
The
project
will
continue
through
the
afh
review
when
the
proponent
files,
both
their
development
plan
and
their
article
80b
approvals.
J
The
project
site
is
currently
a
key
Flood
path
when
high
tides
and
other
weather
events
cause
periodic
flooding.
The
the
proponent
will
be
implementing
on-site
resiliency
measures
that
will
eliminate
two
of
the
existing
flood
Pathways
into
the
Dorchester
area
that
are
defined.
The
coastal
resiliency
solutions
for
Dorchester
report
published
by
the
city
of
Boston
in
October.
J
In
addition,
the
Bayside
proponent
will
construct
as
part
of
phase
one
an
earth
and
raised
Ridge
flood
protection
system
from
the
southern
edge
of
the
Bayside
site
to
its
northern
Edge
to
help
protect
the
project
site
in
the
surrounding
area
from
periodic
flooding.
Finally,
the
base
proponent
has
agreed
to
contribute.
$5
million
to
a
DCR
Force
account
to
be
used
for
the
creation
of
a
flood
protection
system
within
the
dest
shures
reservation
adjacent
to
the
Harbor
Point
departments.
This
protection
system
will
address
a
third
pathway
into
the
area.
J
The
project
will
also
include
an
array
of
on
and
offsite
transportation
system
improvements
that
are
designed
to
address
the
existing
Transportation
Network
conditions
and
deficiencies
in
the
area.
The
creation
of
a
new,
publicly
accessible
Street
system
that
priori
IES
bicyclist
and
a
new
public
bike
sharing
system
and
direct
funding
from
the
project
to
catalyze
and
support
the
design
and
implementation
of
public
agency
Transportation
improvements
in
the
area.
J
A
B
B
Thanks
for
your
patience,
everyone,
you
know,
we
really
want
to
make
sure
that
the
interpretation
is
is
active
as
we
have
a
lot
of
people
in
attendance
and
want
to
make
sure
that
everyone
is,
is
able
to
be
heard
and
understands
the
the
project
presentation
and
in
the
language
that
they're
most
comfortable
in
so
happy
to
to.
B
B
B
A
A
A
A
Madam,
chair
I
believe
they
have
fixed
the
interpretation
issue.
So
let's
get
started
again
and
I
will
continue
to
monitor
the
channel.
B
Okay,
great
thank
you.
So,
let's
actually
Caitlyn
you
were
presenting.
J
So
do
you
want
to
continue
yep
I'm
happy
to
continue
on
so
I
just
want
to
say,
as
stated
previously
in
my
remarks
at
the
beginning,
the
vote
in
front
of
you
tonight
is
a
PDA
master
plan,
which
is
a
proposal
for
the
concept
planning
objectives,
character
of
development
and
proposed
uses
of
an
of
the
area
that
you'll
further
hear
about
in
tonight's
presentation.
Because
of
the
scale
of
this
project,
the
board
will
see
three
additional
PDA
development
plans
in
relation
to
today's
master
plan,
as
well
as
individual
article
80b
building
approvals.
J
I
want
to
recognize
once
again
the
role
of
the
morrisy
boulevard,
CAC,
the
doorchester
community
and
our
local
elected
officials,
and
bring
us
here
tonight.
It
should
be
noted
that
we
have
support
from
the
Dorchester
and
South
Boston
delegation
you'll
be
hearing
from
some
of
them
tonight.
It
has
been
a
pleasure
to
work
with
this
community
that
has
pushed
the
project
to
be
better
at
be
better
at
every
step
of
the
way
and
I
look
forward
to
continuing
the
partnership
going
forward.
J
H
What
an
act
to
follow
good
evening,
Cher
Ro
house,
esteemed
members
of
the
board,
director,
jemson
and
Madame
secretary
I,
am
pleased
to
join
you
this
evening
to
share
with
you
the
planning
context
that
informed
bpda
staff
review
of
the
proposed
project
planned
Development
Area
number
141
referred
to
as
Dorchester
Bas
City
Kaitlin
already
described
the
project
in
great
detail,
so
I'll
try
to
keep
my
comments
here,
limited
only
to
say
that
the
project
site
covers
more
than
36
acres
of
land
on
the
Columbia
Point
Peninsula
and
Dorchester
regulated
by
the
provisions
of
zoning
subdistricts,
including
article
42a
General
business
subd,
districts
of
Harbor
Park,
Dorchester,
Bay,
Neponset,
River,
Waterfront
District,
and
article
65
Community
commercial
subdistricts
of
of
the
Dorchester
neighborhood
District.
H
Both
subdistricts
allow
for
the
establishment
of
planned
development
areas
in
order
to
provide
for
more
flexible
zoning
law
to
provide
benefits
to
the
Dorchester
Community.
The
majority
of
the
project
site
is
also
located
within
the
coastal
flood
resilience
overlay
district
and
is
subject
to
Provisions
established
by
article
25A
of
the
Boston
zoning
code.
Portions
of
the
project
site
are
subject
to
licensing
under
the
Massachusetts
Public
Waterfront
act,
chapter
91
and
it's
implementing
regulations
relating
to
Building
height
and
the
provision
of
ground
floor
facilities
of
public
accommodations
next
slide.
H
Please
Caitlyn
described
the
proposed
project
in
such
detail
already.
I
will
only
add
here
that
it
is
the
opinion
of
bpda
staff
that
approvals
sought
at
this
time,
which
again
are
limited
to
the
first
step
of
a
longer
approvals
process,
support
the
planning
vision
for
Colombia
Point,
established
by
the
Columbia
Point
master
plan
adopted
by
this
board
in
2011
and
addresses
resilience
needs
identified
by
Coastal
resilience,
solutions
for
Dorchester
adopted
in
2020.
Z
Presentation,
thank
you
coach
here
from
Cordia
Partners
on
behalf
of
myself
and
Di
Galvin,
my
partner
and
the
entire
Cordia
team.
First
I
want
to
thank
Caitlyn
and
Christina
for
doing
an
amazing
job
of
doing
most
of
my
presentation
for
me.
So
hopefully
we
can
offer
some
color
that
will
put
it
into
perspective,
but
first
I'd
like
to
thank
the
bbda
board
members
dedicate
so
much
of
their
time.
Z
The
bbda
director
and
staff
mayor
woo,
the
elected
officials
and
all
the
the
residents
that
attended
more
than
500
public
Civic
and
Municipal
meetings
that
have
helped
shape
this
project
and
it
would
not
be
what
it
is
without
all
of
that
guidance
and
input.
So
with
that
I'd
like
to
thank
you
very
much
this.
This
diagram
is
important
because
we're
bringing
this
project
forward
and
are
excited
to
bring
It
Forward,
because
we
believe
it
embodies
many
of
the
driving
principles
that
you
all
articulated
in
dni,
resiliency
and
affordability.
Z
That
projects
like
this
should
bring
to
the
City
of
Austin.
This
areial,
showing
the
Columbia
point
peninsul
on
the
lower
right
and
our
site
sites,
which
there
are
two
two
marsy
and
Bayside
comprising
36
Acres
on
that
Peninsula
are
amazingly
fortunate
to
be
surrounded
by
the
third
largest
park
at
mle
Park,
currently
undergoing
or
about
to
undergo
renovations,
our
largest
public
beach
at
Carson
Beach
and
the
institutions
of
the
peninsula,
such
asass,
Boston,
BC,
high
JFK,
Library
RFK
and
our
partners
and
neighbors
Harper
Point.
Z
One
of
the
other
things
I'd
like
to
point
out
here
is
our
proximity
to
the
red
line,
so-called
brain
train.
To
date,
most
of
the
benefits
of
the
brain
train
have
crewed
to
the
north,
and
one
of
the
goals
we
have
is
to
use
revitalization
of
UMass
JFK
station
to
bring
to
and
economic
development
benefits
South,
and
given
our
position
between
South,
Boston
and
Dorchester,
we
think
we're
uniquely
prepared
to
bring
those
to
the
South
and
the
East
and
our
neighborhoods
that
comprise
us.
Z
We
go
to
the
next
slide
for
more
than
50
years,
this
site
has
been
an
entirely
impervious
surface
of
buildings,
asphalt,
concrete
and
what
you
see
here
so
in
a
clockwise
or
counterclockwise
fashion,
at
the
top,
the
Bayside
site,
with
what
you
can
see
in
a
lighter
color,
the
outline
of
the
former
Bayside
Exposition
Center
that
was
demolished
below
it,
a
similar
image
of
that
footprint
of
the
building
and
the
parking
lots
that
surrounded
it
and,
as
you
swing
around
to
the
right,
the
what
will
be
the
new
connector
to
Day
Boulevard
or
the
access
Road
as
it
exists
today
and
we'll
show
you
what
we
think
it
can
be,
and
then
lastly
santand
there
and
its
current
form
on
to
marsi
concrete
building,
also
surrounded
by
cars.
Z
So
this
is
the
world
we're,
given
that
we
hope
to
replace
asphalt
with
places
for
people
and
places
of
public
realm
and
assembly.
Let's
go
to
the
next
slide,
please
so
DBC
is
in
in
the
process
of
tackling
large
projects
in
public,
private
partnership
and
large
projects,
tackle
large
Pro
problems
and,
as
we
make
our
way,
clockwise
some
of
those
are
Illustrated.
Here.
Z
The
traffic
clogging
dimension
of
K
Circle,
rotary
below
it
Mory
Boulevard,
which
floods
often
in
the
lower
right
and
needs
to
be
addressed
in
its
infrastructure.
The
JFK
train
station,
which
has
not
been
improved
since
it
was
built
in
196,.
B
I'm
sorry
I'm
going
to
have
to
to
pause.
You
Mr
Sykes
a
little
bit
of
an
issue
with
with
the
interpretation
so.
B
B
B
B
Be
great
if
we
had
some
of
that,
you
know,
while
you're
on
hold
music.
B
L
B
The
uncomfortable
silence,
but
but
as
I
indicated,
you
know
we
want
to
get
this
translation
right
and
so
we're.
J
J
AF
AF
AF
AM
AM
B
Phone,
so
we
we're
going
to
need
probably
about
about
five
more
minutes
to
to
get
a
our
in-house
interpretation
all
set
up
so
and
and
Caitlyn.
We
will
have
to
rewind
rewind
back
and
and
and
start
from
the
beginning
of
the
presentation.
So
everybody,
you
know
please
sit
tight
for
about
five
minutes
or
so
fingers
crossed
and
we'll
be
we'll
be
back.