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Description
The October 30, 2019 Public Facilities Commission Meeting was recorded live at the Winter Chambers, 26 Court Street in Downtown Boston.
B
Good
morning,
commissioners,
before
us
today
is
the
Department
of
Neighborhood
Development
joining
us
today
is
Rick
Wilson,
the
deputy
director
of
Finance
for
DND.
There
are
five
boats
being
presented
today.
The
first
vote
begins
with
Donald
Wright
he's
the
deputy
director
for
real
estate
management
and
sales
for
D&D.
The
vote
request
concerns
a
transfer
of
the
care,
custody
management
and
control
from
the
Department
of
Neighborhood
Development
to
the
Boston
Conservation
Commission.
This
matter
concerns
vacant
land
located
at
an
unnumbered
parcel
on
DeForest
Street
in
Hyde
Park.
This
is
a
property
transfer
don'd.
C
Morning,
commissioners
I'm
here
requesting
PFC
approval
for
the
transfer
of
a
parcel
identified
in
the
vote
package
as
a
number
de
forestry
parcel
and
Hyde
Park
neighborhood
of
Boston
from
the
Department
of
Neighborhood
Development
to
the
Conservation
Commission.
The
vote
packet
includes
a
comprehensive
memo
about
the
project
and
PFC
vote
requests.
I've
also
provided
two
handouts
related
to
the
vote,
request
which
are
displayed
on
the
screen.
C
The
second
image
shows
a
view
of
the
current
condition.
This
parcel
consists
of
a
total
land
area,
5,000
square
feet
of
vacant
forested
land.
The
parcel
was
taken
into
the
indies
inventory
in
June
2015
through
tax
foreclosure,
the
parcel
abuts
on
both
sides
by
parcels
already,
and
the
conservation
commission's
inventory
and
consisting
of
the
DeForest
urban
wild
previous
parcels
were
transferred
to
the
Conservation
Commission
in
2003,
2004
and
2012.
C
This
is
the
last
parcel
in
the
urban
while
to
be
transferred
to
the
Commission
and
will
complete
the
urban.
While
if
the
PFC
approves
a
vote
request,
the
Conservation
Commission
will
assume
the
care,
custody
and
management
and
control
of
the
property
and
preserve
it
as
a
protected
and
permanent
urban.
While
here
to
answer
any
questions
that
you
might
have
Thank.
D
B
Vote
number
two
is
being
presented
by
Joseph
Becker
he's
a
housing
development
officer
with
the
Neighborhood
Housing
Development
Division
of
D
&
D.
This
vote
request
concerns
a
tentative
developer,
designation,
an
intent
to
sell
to
new
urban
collaborative
LLC
vacant
land
located
at
40
to
50
Warren
Street
in
Roxbury.
The
purchase
price
is
suggested
at
$100
Joseph.
If
you
present
your
vote
request
please
Thanks
morning.
E
Commissioners,
I'm
here
requesting
PFC
approval
for
the
tentative
developer,
designation
of
new
urban
collaborative
LLC
for
the
parcel
identified
in
the
vote
package
in
the
Roxbury
section
of
Boston
D&D
conducted
an
extensive
public
process
that
resulted
in
this
vote
request
over
one
dozen
community
meetings
were
held
to
discuss
the
development
of
the
parcel.
A
request
for
proposals
was
issued
on
July
16th,
2018
and
advertised
in
the
state
central
register
in
the
Boston
Herald
to
development
teams
applied
to
the
RFP
and
two
are
determined
to
meet
the
eligibility
criteria.
E
All
eligible
developers
were
invited
to
a
community
meeting
to
present
their
proposals
based
on
community
feedback
and
D
and
E
review
of
all
eligible
applications
against
the
RFP
evaluation
criteria.
We
recommend
the
tentative
developer
designation
of
new
urban
collaborative
LLC
in
particular
new
app
urban
collaborative
LLC's
proposal
achieves
diversity
and
inclusion
and
its
development
team,
below-market
office
rents
and
a
commitment
to
incorporating
the
good
job
strategy
into
the
selection
of
its
commercial
tenants.
All
of
these
components
were
important
community
priorities
enumerated
in
the
RFP
for
this
parcel.
E
E
In
summary,
if
PFC
of
approves
the
vote
request,
it
will
result
in
the
following
public
benefits:
16
new
income,
restricted
rental
housing
units,
two
of
which
two
of
those
units
will
be
rented
to
households
that
are
currently
homeless
and
need
rental
assistance.
Six
units
will
be
rented
to
households
earning
up
to
50%
of
the
area
median
income.
Eight
units
will
be
rented
to
households
earning
up
to
eighty
percent
of
the
area
median
income.
The
project
will
improve
the
use
of
one
parcel
of
city-owned
land
currently
utilized
as
surface
parking
with
a
mixed-use
building.
E
The
project
will
create
new
open
space
that
can
support
the
operations
of
the
ground-floor
retail
and
provide
public
art
displays
for
W
square
residents,
and
the
project
is
also
expected
to
create
fifty
eight
thousand
six
hundred
and
eighty
two
construction
hours,
which
will
generate
jobs
among
the
building
trades.
I
am
here
to
answer
any
questions
you
may
have.
A
Number
one
is
the
appraised.
Value
of
this
parcel
is
one
point,
two,
four:
five
million
dollars
based
upon
a
June,
10th,
2019
appraisal
and
we're
selling
it
for
$100,
and
the
second
question
which
is
related
to
the
first
is
that
in
the
memo
I
just
want
to
make
sure
this
is
on
the
record
and
accurate
in
the
memo.
Nuestra
comunidad
had
offered
$900,000
but
was
seeking
2.8
million
dollars
in
subsidy
from
D
and
D.
So
again,
the
$900,000
was
not
really
I
just
want
to
be
clear
for
the
record,
but.
E
E
A
E
From
DND
as
part
of
the
development
of
this
project,
the
DND
past
practice,
which
is
informed
by
HUD
guidance,
disallows
the
acceptance
of
an
acquisition
fee
for
public
land
when
that
subsidy
is
being
requested.
So,
despite
the
difference
in
the
offer
amounts
in
the
two
proposals,
the
evaluation
committee
viewed
the
price
in
light
of
the
subsidy
requests
of
both
packages
as
$100,
because.
E
A
E
F
It's
I
mean
the
the
the
price
is
really
determined
by
what
we're
what
the
city
is
getting
for
the
for
this
project,
right
to
the
RFP,
the
development
guidelines
and
and
informed
by
the
community
process,
which
was
a
very
long
multi-year
community
process,
but
the
roxbury
project
review
committee
in
the
roxbury
strategic
master
plan
oversight
committee.
It
was
important
to
the
community
that
there
be
affordable
housing
on
this
site
and
affordable
commercial
space,
and
you
can't
have
affordable
housing,
an
affordable
commercial
space.
F
It
would
not
be
financially
feasible
if
we
were
asking
or
demanding
the
full
appraised
value
of
the
property.
In
order
to
make
that
work,
not
only
did
they
require
our
they're
going
to
require
subsidy
land
subsidy
to
provide
that
affordable
housing
and
affordable
commercial
space,
but
they're
going
to
require
additional
subsidy
from
city
and
state
resources.
On
top
of
that,
so
this.
F
Public
benefit
for
the
city,
it's
what
the
community
wanted
for
this
for
this
site
and
we're
happy
to
you
know
we're
happy
to
support
that
and
give
the
community
what
what
they
want
here
and,
as
you
know
that
you
know
this
is
the
mission
of
the
of
the
department
is
to
create
affordable
housing.
One
of
the
things
we
do
so
we
felt
like
in
the
evaluation
committee
in
the
community
felt
like
it
was
worth
foregoing
that
revenue
to
the
city
in
order
to
get
this
important
public
benefit
for
that
neighborhood.
Thank.
A
H
Reality
you
actually
are
getting
the
revenue,
because
D
and
E
is
actually
subsidizing
the
housing,
development
and
so
forth.
So
it's
kind
of
the
almost
doing
what
the
other
company
did
is:
throw
a
price
out,
you're,
just
not
showing
it,
but
the
city
actually
is
by
subsidizing.
These
developments
really
getting
the
full
market
value.
Sure.
F
D
So
my
question
is:
is
that
could
be
a
presentation
for
the
demo?
It's
very
evident
that
there's
been
a
thorough
community
process
and
we
worked
with
the
appropriate
partners.
So
you
may
not
have
the
answer
to
this
question,
but
I
just
have
to
ask,
because
this
project
will
result
in
in
less
parking
and
I
know.
The
parking
is
an
issue.
I
do
think
that
I'm
having
more
residential
opportunities
in
Dudley
would
help
to
revitalize
it.
But
is
there
a
larger
conversation
regarding
where
parking
will
be
available
for
folks
in
the
Dundee
area?
Yep.
E
So
this
parcel
was
one
of
four
that
was
released
through
the
plan,
Dudley
request
for
proposals
process
and
the
RFP
for
this
parcel.
40-50
Warren
actually
specifically
stated
that
no
parking
was
required
in
the
proposals
for
this
parcel,
because
the
community
had
identified
the
one
of
the
other
sites,
135
Dudley
Street
as
a
potential
site
for
increased
parking
and,
in
fact,
the
proposal
that
came
in
for
that
site.
All
of
the
proposals
had
parking
involved
there,
so
it
was
seen
as
an
aggregate
plan
and
the
RFP
for
this
parcel.
A
B
Number
three
is
being
presented
by
John
Feuerbach
he's
a
senior
development
officer
with
the
Neighborhood
Housing
Development
Division
of
DMD.
This
vote
request
concerns
an
amendment
to
the
vote
of
October
24th
2018
to
extend
the
tend
of
designation,
an
intent
to
sell
period
from
12
to
17
months
to
sell
to
new
urban
collaborative
limited.
This.
A
B
Vacant
land
located
at
108,
110,
112
and
114
Marcella
Street
93
to
95
97,
101,
105,
109,
113,
115,
121,
123
and
125
to
125
are
Marcellus
Street,
there's
an
unnumbered
parcel
on
beach,
glen
street
and
also
an
unnumbered
parcel
on
'the
wing
Street
in
Roxbury
John.
If
you'd
present
your
vote
request
for
a
time
extension,
please
Thank.
G
You
Angela
good
morning,
commissioners
I'm
here
requesting
a
five-month
extension
of
the
a
tentative
developer
designation
of
new
urban
collaborative
limited
for
the
parcels
that
Angela
outlined
a
total
16
parcels.
As
background
prior
to
the
developer
designation
in
2018
d,
&
D
conducted
a
very
extensive
community
process.
Ad
Eng
staff
met
on
many
occasions
with
representatives
of
the
Highland
Park
neighborhood.
G
It
led
to
the
defining
of
the
mission,
the
vision
and
the
objectives
that
were
in
your
request
for
a
proposal
that
was
issued
in
the
end
of
2017.
The
r.fp
was
due
in
2018.
All
advertisements
were
done
properly
in
the
state
central
register,
the
Boston
Herald,
and,
in
fact,
after
we
did
the
tentative
developer
designation,
we
ran
the
city
record
ad.
We
had
to
eligible
development
teams
had
applied
to
were
reviewed
by
the
neighborhood
based
on
community
support.
Pfc
approved
the
tentative
developer,
designation
of
new
urban
collaborative
on
October
24th
2018.
G
The
reason
why
we're
requesting
the
five-month
extension
is
it
would
enable
the
team
to
receive,
in
essence,
sign-off
approvals
for
their
permit
from
both
Boston
Water
and
Sewer,
as
well
as
Public
Works.
They
have
applied
to
water
and
sewer
in
the
process
of
getting
that
approval.
Second,
finalizing
construction
financing
they've
got
a
relationship
with
Boston,
private
and
they're
working
with
them,
but
it
hasn't
reached
that
point
and
third
and
final
they're
working
with
a
contractor
to
price
out
their
construction
bid.
G
It's
appropriate
that
all
those
tasks
will
be
accomplished
within
five
months
and
I'll
be
able
to
come
back
for
a
conveyance
vote
at
that
time.
The
vote
package
includes
a
comprehensive,
comprehensive
memo
that
outlet
gets
out
what
I
just
mentioned
and
I've
also
provided
some
handouts
to
you
that
are
on
the
screen.
G
The
first
is
a
building
image
of
the
structure,
and
this
is
a
elevation
that
has
been
worked
on
with
both
D
and
E,
as
well
as
the
Boston
planning
development
agency,
as
well
as
it's
been
vetted
with
the
neighborhood.
It's
still
a
work
in
progress.
So
when
we
come
back
for
the
conveyance
when
I
come
back
for
the
conveyance,
there
will
be
some
improvements
to
this
and
then
the
second
is
another
rendering
of
the
buildings
and
it
just
shows
existing
conditions
on
Marcella
Street
in
Highland
Park.
G
In
summary,
if
the
Commission
approves
the
five-month
extension
request,
it
would
result
in
the
following
public
benefits.
The
development
includes
12
new
homeownership
development
units.
In
five
buildings
there
will
be
eight
affordable
units
and
five
market
rate
units
I.
Think
one
of
the
great
things
that
there's
a
diverse
income
mix
and
development.
The
developers
could
be
providing
new
homes
for
virus
out
or
below
60%
of
area,
median
income,
80%
of
area,
median
income,
100%
area,
median
income
and
market
rate
units,
and
that
was
something
that
was
worked
out
with
the
neighborhood.
G
It
was
identified
in
a
request
for
proposal
and
to
the
developers.
Credit
he's
addressed
that
we
have
working
out
very
strong
green
development.
We're
gonna
have
an
open
space
provision.
They've
got
great
linkages
between
this
site
and
other
sites
in
the
neighborhood.
The
development
will
be
LEED
Platinum
and
it
will
in
essence
it
will
be
creating
more
energy
than
the
units
will
need
themselves.
So
that's
that's
great
and
it
it's
sort
of
consistent
with
the
mayor's
Net
Zero
policy
of
trying
to
get
the
city
out
by
2050
to
be
net
positive
and
then
last.
H
A
G
A
B
Vote
for
is
also
being
presented
by
John
Feuerbach.
This
vote
concerns
an
amendment
to
the
vote
of
October
24th
2018
to
extend
the
tend
of
designation,
an
intent
to
sell
period
from
12
to
36
months
to
sell
Teresa
Larkin
development
LLC.
This
matter
concerns
vacant
land
located
at
273
to
75,
to
77,
to
79,
to
81
to
281
a
283
and
287
Highland
Street.
The
properties
are
located
in
Roxbury.
This
is
a
time
extension
request
John.
If
you'd
present
your
vote,
Thank.
G
You
Angela
good
morning,
commissioners
I'm
here
requesting
a
24
month,
extension
of
the
developer
designation
of
Rhys
Larkin
development
for
the
parcels
that
Angela
outlined
in
the
introduction.
As
background
similar
to
the
prior
vote.
It
had
an
extensive
community
process.
It
was
in
fact
part
of
the
same
request
for
a
proposal
that
was
issued.
The
request
for
proposal
included
five
packages.
This
was
one
of
the
five
that
was
included
in
that
the
request
for
proposal
was
issued
at
the
end
of
2017.
G
The
proposal
was
due
2018
we
did
the
ads
in
the
State
Central
Register
or
the
Boston
Herald,
and
subsequent
to
the
tentative
developer
designation.
We
ran
an
ad
in
the
city
city
record.
Five
development
teams
responded
all
five
were
determined
to
meet
eligibility
criteria.
We
went
out
to
a
community
meeting.
It
was
great
community
meeting
based
on
community
feedback.
There
was
support
for
the
Rhys
Larkin
team
and,
on
that
basis,
Pfc
approved
a
tentative
developer,
designation
of
Rhys
Larkin
on
October
24,
2000
18.
G
The
reason
why
I'm
requesting
a
an
extension
of
24
months
is
to
allow
the
developer
to
pursue
state
funding
at
the
State
Department
of
Housing
and
Community,
Development
and
I.
Think
what's
important
to
know
is
not
only
are
we
providing
a
land
but
they're
looking
for
city
subsidies
sparked
the
development
and
they're
also
looking
for
state
funding
as
well
a
matching
matching
funding,
in
fact,
right
now,
they're
with
DND
right
now
we're
evaluating
the
request
in
preparation
for
going
to
DHCD
and
early
in
November.
G
G
H
G
One
here
involves
state
matching
funds
where,
as
the
prior
vote
was
staying
within
D&D
itself,
and
in
fact,
there's
there's
no
subsidy
requests
that
the
prior
vote,
so
that
enables
us
to
move
a
little
bit
quicker.
But
this
as
well
as
other
rental
developments
that
come
to
DND
requiring
state
matching
funding.
We're
always
going
to
unfortunately
get
that
that
delay.
What
what's
unique
about
this,
if
I
could
just
take
one
moment,
it's.
C
G
Community
Supported
limited
equity
cooperative,
it
involve
23
units
of
new
housing
and
it's
got
deep
affordability,
so
we'll
have
some
at
or
below,
30%
left,
some
at
or
below,
60
left
some
at
or
below
80,
and
there
will
be
some
market
rate
units.
It's
the
same,
Green
Development,
it's
the
same
energy
positive
so
bit,
but
by
the
fact
of
having
green
development
as
well
as
the
solar
panels,
it
will
be
creating
more
energy
than
the
the
units
will
need
to
consume.
B
The
final
matter
today
is
being
presented
by
Rick
Wilson.
This
is
noted
as
vote
number
five.
It's
a
certificate
of
authority
vote
on
this
concerns,
written
records
that
are
filed
at
the
Registry
of
Deeds
in
Suffolk
and
the
Registry's
district
of
the
Land
Court.
This
certificate
seeks
to
amend
the
prior
certificate
and
add
to
it
the
name:
Deborah
Ruffo
she's,
a
controller
with
the
Department
of
Neighborhood
Development
Rick.
If
you
have
any
further
information,
you'd
like
to
present
on
the
certificate
of
authority.