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Zoning regulates the use and dimensional boundaries of privately owned buildings and land. The Zoning code is in place to protect the neighborhoods from the construction of buildings or structures that do not fit into the context of a neighborhood. The Zoning Board of Appeal hears appeals for varying the application of the Zoning Code and determines when it is appropriate to grant deviations from code restrictions.
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A
B
Good
morning,
good
morning,
city
of
Boston
board
of
appeals
hearing
from
May
23rd
of
2023
is
now
in
session.
This
hearing
is
being
conducted
in
accordance
with
the
applicable
provisions
of
the
open
meeting
law,
including
the
updated
Provisions
enacted
by
the
legislature
last
year.
The
new
law
allows
the
board
to
continue
its
practice
of
holding
virtual
hearings
until
March
2025..
This
hearing
of
the
board
is
being
held
remotely
via
the
zoom
webinar
event
platform.
This
hearing
is
also
being
live,
streamed.
B
B
B
Boston.Gov.Gov
members
of
the
public
will
enter
the
virtual
hearing
as
attendees,
which
means
you
will
not
see
yourself
on
the
screen
and
you
be
muted
throughout
unless
administratively
unmuted,
when
asked
to
comment
board
members
of
applicants
and
their
attorneys
or
Representatives
who
participate
in
the
hearing
as
panelists,
and
they
will
appear
alongside
the
presentation
materials
when
speaking
panelists
are
strongly
encouraged
to
keep
video
on
while
presenting
to
the
board.
As
with
our
in-person
meetings,
comments
and
support
will
be
followed
by
comments
and
opposition.
B
The
order
of
comments
is
as
follows:
elected
officials,
representatives
of
elected
officials
and
members
of
the
public,
the
chair,
May
limit
the
number
of
people
involved
upon
to
offer
a
comment
and
the
time
for
commenting
as
time
constraints
require
for
the.
For
that
reason,
the
board
prefers
to
hear
from
members
of
the
public
who
are
most
impacted
by
a
project.
That
is
those
individuals
who
live
closest
to
the
project.
B
If
you
wish
to
comment
on
an
appeal,
please
click
the
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hand
button
along
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bottom
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When
the
host
sees
your
hand,
you
will
receive
a
request
to
unmute
yourself.
Yes,
and
you
should
be
able
to
talk.
If
you
are
connected
to
the
hearing
by
telephone,
please
press
star,
9
to
raise
and
lower
your
hand.
You
must
press
star
six
to
unmute
yourself
after
you
receive
the
request
from
the
host.
B
Those
called
upon
to
comment
will
be
asked
their
name
and
address
first
before
they
provide
their
comments
in
the
interest
of
time
and
to
ensure
that
you
have
enough
time
to
do
so.
Please
please
raise
your
hand
as
soon
as
Mr
Stembridge
reads.
The
address
into
the
record:
do
not
raise
your
hand
before
the
irrelevant
address
is
called
or
the
meeting
host
will
not
load
to
call
upon
you
at
the
appropriate
time.
B
B
B
I
H
Next
order
of
business
of
9
30
a.m
is
for
extensions,
and
at
this
point
the
first
on
the
list
is
case:
boa
119,
-2263
the
address
being
335
Chelsea
Street
or
this
proposal.
The
first
request
for
the
extension
was
due
to
is,
is
due
to
expire
on
August
20th
of
this
year.
If
granted,
the
next,
the
new
expiration
date
will
be
August.
20Th
of
2024.
B
Is
Miss
scatino.
J
B
J
Good
morning,
Madam
chair
members
of
the
board
attorney
Lauren
scatina,
with
the
business
address
of
245
Sumner
Street
in
East
Boston
I'm,
here,
seeking
an
extension
for
335
Chelsea
Street
a
one
year
on
this
board
in
2021,
granted
approval
to
a
recta-4
unit,
ROM
residential
dwelling
with
covid.
There
was
just
a
couple
of
snags,
but
we
do
anticipate
applying
for
permits
within
the
next
year
and
as
such,
we're
just
seeking
a
one-year
extension
through
August
of
2024..
J
K
I
B
H
G
Yes,
Vernon
Woodworth,
architect,
nine
Elizabeth
Street
of
Mattapan,
and
this
project
is
also
for
family
to
be
owner.
Occupied
construction
documents
are
complete,
but
we
are
unable
to
have
a
permanent
issue
without
a
licensed
Builder
and
are
having
difficulty
finding
one.
So
we
thought
requesting
the
extension
would
be
appropriate
at
this
time.
B
H
B
H
B
O
H
P
There
was
a
raised
hand
here
once
again.
Cortina
is
that,
are
you
looking
a
senator
a
question?
Are
you
here
for
this
case.
H
R
Yes,
good
morning,
Madam
chair
members
of
the
board
Johanna
Schneider,
with
a
business
address
of
75
State
Street.
We
are
here
seeking
an
extension
of
variances
granted
by
the
board
in
2021
for
the
Allston
green
project,
located
at
16
to
22
Linden
Street,
six
path,
Street
in
Austin.
The
project
entails
the
construction
of
349
residential
units,
which
includes
53
on-site,
affordable
units.
These
decisions
were
issued
by
the
board
in
August
of
2021,
but
unfortunately,
due
to
covid
related
impacts
on
supply
chain
and
labor,
as
well
as
different
record
conditions.
We
do
not
anticipate.
S
R
Say
you're
asking
for
a
year
sure
I'm
happy
to
address
that
I
think
initially,
we
were
very
optimistic
that
we
would
only
need
a
six-month
extension
that
is
market
conditions.
It
continued
to
be
difficult.
We
think
that
a
year
extension
would
give
us
the
appropriate
amount
of
time.
B
Motion
to
approve
an
extension
tool,
August
18,
2024
I.
H
U
Yes,
good
morning,
Jared
eigenman
attorney
Reuben
Jenny
sunrose,
with
an
address
of
112
Water
Street
in
Boston.
There
have
been
previous
extensions
granted.
This
is
actually
the
Third
the.
Unfortunately,
the
property
went
into
foreclosure
and
it
hasn't
closed.
Yet
the
lender
is
still
holding
it
technically
and
the
closing
isn't
for
another
week,
but
we
respectfully
ask
to
be
extended.
U
It's
a
very
large
project
for
Brighton,
it's
151
units
and
there's
a
host
of
variances
that
were
granted
I
I
respectfully
request
that
the
board
allowed
more
time
for
the
new
owner
to
get
a
contractor
and
financially.
U
Well,
I'm
not
sure
I
I
don't
represent
the
the
buyer,
but
no
they
intend
to
proceed
with
the
project
I
it
as
approved.
U
B
H
H
remains
valid
until
May
27th
of
2027
by
the
board.
If,
if
granted,
the
new
expiration
date
will
be
done
of
2024.
L
If
this
would
be
the
first
extension
as
Mr
Stembridge
had
read
into
the
record,
the
appellant
is
working
with
the
Department
of
Transportation
to
finalize
approvals
and
make
final
revisions
to
the
project
design.
With
regard
there's
a
curbside
required
for
the
project
and
so
they're
working
design
review
for
this,
it's
for
a
convenience
store
on
a
land
which
was
you
know,
occupied
by
a
gas
station,
so
the
curb
cut
just
needs
to
be
ironed
out
with
the
dot
they're
kind
of
getting
there
but
they're,
just
not
there.
L
Yet
so
they're
still
working
on
that
final
approval
and
they
need
that
final
approval
in
order
to
pull
the
final
building
permit.
So
that's
that's
the
reason
for
the
delay
and
so
we're
requesting
a
one-year
extension
until
May
27th
of
2024..
Thank
you.
I
B
H
N
Hi
good
morning,
can
everyone
hear
me?
Yes,
sir?
Thank
you.
My
name
is
Nelson
Bamford
I
am
the
owner
of
15
Leesville
street
today
I'm
here
to
request
a
one-year
extension.
This
is
for
two
to
three
occupational
change.
Currently,
the
plans
have
been
submitted
to
the
ISD
portal.
All
the
work
has
been
complete.
The
time
would
allow
for
final
review
and
correction.
L
I
B
H
H
V
Mr
Drago.
Thank
you,
madam
chair
members
of
the
board
attorney
Jeff
Drago
dragon
with
Toscano,
with
the
business
address
of
11
Beacon
Street.
Just
by
way
of
background.
This
was
an
article
80
project
that
went
through
both
bpda
and
zba.
It
was
approved
and
sometime
during
covid-19,
the
project
sold
to
a
new
owner
I
represent
the
new
owners.
At
that
time
they
were
working
on
design
review.
V
Part
of
that
process
involved
a
vertical
over
on
the
so
some
design
changes
in
the
exterior
that
had
to
go
through
a
whole
process
through
both
bpda
and
pic
that
took
the
better
of
10
months
to
finally
get
all
the
legal
documents
approved
at
that
time
when
they
submitted
their
final
building
plans,
because
everything
is
completed
on
the
project,
everything
was
submitted
to
plan's
examiner
Tom
white
when
he
reviewed
upon
review.
V
He
realized
that
the
I'm
had
already
expired
under
the
approval,
so
we
are
seeking
an
extension
from
the
time
that
it
expired
in
December,
23rd
of
2022
I.
Believe
we
have
everything
submitted,
so
it
it's.
We
we
put
down
a
year
because
we
are
already
into
this
for
five
or
six
months,
but
everything
is
waiting
in
ISD
they're,
just
not
able
to
review
this
until
or
if
a
extension
would
be
granted.
So
we
would.
We
would
ask
the
board,
for
those
reasons
to
please
extend
that.
B
V
Miss
panada
everything
is
submitted,
so
we're
hoping
within
a
few
months.
This
could
be
approved.
S
V
O
Yes,
what
did
I
say
yeah.
P
T
B
H
At
this
point,
make
a
call
again
for
case
boa.
H
W
B
M
A
We
could
put
this
on,
we
could
defer
it
and
put
it
on
a
different
date
or
we
could
de-wall.
B
And
I
heard
a
second
Mr
Stembridge
yeah
Mr
Shepherd,
yes,
Mr
Valencia.
Yes,.
I
I
H
Okay:
next,
we
will
move
on
to
the
groundwater
conservation
Overlook
District.
Only
at
night,
till
9
30.
H
M
H
Sorry
I'll
make
a
motion
that
this
this
case
be
withdrawn.
I
B
Miss
panado,
yes,
Mr
Collins,
yes,
Mr
Aiken,
yes,
Mr
Shepherd,
yes,
chair
votes,
yes,
motion
carries.
H
With
the
address
of
64
North,
Martin
Street
is
the
applicant
or
anyone
here
to
represent
this.
L
Yes,
Madam
chair
members
of
the
board
again
good
morning,
attorney
Nick
cesulla,
McDermott
cruelty
and
Miller
on
a
State
Street
Suite
802
in
Boston
with
me
today
is
Tom
moglowski
from
64
on
North
Margin
LLC,
who
is
the
appellant
on
this
I?
Believe
Madam,
chair
I,
know
that
Mr
simonelli
is
I
believe
on
vacation
this
week,
but
did
relay
his
support
to
the
board.
Okay,
the
no
harm
letter
was
submitted
from
mcphail
Associates
back
in
April,
as
was
a
Boston
Water
and
Sewer
approval
letter
from
April
as
well
to
the
board.
L
B
X
T
Yes,
this
is
makoli
for
presenting
for
240
Silver
Street
I'm,
seeking
a
deferral
in
order
to
continue
to
working
with
my
neighbor
that
owns
the
properties
on
other
side
of
my
property.
Y
B
Okay,
I
think
I
had
one
more
person
voting,
Mr
Aiken,
yes,
okay,
the
chair,
also
votes
yes
motion,
carries
thank.
H
P
P
H
Okay,
then,
we
will
move
on
to
case
boa
144,
six,
five,
eight
zero,
but
the
address
being
109,
Babson
Street
is
the
applicant
or
the
representative
president.
F
Yes,
thank
you
good
morning,
Madam
chairman
members
of
the
board.
My
name
is
Sean
Tallassee
I'm,
the
designer
representing
the
depina
family
for
109
Babson
Street.
We
are
proposing
to
add
a
shed
armor
to
the
existing
two-family
residents.
By
doing
that,
that
would
increase
the
square
footage
of
the
third
floor
to
over
50
of
the
square
footage
of
the
second
floor.
By
a
marginal.
It
would
increase
the
square
footage
to
62
percent
of
the
second
floor.
F
By
doing
this
shed
normal
that
allow
the
depina
family
to
raise
their
family
and
to
continue
living
in
this
residence,
we
are
not
going
up
higher
than
the
existing
Ridge
line.
We're
not
going
up
we're,
not
extending
the
existing
Footprints
of
the
building.
At
all.
You
just
strictly
the
classification
of
the
third
floor
that
we're
seeking
forgiveness
upon
I'm,
happy
to
answer
any
questions
regarding
the
design
or
the
application.
Z
Yes,
Madam
chair
members
of
the
board,
Connor
Newman
with
the
mayor's
office
and
Neighborhood
Services,
to
sign
the
mayor's
office
to
defer
to
the
judge
from
this
board
some
background
information
from
the
community
process,
our
office
helmet
Butters,
meeting
on
April
12th
of
2023.
As
I
understand,
there
were
no
concerns
presented
there.
Z
They
went
on
to
meet
with
the
greater
Mattapan
neighborhood
Council,
which
offered
their
support,
citing
that
the
applicant
would
be
maintaining
the
existing
Gable
rage
and
framing
of
the
roof
and
they're
expanding
of
the
Dormer
on
a
slope
roof
they
felt
was
was
rather
minor
with
that
we'll
defer
to
the
board
at
this
time.
Thank
you.
P
AA
B
H
AB
AC
My
name
is
James
Christopher
of
686
Architects,
with
the
business
address
of
1156
Dorchester
Ave
I'm,
headed
here
today
on
behalf
of
Jackie
and
Chris
Spence
of
the
homeowners.
B
AC
Theater
proposal
good
evening
good
morning:
yes,
the
the
plan
is
to
construct
a
rear
inside
addition
to
the
existing
single-family
home.
It's
currently
an
undersized
lot.
The
the
minimum
lot
requirement
in
this
district
is
5
000
square
feet.
We
would
be
at
three
thousand
710
square
feet.
AC
The
the
addition
happens
primarily
in
the
rear
and
consists
of
a
full
basement
which
would
be
recreational
music
room
for
the
homeowner
and
then
a
renovated
first
floor,
pantry
and
access
to
the
side
yard
and
on
the
second
floor,
just
reorganization
of
the
existing
bedrooms
to
create
a
master
bedroom,
a
small
office
and
then
two
occasional
bedrooms,
excuse
me
and
then
a
farmer's
glitched
to
the
front
of
the
property
we
met
with
the
abutters,
the
project
of
where
I
received
the
project
was
reviewed
by
Cedar
Grove
civic
association
and
met
with
support.
B
AC
AC
The
far
is
0.5
will
be
at
0.74
with
a
total
square
footage
of
2749
square
feet.
The
allowable
Building
height
is
35
feet.
We
mean
that
we
meet
the
stories.
Front
yard
is
required
to
be
15,
we're
at
6.4
the
that's
existing
pre-existing
non-performance.
There's
no
change
to
that,
except
that
we
do
add
a
farmer's
porch.
The
left
and
right
existing
are
20
feet
and
17
feet.
It's
required
to
be
10,
and
when
we're
done,
you
left
we'll
need
relief
at
4.9
feet.
AC
The
right
will
be
compliant
at
17,
foot,
seven
and
then
the
rear
yard
is
required
to
be
20
feet
and
will
be
from
the
the
minimum
will
be
12
foot
in
the
rear.
Z
Yes,
Madam
chair
members
of
the
board,
Connor
Newman
with
the
mayor
of
South
Neighborhood
Services,
this
time
the
mayor's
office
deferred
to
the
Judgment
of
this
board.
Some
background
information
background
information
in
the
community
process.
Our
office
hosted
a
meeting
where
Four
Brothers
indicated
their
support
verbally.
Our
office
is
unaware
of
any
concerns
at
this
time,
as
you
heard
from
the
Apple
construction
station,
they
also
connected
with
the
Cedar
Grove
Civic,
who
did
not
have
any
concerns
either
with
that
we
refer
to
the
board.
Thank
you.
AB
AD
Council
Murphy's
office,
the
African
completed
Authority
Community
process
that
has
support
other
veterans,
the
MSU,
the
civic
association
and
the
counselor
Central
and
liar
support,
but
would
also
like
to
go
on
record
and
support.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Let.
M
M
C
I
B
T
AE
African
362
East,
8th,
Street
South
Boston
I,
am
here
to
request
a
when
we're
apply
for
a
roof
deck.
The
existing
single
family
home,
we're
doing
a
full
renovation
to
the
existing
building
part
of
in
the
roof
deck
turn
the
violation
of
setbacks,
because
it's
wrote
on
that
party
wall.
This
is
a
single
family
home
with
an
attached,
Central,
Family,
identical
right.
Next
to
us.
The
building
right
next
to
us
has
a
roof
deck
beautiful
views
of
Carson
Beach
we'd
like
to
do
something
very
similar
to
ours.
AE
AE
AG
Good
morning,
Madam
chair
members
of
the
board
I'm
Anna
white,
with
the
mayor's
office
of
Neighborhood
Services
on
us,
hosted
in
a
Butters
meeting
for
362
East,
8th
Street
on
April
4th
2023.
We
have
received
two
letters
of
opposition
from
the
butters.
They
opposed
the
project
due
to
concerns
regarding
parties
and
the
overall
quality
of
life
in
the
neighborhood.
At
this
time,
we'd
like
to
defer
judgment
to
the
board.
Thank
you
thank.
AH
Young
families
have
also
that
this
Behavior
was
exacerbated
with
the
pandemic
council
president
fleeing
and
Council
Flaherty
will
respond
to
calls
throughout
the
summer,
with
Boston
police
6
Community
officers
to
visit
problem
proper
discussing
the
disturbances
are
on
hours
from
the
full
text.
You
got
to
the
point
of
raising
the
issue
of
escalating
from
Southern
Municipal
level,
four
of
them
offenses.
For
several
years
the
Sony
War
has
been
receptive
to
its
concerns
from
the
neighborhood.
AH
AI
Flynn's
office,
as
well
as
the
better
feedback,
as
well
as
the
violations
under
article
68
conceptual
record.
Opposition.
P
Yeah,
okay,
Dan
you're,
looking
at
your
testimony
here.
AJ
Oh
hey
good
morning
and
my
name
is
Dan.
I
I
live
next
door
to
360
me
State.
It
did
not
attend
me
at
Butters
meeting,
but
just
was
curious.
Anthony
I
mentioned
the
proposal.
Had
the
I
think
the
the
roof
deck
kind
of
been
up
against
our
wall.
What
kind
of
construction.
B
B
Okay,
any
other
questions
from
the
board.
Is
this
a
rental
property
or
a
homeownership?
This
would
be
for
home
ownership.
Is
it
currently
homeownership.
AE
Yeah
I
know
it's
just
a
single
family
with
parking,
so
it
would
just
be
it'll,
be
one
family
in
there
most
regularly
three
bedroom
single
family.
L
I
B
C
O
Good
morning,
everyone
thanks.
My
address
is
605
East
5th
Street
South
Boston
proposal
is
a
one-story
Edition
in
the
rear
yard
and
the
violation
is
the
three
foot
setback
from
the
side
yard.
So
we
I'm
the
homeowner
here
and
it's
the
first
story
of
a
three-story
townhouse
in
Boston.
O
We
currently
have
one
bedroom
on
that
level
and
are
proposing
a
one-story
addition
towards
the
rear
for
an
additional
bedroom
space
for
guests
and
office
space
and
there's
a
patio
of
kind
of
brick
pavers
laid
out
right
now
that
we
also
wish
to
build.
You
know
a
deck,
a
floor
level
deck
on
extending
out
and
that's
where
the
violation
I
believe
is
occurring
on
the
on
the
one
property
line
there.
M
AG
Madam
chair
members
of
the
board,
I'm
Anna
white,
with
the
mayor's
office
of
Neighborhood
Services
on
S,
hosted
an
abutters
meeting
for
605
East
5th
Street
on
April
10th
wanabutter
is
in
attendance.
The
proponent
answered
all
questions
we're
unaware
of
any
concerns
about
this
project.
At
this
time,
we'd
like
to
defer
judgment
to
the
board.
Thank
you.
AH
AI
Thank
you.
Madam
chairman
support,
Paul
solomonson,
Council
advisori,
acknowledging
that
he
left
the
women's
drafting
1968.
There
are
projects
and
that
do
have
Merit,
and
this
has
been
one
of
them.
The
council,
the
council,
has
heard
of
no
opposition.
Counselor
therefore,
would
like
to
go
on
repeat
and
support.
P
M
D
T
B
C
The
next
the
next
next
case
earlier
was
deferred
earlier,
so
going
on
to
the
next
one.
We
is
that
case
will
be
be
away.
U
Thank
you,
Mr
secretary
Jared
egerman
again
good
morning,
Madam
chair
members
of
the
board
of
Reuben
Julius
and
Rose
112
Water
Street
with
me,
is
architect.
Bk
bowling
of
stantec
and
Vincent
Cortina
for
the
developer.
Somnath
Hospitality
BK
is
going
to
present
the
project.
I
just
want
to
give
you
some
history.
The
project
actually
came
before
this
board
years
ago
for
zoning
relief
in
2015.
U
I
didn't
proceed.
I
got
caught
up
in
the
covet
pandemic.
The
previous
attorney
Ruth
Selman
actually
passed
away
way
too
young
a
couple
of
years
ago,
after
getting
several
extensions.
So
this
is
a
do-over.
We
did
not
ask
for.
Another
extension
went
through
small
project
review
again
last
year
and
we're
back
for
relief
for
g-cod,
far
height
and
loading
just
on
the
loading,
DPW
and
BTD
is
very
interested
in
pedestrianizing
Canal
Street,
as
it
leads
into
the
Boston
Garden,
and
so
the
there
is
no
off
Street
loading.
AK
AK
I
am
a
design
principal
at
nettech
architecture
located
at
40,
Water
Street
in
downtown
Boston.
As
you
can
see
here
on
this
image,
the
location
of
the
project
is
at
the
center
of
Canal
Street
in
the
bullfinch
Triangle.
You
can
go
to
the
next
slide.
Please.
AK
AK
AK
AK
And
then
we
have
an
entrance
off
of
Canal
Street.
The
city
is
considering
cabling,
Canal
Street
as
a
pedestrian
way
from
Valente
down
to
Causeway,
so
we've
been
working
with
them
most
recently
to
make
sure
that
where
our
entrance
is,
which
is
being
adjusted
and
everything
and
the
sidewalks
all
work
with
their
their
future
plans.
Next.
AK
We
have
moved
to
Transformer
Vault
for
resiliency
reasons
to
the
second
and
third
floor.
It's
a
two-story
space.
We
have
a
very
small
hospitality
room
on
the
second
floor
with
two
beds
and
then,
if
you
go
to
the
next
slide,
it
gives
you
a
sense
of
the
typical
floor
that
has
eight
Keys
per
floor.
Two
elevators
and
two
stair
cores
you
can
go
to
one
more.
AK
This
is
the
top
of
the
building
and
what
we've
tried
to
do
is
sort
of
bury
most
of
the
mechanical
equipment
inside
the
roof
line
of
the
building,
so
that
doesn't
affect
the
neighborhood
views
and
I
believe
in
the
next
few
slides
we're
showing
you
some
of
the
elevations
that
were
in
the
set
that
you
have
it's
a
brick
building
and
it
has
a
very
nice
cornice
at
the
top
of
the
building,
and
you
can
see
the
mechanical
Penthouse
is
sitting
below
that
cornice
on
the
top
of
the
building.
AK
It
has
a
very
nice
base,
Middle
top
with
quite
a
bit
of
detail.
We
have
a
few
rendered
views
that
show
you
in
context.
This
is
the
building.
It's
teen
stories
tall,
it's
98!
Keys
is
what
we
are
asking
for:
there's
really
no
material
change
from
the
original
permit,
except
for
the
new
compliant
with
the
new
energy
code.
Etc.
The
next
few
shows
you
the
view
from
Canal
Street,
looking
back
at
how
it
fits
into
the
rhythm
of
the
masonry
buildings
along
Canal
Street.
AK
D
Thank
you,
madam
Chef,
who
would
share?
Yes,
it's
worth
the
timeline
for
construction
post
projects.
C
And
also
have
you
selected
a
general
contract
with
responsibility.
AK
We
have
not
selected
a
general
contractor,
yet
we
were
working
with
one
previous
to
covid
who
had
done
the
initial
estimating
for
us.
We
are
considering
that
the
building
is
going
to
be
CLT,
which
is
New
Mass
Timber
structure
that
can
go
up
to
15
stories,
so
we're
investing
in
that
with
a
number
of
different
contractors
and
subcontractors,
and
we
expect
to
do
drawings
and
finalize
drawings
by
the
end
of
this
coming
up
year
and
construction
may
start
as
seen
as
next
spring,
if
not
The
Following
fall.
AF
Good
morning
Madam
chair
members
of
the
board,
I
am
Sierra
D'amico
from
the
mayor's
office
of
Wood
services.
The
applicant
did
have
an
ongoing
Community
process,
as
it
stated
back
in
2014.
They
didn't
even
the
West
End
civic
association,
where
the
committee
did
not
oppose
for
their
zoning
and
planning
committee
that
when
they
were
ready
to
restart
the
project
and
had
some
changes,
they
did
go
back
to
the
bpda
small
project
review
and
they
did
meet
with
the
West
Sun
City
Group
again
back
in
October
2022.
AF
AH
The
counselor
would
like
to
go
on
recording
support
based
on
a
good
Community
process
and
feedback
from
the
neighbors
and
Civic
organizations.
He
provided
a
support
letter
to
everyone
this
morning,
as
he
did
with
the
BPA
board.
Previously,
Council
presidents
live
respectfully
request
that
the
proponent
worked
closely
with
the
community
on
any
quality
of
life
issues
that
may
arise
during
the
construction
phase.
He
also
urged
the
team
to
work
closely
with
the
West
End
Museum
to
preserve
the
historical
elements
from
the
original
Bank
building.
Thank
you.
AL
I'm
sorry
Paul
D'amico,
Boston
transportation
department
I'm,
also
wondering
if
the
applicant
can
show
me
how
the
loading
and
unloading
is
going
to
take
place
on
Valenti
way.
AK
Hi,
if
you
go
back
to
the
plan,
you
can
see
that
it's
Street
loading
on
the
side
of
Valente
way,
there's
a
trash
room
as
well
as
access
to
the
laundry
room
which
is
down
below
most
of
the
the
laundry
work
is
going
to
be
happening
on
the
site
in
the
basement,
where
we
have
a
small
fitness
center
and
a
laundry
area.
AK
AL
Okay,
Madam
chair:
let's
make
like
to
make
a
suggestion.
In
a
sense,
it's
very,
very
tight
and
volunte
way.
I
would
like
to
limit
the
size
of
the
the
delivery
vehicles
to
what
they
call
an
su-30,
attracted,
Trail
or
would
have
a
very
difficult
time,
meaning
access
and
egress
to
this
site.
So
I'd
like
to
limit
the
size
of
the
truck
to
what
they
call
an
su-30.
Y
Good
morning
Madam
chair
members
of
the
board,
my
name
is
Aaron
skibbons
and
I'm,
a
project
assistant
at
the
bpda.
As
mentioned,
this
project
was
previously
approved
by
the
BPA
board
in
October
of
2014,
and
the
proponents
filed
a
small
project
change
with
the
bpda
on
September
23
2022
about
the
meeting
was
held
via
zoom
on
October
20th
2022,
which
was
advertised
in
the
Oracle
newspaper
and
online,
and
our
board
approved
the
small
project
change
on
November
17th.
Y
P
X
E
Also,
the
project
is
less
than
100
000
square
feet,
so
I,
don't
think
the
project
is
making
a
contribution
to
a
linkage
fund.
So
I
would
like
to
ask
Cliff
opponent
if
you
can
tell
us
more
about
what
are
the
community
benefits
that
this
project
is
a
pregnancy.
U
All
right,
I'll
start
well.
The
community
benefits
include
Synergy
with
North
Station
and
the
Boston
Garden.
Although
there
was
a
hiccup,
of
course,
with
covid
and
the
hospitality
industry
took
a
big
hit
in
working
with
the
community
and
with
the
bpda.
This
seems
to
be
the
right
use
and
it's
a
very
small
site,
so
it
cannot
support
dip
payments
as
you
reference
it's
actually,
not
even
50
000
square
feet,
it's
something
on
the
order
of
47
000.,
but
I
do
think
it's
going
to
help
not
just
I.
AK
E
C
AK
Add
I
would
just
add
that
the
community
and
the
bpda
were
really
in
favor
of
filling
in
this.
This
Urban
hole
that
exists
so
there's
going
to
be
new
activity
on
the
ground
floor
plan.
It's
going
to
be
well
safe
at
a
corner
that
is
only
really
lit
on
the
opposite
side.
Right
now,
with
the
other
new
building
that
went
up,
there's
obviously
going
to
be
sidewalk
improvements,
new
jobs,
construction
jobs
as
well.
So
that's
in
addition
to
doing
a
very
Green
Building.
E
Thank
you
I
appreciate
that
I
appreciate
the
jobs
in
the
the
public
space.
The
job
and
I
like
the
reading
in
general,
I
was
just
curious
about
the
country
was
used
to
to
a
city
or
the
benefits,
because
you
simply
make
projects
bring
other
benefits
like
contributions
to
public
projects
Etc.
So
I
was
just
curious
to
to
see
if
there
was
anything
else
that
was
not
on
the
memo.
E
S
But
they'll
charge
one
quick
question
I
just
and
maybe
this
is
just
part
of
the
motion
but
I'm
just
curious
I
know:
Bob
Bob
D'amico
had
this
question
about
the
limiting
of
trucks
and
just
not
sure
if
that's
intended
to
be
requested
as
a
Proviso
or
is
just
something
that's
documented.
B
S
Happy
to
do
it
so
then,
now
too,
a
motion
to
approve
with
a
reviso
of
limiting
to
su-30
trucks
and
not
sure
if
I
don't
believe
this
needs
yeah,
that's
it.
Thanks
may.
B
B
H
AA
Well
good
afternoon,
Madam
chair
members
of
my
name
is
Eric
Lawrence
CEO
of
Soul
cannabis.
Today,
we're
here
seeking
zoning
relief
to
open
an
adult
use
cannabis
dispensary
in
Faneuil,
Hall,
Marketplace
old
cannabis
is
a
majority
minority-owned
economic
empowerment
and
social
Equity
applicant
has
been
certified
by
the
city
of
Boston.
AA
AA
We
have
a
several
seven
member
ownership
team,
local
season
business
professionals
with
experience
that
spans
many
Industries,
including
the
operation
of
existing
doors,
open
dispensaries
next
slide.
Please
a
mission
is
to
create
an
immersive,
so
music,
themed
retail
dispensary
that
supports
the
cultural
arts.
Psych
will
have
a
state-of-the-art
recording
studio
which
will
serve
as
the
anchor
to
our
community
impact
plan.
AA
Next
slide,
please,
a
location
is
commercially
Zone
with
no
direct
residential
Butters.
There
are
other
dispensaries
within
our
half
mile
butter,
a
buffer.
We
feel
strongly
that
the
downtown
area
can
support
multiple
dispensaries
because
our
buffalo
within
our
buffer
zone
there
are
nine
different
densely
populated
neighborhoods.
Annual
Marketplace
is
its
own
ecosystem.
Seeing
20
million
visitors
a
year
as
the
seventh
most
visited
site
in
the
country
now
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
my
partner,
Todd
Bernard
who's,
going
to
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
the
location.
B
Whoever's
presenting
next
can
you
just
include:
let
us
know
what
are
those
other
locations
within
the
buffer
zone
and
like
wherever
they
surely.
W
So
Eric
I
appreciate
it
for
sure.
Thank
you.
We
utilize
Placer
AI
technology
to
track
where
visitors
to
Faneuil
Hall
are
coming
from
and
where
they
are
going
to.
In
summary,
we
see
here
on
actually
the
next
slide
great
right
there.
We
see
that
the
people
who
are
coming
to
Faneuil
Hall
Marketplace
are
not
visiting
North
Station
or
the
financial
district,
or
any
of
the
other
nine
neighborhoods
located
within
the
half
mile
they're
coming
to
Faneuil,
Hall
and
they're,
going
home
primarily
or
back
to
their
hotel.
W
We'll
come
back
to
the
slide
and
point
out
the
other
dispensaries
within
the
within
the
Zone,
but
they're
all
outside
of
Faneuil
Hall.
On
the
next
slide,
we
actually
see
more
interesting
data,
New
Frontier
tracks,
164
billion
active
cannabis
users.
Their
data
shows
that
there
are
more
cannabis
consumers
standing
in
front
of
Durgin
Park
than
even
visited
any
of
the
other
open
dispensaries.
During
the
time
being
calculated
over
24
000
cannabis
users
stood
in
front
of
Durgin
Park.
W
These
potential
customers
are
not
walking
down
to
ascend
in
front
of
the
Garden
or
even
into
the
financial
district
to
find
a
dispensary.
The
data
shows
us
that
they
just
make
that
half
mile
walk
more
to
the
point
and
on
the
next
slide
we
can
see
that
the
Faneuil
Hall
Marketplace
is
asking
for
a
cannabis
retail
experience
inside
of
the
bustling
space.
Just
to
the
next
slide.
If
you
don't
mind,
thank
you
here.
W
You'll
see
a
letter
from
George
maheracus,
who
is
the
president
for
Nathaniel
Hall,
Merchants
Association
in
summary,
George
and
the
Merchants
Association
show
their
Express
their
opinion
and
it's
clear.
An
overwhelming
majority
of
the
merchants
would
like
to
see
us
open,
Seoul
cannabis
within
Faneuil,
Hall
and
Merchants
that
support
our
Merchants
also
support
our
belief
that
cannabis,
dispensaries
outside
of
Faneuil
Hall
are
not
driving
foot
traffic
to
Faneuil
Halls.
W
Lastly,
the
Resurgence
of
this
important
foot
traffic
is
critically
important
to
the
success
of
the
marketplace
and
our
unique
entertainment,
focused
concept
is
exactly
what
George
and
the
overwhelming
majority
of
the
merchants
want
to
see
in
Faneuil
Hall.
We
share
the
letter
because
it's
an
important
piece
of
information.
The
business
Community,
is
fully
supportive
of
our
application
from
the
office
of
Economic,
Opportunity
and
inclusion.
We
know
that
applicants
are
granted
cannabis
license
within
a
half
mile
buffer
zone
if
the
applicant
can
provide
sufficient
information.
W
We
believe
that
the
takeaway
from
the
Fitzgerald
report
was
that
we're
clearly
a
long
way
away
from
the
market
being
saturated
Dr,
Fitzgerald's
work,
integrated
research
from
Whitney
economics
and
information
provided
by
the
Massachusetts
cannabis
Control
Commission,
the
mass
CCC
determined
that
a
possible
saturation
point
for
the
state
could
be
at
a
point
between
627
and
921
retail
outlets.
Well,
only
271
dispensaries
are
open,
thus
far.
Massachusetts
the
city
of
Boston
and
most
specifically
Faneuil
Hall
Marketplace,
are
not
saturated
at
this
point.
In
time
I'll
hand
things
mile
back
over
to
Eric
Lawrence.
AA
Yes,
as
you
can
see
in
this
diagram
here,
there
is
Ascend,
which
is
at
North
station
within
our
buffer
is
Apex
Noir,
which
is
listed
as
verdant
here,
that
is
in
the
financial
district
roster
roofs
is
in
the
financial
district,
pure
Oasis
is
in
Downtown
Crossing
and
then
there's
Patriot
care
as
well
in
our
early
in
our
Buffet
Zone
Rasta
Roots
is
not
currently
open,
I'm,
not
sure
when
they
will
be
opening,
but
those
currently
are
the
other
dispensaries
that
are
within
our
buffer.
AA
Now
we
can
kind
of,
if
you
don't
have
any
questions.
Madam
chair,
we'll
continue
on
to
our
site
location
on
page
11..
Thank
you,
yeah.
Just
a
couple
of
points
to
make
on
our
site.
Our
site
is
six
floors
and
approximately
fifteen
thousand
square
feet.
It
offers
ample
space
to
queue.
Customers
inside
the
facility
preventing
the
need
to
have
lines
forming
outside
the
building
our
main
floor.
Our
main
sales
floors
will
be
located
on
the
first
and
second
floor,
and
our
studio
operations
will
be
located
on
the
top
sixth
floor
next
slide.
AA
AA
AA
Whenever
possible,
we
want
to
provide
employment
to
individuals
that
have
been
penalized
on
cannabis.
Prohibition
will
offer
a
preference
hiring
preference
to
Boston
residents,
starting
salaries
will
range
between
20
and
22
dollars
an
hour
and
with
offer
performance
increases
at
3,
6
and
12
months
will
offer
a
full
benefits
package
next
page
next
slide.
Please
we
plan
to
allocate
two
hundred
thousand
dollars
a
year
in
free
recording
time
to
aspiring
artists
from
dispersionally
impacted
areas.
AA
The
director
of
music
and
business
Michael
Bivens
will
rely
on
his
40
years
of
experience
in
the
music
industry
to
mentor
and
assist
aspiring
artists.
Navigating
the
music
industry,
we'll
work
with
the
Faneuil
Hall
Marketplace
management
team
to
set
up
a
Sound
Stage
twice
a
year
and
have
local
artists
join
celebrity
artists
on
stage
to
hone
their
performing
skills.
AA
The
CCC
has
established
strict
security
regulations
and
guidelines,
we'll
comply
with
the
stage
guidelines
to
ensure
that
we're
offering
safe,
secure
access
to
cannabis
products
we've
contracted
with
an
outside
security
company
to
provide
in-house
security,
we
will
coordinate
with
the
faneuilar
marketplace
security
to
ensure
that
our
customers
are
complying
with
our
nuisance
prevention
policies.
Next
slide,
please.
AA
AA
In
closing
I
like
to
say
that
our
business
plan
is
very
much
in
line
with
mayor
Wu's
plan
to
transform
downtown
Boston,
reimagine
Faneuil,
Hall
Marketplace,
activate
close
storefronts
and
to
create
preserved
spaces
that
support
the
cultural
arts
in
Boston
include
our
presentation.
We
would
like
to
open
it
up
for
questions.
B
AA
Yeah,
well,
we
want
to
make
the
location
very
welcoming
if
you
go
back
to
slide
number
11
and
you
look
at
our
floor
plan,
we
actually
will
have
a
a
queuing
area
which
will
be
a
lobby
area
where
no
cannabis
products
will
be
visible,
so
we'd
like
to
have
those
windows
open.
So
we
can
have
a
more
inviting
experience.
AA
M
AA
Well,
you
know
again,
we
wanted
to
be
welcoming
for
people
to
come
in,
be
experience
again,
securing
safe
access
to
cannabis,
prod,
and
it
will
have
again.
Our
music
theme
will
be
you
know
throughout
the
whole
facility.
AA
B
M
B
AA
B
AA
It's
one
facility
the
studio
can
be
accessed
through
an
elevator,
a
limited
access
elevator
only
people
who
have
pre-arranged
appointments
to
utilize.
The
facility
will
be
allowed
to
go
up
to
the
actual
recording
studio.
Okay.
B
And
so
just
to
clarify,
since
they
walk
in
like
a
walk-in
facility,
do
people
order
in
advance
and
only
those
enter
those
folks
enter
like
how
do
you
avoid
queuing
up
or
crowds
or
Etc
yeah.
AA
Well,
we
we
will
have
both
we'll
have
an
Express.
If
you
look
at
the
a
facility
there,
there
is
an
Express
counter.
Once
you
enter
into
the
actual
dispensary
area,
there's
a
rest
pickup,
so
people
will
be
able
to
pre-order
online
that
will
limit
a
lot
of
the
waiting
and
today
you
know,
because
of
the
all
the
different
dispensaries
that
are
open,
you're,
really
not
seeing
lines,
because
we
are
going
to
be
a
destination
location
and-
and
you
know,
building
ourselves
as
an
attraction.
AA
We
do
anticipate
to
have
good
foot
traffic
and
plenty
of
customers,
but
each
for
approximately
1200
square
feet
about
2500
square
feet
for
comprising
of
a
total
fifteen
thousand
and
half
of
this
based
on
our
score
is
going
to
be
dedicated
to
our
our
entrance
Lobby
check-in
area.
So
we
should
be
able
to
fit
easily
150
people
in
into
that
that
side
of
the
facility
without
them
being
outside
and
having
lines
form.
AF
Good
morning,
Madam
chair
members
of
the
board,
I'm
Sierra
jamico
from
the
mayor's
office
of
Neighborhood
Services
applicant,
did
complete
a
community
process
and,
on
behalf
of
our
office,
we
held
the
community
meeting
August
15th
of
2022,
where
our
budding
businesses
did
voic
some
concerns
of
just
the
location
overall
and
having
a
business
nearby
as
well.
They
also
did
present
to
the
wharf
District
Council,
where
they
did
receive
a
letter
of
opposition,
but
at
this
time
our
office
would
like
to
defer
to
the
board's
judgment.
Thank
you
good.
AH
Morning
from
Council
president
Link's
office,
the
counselor
would
like
to
go
on
recording
support
again
on
his,
as
he
did
previously
at
the
Cannabis
board.
He
sent
a
letter
this
morning
to
the
boy
as
well.
His
support
comes
from
a
good
Community
process,
the
applicant's
commitment
to
community
through
mentorship
opportunities
in
darisa
majority,
minority
owned
business
and
certified
Boston
Equity
cannabis
applicants
at
this
time
when
we're
trying
to
bring
economic
activity
back
to
the
downtown
area.
AH
Q
They
I'm
Rahi,
Muhammad
and
I
reside
out
of
50
Linwood
Street
Boston
Mass.
You
know
in
full
support
of
Soul
cannabis
so
good
morning,
chair
and.
P
AM
Madam
chair,
as
well
as
the
board,
my
name
is
Tito
Jackson
I
reside
at
37
Schuyler
Street
in
Dorchester,
but
my
business
is
at
150,
State,
Street
and
I
just
want
to
note
that
we
do
need
to
put
in
perspective
that,
typically
in
cannabis,
when
they
come
before
you
that's
a
straight
conditional
use
asked.
This
is
obviously
a
variance
which
actually
has
a
higher
bar
and
I
would
know.
AM
One
of
one
thing:
I
do
want
to
correct
a
record
that
there
was
one
additional
cannabis
location
that
was
missed,
there's
a
cannabis,
roster
Roots
pure
racist
Ascend,
Apex
Noir,
and
then
there's
another
one
that
has
on
High
Street,
which
is
called
primitive
So.
Currently,
there
are
six
of
these
businesses
that
are
zoned
in
this
area.
This
board,
put
in
in
lace
a
buffer
zone.
Students
will
not
create
what
they
have
in
Denver,
which
is
a
Green
Mile.
AM
Essentially,
what
is
being
created
here
is
a
green
half
a
mile
and
so
I
believe
it
is
incumbent
upon
the
the
board
to
step
in
I
as
a
business
owner
have
not
come
to
you
for
all
of
the
others.
I
am
coming
to
you
for
this
on
taking
into
account
several
factors.
AM
One
of
the
factors
is
the
traffic.
As
noted
and
many
and
widely
reported,
many
of
the
large
buildings
downtown
are
only
about
30
percent
full.
In
addition,
the
proximity
that
was
noted
is
actually
somewhat
misstated.
This
business
is
actually
about
500
feet
from
our
current
business
and
roster.
Roots
is
actually
only
200
feet
from
our
current
business.
AM
We
are
all
in
this
area
to
be
in
the
Faneuil
Hall
area
this.
This
argument
that
Faneuil
Hall
is
in
some
way
a
very
different
economic
bubble.
That
is
absolutely
not
the
case
and,
frankly,
I
wouldn't
be
paying
the
rent
that
I
paid
to
not
be
in
in
Faneuil
Hall.
This.
AM
Madam
chair,
I'm
I'm,
strongly
in
opposition
and
I
would
ask
that
the
board
actually
put
the
brakes
on
having
black
owned
businesses
compete
with
each
other
in
ways
that
other
organizations
don't
have
to
compete
out
of
those
six
or
four
of
them
are
already
black
owned
businesses,
and
this
would
be
a
fifth
and
I
think
if
we're
talking
about
access,
we
actually
need
to
split
that
conversation
to
success
and
make
sure
that
the
businesses
that
are
currently
here,
as
well
as
our
employees
have
an
opportunity
to
grow
in
Florida
in
opposition.
Thank
you.
AN
Hi,
can
you
hear
me
this
is
Susan
Luongo
I
am
a
43-year
merchant
at
Faneuil,
Hall
Marketplace
I
am
in
favor
of
this
project.
We
we
have
had
a
lot
of
empty
space
here.
We
continue
to
have
that.
Soul
cannabis
is
the
only
vendor
that
has
come
to
us
willing
to
invest
one
million
dollars
into
this
project.
We've
had
no
one
else
approach
us.
We
are
strongly
in
favor
of
this
project
because
we
need
to
revitalize
the
marketplace.
Thank
you
are.
P
K
Besides
canvas
and
every
work
very
high.
Thank
you.
AO
Hello,
my
name
is
Darrell
weathers,
I'm,
a
resident
actually
in
Beacon
Hill,
250,
Cambridge,
Street
and
I'm,
also
a
business
owner
in
Boston,
a
skull
basic
school
I'm
in
full
support.
Also
cannabis,
there's
many
layers,
but
it's
absolutely
amazing
to
Uprising
uplift
for
black
dispensary
in
single
hallway
there
was
slave,
trade-toed
and
I
think
monetizing
off
our
gifts.
This
is
something
that
it
brings
in
eight
dollars
per
black
household.
It
was
crazy
here
so
I
think
a
black
I'm.
P
AO
P
Okay,
Harry
One,
More,
yeah,
okay,
sorry.
B
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
All
right,
I
think
I
think
we
can
get
the
idea
any
other
questions
from
the
board.
B
Okay
may
I
have
a
motion.