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Good afternoon. Uh my name is Priscilla Roas and I am the chair of the BPDA board. Thank you for joining the July 17th, 2026 Economic Development and Industrial Corporation of Boston board meeting. At this time, the Boston Planning and Development Agency is hosting public meetings in a hybrid setting for the health, safety, and

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accessibility of Boston residents. Hybrid means that our that our board meetings are conducted in person at city hall in our boardroom on the 9th floor and virtually via Zoom and Boston city TV. For more information and updates, visit bostonplans.org. The open public meeting law requires

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that I notify the public that this meeting is being recorded. Please be aware that an audio and visual recording of this meeting is being made and broadcast by Boston City TV, which is a part of the City of Boston Office of Cable Communications at Expinity channel 26, RCN channel 13, and Verizon FiOS

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channel 962. It's also being livereamed at boston.gov/cable. Now, if there's anyone in the audience who's recording this meeting, I ask that you please identify yourself now. Okay, seeing none, we'll now start the meeting with the roll call. Miss Bennett >> here, >> Mr. Ali >> here

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>> and the chair um is present. Item number one, request authorization for the approval of the minutes of the June 18th, 2026 board meeting. A motion is in order. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All those in favor? I opposed. The eyes have it. Item number two, request

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authorization to issue a a request for qualifications for a licensed design consultant to provide design services resulting in construction documents to replace the fire pump and controller at 12 Channel Street within the Raymond Alflyn Marine Park. Tyler, >> thank you, Madam Chair. Members of the

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board, we are requesting authorization to advertise and issue a request for qualifications pursuant to Mass General Law Chapter 7C to procure a qualified engineering consultant to provide design services for the replacement of the fire pump and controller at 12 Channel Street in the Raymond L. Flynn Marine Park.

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This is the first time this matter has been brought before you. 12 Channel Street is a nine-story masonry building originally constructed in 1941 and currently serves a diverse mix of tenants including office users, technology companies, nonprofit organizations and restaurant space. This

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project addresses critical life safety and infrastructure within the building. A recent hydraulic analysis determined that the existing fire pump is undersized for the building's fire protection system. Additionally, both the fire pump and the controller have exceeded their useful life and are experiencing significant corrosion and no longer meet current building and fire

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code requirements. Staff will select a qualified engineering consultant to develop design documents for the replacement of the fire pump controller. The scope will include design development, preparation of the construction documents, public bid, bidding assistance, and construction administration services.

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Funding for this design effort is included in the BPDA FY27 capital budget and is not anticipated to exceed $150,000. We anticipate returning to the board later this year with a recommendation to award a design contract. Therefore, we are requesting that the clerk be

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authorized to advertise and issue a request for qualifications to provide design services for the replacement of fire pump and controller at 12 Channel Street. Thank you and I'd be happy to answer any questions at this moment. >> Okay. Thank you. Um any questions or comments from the board? Right. Hearing and seeing none, a motion is in order.

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>> So moved. Second. >> All those in favor? I opposed. The eyes have it. Motion passes. Thanks, Tyler. Stay there. Request authorization. Item number three. request authorization to execute a contract with HDR Engineering

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Incorporated for uh assessment and engineering of the 72 72in drain on Fid Kennedy Avenue and service lines for parcel W within the Raymond Alflyn Marine Park in the amount of uh $291,751

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and a 15% contingency for a total contract amount not to exceed $335,513. Uh Tyler, >> thank you again. We are requesting authorization to award an execute design contract with HR Engineering for the assessment and engineering of the 72-in

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drain on Fidy Avenue and associated service line serving Parcel W within the Raymond LFlyn Marine Park. The Raymond LFlyn Marine Park encompasses more than 190 acres in the seapport and serves a diverse mix of industrial research, technology, and manufacturing maritime tenants. Much of the Marine Park's

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infrastructure, including its storm drain systems, was originally constructed by the United States military in the 1930s. The system is now approximately 90 years old and has not undergone any major upgrades or improvements since its original construction. During significant weather events, the storm water system becomes

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overwhelmed, resulting in flooding that can take several days to recede. As development and activity within the marine park have have increased, the need to better understand and improve the critical infrastructure has become extremely important. The request for a proposal was issued on April 6, 2026 in

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a virtual presubmission conference was held on April 15, 2026. Three firms submit proposals. Proposals were evaluated based on qualifications, experience, project understanding, and fee proposals in accordance with the selection criteria established in the RFP. Following a comprehensive review,

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staff determined that HR engineering submitted the most adv advantageous proposal based on its highly qualified multi-disip disciplinary team. strong understanding of the project and overall value to the agency. The proposed contract amount is $291,751.

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Staff is also recommending a 15% contingency of $43,762 for a total authorization amount of $335,513. Funding for this work is included in the AY's FY26 capital construction budget. Therefore, staff recommends that the

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director be authorized to award and execute a contract with HR Engineering for the assessment and engineering of the 72inch drain on Fid Kennedy Avenue and service lines for partial W. If there any questions, I'd be happy to answer them at this time. >> Okay. Uh questions and comments from the board. Um I do do have one. Um so we

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typically in the memo have the um have the amounts, but um I see that we said that this was the most advantageous um from a from a dollar perspective. Um, what did the I guess the variances look like? >> Uh, trying to remember. I think the other

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one was like $200,000 more. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Um, any any other questions or comments? >> Hearing and seeing none. The motion is in order. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All those in favor? I opposed. The eyes have it. Thank you. Item number four, request authorization

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to issue an invitation for bids for the construction of the streetscape improvement project located within the Raymond L. Flynn Marine Park. Sandra, >> thank you, Madam Chair, members of the board. We are requesting authorization for the clerk to advertise and issue an invitation for for bids pursuant to Mass

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Generals chapter 30 section 39M for the construction of the Rayman Flynn Marine Park streetscapes improvement project. This is the first time this matter has been before you. The Rayman Fleming Marine Park is a critical economic engine in the city of Boston supporting a diverse and mixed and mix of

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industrial manufacturing marine research and technology tenants. As the marine park continues to evolve, improvements to the aging infrastructures infrastructure are necessary to enhance safety, accessibility, and operations through the park.

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This project will address a series of immediate improvements at multiple locations within the marine park, including Terminal Street, Drydock Avenue, Dolphin Way, and Black Falcon Avenue. The work will include sidewalk reconstruction and widening, roadway reconfiguration, asphalt milling and

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paving, concrete sidewalk installation, tree protection and landscaping improvements, adjustment to drainage structures and utility castings, pavement stripping, crosswalk improvements, and removal and resetting of signage and lighting. The improvements at Dolphin Way will improve

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truck circulation and turnaround movements, while dry dock avenue and terminal street improvements will enhance pedestrian accessibility and safety. Black F the Black Falcon Avenue work will address deteriorated sidewalk conditions and street streetscape elements. The invitation for bids will

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be publicly advertised and procured in accordance with Massachusetts public bid law under Mass General Law Chapter 30 section 39M in all applicable city ordinances. The resulting contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder and will be bought

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back before the board for approval. Funding for this project was previously budgeted jointly with the design phase in the amount approximately 5.6 million and it was within the BPDA fiscal year 25 capital construction budget. Following prior authorization of the

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phase 1 design contract, approximately 5 million remains available for continued design and construction for these improvements. Therefore, we request that the clerk be authorized to advertise and issue an invitation for bids for the Raymond Elf Flynn Marine Park Streetscape Improvement Project. Thank

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you. And I happy to answer any questions if there are any. >> Thank you. Any questions or comments from the board? >> Hearing and seeing none, a motion is in order. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All those in favor? I opposed. The eyes have it. Thank you very much. >> Thank you. Item number five, request authorization

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to issue a request for proposals for a contractor to provide program training for PowerCore Boston, which provides the skills, credentials, and hands-on experience for participants to enter and be successful in careers in HVACR and other building operations. Davo.

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>> Good afternoon, Madame Chair and members of the board. Uh, my name is Davo Jefferson. I'm an executive director of Power Core Boston. We're a workforce training program that provides uh young adults 18 to 30 with the skills, credentials, and employment opportunities in greener industry in

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excuse me, in the green job industry. Uh the office of workforce development uh request the board's approval to issue a request for proposals uh for HVACR training services to support Power Core Boston participants. Uh, issuing this RFP will allow Power Core Boston to

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secure a qualified training provider to help meet program training requirements and fulfill service obligations associated with OPA funding and other grant sources. The selected provider will deliver technical instruction and industry recognized certifications that prepare participants uh with the skills,

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credentials, and hands-on experience needed to pursue careers in HVACR and building operations. Uh staff respectfully requests the board's approval to issue the RFP. >> Okay. Thank you. Any questions or comments from the board?

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>> Uh no questions. A brief comment. Want to thank you Mr. Jefferson for your work. The power core is such a vital program. Um and when we think about the action uh that is so sorely needed uh on climate change and what we need to do and then the jobs that also accompany that, it it really solves for two

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greens. both uh enhancing our sustainability is also preparing uh young folks for for lucrative and very needed career. So, thank you and we're proud to support the great initiative. >> Okay, great. Um All right. Any other questions or comments? Hearing and seeing none, a motion is in order. >> So, moved.

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>> All those in favor? >> Second. >> Or no, wait. Oh, so we got so moved and second. Okay. All those in favor? >> I oppose. The eyes have it. Uh motion passes. Thanks again, D. >> Thank you again. You guys have a great rest of the day. >> You too. Take care. Um, item number six, personnel Mike.

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>> Thank you, Madam Chair, members of the board, Madame Secretary, and Director Shen. We have one item for your consideration on the EDIC agenda with the exact details included in the board memos. We have one contract in the director's office, John Wild. Thank you.

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I'll answer any questions you have. >> Okay, any questions or comments from the board? Hearing and seeing none, a motion is in order. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All those in favor? I opposed. The eyes have it. Thanks, Mike. And that was the last item. So, uh, I need a motion to adjurnn the EDIC meeting. >> So moved.

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>> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I opposed. The eyes have EDIC meeting is adjourned. >> Start with the next portion. Thank you for joining the July 16th, 2026 Boston Redevelopment Authority board meeting. At this time, the Boston Planning and

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Development Agency is hosting public meetings in a hybrid setting for the health, safety, and accessibility of Boston residents. Hybrid means that our board meetings are conducted in person at city hall in our boardroom on the 9th floor and virtually via Zoom and Boston City TV at the same time. For more information and updates, visit

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bostonplans.org. The open public meeting law requires that I notify the public that this meeting is being recorded. Please be aware that an audio and visual recording of this meeting is being made and broadcast by Boston City TV, which is a part of the City of Boston Office of Cable Communications at Xfinity channel

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26, RCN channel 13, and Verizon files channel 962. It is also being livereamed at boston.gov/cable. If there's anyone in the audience who is recording this meeting, I ask that you please um identify yourself now. Okay, hearing seeing none. Um, also please

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note that demonstrations of approval and disapproval uh from members of the public are not uh permitted during the meeting. Uh, we'll start this meeting with a roll call. Miss Bennett >> here. >> Mr. Ali, >> present >> and the chair is present. Item number one, request authorization for the

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approval of the minutes of the June 18th, 2026 board meeting. A motion is in order. >> So move. >> Second. >> All those in favor? I >> I >> oppose. The eyes have it. Item number two, request authorization to extend a license agreement with the Navyyard

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Garden and Art Incorporated for use for continued use of the BRA owned property located at in the Charles Town Navyyard along the dry dock number two chain link fence for installation of crocheted bunting uh from July 20th, 2026 through

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se September 7th, 2026. Samantha, >> good afternoon, Madam Chair, members of the board. I'm here to request approval to extend the license agreement with the Navyyard Garden Art for the temporary installation of crocheted bunting in the Charlestown Navyyard along dry dock 2 chain link fence established in February

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2018. The Navyyard Garden Art is a nonprofit volunteer organization focus on focused on act activating and sharing natural spaces through creating public art installations, revitalizing gardens and infrastructure and offering free program programming throughout the Charlestown Navy. The crocheted funding

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was created with funds received from the Boston Harbor Islands Innovative Grant, which grants fund which grants funds to civic, environmental, and community projects on the Boston Harbor Islands and Boston Harborwalk. The 2026 cohort focused on the concept of we the people, which reflects the voices of those who

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have been historically under unheard or under reppresented. The initial term of this license is from June 29th, 2026 through July 20th, 2026. This authorization will allow for the extension of the initial license term through September 7th, 2026, whereupon the Navyyard Garden Art will remove the

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bunting from the fence. The Navyyard Garden Art is responsible for the maintenance of the crocheted art. There will be no fee proposed for license area due to the community benefit nature of the proposed use. Thank you. I'm happy to answer any questions. >> Okay. Any questions or comments from the board?

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>> Hearing and seeing none. A motion is in order. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All those in favor? I oppose. The eyes have it. Thanks, Samantha. Item number three has been removed. Item number four, request authorization to extend the license agreement with Community Music Center of Boston for continued use

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of three lots located at portions of 1,2 and 4 Palmer Street, 2180 through 2190 Washington Street, and 2148 Washington Street, also known as the Blair Lot, between November 2nd, 2026 and January 30th, 2027. Samantha.

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>> Good afternoon, Madam Chair and members of the board. I'm here to request approval to extend the existing license agreement between the BRA and the Community Music Group of Boston for the temporary use of three Vanet launchs owned by the BRA, commonly referred to as the Blair Lot, for temporary layown of materials and equipment associated

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with the ongoing renovation of 2164 Washington Street. Community Music Group of Boston is an arts education nonprofit founded in 1910 with a mission to transform lives by providing equitable access to music education and arts experience. Over 3,000 students of all

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ages from preschool to seniors participate in their programs every week. They are proud to act as largest external provider of arts education to Boston Public Schools. CMCB has acquired 2164 Washington Street and initiated rehabilitation of the

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building. To support this work, CMB CMCB seeks to extend the existing license agreement to access to access and use portions of the Blair lot adjacent to the property. The license area will be used for temporary layown of materials and equipment associated with the building's ongoing renovation.

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Given CMCB's status as a nonprofit organization, its ongoing contributions to the community, and the temporary nature of the use, no fees associated with license agreement. The license the existing license agreement expires on November 2nd, 2026. BPDA staff is recommending extending the existing

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license agreement through January 31, 2027 with two additional 30-day extensions at the sole discretion of the BPA director. Thank you. And I'm happy to answer any questions. Okay. Any questions or comments from the board? >> All right. Hearing and seeing that, a motion is in order. >> So moved. >> Second.

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>> All those in favor? Opposed? The eyes have it. Motion passes. Thanks, Samantha. Item number five, request authorization to extend the tenative designation status of tenants development corporation for the development of parcel 22A in the south end urban renewal area project number

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mass r-56 located at 151 Linux street in Roxbury for busy for a period of 12 months until June 30th 2027. Ben, >> thank you madam chair members of the board. I'm requesting a 12month extension to the tenative designation

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status for tenants development corporation or known as TDC for the redevelopment of parcel 22A located at 151 Lennux Street in the south end urban renewal area. The board originally awarded TDC tenative designation in June 2018 and has been extended and has

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extended the designation since the original vote to allow the developer to continue in their work towards helping us improve this part of our city. TDC had initially proposed to develop a community center with office space for its headquarters there. In early 2024, after continued conversations with staff and significant analysis, it was

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determined that the previously proposed project was not financial financially achievable given current market conditions. It is uh TDC though is now working on a um working on a project that includes a 100% residential use

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with 38 new rental units for seniors and um has made steady progress with this new idea. In the last six months, TDC presented at the zoning board of appeals earlier this week and submitted its application to the Massachusetts office executive office of housing and livable

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communities funding application. TDC expects to use this 12-month extension to reapply to MO and EOHLC to firm up their financing, continue in the ZBA process, and other critical steps to get their project ready to break ground. This tenative designation extension will

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allow TDC to continue progress in developing 151 Lennux Street um into a community asset. We expect to be back before you in 12 months to provide an update on the project status and maybe even provide a construction start date. Thank you. I'm happy to answer any questions. Okay, thank you. Um,

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questions or comments from the board? All right, hearing and seeing none, a motion is in order. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I opposed. The eyes have it. Thanks. >> Thank you. Uh item number six, request authorization to extend the final

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designation status to Nuba LLC as developer of a portion of Parcel 8 located at Harrison Avenue in Washington Street in the Nubian Square area of Roxbury neighborhood for a period of 3 months until October 31st, 2026 and to execute a deed and land disposition

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agreement. >> Thank you, Madam Chair, members of the board. I know I've been coming back to you every 3 months uh for the extension of this project at parcel 8 to construct a 110,000 foot development uh with 109 affordable developments. Um so since our

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last extension uh we have actually commenced closing calls and we are in active um closing calls. Uh that being said, we do expect that we will need a few additional uh months of time to close the transaction. Uh so at this time we are requesting three months of extension to their tenative designation

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but I'm happy to answer any questions. >> Okay. Thank you. Uh any questions or comments from the board? Okay. Um hearing and seeing none. A motion is in order. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Uh all those in favor? >> Opposed. Uh the eyes have it. Thanks you

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and good luck. Item number seven, request authorization to issue an invitation for bids for snow removal salting and sanding services at bar owned properties citywide for a contract term of three years with two one-year renewal two one-year term

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renewal options. Lauren, hello, members of the board, director Shen, secretary. I'm here before you today requesting authorization to proceed with our next snow removal services procurement to ensure reliable winter operations across

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BRA properties. This author authorization will allow us to issue an IFB under Mass General Law 30B for plowing, shoveling, removal, and salting citywide. The IFB will be publicly advertised and awarded to the lowest

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responsible bidder. The contract is for three years with two one-year extensions at the d discretion of the director funded through the operating budget with an annual not to exceed amount of $235,000. I'm happy to answer any questions. Okay.

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>> Uh any questions or comments? >> Yeah, thank you, Madam Chair. Um thanks Lauren. Obviously support this. Uh it's good to be prepared and discuss it when it's 80some degrees outside, but I'm glad nevertheless of your due diligence. >> I like to be prepared. Yes. >> Absolutely. We should be and the more we prepare the less likely we have that

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we're going to get hit with more storm if that's anything. Um quick question just out of my own curiosity. So it's 235 is about what we're looking at for the contract. What was the last contract? The I don't think it's uh a particularly high amount of money given the number of property we hold. I'm curious what inflation has looked like

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for something like a significant snow contract like this. >> So we generally assume a 3% financial increase, but we also review the amount of property we have. Uh so these properties are uh separate from the waterfront. So this is all of our Roxberry and Dorchester properties and

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also working with the dispositions team over here. Uh we add and subtract through uh the contract term. So this is an average of the space we expect that we will need and also again a 3% increase from the last budget cycle. And I guess what um what happens if I I I

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still have the scars as many of us do from uh February of 2015 where we had 26 days of snowfall like what happens when when just the the accumulation is far beyond what people are predicting. >> So we make sure to specifically add in that we have removal uh snow removal,

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right? So that's a different actual uh budget item uh when you're dealing with the snow removal companies, right? So a lot of them are able to come and move snow, but we make sure that we have a removal company so that if the snow is building up on our property, they can take it away so it doesn't stay.

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>> But it's not as though we I mean we enter these contracts knowing it could be a very I mean the the amount is allocated per per snow. If we have no snowfall whatsoever, then the >> then we have more for next year. >> There you go. Perfect. Excellent. All right. Thank you very much. Thank you. >> And just out of curiosity, we usually

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have an EDIC mirror on uh these things. Are they separate contracts? >> So, we actually have three separate contracts. We have an EDIC one for EDIC property and then we have a separate one for the waterfront properties because we need different conditions and different levels of um you know skills. So, >> yeah. No, that makes sense. Um okay. Uh

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if there are no other questions or comments, a motion is in order. >> So, moved. >> Second. >> All those in favor? I opposed. Uh the eyes have it. Thanks. >> Thank you. >> All right. Okay. Item number eight, request authorization to issue an invitation for bids for the shipyard park waterfront repairs located at in

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the Charles Town Navyyard. Sandra, thank you again, Madam Chair, members of the board. We are requesting authorization to advertise and issue an invitation for bids pursuant to Mass General Law Chapter 3039M to procure a qualified contractor for the shipyard water park front repairs repairs project in the

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Charleston Navy Yard. This is the first time the matter has been before you. Located along the harbor walk at Shape Shipyard Park, the waterfront infrastructure includes steel bulkheads, masonry seaw walls, concrete pile supported structures and marine fendering systems that have been exposed to harsh marine conditions for decades.

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Previous phases of this ongoing re rehabilitation effort included restoration of the structural pile supporting supporting pier 4 and replacement of the timber boardwalk adjacent to dry dock number two. This project represents the next phase of improvements necessary to preserve the

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long-term integrity of the waterfront and the harbor walk. The project will address deteriorated masonry at P at Pier 4 MBTA ferry terminal, repairs to the underside of Pier 5, removal of abandoned utilities, restoration of damaged fendering systems, and repairs

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to the deteriorated steel sheet pile bulkheads along Pierce 4 and Pier 5. The bid package has been prepared Bid package has been prepared by engineering firm GEI and will be publicly advertised in accordance with Massachusetts general law chapter 30

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section 39 and all applicable city ordinances. The construction contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder and brought back before the board for approval. The estimated construction cost for this work is approximately $850,000

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and funding is included in the BPDA fiscal year 27 capital construction budget. We anticipate returning to the board with an award recommendation later this year. Therefore, we are requesting that the secretary be authorized to advertise and issue an invitation for bids for the shipyard park waterfront

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repair projects. Thank you. If there's any questions, happy to answer. >> Uh any questions or comments from the board? Um I do have one just out of curiosity um for the areas around the Pier Forest MBTA ferry stop. Do we is that um

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does the MBTA participate at all in in kind of the um you know the maintenance of that stop or um >> just trying to get a sense if like we have any shared costs like I know the repair needs are endless but just curious. Yeah, typically. So there there

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is the pier itself which we take on the primary um implementation and the actual capital needs for um the gangway connection to allow for the people to get onto the ferry. That is something that we we share but also kind of like is a shared capital responsibility but

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the tea does help with sort of the operations and maintenance of that but they are our ly and so therefore we don't really put that that larger scale investment on them. >> Yeah, that makes sense. Um, okay. Uh, any other questions or comments? Hearing and seeing none, a motion is in order.

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>> So moved. >> Second. >> All those in favor? I opposed. The eyes have it. >> Um, all right. Item number nine. Request authorization to issue a request for qualifications to hire a licensed design consultant to provide design services resulting in construction documents to

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performing to perform the condensing water replacement project at China Trade Center located at two Boilston Street. Sandra. >> Thank you, Madam Chair. Members of the board again, uh we are requesting authorization to advertise and issue requests for qualifications pursuant to mass general uh laws chapter 7 C section

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44 through 58 to procure a qualified design consultant to provide engineering and design services for the condensing water replacement project in the China Trade Center located at two Boilston Street in Boston. This is the first time the matter has been before you. The China Trade is a historic six-story

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building located in Chinatown that serves a variety of educational, retail, and office tenants. Originally construct constructed in 1882, the building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and also designated as the Boston landmark. This project

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addresses aging building infrastructure associated with the cooling tower system. While the cooling tower itself was replaced upgraded in uh7, the existing condensing water piping remained and it remained in service and now is over 30 years old. Over time, the

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piping has experienced multiple failures requiring emergency repairs. Recent assessments identified significant corrosion throughout the system and portions of the piping continue to act actively leak creating operational and maintenance concerns for the building. Throughout the procure uh through this

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procurement we will select a qualified design consultant to evaluate existing conditions and develop construction documents for the replacement of the condensing water system. The scope will include design development uh preparation of construction documents, bidding assistance and construction administration service.

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Funding for this project is included in the fiscical year 27 capital construction budget and with an allocation of approximately 750,000 for the design and construction. We anticipate returning to the board with a recommendation to award a design contract later in the year. Therefore,

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we are requesting that the secretary be authorized to advertise and issue an a request for qualifications for the China Trade Center condensing water replacement project. Thank you. >> Okay. Thank you. Any questions or comments from the board? Uh hearing and seeing none. A motion is in order.

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>> So moved. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I opposed. The eyes have it. Um thanks Sandra. >> Thank you. Item number 10, uh, request authorization to issue an invitation for bids for repairs to the Long Warf North Broadwalk, uh, project in the Central Warf

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District. Tyler, >> thank you again, Madam Chair. Members of the board, we are requesting authorization for the secretary to advertise and issue an invitation for bids pursuant to Mass General Law Chapter 30, section 39M, to procure a qualified contractor to complete repairs

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to the north boardwalk at Longorf in the downtown central warf district. This is the first time this matter has been brought before you. Longworf is one of the Boston's most historic and heavily visited waterfront destinations and serves as a key connection within the Harborwalk system. An assessment of the north boardwalk identified several

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structural defic deficiencies that require work to maintain public safety. The project includes replacement of the deck boards and the repair of the structural framing system. The new deck surface will be a corrosion resistant material and the screw jack design will also allow for future adjustment should

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additional settlement occur. The invitation for bids will be advertised and procured in accordance with Massachusetts public bid law under master law chapter 30 section 39mm. The resulting construction contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder and will be brought back before the board for approval.

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Staff will work will work closely with adjacent property owners and the public to minimize disruptions throughout construction. Upon completion, these repairs will improve the boardwalk structural integrity and ensure compliance with state accessibility requirements related to the slopes and cross slopes.

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The estimated construction cost is approximately $600,000 and funding for this work is included in the FY27 capital construction budget. We anticipate returning to the board with an award recommendation following completion of the bidding process. Therefore, we are requesting that the secretary be authorized to advertise and

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issue an invitation for bids to procure qualified contractor to complete repairs to the north boardwalk at Long Warf. Thank you. I'd be happy to answer any questions at this time. >> Thank you. Questions or comments from the board >> hearing? Seeing none, a motion is in order. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All those in favor? I opposed. The eyes

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have it. Thank you, Tyler. Item number 11, request authorization to issue a request for proposals from qualified applicants to purchase and redevelop parcel RR-95 in the South Urban Renewal Area, project

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number Mass R-56, also known as 36 Hammond Street in the Roxbury neighborhood. Ben, >> thank you, Madam Chair, members of the board. I'm here to request authorization to advertise and issue a request for prop for proposals for qualified

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applicants for us to sell and redevelop 36 Hammond Street in the Roxberry neighborhood. The premises is also known as R95 in the south end urban renewal area. The premises is an approximately 1,886qt vacant relatively flat parcel of land.

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The property is abudded by another vacant uh flat parcel of land to the north, a residential building and green space to the south and west, and Hammond Street to the east. The property had previously been designated to a developer, but that did not come to fruition, has been vacant for many

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years. As part of a new RFP process, staff held a community meeting earlier this year and elicited feedback uh for commu development priorities from the community. After reviewing feedback from the community, working with other staff, and reviewing different planning, zoning, and regulatory materials, it was

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decided that an RFP for the premises should include the following themes as development objectives: residential use with a preferability for affordability and/or home ownership, development without displacement, community benefits, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Further, the design

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guidelines of this RFP will encourage the development of the premises in a way that preserves and enhances the distinct physical character of the area and presents exceptional designs that enhance the public realm and support the city's goals for sustainable and healthy housing. uh an appraisal was

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commissioned and the value stated in it was $500,000 and that will be the asking price in the RFP, but a lower amount may be considered if the development delivers on housing affordability uh goals. We expect to be back before you in late 2026 to provide an update on the

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RFP submissions and hopefully selection of a of a proponent for tenative designation. Thank you and happy to answer any questions. >> Okay, thank you. Questions or comments from the board? All right, hearing and seeing none, a motion is in order. So moved. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I opposed. Uh the eyes have it. Thanks,

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Ben. >> Thank you. >> Item number 12, request authorization to petition to petition the zoning commission um to adopt text amendments that resolve language and clerical

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errors in the zoning code. The RIA. >> Thank you so much. Uh Chair Roas, members of the board, Director Shen, and Secretary Pis. My name is Tara Kleums and I am the planning assistant of the zoning reform today team. Today I will be presenting to you all about the proposed zoning amendment to resolve

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language and clerical errors in the Boston zoning code. Next slide, please. The Boston Zoning Code represents approximately 4,000 pages of amendments and additions made over the last 50 years. Some of these amendments have contained small clerical errors and there is on is there is an ongoing need

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to ensure language is clearly understood and consistently interpreted. The amendment before you today would resolve a set of such errors and clarifications currently existing in the zoning code text. The amendment contains six language language clarifications and small errors spread across five articles. These issues have been

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identified and collected on an ongoing basis through staff review of the code and notification from other peer departments, including the inspectional services department. This update will not establish new regulations and will not change the functioning of the code's existing regulations. It serves instead to improve the code's accuracy and

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ensure proper accessibility to our city's zoning rules and requirements. Next slide, please. The first clarification before you was requested by the ISD so that it is unequivocally clear that the concession that concessions are included within an entertainment event and event use by

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adding a direct reference within article 8. Next slide, please. In article 42A section 18, we will be adding clarifying information for the har from the harbor park plan about public about the public accommodation

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requirement. Next slide please. We will be adding the correct symbology to an error in table B of article 42F section 13 to accurately address pier 5. Next slide please. In article 51, table D's footnotes, we

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will update a separate reference, a section reference to the correct section that was caused by a renumbering from a previous text amendment. Next slide, please. In article 88, section 2, specifically looking at the manner of publication requirement, we'll be adding two

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clarifications. The first will simplify the phrasing of who the electronic distribution list needs to be available within the city. And the second is clarifying the procedures of two specific planning doc uh department documents. Next slide, please. The zoning reform team continues to

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implement a review process before and after the implementation of our amendments into mini code. I'm happy to take any questions. Thank you so much. >> Thank you. Uh any questions or comments from the board? I will just uh echo your last slide the by thanking you for taking on this herculean effort. It's so important and

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just to the honestly we appreciate these transparent updates. Um I don't think there's anything earthshattering. I don't think any changes anyone could have any quibble with. So appreciate you taking the time. The zoning code is incredibly complicated, incredibly dense. So anything we can do to make it

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a little more easily navigable is a step in the right direction. So appreciate you and your colleagues uh great work in this part. >> Thank you. All right. Well, thanks for taking all my comments. That's awesome. Uh, all right. Thought, thank you so much. Um, I think, uh, we're ready for a vote. Uh, motion is in order. >> So moved.

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>> Second. >> All those in favor? I opposed. Uh, the eyes have it. Thank you so much. >> Item number 13, request authorization to issue a certificate of completion for the successful completion of the old colony phase 6 project in accordance

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with section C.4 four of the cooperation agreement by and between the BPDA and Old Colony 6 Bonds Limited Partnership dated August 11th, 2023. It's a certificate of completion. So there's no presentation. Uh a motion is in order. >> So moved. >> Second.

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>> All those in favor? I opposed. The eyes have it. >> Item number 14, request authorization to issue a certificate of completion for the successful completion of the Belvadier Street student housing project located at 39 Dalton Street in the Back Bay. uh in accordance with section C.4

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of the cooperation agreement buy and between the BPDA and 39 Dton Owner LLC dated March 25th, 2025. Another certificate of completion. So, um a motion is in order. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Uh all those in favor?

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>> I I oppose. The eyes have it. Um all right. Item number 15. request authorization to issue a scoping determination waving further review pursuant to article 80B large project review of the zoning code for the proposed construction of 58 residential

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rental units including 10 IZ units uh 37 car parking spaces and 70 bicycle parking spaces located at 1200 Soldiersfield Road and to enter into a cooperation agreement in connection with the proposed project and to take all related actions. Jack.

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>> Thank you. And good evening, uh, Madame Chair, members of the board, Secretary Pimeis, and Director Shen. Uh, my name is Jack Gilman, and I'm a project assistant with development review. Uh, I'm here before you to present the large project located at 1200 Soldiersfield

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Road in the Alustin neighborhood. On March 27th, 2026, Thunderdome LLC filed a project notification form uh for a proposal that seeks to raise and replace the existing commercial structure and construct a new six-story multifamily

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residential building of approximately 66,747 gross square feet with up to 58 rental units and 37 off- streetet vehicular parking spaces. The project will also provide 58 long-term bicycle parking

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spaces and 12 short-term bicycle parking spaces. The residential rental unit mix will include approximately 31 uh one-bedroom units and 27 two-bedroom units. The project has also committed uh $25,000 for off-site parks and open

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space improvements in the vicinity of the project. Uh, additionally, the BPDA hosted a virtual public meeting on April 14th, 2026, an impact advisory group meeting on April 29th, 2026, and a joint IG and

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public meeting on July 9th, 2026. Uh, the meetings were well attended and wellreceived and noticed on the BPDA's events calendar and sent to the Alustin neighborhood distribution list. Uh lastly, I just want to thank uh thank the members of the public, the IG, the

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elected officials, and uh city agencies who helped review the proposed uh 1,200 soldiers field project. Uh so with that, I'll turn it over to my colleague Michelle Ye to present the planning context for the project. >> Thank you, Jack. Good afternoon. My name is Michelle Ye, and I am the planner

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assigned to this project. Uh next slide, please. Okay. The proposed project at 1200 Soldiers Field Road is located within the Alustin Brighton neighborhood zoning district within the various corner community commercial or CC-1 subd district. It is also located within the

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green belt protection overlay district or GPOD governed by article 29 of the zoning code. The proposed project is located at the intersection of Soldiers Field Road and Ever Street serving as a transition between the residential fabric excuse me of lower al and the

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public open spaces adjacent to the Charles River. In regards to transportation, there are two blue bike stations within 0.5 miles of the project site. Additionally, is access to the MBTA 66,7 and 86 bus routes. Next slide, please.

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Okay. The proposed project also falls within the study area of the Western Avenue Quartrer Study and Reszoning, also known as Wacker Z, which was adopted by the BPDA board in October 2022 and codified into zoning November 2022. Wackers established a guide for new

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development along Western Avenue that will provide necessary housing, support an optimized mix of land uses, and create new open spaces. It also created new zoning for large-scale development through planned development areas or PDAs. Although the proposed project does not qualify as a PDA, it is still

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consistent with the planning principles and goals behind Wacker Z, such as aligning with the land use objectives of allowing for multif family residential buildings along Soldiers Field Road. Through the staff review process, the proposed project also increased setbacks to help expand sidewalks along Effort

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Street, Soldiers Field Road, and McDonald Avenue to meet complete streets guidelines. While the proposed project will need variances for dimensional regulations, including heightened F, zoning relief is appropriate given the proposed project's consistency with the local planning context as well as

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provisions of section 7 dashri of the zoning code. Because the proposed project is located in the green belt protection overlay district and adjacent to public parkland, it will need to undergo parks design review for section 29-5 of the zoning code and municipal

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code section 7-411. Thank you. And I'll turn it over to the development team to present the project in more detail. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, Michelle. Um, good afternoon, Madam Chair. Secretary Paul Hemis, Director Chen, Attorney Joe Hanley from McDermac, Quilty, Miller, and Hanley

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representing the proponent uh, Thunderdome LLC, whose principal is Jeff Fier. Just um before we take you quickly through this presentation, on behalf of the proponent, I do want to thank the members of the public uh the Alustin

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Civic Association as well as uh the members of the impact advisory group who helped to guide and shape this and what was a very well positively received uh development in their community. We're also in receipt uh in of the support

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letter from District Councelor Braden, Council President Braden, and we would like to thank her uh for her input and and guidance as well. So, uh real quick, I'm here with David O'Sullivan, who in a minute will just take you through the plans, and I'll just orient you to the

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site a little more. Um but you will see in this, uh in in the middle of the red radius is the site. The next slide brings you a little closer up in uh proximity. So, um as you heard, we

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happen to be in uh Wacery, which is obviously very helpful in guiding this through the planning uh process. But, uh we're also at a really unique location to introduce muchneeded residential housing. Uh at the intersection of Ever Street and Soldiersfield Road, uh plan

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left uh directly across the street is the Ardani uh playground and parklands along the Charles River. Uh previously there was really no way to get across the street and uh thanks to leader Moran and others in the community, DCR is now

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doing a crosswalk there. And so what this project will do in addition to uh introducing muchneeded market rate affordable housing is to uh development without displacement is to represent or replace excuse me if you go to the next

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slide uh what is an outdated uh annex building that was part of the BZ campus at that intersection. This view shows you uh the look along Soldiersfield Road in that intersection uh that I talked about. Next slide. Um this is a view

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going up Everett Street and um if you go to the next slide uh what you'll see and I'll hand it to David in a minute is uh plan left and the lower is that intersection. And so in addition to site measures and a beautiful new building,

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uh we're also investing in much needed public realm and pedestrian connectivity uh to connect in with the new crosswalk so that uh members of the public and the new residents we're seeking to introduce here this building uh will be able to enjoy the outdoor space. Uh, plan right

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takes you up to Western Avenue and by virtue of Wacer Zee. There's a significant investment in in retail and commercial uses. And so this development will also uh provide better pedestrian access and uh integrate with all the

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good work that's happening on Western app. So with that, I'll ask David Oullivan to take you quickly through the plants. Thank you. >> Thank you, >> David. >> Thank you. David Osullivan from Oolivan Arctics. Um it's kind of a unique site in the sense that it does have three

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frontages. The frontage on Soldiersfield Road, we were able to provide space for a um blue bike station to be built on the property. Um and whenever it's funded for the future. Um, but we were actually able to improve the sidewalk

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along Everett Street, which now is pretty dilapitated and will connect to the nice new sidewalk that the um, lab building did up to our kind of back road. The back road there is kind of an alley right now. It's a private way. It

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serves as the lab buildings, loading docks, etc. So, we kind of responded to that by putting our vehicle entrances, our trash transformer along that back edge there. Um, and then working with the city on complete streets, did a

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sidewalk improvements and entrance to this building on the side of ours from Everert Street. Um, and then planted some new trees along the Ever Street and a couple more along um, Soldiersfield Road. Next.

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So, elevation wise, six stories. Um, strong base. Worked with the BPD design staff on a lot of refinements of this. Um, go to the next one. Probably is better. So, this is probably easier to see. This is the corner of Everett and

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Soldiersfield Road. We have kind of this um element on the corner and then kind of stepping back from the corner. Um the top floor stepped back some. So it's creating a an image on the corner that's kind of a landmark. Um combination of

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panels and brick on the building. Uh this kind of horizontal band kind of leads you from Soldiers Field Road to the building entrance. Next, uh, this is looking right at from Soldiersfield Road. Um,

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recess balconies, lot of balconies and views, four units where we could take advantage to look at the Charles River. Next, um, this is along Everett Street, um, where we have the first floor of the building by nature had to be up a couple

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feet, but we integrated with landscaping and ramps, so it's not obvious that it's obvious for somebody handicapped to get to it, but it's not intrusive as a access. And this canopy kind of designates where the front door is. And the bike parking entrance is right next

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to the front door. Next, um, looking back a little bit that this on the right, far right, shows our kind of driveway entrances. You can see the garage doors there. We have parking at grade one entrance. We have a pedestrian

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exit exit out there. We have um space for the trash out that back and a second entrance goes to the parking below grade. So, next um that's just another view from Ever Street a little higher up. So you can kind of see the front entrance on the

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bottom underneath the canopy and the building going down. And the the white box is just actually a BPDA thing. The actual building is actually taller than that lab that got built next.

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And I think that's it. Um kind of any questions let us know. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. Okay. Uh questions or comments from the board? >> Thank you madam chair. Uh, always good to see you, Attorney Hanley. Uh, I like this project. I like the design when you first see sort of the the renderings. It

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seems like a kind of a common building we see, but it's a little funky with the recessed balconies with some of the sharp angles. Yeah, I like it. I think it makes sense for and I think it's great for for the neighborhood of uh Alustin. Couple of points. You know what I'm going to ask, Joe? Any PV on the roof? >> Uh, PV ready as you as you'll see all

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electric building. Yeah, but part of it too is we have because of the the series of measures in the design, we we do have some constraints of >> availability that would actually be productive for the PV. So, >> totally understand that. >> But yeah, I mean, and you're you think

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about it too. I mean, I showed you the the the building photos, but also the the site has a lot of uh impervious areas that are obviously being improved, cooling the heat island effect and the like. And so we we look forward to continual working on the >> PB. Absolutely. That's great. And then

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uh talks about community choice energy which I think is great uh something I helped support with then councelor Woo back in our previous iteration. >> Is it going to be 100% renewable with community choice or just opt into the program? >> Opt in. >> Opt in. >> Okay. Well, I'd encourage you to

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consider go opting to one opt up >> to 100%. And that's for the entire that's for the so the units electricity will be included with the you know it's not just for common areas. Okay. Well again as I often say every environmentalist should be a fiscal conservative because you'll see even at

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100% you're often uh paying a much much better rate. So I'd encourage that. And then the last question we I guess the last statement question we received a letter uh from the Charles River Conservancy who does wonderful work. Can you talk a little bit about and you mentioned this Joe about the connectivity but work with DCR and

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Herder Park specifically how that this building can both support that beautiful park and also make sure that more people have access to it. >> It's really exciting. So, you know, if you drive by there, you do have Soldiersfield Road has a little bit of the vestage of vehicle, vehicle, vehicle, right? And not as much

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pedestrian and yet you're right along on that side. Artisani playground in the park is huge gathering space for events and everything, but you can't get there. And so uh having worked on several other projects with this agency and soldiers fair road we were fortunate to have the

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leadership of the Alson Brighton delegation uh working with DCR and so that I believe that crosswalk is actually done now right >> and so that's that's ahead for us and then also you know it's points from that edge of Everett to go up to Western

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Avenue which is really where the local services and everything are provided. So, I think our we're sort of filling in that gap to connect the two. And as you know, with with housing, there's, you know sustainability uh, there's family size housing. I would

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note there are no studios here. These are all ones, twos, and threebedroom units, all of good size. And we also think that families and folks in the city should be able to enjoy public recreation uh, and and the like and and no better

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place than, uh, along the Charles River in this area. So, it's an exciting project and I think you saw that in in Council President Braden's letter um for why she's supportive of this, not just the affordability and the residential, but also uh these these integrated

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public realm and pedestrian connections. So, we're we're proud that um we earned a lot of support from people in the neighborhood and it was uh in large part due to Jack's guidance and the folks with the agency. >> So, thank you. Yeah, I appreciate that uh Joe and and team and yeah, I think

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it's I think it's an excellent project. So, >> wish you well. Thank you. >> Great. Uh any other questions or comments? >> All right. Hearing and seeing none, a motion is in order. So moved. >> Second. >> All those in favor? I opposed. Um the eyes have it. Thanks so much. Good luck. Yeah.

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>> Uh and before we move on, uh we do have um I believe councelor Weber who uh would like to um speak on an item. So Councelor Weber, the uh floor is yours. Uh hello. I'm not sure if I uh I couldn't hear anyone while

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>> Yeah, we're we can hear you. You're loud and clear. Yeah, >> great. Uh thank you for taking me out of order. Um my name is Ben Weber. I'm the uh Boston City Council for District 6. I represent uh back of Mission Hill uh and

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Jamaica Plane and West Roxberry. uh as as well as a board member. Um uh nice to see you. I just I had a couple things I wanted to address. Um uh starting with 3326

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Washington, which I think is number 20 on the uh agenda. Um uh I just uh you know I think for for for that project I'm here to speak in support of it. Um I think you know everyone agrees uh that we have uh we're

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in the middle of the housing crisis and uh the most readily be readily available solution for that is to uh is is to make sure we're building affordable making housing more affordable by uh building more housing and ensuring that affordable units are a part of that. uh

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going back to at least 2019 this uh site was uh uh uh you know being developed by I think it was Washington alpha 2020 they won approval for a 43 unit building with 10 IDP units was five at 70% AMI

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two at 50% and three at 30% but unable to deliver on that project uh it was originally it was ultimately bought by another developer in 2024 LD Washington uh and um on October 27, 2025, LDEV

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proposed to build 43 units uh but with less affordability. There would be three 70% AM AMI units with four offered at section with for SE section A voucher holders and then three units bought out uh you know contribute with contributions to the city's affordable

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housing development fund. The BPDA was set to vote on this project in January of this year. Uh, I supported a delay of that vote uh to allow for uh essentially just additional negotiations with LDEV to try to get more affordable units. Uh,

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you know, after meeting with the city's chief of housing and local advocates, LD has delivered a more affordable project. It's now 46 units uh with nine affordable units there. Two at 70%, two at 50%, two at 30%, and three being

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offered to voucher holders. So, um, you know, again, not a a perfect project, but we have, you know, a project that has sat lot that sat vacant for, you know, over seven years now. Uh, we now have a project that can can help deliver

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uh the h the housing we need overall and deliver more affordability than was the original proposal before this board in January. So, I I I do support the project that's before you today. Uh, additionally, I I just briefly like to address the uh number 22 on your list.

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It's 85 Parker Hill. Um, which is in Mission Hill and is in my uh my district. Um, most of the abutters are in councelor Durkin's district. Uh, and

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um this proposal uh I am not opposing this proposal. Uh there are a lot of concerns in the neighborhood that this will be housing for undergraduate students. Um uh I think that councelor

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Durkin did negotiate large large uh sort of threebedroom IDP units, eight of them uh for home ownership. Uh that's something that we don't really see a lot of units that are that big that are affordable. And so I

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want to commend councelor Durkin for uh negotiating that in the process. I reached out to the developer. I did get a letter today uh from Savage Properties and I just want to read a little bit of it into the record. It it it says that um you know I'm writing to ensure assure

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you that my intention for the residential units at 85 Parker Hill Avenue is to attract long-term residents who will contribute positively to the missional community. My target tenants include medical and research professionals, seniors seeking to downsize while remaining in the

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neighborhood, and young families. Just a little later, it says um you know, the project uh you know, it provides eight affordable three-bedroom home ownership units. Uh uh to uh further demonstrate my commitment, and this is the commitment to have it be for long-term

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residents, not undergraduate students. The letter states that uh this is from Jason Savage. I've asked my attorney to contact the Boston Planning Department to explore incorporating language into the board memorandum that includes my representations to you. Uh I'm just I'm

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hoping that uh that that can be noted and hopefully it's part of the uh board uh memo, but that uh there are there's a pledge to make these aart make these units available to long-term residents uh people working, you know, right in the Longwood Medical area and that this

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won't be housing for undergraduates. I recognize that there are a lot of concerns in the community about that. Uh and I've worked both with the uh developers council which got this letter today um you know and the city to to

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make sure that this is uh providing units. I mean we do again need housing in Boston. There are affordable units that are being provided in indeed three-bedroom uh units like this. And there have been other uh you know promises contributions to the mission

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hill link and to the city's IDP fund. I think it can benefit the city. So I'm not opposing that project. And just lastly in my district is 3841 Washington. I mean it's number 24. Uh uh you know, I'm uh again, I'm I'm

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here just to uh you know, we need housing and this is housing in an area where it seems to fit, right near public transportation uh on Washington Street near the Forest Hills uh te-top. And so, you know, I I'm I'm uh I'm here just voicing my support

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for that. So, um that that's that's it for me. Happy to answer questions, but uh I anticipate Yeah. Thank you so much, Councelor Weber. Any any questions for him while we have him on the line? No. All right. Well, thank you so much for

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your participation. Um, appreciate it. >> Thank you very much. >> Thank you. Okay. Coming back to item number 16. Correct. Yes. uh request authorization to issue a certification of approval pursuant to article 80 small project review of the zoning code for the proposed

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construction of 39 residential rental units including seven IZ units uh 12 car parking spaces and 40 bicycle parking spaces located at 34 through 36 Pratt Street and to execute a community benefits agreement and to take all related actions. Dylan,

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>> thank you and good evening madam chair, members of the board, Secretary Paul Heis and Director Shen. My name is Dylan Norris, uh the project manager from the development review division of the planning department. I'm here before you to present the proposed article 8 small project located at 3436 Pratt Street in

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the Alustin neighborhood of Boston. You can go to the next slide. The project site is an approximate 14,000 square ft in size. It is currently the location of two two-story residential structures. Uh this project proposes to raise the existing structures and erect a new six-story

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multif family residential building containing 39 residential rental units including seven incomerestricted units pursuant to article 79 inclusionary zoning. The project will also provide an atgrade parking uh lot for 15 motor or

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12 motor vehicles apologies access from Pratt Street along with 40 residential bike parking spaces in a dedicated bike room accessible on the ground floor. The small project review application was filed June 30th, 2025, which initiated the initial 30-day comment period of

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which closed on the 31st of July. The planning department also sponsored a public meeting uh on August 11th, 2025 uh which was noticed through the planning department neighborhood distribution lists, events calendar, as well as published in the uh local and relevant newspapers. The project was

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wellreceived during the community process. Uh, and with that I will turn it over to my colleague Michelle Yei to give the zoning and planning context in which the project was reviewed. You can go to the next slide. >> Thank you Dylan. Um, hello again. My name is Michelle and I am the planner

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assigned to this project. The proposed project at 34 to 36 PR Street is located in the Austin Brighton neighborhood zoning district within a 2F5000 subd district. While Prash Street is predominantly residential, characterized by two family residential buildings, the

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portion of the street closer to Lynen Street has seen an increase in multif family residential developments. The proposed project also falls within the boundaries of the Alustin Brighton needs assessment which is approved and adopted by the BPDA board in January 2024. As this project is proposing a

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residential building with seven units of income restricted housing, this is consistent with the need for accessible and affordable housing found in the needs assessment. Because the current zoning for the areas for lowercale residential uses is not consistent with the emerging cluster of multif family residential development that have been

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approved along Pratt Street. Since 2020, Pratt Street has seen projects approved with heights that range from four to 16 stories. My colleagues and I are currently working on the Alson Brighton community plan to provide a more contemporary plan and zoning to guide growth in the neighborhood in the area surrounding the proposed project.

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Because this updated plan and zoning have not been implemented yet, my colleagues and I work directly with the proponents to ensure their design is responsive to its context. Next slide, please. Okay. As you can see here, compared to the other two approved projects, the proposed project is smaller in scale and

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helps to serve as a transition between the larger multif family residential buildings and the existing residential fabric found in the area. Zoning relief is appropriate as the greater heightened density aligns with the involving context. In addition, it'll bring many public realm improvements including improving the sidewalk and the

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streetscape on Pratt Street. Thank you. and I'll turn it over to my colleague Jong Jun Ju from the urban designers division to present the project in more detail. Next slide please. >> Thank you Michelle. Good evening. My name is Jung Junju and urban design

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staff assigned to this project. Um one of the defining features of the site design is the proponent's commitment to preserving two mature oak trees in the rear yard. To support that effort, the proponent retained an arborist to

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develop a tree mitigation plan and provide construction phase oversight to ensure the trees are protected throughout construction. The project is also includes four new onsite trees and one new street tree and

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a wider public sidewalk. Next, please. The proposed sixstory residential building incorporate several design strategies that respond to the surrounding residential neighborhood. The building is set back to align with

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adjacent homes and establish a threestory street wall with the upper floors step back to reduce the perceived scale. The building design employs a three-story brick base with lighter panel cladding above to reinforce the

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messing articulation and also incorporates porches, balconies, bay windows, and warm tone materials to reflect the residential character of the area. Over the course of the design review, the proponent further enhanced

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the project by relocating the transformer from the building frontage to a below grade bolt, improving the front building elevation and the public welcome. Overall, we believe this project is a strong example of

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delivering much needed housing while thoughtfully respecting the surrounding neighborhood context. Thank you. Now I will turn it back to D. >> Thank you. >> Thank you June. Um as just a closing remark, I do want to note that this

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project has been responsive to both neighborhood and planning staff feedback as well as the feedback from uh city councelor Breeden uh which resulted in the support letter that you all received today as well as during the review process the proponent was responsive in uh revising the massing along Pratt

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Street. Um and with that that's going to conclude our presentation. I myself and the proponent team are here uh if you you all have any questions but thank you. >> Thank you. Questions or comments from the board? >> Thank you madam chair. Um I noticed there's usually four columns on this last slide with sustainability. So can

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you talk a little bit about what sustainability uh aspects are included in this plan? >> Happy to take it uh first part as a regulatory control. Uh this project filed in 2025 prior to the adoption of net zero carbon. So, it's not required to have the same article 37 and net

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zerocarbon uh sustainability metrics that we normally see on new projects, but um Matt and Evan, I'll turn it over to you to go over the sustainability features. >> Hi, Evan Stelman with Kulsa Design Incorporated. Um I'm the architect on the project. So, we are committed to

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doing a um a solar ready roof as well as other um green building considerations like lowflow fixtures, high performance windows, um above building code minimum installation. Um so, we are committed to doing green building construction, but

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it's not a requirement that we go for actual passive house certification. Is it going to be a gas or electric building? >> Electric. >> It'll be electric. Okay, that's good. And I'd encourage you to like the last project, opt into 100% on community choice energy. That's an easy and uh

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relatively uh inexpensive way to ensure uh sustainability bonafiday. So >> we'll discuss that. Thank you. >> Okay. >> Additional questions or comments? Good. >> I do want to just uh you know comment that I appreciate the um you know the

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flexibility and the work of the um of the staff and the proponent around um kind of uh being responsive to the planning needs while we're still doing the planning process for that um for that area um and being responsive to uh to the community

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as the fabric of that of that area changes as well. So um with that uh a motion is in order. So moved. >> Second. >> All those in favor? I opposed. The eyes have it. Uh, thanks Dylan. >> Thank you. >> Congratulations. Good luck.

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>> Item number 17. request authorization to enter into an affordable rental housing agreement and restriction for the proposed creation of one on-site IDP unit located at 36 Cborn Road and to terminate the

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existing affordable housing agreement with the proponent dated June 28th, 2024 and to take all related actions. Andy. >> All right. Uh thank you, Madam Chair, Secretary Pimis, Director Shen, and members of the board. I'm Andy Feldman, housing policy manager with the mayor's

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office of housing. Uh tonight I'm here to request your vote on an affordable rental housing agreement and restriction for the development at 36 Colourne Road in Brighton. Uh this development is building 11 units and the board previously authorized an affordable housing agreement for one uh condo.

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Since beginning construction, the proponent has decided to change from home ownership to rental. Therefore, the vote in front of you tonight will allow the agency to enter into an agreement to to dedicate one rental unit uh and terminate the prior authors the prior housing agreement. Uh thank you. Happy to answer any questions that you may

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have. >> Okay. Thank you. Any questions or comments from the board? Okay. Hearing and seeing none. A motion is in order. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All those in favor? I opposed. Uh the eyes have it. Thanks, Andy. >> Thank you. >> Item number 186. request authorization

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to issue a certification of approval pursuant to article 80 small project review of the zoning code for the proposed construction of 42 hotel extended stay suites, two car share parking spaces and commercial ground floor space located at uh 269 through

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275 East Cottage Street and to enter into a community benefits agreement and to take all related actions. Luchia. >> Lucia, hello and good afternoon. Sorry. No, that's okay. Thank you and good afternoon madam chair, members of the

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board, secretary pimis and director Shen. My name is Lucia Pñabanda and I am a project assistant in the development review division. I am here before you to present the article 80 small project located at 269 to 275 East Cottage

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Street in Dorchester. 269 to 275 East Cottage Street is a proposed six-story hotel extended stay building with 42 keys. The project will transform an underutilized 12,536q

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foot site, formerly known as the Inn at Little House, into a mixeduse development that includes 42 extended stay hotel suites, retail and restaurant space, a rooftop cafe terrace, and two on-site shared vehicle parking spaces

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reserved for building users. Next slide. Thank you. The project is designed as an all-electric building that will meet Boston's net zero carbon zoning requirements while enhancing the pedestrian environment with wider sidewalks, new landscaping, two new

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street trees, an indoor bike parking room, and a $3,258 contribution to our blue bike system. The proposed project is also expected to create both construction and permanent hospitality jobs and support the continued vitality of local businesses.

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The proponent filed the small project review application on January 9th, 2026, and our staff held an initial public meeting on January 27th of the same year. Following our team's review and issuance of comments, our staff determined that the changes to the project satisfied our staff concerns for

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for which a second and closeout public meeting was held on June 15, 2026. I will now turn to my colleague for Delveio to present the project's planning and zoning context. Thank you. >> Thank you. Thank you, Lucia. My name is Ford Delveio and I'm the planning reviewer

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assigned to this project. Uh, next slide please. Perfect. Uh, the site of the proposed project encompasses approximately 12,536 square feet of land across three contiguous lots in the Columbia/Saven Hill section of Dorchester located at

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269 and 275 East Cottage Street in an unadressed lot near the corner of East Cottage Street and Dorchester Avenue. The site directly adjoins a proponents recently completed five-story mixeduse development at 951 to 959 Dorchester Avenue. The adjacent project includes 38 units of market rate income restricted

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housing. Currently, the site of the currently the site of the proposed project is occupied by a term of the 20th century ecclesiastical building and a residential structure dating to the late 19th century. You can see those on the right of the slide. Although both structures were converted to homes for community organizations decades ago,

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severe structural deterioration makes adaptive reuse challenging. Consequently, the proponent intends to demolish these older buildings to clear the site for the proposed project. The proposed project has already gone through the article 85 process and a finding of no historical significance was given. Next slide, please.

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The proposed project is located in the Dorchester neighborhood zoning districts 3FD 3000 subdist. The site is not subject to any zoning overlay districts. The law absuts a multif family residential/local shopping subdist centered on Dorchester Avenue. Buildings of the scale of the proposed project are

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common along this direction to Dorchester Avenue. While such a design would not be appropriate in a mid-block location in the 3F subdist because the pro proposed project abuts a mixeduse zoning subdist and the aformentioned 951 to 959 Dorchester Avenue. Staff note the proposed project reads as an extension

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of the existing Dorchester Avenue neighborhood fabric and fits in with the context. Thank you. I'll now turn over to my colleague Andrew Zim Zimmerman from the urban design department to present in more detail. >> Thank you. >> Good afternoon. My name is Andrew Zimmerman and I am the urban designer

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assigned to this project. Um, next slide please. In the proposed site plan shown on the left, the active hotel frontage along East Cottage Street is complemented by a public realm improvements, including new street trees, short-term bicycle

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parking, and a widened public sidewalk to help activate the building entrance and enhance the pedestrian experience. Through design review, the proponent refined the project frontage to bring it into compliance with complete street standards. The building frontage further contributes to the project through

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integrated seating areas and landscape improvements. A diverse planting pallet along the street reinforces the neighborhood's residential character while creating more a more attractive, welcoming, and resilient streetscape. Next slide, please. The building complements the neighboring

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mixeduse development at 959 Dorchester A by introducing an active ground floor with both uh lobby and residential uses uh sorry restaurant uses. Uh above the upper volumes mix brick fiber cement panels and lapsiding stepping back along

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three elevations to soften the scale of its six stories. The top floor, which is 30% of the size of the lower floor plates, features a rooftop restaurant and a shielded roof deck to protect neighbor privacy. Uh, backed by significant local support,

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the proponent in the design team uh actively refined the project's aesthetics and massing in response to staff feedback to achieve its current form. And with that, I will turn it back to Lucia to conclude the presentation. >> Thank you.

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>> Thank you, Andrew. Next slide, please. This concludes our team's presentation. Our staff as well as the proponent and developer are here available to answer any of your questions. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. Uh questions or comments from the board. >> Uh thank you, Madam Chair. Uh thank you

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for the third bullet point under sustainability. I've been getting to that the last couple questions. So opting up to 100% renewable is really going to make a key difference and economically it makes probably the most sense as well. So it's it's a great move. Happy to see that. This has been explained to me, I think, with every

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hotel I've seen. Remind me what 42 keys, 42 keys as opposed to 42 rooms. What does that mean? >> Member Ali, Attorney Joe Hanley for the proponent. Um, so those are the number of suites and rooms. >> Okay. >> In this instance, we have um a good amount of extended stay because we think

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there's a big need for that. Um, so those are, you know, suites that have like a kitchen head and are a little bigger and can accommodate folks for a little bit of a longer time. Makes >> sense. That's the amount of rooms. >> But no, that makes perfect sense. And I've said this before, but it's it's worth repeating and we particularly feel

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it. City just did a fabulous job hosting the tall ships world cup down at Boston Stadium, which is a known a name I'm going to keep using. Um, we have a shortage of hotel rooms in the city of Boston, and it's one of the reasons why rates that that that we rate are often

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double, sometimes triple what other cities are. So, I think this is actually a smart. I like these boutiquey, smaller hotels. I think it makes sense. It's a great neighborhood close to public transit. Uh I think it's a it's it's a great project and I'm excited. >> Yeah. Thanks for that. And as you know, you know, hotels are a public

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accommodation, too. So, really excited about the rooftop that's intended. It is going to be a cafe, not just a place people come up. So, but it also uh a space for the neighborhood and for neighbors to be able to host things and and enjoy. It's boutique, so you know,

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we're we're small. But we also think another dividend real quick is, you know, better to have this type of an environment that's properly managed than some of the Airbnbs that we see in triple deckers or other parts of the neighborhood which maybe don't have those types of controls. And so we think

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that's another benefit here. >> Agreed. This is great. So thank you for that. Thanks Je. The team. So in a project like this, forgive me if I missed this, but what's what's the contribution towards either housing or jobs linkage?

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I do not have the details on a contribution for housing linkage, but they are contributing to the blue bikes system as their monetary contribution. Um, I think the main community benefit for this project is the fact that this

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is an alternative stay opportunity for residents or for people visiting, for people that need to house their in-laws or a family member for for an extended period of time where they might not fit into your one-bedroom apartment. So, that is what our staff has um determined

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to be the biggest contribution to the community. >> Thank you. >> So, the threshold for >> a >> doesn't trigger it. >> Thank you, Kyros. >> Why it wasn't. Okay. Thank you. Appreciate it. >> Yes.

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>> Um Okay. Any other questions? Um yeah, I mean I think it's it's an interesting place to have um I think it's new right to have hotel and extended stay type of um uh you know

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uh type of developments in this area. Can you just share a little bit about kind of the um you know that process right of of um assessing that this was a an appropriate

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use a good use um within this this area. >> Yeah, we had a a real extensive discussion and guidance of you know planning but also you know with the neighborhood. One of the things I will say with Adam Sarba, who's the owner and developer, uh it's not a a siloed

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approach. It is meant to be a companion to uh the mixeduse building that was approved by this board which fronts on Dorchester Avenue. So some folks would say, well, I could see this on a now we are right in the heart of Columbia Savin Hill Transit Red Line right there.

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Right. Um but you know we in that building uh which exists it's a multif family residential went through small project review uh Adam was able to retain the Dorchester market and build a new market for them a new location which is a gem in the community and was one of

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the things we were asked to do but it needs more foot traffic right and that area needs more a little more vibrancy and and uh same thing with the residential we have a restaurant space in 951. So, this new building is an addition to that and is connected. And what we found

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with the rest, the restaurant space, Adam promised the community we wouldn't put a chain in there. We were trying to find a local operator, that it wasn't big enough uh after the pandemic. And so, this allows us in combining on the ground floor of that hotel, of the inn,

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it's not just a hotel, right? is the ability to improve the flow of that restaurant space and dedicate the rooftop cafe to a potential operator, which we heard in the market, but we also heard from folks in the neighborhood uh that they would like.

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And then if you go into the ground floor in the back, we have neighborhoods serving commercial space. We've been approached by a Dorchester base fitness um uh instructor that wants to take some space. So, it's very much part of that, you know, public component. And then as we look at the at the hotel, just to

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finish this, the idea is to have synergy with the residential, right? Especially as it's connected, as we're looking at more of an extended stay, visiting nurses, uh, executives, but to do it in an environment where, uh, if you need

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something to eat, you're not going to be able to cook, but we have the Doorchester Market. We have great restaurants along Dorchester Avenue. You can go to the restaurant or go up to the roof. And uh if you like it so much, we're hoping that you'll stay and rent a

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building, rent, excuse me, rent a unit in the building or stay in Dorchester, right? So, it's not going to cure uh 42 rooms or 42 keys. It's not going to, you know, solve the shortage, but but it's very much intended to be a neighborhood asset. And I think you see this

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traditionally even in the Back Bay in the South End, you have these uh guest house, if you will, and stuff. And it's a modern uh version of that that that we think >> fair point we had to socialize this but that's a long way to answer the question

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>> and it sort of all comes together in a way that um we think is going to work and most importantly our direct butters in back of us. You probably saw in your file a map that we provided. We have support from all of our direct abutters and folks in the immediate uh block who

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want to see this happen. We had a lively discussion further out and stuff and addressed a lot of this as well. >> Yeah. >> So, thank you. >> Great. Thank No, thank you. And I appreciate Sorry for the long answer. >> No, no, no. I appreciate the long answer. I think we've been working together for a while now. No, it was exactly what I um uh was trying to to

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get an understanding of just because we it's just not every day we see, you know, see this project >> and I don't think if you know if the front building uh that is brand new and has the market, the restaurant space that was once the old Toming English bar and it was sort of like a underutilized

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distressed. Yeah. >> I don't think you know if we didn't have that anchor in front >> that this would make as much sense if you know what I'm saying. You could very much see this as one project had we uh Adam didn't own the the property in the

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back when we when we were approved for the first phase, but it is something that works really well together. >> Yeah. No, it's it's again super super interesting and I think also in response this response that we got you know from the community I think um uh is a really

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great um uh display and representation of the work that um that Lucia you and the team did as well as um you know the developer and and um >> to uh to address that right I mean I can only imagine the amount of communication

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that had to happen to you know >> yeah I don't know if this will be scaled up but like I said in neighborhoods, it is something that will make that neighborhood more vibrant, interesting, >> and I think sustainable for uh for people to stay in the neighborhood and have spaces like that for kids birthday

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parties upstairs or just >> the overall ecosystem that we need to live in. >> Yeah, super cool. It's very interesting. Um all right, any other questions or comments? All right, hearing and seeing none. A motion is in order. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All those in favor? I opposed. Um the

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eyes have it. Um congratulations. Thank you so much. And uh and I think this is the first time we were seeing you, Lucia, so I really appreciate uh um and I think you did a great job today. >> I'll be back for the last item. >> Okay. Hey. Yeah, that's the way. Just get them in.

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All right. Item number 19. >> Oh, sorry. Sorry, sorry. I'm councelor Derkin. Um uh thank you for uh for coming and always joining us. >> Thank you so much. Um you've heard from my colleague councelor Weber on 85 Parker Hill A. Um I just wanted to

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provide comments. Um this is technically in uh councelor Weber's district, but given the close connection between our districts and the impact that it will have on my constituents. I have remained engaged with the project from the beginning um and have advocated for community priorities over the past five months.

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I've worked with residents, the developer, fellow elected officials, and the planning department to ensure that resident feedback was heard um and to advocate for community benefits and mitigation um measures to address concerns raised. I'm particularly proud that there will be uh eight

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three-bedroom apartments within this um to uh to meet the needs uh for larger familysiz units. I also was concerned about transportation mitigation for this project, putting, you know, over hundred new residents on this stretch. Uh so, uh

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I've advocated for pedestrian safety improvements, including a commitment for a raised crosswalk across Barker Hill. A additionally, the developer is committed to improving, uh the maintenance of their existing properties. Um particularly want to thank them for removing graffiti after I brought up

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some of the blighted buildings. I do want to continue to have a conversation with this developer about the condition of the properties and the approvals that they've gotten in the area and I would like to um particularly um to our director would love to have that conversation. Additionally, um we've

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gotten a commitment for $20,000 for the Mission Health Link. Um and we've gotten $25,000 uh towards affordable housing development which um which councelor Weber secured that commitment. I want to recognize that this um did not address every concern raised by the community

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and I do think we need to have an overarching conversation about gentrification, about projects that have been approved in the neighborhood that have not yet come to fruition. Um my goal throughout this process has been to ensure that community feedback leads to meaningful improvements and I think

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we've done that. I don't want to go further than the actual district counselor for this. So, I have a position of non-opposition, but the benefit of this project is 103 units of housing, which we desperately need. Um, you know, it hurts me to go non-opposition because I genuinely feel

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like this is the most pressing um and urgent need of our time is building housing in the city. Um, but I think that there are some concerns raised by constituents about general community process. And I do think we should um have some conversations about these particular projects that are stalled in

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Mission Hell and have a conversation about um sort of how we um fight gentrification and how we also make sure that um our constituents are heard um when it comes to the dilapidation of buildings. There's a lot of approved projects in this area in a very short

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stretch um that definitely require our attention. So I know um Chief Shen and I have done on walks in Kenmore Square. So, I think Mission Hill is our next our next stop and I want to thank the board for all of your work. Thank you. >> Thank you. Thank you, Councelor Durkin. Um, okay. So, let's move

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back to item number 19. uh request authorization to issue a scoping determination waving further review pursuant to article 80B large project review of the zoning code for the proposed construction of 120

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residential rental units including 22 IZ units and 150 bicycle parking spaces located at 9 Chelsea Street and to issue uh one or more certifications of compliance or parcel certifications of compliance pursuant to section ADB-6 of

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the of the code upon successful completion of the article 80B large project review process and to execute a cooperation agreement and transportation action plan agreement and to take all related actions. Dan, >> thank you. Good evening, Madam Chair, Roas, members of the board, Director

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Shannon, Secretary Paul Heis. My name is Daniel Palano and I'm project manager for the proposed article 80 large project before you tonight at 9 Chelsea Street located in the East Boston neighborhood. The project's proponent, the ND Homes, proposes to construct a new sixstory mixeduse building to

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approximately 84,267 gross square ft. The proposed project will include uh 120 residential units comprising of 76 studio units, 25 one-bedroom units, and 19 two-bedroom units along with approximately 5,492

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square ft of ground floor retail space across two retail units. Proposed project will also include 18 incomerestricted units who fill in their IZ requirements. As part of the public uh benefits and mitigation, the proposed project will provide significant neighborhood and public realm

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improvements, including a contribution of approximately $100,000 to the Maverick Square transportation action plan. Additionally, the project will also contribute funds to East Boston Main Streets and Tree East. As part of the article 80 process, the project held

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public meeting on March 11, 2026, as well as an impact advisory meeting on March 10th, 2026, and also hosted a second IG meeting on March May 28th, 2026. The virtual meetings were advertised in the relevant neighborhood and planning department website.

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Calendar notification was sent to all subscribers of these Boston neighborhood updates. I would also like to note that we received support from the IIG members. It's also a letter from C uh from Rep. Adrian Madawaro's office as well. Uh thank you for your time and consideration uh of the project before

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you tonight. I have the development team here to present the project in detail and answer any questions you may have. And I'll turn over to my colleague Michelle to discuss the planning context. >> Thank you. >> Thank you Dan and good afternoon again. My name is Michelle Ye and I am the

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planner assigned to this project. The proposed project at 9 Chelsea Street is located within the East Foster neighborhood zoning district within a mixed U7 or MU7 zoning subdist. The site is also located in the groundwater conservation overlay district or GCOD

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governed by article 32 and a portion of the site is in the coastal flood resilience overlay district or seafod governed by article 25A. The MU zoning MU7 zoning district was informed by the use and dimensional recommendations of plan East Boston which was adopted by the BPDA board in

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January 2024 and codified into zoning April 2024. Plan East Boston was a neighborhoodwide planning initiative to guide growth in East Boston through recommendations for the public realm and transportation improvements, updated regulations for land use and bill 4, and

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broader policy and program considerations throughout the neighborhood. Specifically, as one of the four main squares in East Boston, Fabric Square was noted as an important regional transportation hub with access to the MBTA blue line and multiple MTA bus routes. The plan recommended that

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buildings in the square contribute to a vibrant public realm by prioritizing active ground floor uses. Next slide, please. Because this area was reszoned in 2024, the bar for zoning relief is high. The proposed project requires a variance for

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lock coverage, sideyards, and rear stepback abuting a residential subdist. It otherwise complies with the updated zoning parameters for use and other dimensional regulations. As the planner, I would recommend zoning relief for lot coverage, minimum sideyard, and the rear setback abuing a

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residential subdist. It is consistent with the criterias of section 7-3 of the zoning code due to the highly irregular dimensions of the lot. As you can see, the proposed lot highlighted in red. Bless you, is both a coroner and a through lot that directly avuts a

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residential subdist. No other zoning relief is appropriate. To help reduce the visual impact, the building was designed in collaboration with staff to reflect the built environment of both Maverick Square and the residential fabric as it steps down at the higher levels to break down the appearance of the massing. While the residential

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entrance above the residential district, the commercial district also faces Maverick Square supporting the ground floor uses as envisioned in plan East Boston. Additionally, the public realm and sidewalk improvements which were designed to ensure consistently complete streets guidelines will enhance the

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public experience in a manner consistent with the local planning context. Thank you. And now I'll turn it over to the development team to present the project in more detail. Thank you, Madam Chair, members of the board, Director Shannon, Secretary Pyus, Attorney Jeff Drago with Drago and

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Tuscano. Here on behalf of the project at 9 Chelsea Street, the developer DND Holmes, who's here as well, uh, and with me I have John Williams, who you'll hear from, who's the architect on the project. Um, we're excited to really excited to bring this project to you

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today. Many of you may know there was a project that was approved, different developer on this site. uh many years ago and it sat idle. There's a hole uh over that area now. Uh and the community had been asking to see something developed for a long time. As you can

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see, it's situated right within the Maverick Square, which is a prominent business district in East Boston. It's located also within the residential carter along Chelsea Street, Breeman Street, and Maverick Street, which is why we felt the project that we came

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forward with was appropriate for mixed use. It's uh as was mentioned, it's 120 residential rental units on site, but we also wanted to make sure and ensure something that the community wanted to see is to keep a commercial base. So,

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we've got 5,492 uh square ft of two ground level commercial spaces. And we also wanted to make sure we included a lot of amenity space which includes pet wash uh an office uh on site and a package room all

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within the ground level uh of the building. Um next slide please. Uh this is our uh transportation slide and although we're not providing parking, we feel this is an appropriate site uh because it's so close to the

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MBTA where with just a few minutes away from Maverick Square station as well as airport station right within walking distance. We have multiple uh car share services and blue bike stations that are there as well. As long and as well as along Chelsea Street, there's multiple

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bus routes to get to other parts of East Boston. So that makes this area great for commuters coming into the downtown corridor. Um we also wanted to make sure we had a a mix of housing. Although uh with East Boston expanding the uh number

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of single folks moving into the area looking for more affordable units, uh we have 72 studio units, 29 one-bedroom units, and 19 two-bedroom units that comprise the 120 uh units on site. We also have the 20% inclusionary

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development on site as well. Um and uh we had an extensive community process. Uh as was mentioned, we had two I AG meetings. Uh we had our public meeting and this particular area touches a number of civic associations. So we got

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the support of the Maverick Central Civic Association. We also met with the Jeffre Point Neighborhood Association and we met with the Gove Street Association as well as working with the design team here at BPD that really shaped and changed this project. So as

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we went through that process, we expanded the footprint of the commercial space which is something we heard loudly from the community as well as BPD staff. We instituted some pull-ins and pullback on the project to cut back massing to bring you the project uh that that we

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have today. Um, so with that, um, you can go to the next slide. I'm going to turn it over briefly to John Williams, who's the architect, to go over his plans. Thank you. >> Okay. So, good afternoon and John Williams from DMS Design. Um, so what we're looking at right now is actually,

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I believe, our roof site plan from the from our landscape um, architect. Um, and so the point here, uh, is that we have about 3,500 square feet of of rooftop space, um, that's dedicated to amenities for the for the residents. Um, next slide, please.

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Okay, so now we're looking at the the ground floor. And to orient you, uh, Maverick Square would be at the top left of the drawing, Chelsea is at the top of the drawing, Maverick Street is to the left, and then Bremen Street would be down at the bottom of the page. Um the blue area is our retail space which

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we've put the entry of um as close to Maverick Square in the more prominent area of the site as possible and we've located it so that we could make that area flexible. Whether it would be one tenant, two tenant or three tenants, we have the flexibility to do that. And then the green area once you go down

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Chelsea Street a bit is our residential lobby and our elevator core. Um and then going back towards the back of the site towards Bremen is where we have our bike storage all on grade. Next slide please. So here's our typical upper floor plan

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um for floors two through five. All residential use on this floor. Next slide please. And then seems to be cut off at the bottom. But what we do have on Bremen Street, we do step the building back um

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about seven or so feet in order to reduce the massing on that um on Bremen Street. Next slide, please. Um that's once again the uh the rooftop site plan. Um so I will talk about the the ground floor site plan even though

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it doesn't appear to be in this set right now. So we are widening the sidewalks. We are providing many sidewalk improvements on all three streets. Um new crosswalks. Um there's about six new street trees. Um, on Bremen Street, we do, if you can see,

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there's to the back bottom left on Bremen Street, we do set the the sidewalk back even more to create a little space for a bench and some landscaped area that would be accessible to the public. Um, and then our site controls, we will have um a fence and a gate to separate the public realm from

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the private. Next slide. Um, so we're looking at the the Chelsea Street facade right now. So, um, as mentioned, we're using some some brick and some cement siding and then some corrugated metal siding to kind of bring the industrial nature and then the the brick contextual elements uh into our

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facade. Next slide. U, this is coming around the corner towards Maverick Street. Many of the same uh components are here. Um, another example of where we we create some bays uh to break down the massing of the building. Next slide, please.

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And then on the right side is our Bremen Street facade where we kind of break them into smaller bays to kind of bring that scale down a little bit more on that back street. Next slide. Um and then so this is the uh facade of the building that would be facing our

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abutters. So it's not a prominent facade, but the butters will be able to see it. And so what we're trying to do with some of the materiality there is to create some movement and to make it a little less stat static and and give it a little bit of interest um even though it's a less prominent facade. Next slide

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please. So the uh rendering on the left is looking from Maverick Square and that's our our retail entrance right at the ground level in front of you and we give that corner a little bit of a of a different aesthetic to kind of make it a little more of a special corner. And

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then on the right, that image is looking um from down Chelsea Street towards Maverick Square. Um our residential entry is um a little bit to the right behind um just just behind that tree there. Uh next slide, please.

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Um on the left is the the Bremen Street facade where we break that down the bays down a little bit more. And then on the right, that's our Maverick Street facade. Next slide. And then the remainder of the slides are um these were meant to be in the the

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appendix. So that would be that would be it. >> Okay. Thank you. Um >> yeah. Okay. Uh questions or comments from the board? >> Thank you, Madam Chair, and great to see you folks. Um appreciate this. I think you're you're quite literally and

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figuratively filling a hole that's been left right there in the neighborhood. So, and and attorney Drago, appreciate your your great work. I know how uh East Boston is a special part of your heart and I know you've worked to build a coalition here. Couple questions. Um talk about the uh the heat pump space conditioning. Is it going to be several

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uh how many heat pumps or is it going to be a large? >> It'll be individual up on the roof is where the heat pumps will be. >> How many will they have? You couldn't do one for every unit. You'd run out of space. >> Many um I would one per unit at least, I believe. >> Wow. Okay.

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That seems that that would make it difficult to I don't know that they would fit but either there'd be multiple. You're talking about the smaller module. Yes. Key pump unit. Okay. So I think that is devtales to the uh uh project to purchase renewable electricity. Strongly urge you as I have

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with the last several projects to opt up to 100% with these heat pumps. They have a coefficient of performance at the residential level which is quite high. So it literally will make the a pretty good financial case to opt up to 100% renewable. sort of urge you in the next step of the process. Um uh what's the uh

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and I like I like having um you know it doesn't make sense for every project for every neighborhood but but having some of the studios I think makes sense. You have so many young professionals who are now coming to East Boston wanting to live there. What's the approximate square footage on some of those units? >> Um around 400 ft. >> Okay. Yeah. >> So I I think I think that's fine. Um and

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you may have I was taking some notes so I may have uh missed it but um any idea and I won't hold you to it but the commercial space on the first floor some potential tenants that we'd be looking at. >> So it's actually yeah it came up quite a bit memory uh folks really wanted to see

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some sort of a grocery type store. Now it's not we looked at some larger national chains like Trader Joe's. there wasn't a big of appetite for that just because of the size, but there's some smaller like mom and pop that we're talking to and I know that's something that the community really wanted to see

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as well as more like local type space. So, local businesses to relocate um at that at this particular site because of its prominent location. >> Yeah. Yeah. No, it's a great location. Uh looks exciting and I appreciate the work of you and your team. So, thank you. >> Thank you. >> Okay. Additional questions or comments?

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Um I do have some um see can we start with the um AFH strategy? Um, so can you just give a yeah, just an overview of um,

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sorry, I'm just trying to find the the actual letter, but um, yeah, the um, how this project went through the AFFH process and um, where it stands. >> So for inclusively furthering fair housing, we get a like a

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something in our in our package that talks about it. So it it references that it hasn't concluded its review. So I just wanted to kind of know where >> Yeah. So we Yeah. So we met with folks, you know, obviously we put the packet together to answer any questions around that. Um obviously we have a screen, you

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know, there'd be a screening process and all of that. Um but uh they obviously this project wouldn't have any displacement on site or anything like that. Um, it would be, you know, would be interviewing and looking for local folks within the area, obviously meeting with affordable housing agencies like

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the East Boston CDC, know a neighborhood of affordable housing for any uh potential applicants or anything like that on that piece. So, >> okay. Um, all right, let's talk about um let's talk about the um I guess the elephant

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in the comments section about parking. So, can um Yeah. And whether that's the the the agency or I I know this is this is one project and the parking, but I'm just trying to get a sense of um >> what that looks like cohesively without the within the neighborhood. So, I think

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that's more of a for the agency, but also >> Yeah. So when we when we came with the pro just because of its location, right, because it's 2-minute walk to Maverick T station as well as airport uh T station, we have so many opportunities to use

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public transit. With the bus stops along Chelsea, we felt if there was a location that was going to have walkability and was going to have other modes. With the extensive bike room that we have, we're also contributing to the blue bike station as well. We really wanted to have one project that used uh didn't

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have a a parking location, but we also talked with the transportation folks about a designated pickup drop off area on site uh on the on one of the sections of public street uh for like movein drop off packages. I have to be honest during

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community process I think there's been a mindset shift and particularly in this section where parking uh was probably the least of the concerns. is it was more about having commercial space, having affordability on site, um, and having a sort of a mix of unit stock.

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Um, but just because of this location, its proximity, I think it it fits uh nicely under and especially with the new zoning for this particular area, the emphasis on parking's gone down. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Sorry. >> Sorry. I also wanted to add in terms of the zoning, parking isn't required in

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this area, especially as it goes through a large project review where those where the parking is actually set through the project when we review it as part of the project. >> Yeah. Um okay, thanks. Um I think I'm just trying to reconcile like um lived

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experiences of you know um my fellow neighbor, you know, Boston neighbors of of what the you know uh what the parking situation looks like now and kind of what our overall plan is for that like

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from a neighborhood perspective. um as far as like are we converting to this uh you know new transit oriented um way of life right in East Boston um and kind of I guess yeah what does that look like

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now or just trends that we're seeing I don't know so I think overall we have been trying to orient towards more transit oriented developments and have encouraged like lower parking ratios as well but of course it takes a lot of we also take in consideration the area and the neighborhood as well what they

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already exist there. With this project in particular as well, we did take in consideration the existing on street parking regulations with the residential parking permits and understandably with the loading and parking require or the loading requirements. We are thinking

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about how we can incorporate that while not really creating any detriments to the neighborhood as well, but while understanding that overall we would like to progress to to less parking overall, but thinking about how we can implement that slowly really.

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>> Okay. Um All right. Um any further uh questions or comments? Okay. Hearing and seeing none, a motion is in order. So moved. >> Second. >> All those in favor? I opposed. Uh the eyes have it. Um motion passes. Um good luck. Thank you.

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Okay. Item number 20. Request authorization to issue a certification of approval pursuant to article 80 small project review of the zoning code for the proposed creation of 46 residential rental units, including

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nine IDP units and 48 bicycle parking spaces located at 3326 Washington Street. and to enter into a affordable housing rental agreement and restriction and a community benefits agreement and to take all related actions. Camille. >> Thank you and good evening madam chair,

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members of the board, secretary Paul Heis and director Shun. My name is Camille Platic Costa and I'm a senior project manager with the development review division. Here before you to present the small project change located at 3326 Washington Street in Jamaica Plane. On May 20th, 2026, LD Washington

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LLC filed a small project change for the previously approved small project at 3326 Washington Street. The change is due to an increase in units as well as minor facade changes to the exterior of the new building. The BPDA hosted a virtual public meeting on June 8th of 2026, which was very well attended and

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was distributed to the Jamaica plane list serve. The comment period ended on June 19th of 2026. Next slide, please. The previously approved project, which was approved in November of 2020, consisted of 43 rental units and 10

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inclusionary development policy units. The small project change calls for an increase to 46 units with nine units as IDP. The proponent worked diligently with both the community and the mayor's office of housing to create the appropriate unit mix for the updated project as well as the IDP change.

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Currently, the lot is empty and the building is not built. So, this will be a new build. There will be 43 long-term bike parking spaces as well as four four short-term bike parking spaces within the building. The project will meet lead silver and will target lead gold. I will now turn

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it over to Andrew Plum to discuss the planning context of the project. Thank you. >> Thank you, Camille. My name is Andrew Plum and I'm the planner assigned to this project. Uh, next slide, please. The proposed project is located on

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Washington Street near the MBTA Green Street station in Jamaica Plane and is within the plan JP Rocks plan area. Adopted in 2017, the plan sought to shape new inclusive growth that provides both market rate and affordable housing. The plan highlights the area's

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opportunities for balanced growth given the amount of industrial and vacant land and its proximity to the Orange Line. The plan proposed new zoning with a density bonus that would have allowed greater residential density for projects that provided additional affordable

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housing units. However, the zoning was never adopted. The city adopted inclusionary zoning after the adoption of the plan, which applies to projects filed after October 1st of 2024. Next slide, please.

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The proposed project was originally filed before the adoption of inclusionary zoning. Because of this is required to provide a affordable housing units under the city's inclusionary development policy. Proposed project is also subject to the regulations of the Jamaica plane neighborhood zoning district's local

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industrial subdist. The project is consistent with the goals in plan JP Rocks for transit oriented residential development along Washington Street. I'll now pass it back to Camille who will present uh the remainder of the uh presentation. Thank you.

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Next slide, please. >> I will confirm I am not the urban designer on this project, but this is a very quick slide. Um, because this is a notice of project change, just want to very briefly show the before and after of the exterior of the building. So,

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this is facing Washington Street. So, on the left is the previously approved project again in November of 2020. And on the right is the proposed updates to the project. We have been working in parallel with the proponent team on postboard design review throughout this

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process as well. Um so this is the evolution that you see here um from 2020 to the appro um the currently proposed building on the right hand side and next slide please. This concludes our presentation. I have the members of the

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proponents team as well as their council here as well to answer any questions you may have. Thank you. >> Okay. Thank you. uh questions or comments from the board. Um just in looking at that design slide, um

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can you just review kind of what were what was driving the change in such a change in the design specifically? They just they look different >> different fields. Yeah. >> Hi, Greg Spalding Spalding to Gas

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Architects. Uh could you repeat the question? Oh, so I was looking at the if Can we just go back to the slide? Um, yeah. So, we have the previous and the proposed. Um, again, just looks uh looks very different, less greenery. Um, just trying to get a sense of >> Well, actually, the the site plan has

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stayed the same. Building footprint stayed the same. What's the biggest change is uh removing all the stepped balconies. It was a matter of uh just construction costs. Uh this project has been around since 2020 being priced and

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as it went through COVID it kind of went to a lull went through another developer who couldn't finance the you make the numbers work and now we have a new developer and in that spirit to try and simplify the building create more square footage just bring the cost down.

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>> Okay that's fine. Um all right any further questions or comments? Just a quick comment. Um, I know that there was a big push to uh retain the original level of affordability that was uh proposed for

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the project and I appreciate the work on all sides, mayor's office of housing, community developer to um to push back as far as you could uh and get to a better result um than the project was at, you know, several months ago. So

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appreciate that. >> Uh additional questions or comments hearing and seeing none. A motion is in order. >> So moved. >> So moved. Sorry. Second. >> Okay. All those all those in favor. >> I oppose. The eyes have it. Um thank you

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very much. Congratulations. >> Item number 21. request authorization to enter into an affordable rental housing agreement and restriction for the proposed creation of one on-site IDP unit located at 8 Bernie Street and to

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take all related actions. Andy. >> Uh yes. Uh thank you, Madam Chair, Director Shen, Secretary PHus, and members of the board. My name is Andy Feldman. I'm the housing policy manager with the mayor's office of housing. Tonight, I'm here to request your vote on an affordable rental housing agreement and restriction for the

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development at 8 Bernie Street in Mission Hill. Uh the development is building um excuse building nine units and while it did not trigger IDP, the developer has agreed to restrict uh one unit. Therefore, the vote in front of you tonight will allow the agency to enter into an agreement for that one

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unit under the inclusionary development policy. Happy to answer any questions that you may have. Thank you. >> Thank you. Any questions or comments from the board? Uh hearing and seeing none, a motion is in order. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All those in favor? I opposed. The eyes have it. Thanks, Andy. >> Item number 22, request authorization to

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issue a certification of approval pursuant to article 80 small project review of the zoning code for the proposed construction of 103 residential rental units, including eight IZ units, three car parking spaces, and 127

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bicycle parking spaces located at 85 Parker Hill Avenue. and to enter into community benefits agreement. Jack. >> Thank you. And good evening again, uh, Madame Chair, members of the board, Secretary Pimis, and Director Shen. Uh, my name is Jack Gilman and I'm a project

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assistant with Development View, and I'm here before you to present the small project located at 85 Parker Hill Avenue in the Mission Hill neighborhood. Uh on February 13th, 2026, Savage Properties LLC filed a small project review application for a proposal that

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redevelops the 49,747 foot site for use as multifamily housing and consists of a renovation and addition to the existing structure. The BPDA hosted a virtual public meeting on March 4th, 2026. The meeting, the public meeting was

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noticed on the BPDA's events calendar and sent to the Mission Hill neighborhood distribution list. The comment period ended on April 24th, 2026. Following a project update, a second public meeting was held on June 29th, 2026. Next slide, please.

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>> There you go. There we go. >> Um, so the proposed project looks to fully renovate the existing building and make additions to the existing courtyard for additional residential rental units as well as a new vestibule and primary entrance on Parker Hill Avenue. The

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exist the existing fourstory building has a gross floor area of 67,829 square ft and contains 75 assisted living rooms and 13 guest rooms. The additions to the building are proposed to total 15,487

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square ft of gross floor area and in total the renovation in addition will create 103 residential rental units. This unit mix will be composed of 41 studio units, 35 one-bedroom units, 19 two-bedroom units, and eight

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three-bedroom units. The project will also add four off- streetet uh vehicular parking spaces, one of which will be a handicap accessible uh vehicle space to the existing se uh seven vehicular parking spaces for a total of 11. Additionally, the project will contain

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103 interior bike parking spaces and 22 exterior bike parking spaces. Um this project has also committed $20,000 in community benefits to the Mission Hill Link Bus um commuter uh community run shuttle. Uh and with that I would turn

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like to turn it over to my colleague Jason McDonald to present the planning context for the project. >> Thank you. >> Uh good evening chair Roas members of the board uh secretary Bohemis and director Shen. Um I'm Jason McDonald

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review this project. Uh so immediate uh looking at the context of this this is in the New England uh Baptist hospital in institutional subdist mouthful. Um but it covers up that entire uh area mainly as uh due to the New England

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Baptist Hospital facility that is there that this was once formerly part of. Um looking at the other context around the area is mostly about threetory homes and a couple multif family uh homes uh specifically going along Parker Hill Avenue. Uh and then you can see

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immediately adjacent on that uh southwest end or plan southwest end uh the back of the hill urban wild that is there. this uh because of the immediate adjacency to this site, this will require a require review and approval um

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from the parks commission. Um of course after uh uh this approval uh then uh with this they are only uh presently seeking uh zoning relief for the uh parking uh amount. They're currently um at an amount that is under

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uh neath the required uh parking necessary. Uh with this uh and this is also specifically they currently have a sub we'll be planning to have a subdivision along the site as you can see in the middle there and the west or planned west end of the site that pulls

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the parking lot to a individual uh individual parcel which would then make it an ancillary use to uh the parcel. And with this uh going forward, if they do this to subdivision, they will need a uh conditional use permit uh for the

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parking that is currently there as ancillary use. Uh and going back to as well be being that they are under the parking amount uh seeking the seeking relief for the lower parking amount. They sorry um they

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have been working with city staff and making sure to reach best practices from Boston trans uh transportation department. Um and yeah, so I'll pass off to my colleague Jack from the urban design team. John, sorry.

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Good evening. I'm John Stewart Fishbach, senior landscape architect, providing site review for this project. ADA compliance is important to this hillside project site, which spans 40 ft of elevation change. The proponent has been receptive to supporting neighborhood accessibility improvements

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by committing to repair two sets of non-compliant curb ramps at the intersection of Parker Hill Avenue and Fischer Avenue. And the proponent has worked with planning to refine the building's ADA access to create a more legible and welcoming entry sequence. Proponent has also committed to working

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with planning and parks following board approval to resolve outstanding concerns about the project impacts upon the abuing urban wild open space and its protected city property trees. Next slide please. The project utilizes an adaptive reuse strategy to bring muchneeded housing to

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the Mission Hill neighborhood. The building's exterior will be preserved and remain largely unchanged along its Fiser and Parker Hill Avenue frontages. A modest addition will be constructed within the private courtyard. In response to community and Mo feedback, the proponent altered the

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unit mix to provide eight family-sized units. The result was a decrease in the overall unit count from 111 to 103. The project's gross square footage has remained unchanged. Both indoor and outdoor tenant amenities at the entry level will help activate this area of

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Mission Hill. Thanks. I'll turn it back over to Jack. >> Thank you. And uh that concludes the presentation. The proponent team is here uh and available to answer any questions the board may have related to the project. Thank you. >> Thank you very much. Uh before we go on to uh to board questions, um I we have a

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staff uh staff member from councelor Santana's office. Um so I'd like to uh offer the floor to speak on his views. >> Good afternoon, Chief Chen, Chairwoman, and members of the board. My name is Anna Calderon and I'm councelor

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Santana's chief of staff. Councelor Santana has submitted a letter of comment regarding this project outlining concerns raised by Mission Hill residents and would like and I would like just to read a quick statement um outlining some of those concerns. F

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first I want to be clear that councelor Santana supports the creation of new housing in Boston and recognizes the urgent needs to increase our housing supply. residents have raised legitimate concerns about the review process for

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the proposed re um development um 85 Parker Hill Avenue. The project is moving forward through a a small project review despite being only 226 square feet below the threshold that will typically trigger a large

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project review process. Many residents believe that a development of this size and impact warrants a more comprehensive review process, including greater analysis of of transportation, infrastructure,

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environment, and neighborhood impacts. Meaningful community engagement is critical, especially for projects that will have a lasting impact on the neighborhood. Residents have also expressed concerns regarding notification and opportunities for public participation during the early

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stages of the review process. This discussion is not about whether housing should be built. It's about ensuring that new housing is developed through a transparent process that provides robust community input and gives residents confidence that the

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project impacts have been fully evaluated. Thank you. >> Thank you. Um, all right. Um, so questions or comments from the board on this item? >> I I guess my question is um I know there was a lot of concern from the community

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about who would rent these units and not wanting um to create student housing. So, how does the owner and and maybe this is partially a question for for BPDA

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um how how does one legally um you know have a strategy around that? >> So, it's a good question. Um usually it's done through marketing. So, where this building is located, you would market it toward uh professionals the

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from the medical area. We have, you know, uh, seniors that are downsizing, still want to stay in the neighborhood and young families. So, he, this developer actually has something like 68 units in Mission Hill currently. and he

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was the only developer in Mission Hill who had executed agreement back probably about eight years ago with Mission Hill NHS where they went to an audit and everything to make sure that the goal was to keep everything under 15% of student housing compared to normal

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market rate housing and his portfolio now is I think it's about 13.9%. So he is adhering to that request. >> And so is there a discussion of executing a similar agreement here? >> Yeah, it's kind of a good question

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actually. Um, so they won't do it if they won't support a project. >> Say it again. >> They won't they won't do an agreement unless they're supporting the project. So the city the city doesn't want to get involved the city doesn't want to get

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involved in these things legally. want to get involved in you know who can live there and who can't >> however the other project uh we did 1558 on street went said we would sign some sort of an agreement with you

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>> we were told no even though they had done it and he again he was the only one who did it in a previous project yeah >> just because um the director wasn't in support of the project so I mean it is what it is but we have you know I had uh several conversations with Councelor

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Weber this morning um put together a letter over there ex exactly explaining what your question was about the marketing and how you know he commits to not seeking out and and adhering to that lower threshold for the lower number of

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uh undergraduate college students because I mean he this guy raised his kids in Mission Hill so you know he's very sensitive to what goes on up there obviously you have Wetworth you have northeast you have a lot universities are right there. So he's very aware of it and it's just not what he does.

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>> Thank you. >> Something sure. So um Deon Cork, deputy chief here in the planning department. Just happy to respond to that question as well. Just wanted to maybe as at a larger context just say there's obviously been a lot of um community engagement on this on this project. We've had three elected officials speak

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tonight. A lot of attention on it. And um I want to thank the project team our our uh staff and of course all the key members who have been involved in discussing this there's it is in generally a great project align with the zoning. I wanted to highlight that and the fact it's adaptive reuse of a

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historic property is exactly what we want to see. I want to highlight the fact that the um used to be a nursing home so the interior uses are obviously smaller unit sizes. So that's probably why you're seeing smaller unit sizes in the in the reuse. Um, and I want to thank the community members that worked

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with the project team to work with the inclusionary zoning process to identify an opportunity to create larger bedroom sizes by knocking down some interior walls to meet the goal of having more um larger bedroom sized um affordable

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units. So, that's all uh great. I think there's still some concerns about the number of students in Mission Hill. the developer sent us a a letter or sent councelor Weber a letter saying that they'd be willing uh to restrict uh or actually add into our board memo

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restriction on renting to students. We had a discussion with our legal team about that and obviously as you've heard from the development team and their attorney they don't want to rent to students. That's not their preference. Um but we discussed how we might enforce that and we realized there are two problems with it. one is a practical

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problem just how would we go about doing that type of compliance? We don't want to enter into agreements that we don't have the mechanisms to enforce. That was one of our concerns. Um the other is that there isn't actually a legal document into which for us to encode

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this agreement. So, it sounds like there's a there's a partnership between the community and the developer where the developer is very willing to not rent to students, uh, which we obviously support, but you don't see it in the board memo because we didn't have, um,

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really a legal pathway practically to to execute it. Um, that all being said, uh, the number of students in Boston isn't changing whether or not we approve this project. And the work that we're doing on student housing compliance is largely focused with our universities and

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encouraging them to have more student specific housing on campus or off-campus in uh, and that that is rented directly to students with appropriate oversight. And our hope is developments like this are largely serving Boston's workforce.

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So hopefully that answers your question. >> Yes. Thank you, Devin. >> Thank you. Um, additional questions or comments? Um, I've heard a couple times um concerns on the review process. Can you um It's

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probably more of an agency comment than um Yeah. Can you just tell me what that's all about? >> Sure. Thank you, Chair Roas. Uh, Ted Schwarzber, assistant deputy director for planning review. Uh, well, there are a few things happening. So, uh, when

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when this first came in, uh, we wanted to know, uh, is it a change in use? And so, uh, my colleagues from development review and I went, uh, and got the records of the last occupancy that was on record with the building department

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and it was listed as 75 dwelling units of assisted living. Uh, and then we compared that against our zoning code use tables and what's being proposed. And, uh, in our zoning, we don't use that language. uh dwelling units or uh assisted living, we would uh probably

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say multif family residential. So uh my colleagues from development review and I uh interpreted the last occupancy of 75 dwelling units was synonymous with multif family residential which is the more technical term that we would like

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to see. So uh that puts us uh at the threshold of 50,000 square feet um for um large project review. And the other piece is that even though there's not a change in use uh from multif family to another kind of multif family um

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ultimately this number about 50,000 square feet for um our article ADB projects that that is a number that is a round number uh and was picked uh when article 80 was written 30 odd years ago uh and you know at the margins of 45,000

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or 55,000 uh that's something that the modernization process looked at and decided to keep that 50,000 foot threshold. Uh but ultimately for this one, it came down to us interpreting it just not being a change in use. Uh it's just all multif family residential.

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>> Got it. No, thank you uh for that clarification. Um okay, any additional questions or comments? >> Um excuse me. We have a rep representative from councelor Murphy's. >> Oh, good. >> Um yeah. Um representative from councelor Murphy's, the floor is yours.

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>> Hello all. My name is Andrew Galvin. Um, thank you, Madam Chair, members of the board for having me. I work in councelor Murphy's office. Um, I just wanted to come on uh the record in Council Murphy would like to go on the record um in opposition of this project due to

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concerns raised by the community regarding student housing um and traffic. Thank you all. Have a good night. >> Okay. Thank you. Okay. Additional questions or comments from the board? Hearing and seeing none, a motion is in order. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All those in favor? I opposed. Uh the

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eyes have it. Uh motion passes. >> Thank you everyone. >> Thank you. >> Okay. Um item number 23, request authorization to issue a certification of approval pursuant to article 80 small project review of the zoning code for the proposed construction of 16

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residential home ownership units including two units uh seven car parking spaces and 20 bicycle parking spaces located at 4301 uh Washington Street and to enter into a community benefits agreement and to take all related actions. Tyler.

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Okay, good evening and thank you, Madam Chair, members of the board, Secretary Peeis, and Director Shen. My name is Tyler Ross. I'm a senior project manager in the development review division. The proposal before you is 4301 Washington Street, an article 80 small project located in the Rosendale neighborhood.

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On March 10, 2026, the developer filed a small project review application for the project. The planning department hosted a one single public meeting on March 30th, 2026. Was well attended. Next slide. The proposal consists of the

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construction of a four-story 16 unit home ownership building with seven off- streetet vehicle parking spaces. The project will provide two inclusionary zoning units of various sizes between 80% and 100% AMI along with 20 B parking spaces for the project. I will now turn

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it over to my colleague Jane to continue the presentation. >> Good evening. My name is Jane and I'm the zoning reviewer for this project. 4301 Washington Street is just off the heart of Roslandale Square and it's a really great location for many reasons.

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One being that it's on a mixeduse street with one-story commercial and service uses as well as threetory residential buildings which really characterize the neighborhood. It's also really close to a lot of open space. As we can see, we're within a 15-inute walk of Adams Park, but also Healey Field as well as

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Fallonfield Playground. And not lastly, it's also really it's in a really transit-rich location. So, it's a quick walk to the Roslandale Village MBTA commuter rail stop. And there are several blue bike stations around the

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location as well as 0.1 mile proximity to nine different MBTA bus lines. Next slide please. 4301 Washington Street is located in the S1 Main Street Living District and it is the third article AD project to be filed under Rosunddale squares and street

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zoning which passed last June and as a result it's consistent with all use and dimensional regulations under article 26 which made my job really easy. This job is net zerocarbon compliant and will meet Berto carbon emission limit of zero on day one of operations and

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additionally prioritizes passive house strategies and embeds green infrastructure on site. I'll now turn it over to my colleague Brendan. >> Thank you Jane. My name is Brendan Willis, senior architect in urban design and I'll be speaking to the design review process. Um the proponent was

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working with an existing sewer easement that runs through the center of the site. Um you can see it called out on the landscape plan there. Um this required the building to be divided into two connected volumes which had an additional benefit of dividing the Washington the Washington street frontage into two smaller scale

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frontages. Uh throughout the design review process staff worked with the proponent on this Washington street frontage pedestrian circulation parking landscape design and the articulation of the building entry. The re the revised site plan introduced a rear yard resident amenity space and new tree

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plantings. Frontage improvements included plantings, a new street tree, bicycle parking, seating, and permeable paving. Next slide, please. Uh dividing the building into two volumes did require the main building entrance to be set back from Washington Street. Uh we worked with the proponent

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on material changes, signage, planting, and wayfinding to provide a distinct arrival experience. These revisions help strengthen the pedestrian sequence from the sidewalk to the entrance while maintaining the expression of the two building volumes. And I will now turn it back to Tyler. Thank you.

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Right. In conclusion, this project will provide 16 home ownership uh opportunities in Rosendale along with a just over a $15,000 contribution to the blue bike network, enlarged sidewalks, new street trees, and bike parking. This concludes our presentation for this item

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and the development team is available uh to answer any questions you have. >> Okay. Thank you. Um questions or comments from the board. >> Thank you, Madam Chair. Um I I know uh Director Shen has been waiting with baited breath to hear which project will be my favorite of this meeting and I

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think this is it. As someone who grew up not too far from here, who was very proud to have passed uh alongside my colleagues the squares and streets uh dedication, this will be the third project. This is great. I'm curious about the sustainability. The first bullet point project will source renewable energy through Berto compliance. Is that uh uh community

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choice aggregation? >> Putting you on the spot there, aren't I? >> Yeah, I believe I'm not sure what the um I guess the the vehicle that they'll be um but I do know that they will be looking into procuring. >> Yeah, it'll be net it's net it's under

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the falls under the net zero zoning. Correct. So it'll be correct. Yes, it'll be Berto 2050 you know limits on day one. So that's even more exciting how they get that. So I'd assume there'll be a number of mechanisms, but that's uh that's great. Talk a little bit about the uh green infrastructure. I think um Jen, you had mentioned, but I wasn't

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quite sure. I'm stumping you guys today, huh? >> Yeah. Yeah, it's it's the new street tree. It's the addition of permillable paving and additional plantings on the siteable area. >> Excellent. Um all right. Well, thank you. Thank you all, Madam Chair. >> Additional questions or comments?

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>> All right. Hearing and seeing none, a motion is in order. So move >> second. >> All those in favor? I >> opposed. Um the eyes have it. Motion passes. Um thank you. >> No, it's not. >> Okay. Um let's go to item number 24. Request authorization to issue a search

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a scoping determination waving further review pursuant to article 80B-5.4D 4D, uh, large project review of the zoning code for the proposed construction of 165 residential rental units, including

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28 IZ units and five voucher units, 33 car parking spaces and 201 bicycle parking spaces located at 3841 Washington Street and to issue one or more certifications of compliance or partial certifications of compliance pursuant to section 80B-6 of the code

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upon successful completion of the article 80B large project review process and to enter into a cooperation agreement and transportation access plan agreement and to take all related actions. Lucia, hi. Thank you and good afternoon madam chair, members of the

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board, secretary pyis and director Shen. My name is Lucia Pña and I am a project assistant in the development review division here at the planning department. I am here before you to present the large project located at 3841 Washington Street in Roslandale.

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38441 Washington Street located in Roslandale is a proposed sevenstory mixeduse residential building with 165 rental units. The project will redevelop an approximately 36,000 square foot site currently occupied by a small mixeduse

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building and surface parking which is also currently owned by this proponent and developer. And it will be transformed into a transit oriented development featuring again 165 residential units, approximately 5,652 square feet of groundf flooror

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commercial space, 33 atgrade parking spaces, and 201 bicycle parking spaces for residents and visitors. Next slide, please. Thank you. The project is designed as an all-electric building that will comply with Boston's net zero carbon zoning

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requirements and is targeting lead gold certification while enhancing the public realm through widened sidewalks, landscape open spaces, ADA compliant pedestrian improvements, the relocation of MBTA bus stop number 596,

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new street trees, and a $49,000 contribution to our blue bike system. The proposed project will also provide 33 incomerestricted units, including five voucher units, create an estimated 128 construction jobs and support continued investment in this transit

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accessible corridor. The proponent filed its product project notification form on December 10th, 2025, initiating the article ADB review process. Staff held an impact advisory group meeting on January 6, 2026 and a public meeting on

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January 13, 2026. Following staff's review, issuance of our feedback, and the proponent's response, a final joint impact advisory group, and public meeting was held on June 23rd, 2026. I will now pass it to my colleague, Andrew Plum, for the planning and zoning

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context. >> Thank you, Lucia. Hi again. >> I'm Andrew Plum. I'm the planner assigned to this project. Uh the proposed project is located on Washington Street near the border between Rosundelle and Jamaica Plane. Washington Street is a major transportation corridor between the two

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neighborhoods and is served by nine MBTA bus routes. As Lucia mentioned, um the proposed project will relocate an existing bus stop on Washington Street opposite Tollgate Way to the south end of the property, which will improve um access for residents in and surrounding

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the site. The proposed project is approximately one quarter mile from the MBTA Forest Hill Station, a major hub with Orange Line commuter rail and bus service. The area surrounding the proposed project is flanked by rail lines uh which separate it from the Forest Hills neighborhood in

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Jamaica Plane to the east and the Arnold Arboritum to the west. Um the area surrounding the propose projects is a mix of light industrial facilities, mixeduse buildings, multi-story residential buildings, and multi-story commercial buildings. Legacy light industrial uses in the area are

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generally located in singlestory structures with large paved areas around them. And the area is dominated by paved areas and a lack of mature trees which contribute to an urban heat island effect. Next slide, please. Well, the proposed project is in Rosundale. It's regulated by the Jamaica

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Plane neighborhood h zoning district's um local industrial subdist um which is governed by article 55 in the zoning code. The project site abuts a neighborhood shopping subdist to the north and east where upper story multif family residential uses are allowed. The

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area's proximity to the Forest Hills station provides transportation capacity for large-scale multif family residential and mixed uses. Current zoning no longer reflects contemporary adjacent land uses um and building dimensions. Staff recommend zoning

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relief per section 7-3 of the zoning code. I'll now now pass it to the proponent team uh for their portion of the presentation. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Good evening, Madam Chair. Uh members of the board, um my name is Zach Kutch. I'm

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a project architect with ROI Architects. Um and before I get into the building design, I just want to talk a little bit about the process quickly. We had a lot of different stakeholders that met with us and were donated their time and were really involved in the process. And it was just a really amazing process kind of bringing this project through over

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the past year from the BPDA, the IEG, the community members, uh the arboritum, uh everybody involved. So yeah, first of all, thank you. Uh getting into the building design. So this here is an aerial image. Uh the the um the project's located at 3841 Washington

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Street. The project site on this image is the red hatch kind of in the middle of the screen. Uh to the left is the arboritum and to the right that green space is the Forest Hills Cemetery. We're about a fiveminute walk from the Forest Hills TA Station. So it's really a transit oriented site and development.

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Next slide please. Here's a couple aerial images of the site showing the existing condition. Now, so the site as it stands today is mostly all surface parking with a small two-story building on the site. Um on the top image to the right there, you

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can see the MBTA tracks just on the other side of our site. Then for the excuse me, the um the Arnold Arboritum on the other side of that. Next slide, please. Here's another aerial image showing all the parking on the site and Washington

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Street running uh left to right on your screen and the MBTA tracks plan north and then the arboritum on the other side of that. Next slide, please. And a few additional street views of the existing site, uh the two-story building

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and all of the existing surface parking. Next slide, please. Uh before we get into the the building design, I just want to take you through our process a little bit. U we call this a buildup diagram. Just helps illustrate our process and how we kind of came to the the final building design. So the

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slide at the top left was if you were to just take a blank site and then the next um if you go in the middle on the right there, oh sorry, the uh the next step in that process we call extrude. So you take the extents of

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the site and you extrude it up to seven stories or 80 feet for our building height. After that we begin to extract for subtract from the mass to uh to create a double loaded corridor building of 65 ft and that creates this really nice kind of central courtyard space in

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the building. And then the next step would be to carve away on that southern uh mass of the building. Uh there's more development towards the Forest Hills T- Station and less on the southern side. So we we carve away there and that allows more light and air for those units kind of in that central courtyard space. And then the last step is

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connect. So we're you know we're adjacent to the arboritum. So the view the the units with views of the arburetum on the outside north and west of of the uh the building have this amazing view towards the arboritum. So what we've done is we've incorporated green space onto the setbacks of the

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building to give other units kind of a similar kind of experience. Next slide please. This is sightseection um starting at H High Park A on the right and all the way down to the arboritum on your far left through our building. So the idea is we're trying to illustrate that um

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there's a significant amount of grain change at this area of the site about 20 or 30 feet. So some of the new development on Hide Park A five and six stories once you're on Washington Street where our building is it actually reads as kind of a similar kind of height and mass at seven stories. Um this also

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shows the MBTA tracks uh to the left of our building and then the arboritum is about 165 ft from the building. Next slide please. This is the ground floor and site plan. Uh a couple things I would like to illustrate here is that the building has

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this U shape which creates a really nice public park space and centrally located um along Washington Street. Uh the idea of this space, it could be used by both building residents and the public. Um you know there's uh benches with built-in seating, loose seating for the

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future retail spaces there. Um we also worked uh hard to um with the uh to get an 8ft sidewalk along Washington Street in a 4ft planting zone. And then we've located all of the kind of active program of the building like the retail

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space of 5,500 square feet and the lobby towards Washington Street and then pushed all the inactive program to the back of the site like parking um mechanical space things like that. Uh there is 165 units in the building on floors 2 through 7 with some amenity

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space there as well and then 5,500 square feet of retail space. Next slide please. some elevations of the building uh showing the materiality in the direction we're going in. So looking at some sort of a masonry cladding on the the fir on

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the majority of the building and then a metal panel rain screen um above that. So kind of the the heavier denser material at the base of the building and then that lighter material where we have the setbacks above. Next slide please. Again kind of illustrating a similar

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thing here. Next slide please. So here are some views uh a series of views. This one is looking up Washington Street. So now you can see the large setbacks on the southern mass of the building and then the kind of the northern mass on the other side is where the masonry uh volume uh and that's the

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full sevenstory volume. Next slide please. This is the view looking down Washington Street. So this is the larger mass kind of closer to the Forest Hills T station and then this the the more broken down mass is in the back with the larger setbacks um on the southern half of the

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site. Next slide please. This a view looking across Washington Street. So, um, on the kind of bottom left, you can see some of the retail space with the large storefront windows and then that large kind of central park space in the middle, uh, with new street trees all along Washington Street and

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then our lobby space after that and then the garage access there through an existing curb cut. Next slide, please. Um, so working with the MBTA and BPDA, we uh we heard feedback and the community, we heard feedback that the

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bus stop kind of planned south of our site really wasn't adequate for the amount of use it was getting. And it'd be great if we could actually incorporate a bus stop and a bus shelter on our site. So, we looked at a few different ways to do that. Um, and what we ended up doing was incorporating a canopy and a bus stop kind of you can

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see in that gray hatch on the left side there um into the actual design of the building and then allocated space for buses to to stop along Washington Street. Some of the other community benefits here um are the 8oot sidewalk, 4ft planting zone and then the improved

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ADA accessible curb cuts on both sides of Washington Street as well as the repainted uh crosswalk. Next slide, please. And here are some images of that proposed bus stop. So you can see the canopy is integrated into the design of the building instead of just being a

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freestanding shelter um with you know space for a bench and then also ADA compliance as well next to that still covered with the same experience and that's everything. So thank you. Look forward to your questions. >> Okay. Thank you. Um questions or

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comments from the board? >> Thank you Madam Chair. Um I I like this project a lot. Was this the I'm I know the Y obviously. Was this the Shell Printing Building? No. >> What What's What's the existing >> building or the

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>> It is Wellsmeir Monument business. And funny fact, like fun fact, there's actually two monument businesses on Washington Street. This is Wellsmeir. Um Mr. Joeella is here today as well, the owner of the monument business and his property and proponent. >> Yes. No. Excellent. Okay. Yeah, that

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that makes I I think I think uh your your former neighbor shell printing may have already been developed a couple years ago. Um really really interesting. I love the canopy being uh the bus stop canopy being part of the building. I don't know that I've seen that before. So I think it's uh >> yeah um

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>> it's attractive and it's it's >> this was a great um collaboration and partnership with our um I guess colleagues or partners at the at the MBTA, Joe Blankenship and Evelyn Goodwin. We worked um for months um on finalizing uh this design. As Zach

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mentioned, uh a full bus shelter with the dimensions and guidelines for their implementation would have like precluded a lot of like the other plans that we had um for the building's frontage. So, this was the best and most graceful

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solution in my opinion for incorporating and relocating um this bus stop. And this was a result of this project being under the MBTA's zone of influence. >> Great. Perfect. Thank you for that. Um, a couple other brief questions. So, any

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solar on the roof? >> I will let Zach speak to that. >> Okay. >> I'm sure. So, the roof will be solar ready as you've heard tonight. We'd love to put solar panels up there. It's just kind of a matter of >> I just here here's here's my plug. I'm nothing if not consistent. It could go

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from being net zero to net positive. And I assure you having represented that area for for 11 years, there is a market of residents who would love to live in a net positive building. So that's uh uh that's exciting. And then um yeah, so I think this is a good pro very good project. Uh my last question is probably

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for staff uh and perhaps it's worthy of a larger conversation other time. I've seen blue bike contributions on projects tonight alone ranging from about $3,000 to I think this is the highest at $50,000. do we have a um a process or do

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we have sort of an equation that goes into that? I'm not suggesting that we do because I want, you know, the city to be able to negotiate these things, but it does seem to be all over the place. The $3,000 uh donation, I don't think was a smaller project, much smaller than this. So, I'm curious if uh I don't want to put you on the spot, but if there is,

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well, I'll put I'll have to put Devon or Ted on the spot on this one. >> Do we have an equation for blue bikes? Should we? >> I don't know it though. Do you know that answer question? I don't have the equation off the top of my head, but this contribution is in lie of sighting

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for a blue bike station again because it would have like taken up too much of the program. Um there was no >> No, no, I totally get that and I think that that's usually the case and so >> Got it. >> Yeah, >> thank you. >> You're up. So, >> yeah, sorry. There is absolutely an

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equation for this. Um we don't have it at the top of our heads. I've seen it before and I'm happy to get it to you member >> in the Pensky file. Exactly. All right. Thank you. Thank you all. >> Um I I guess I just have one question slash comment. I I like this project a

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lot. It's a great location for housing. Support the project. Um more for BPDA. I'm aware every meeting that we approve a lot of small units and I don't

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have a sense of how studios and one beds I don't have a sense of how that stacks up against the needs of our city and so as a as a board member it would be helpful whether it's

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offline at one of our briefings um to sort of you know uh I don't want to ever hold one project hostage over that issue, but just it's it's easy to um to see every meeting that the numbers

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really favor studios in one beds and I worry a little bit about that. So, just a comment. >> Great question. Member Bennon, I appreciate you making sure I get in and out of my seat, get my steps in tonight. Um I we've been working really closely with our colleagues at mayor's office of

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housing on the mayor's uh housing policy and particularly looking forward to our second term and the you know balancing the interests of the needs for workforce housing and lots of Boston's workforce and and um including students are our our smaller households that would fit

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into smaller unit sizes. But we also are deeply committed to making Boston one of America's if not America's most family-friendly city. That's a core tenant of the mayor. So, to the extent that you're looking for some data to support that anecdote, we're happy to provide that. Don't have that off the

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top of my head tonight, but that's something we can incorporate it into our more of our follow-ups with you. And there and we do track this on a regular basis, so it's something we can give you. >> Thank you. >> Great. >> Um, so my curiosity is more on the the the

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bus stop. I do um like the um you know, how it's it's included with the building. Um, can you comment to any of the this the signage? I know we haven't it's not typically included. I just want to I'm just share my concern. I want to make sure people know that they can sit there.

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>> Totally. And this is actually one of the questions that came up in our last um joint IG and public meeting like how will people know that this is public? And I think the program of the ground floor having retail amenities and the plaza will be hopefully very inviting

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for community members and giving the message like yes you can sit here and you can use this bus stop and you can shelter here from the rain or um inclement weather. So that is the goal that is the mission. Um we will continue to follow up with our partners at BTD to

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make sure that the appropriate signage is in place and planned for. Um but absolutely open to the public and welcoming. >> Yeah. Hopefully. No, that's really um uh thank you for uh for addressing that. I'm sure there will be signage, but also just observation afterwards um since

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this isn't something that we always, you know, actively see or do um just to make sure that in reality like people are feeling that when um when it's actually all built up and in use. I know that's in the future, but just something to to keep in mind and and that we would um you know, again, just

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>> encourage and it's important to me. I just want people to >> to know that that's >> and I think we all we all hear you and like I said this proponent is local. He's been in the community for many many years and um I think that is the plan long term. >> Awesome. Okay. Um if there are no other

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questions or comments um a motion is in order. So moved. >> Second. >> Right. All those in favor? Opposed. Um the eyes have it. Motion passes. >> Thank you. Thank you very much. >> Good job. >> Okay. That was the last project. So item number 25. I need a motion to pay our

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bills. >> I move that we pay our bills. >> I second that motion. >> All right, let's see how it goes. Uh, all those in favor. >> I I opposed. >> Oh, no. A motion is in order. >> Trying to >> So move. >> So move. I skipped it. No, a motion's in order.

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>> Did I do that? >> I second that motion. I I >> Did you second it? >> I did second. >> This is a um >> We didn't take our break. We're all a little >> No. So a motion is in order. You second to approve it. All those in favor? I >> I oppose. The eyes have it. Motion

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passes. Please pay the bills. >> Don't mind why they got so Yeah. Uh item number 26, Director Shen, it's time for you to take over. >> U members of the board, I want to start my report this month by just summarizing um the work that and projects that we

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approved tonight. U there were seven new development projects that will deliver 530,000 square foot of new development when built. Um most of it was uh residential 500 just 501 new residential units of

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which 82 will be income restricted. Um the investment when these build the projects are built will amount to about $150 million of of new investment and during construction the project will uh

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generate about 475 jobs in the trades. Uh and then when completed um house 46 direct jobs and 252 indirect jobs in the various commercial components. Um, I also want to um highlight one

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certificate of completion that was that the board uh approved and voted on and that's the Belvadier Street student housing project which is in the Backbay and was the conversion of one of the Sheran Hotel towers into um uh student

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housing. Um it was a long process and we're finally able to actually issue the certificate of completion. Um the the project will deliver new open space in the at the plaza around Belvadier Street. Um adding new plantings,

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furniture, and a canopy to improve um the heat island effect there. And um they the proponent will actually contribute $256,000 to the Boston Transportation Department to support planning for future offsite

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safety and accessibility improvements on Belvadier Street and Dalton Street. Um and also make a 117,000 contri dollar contribution to bike share uh to support the blue bikes program. Um, today was

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the last day of the official last day of sale Boston. Um, and the BPDA uh and our staff were integral in ensuring a successful uh um 250th birthday celebration with Sale Boston.

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Um, the properties of the BBDA both at the Raymond L. Flynn Marine Park and the Charlestown Navyyard were once again um provided birthing locations for some of the tour ships um just as in years past.

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Just so that you know that 10 of the 25 class A ships were docked on these properties and uh provided the public an an opportunity to tour and enjoy these ships in the last few days. Um the also

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of course our the BPDA's property on Long Wolf and Sergeants Wolf also provided um many of the u viewing locations, public viewing locations. Um this was a herculean effort. Um, and I

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want to make sure to thank the the staff, especially the real estate staff that uh in the marine park in making this um this uh event possible. And there were also many volunteers from the

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planning staff here on the ninth floor that helped to make this historic event possible. Um I'm I'm sad to uh to actually share this news about the retirement of Taming Chen. Um he he has been a longtime member of the BRA and

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BPDA. Um he actually joined the BRA back in 1998 and served for 28 years on the ninth floor and he's made in invaluable contributions to many of the spatial plans and planning initiatives uh in the

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years that he's been part of the the agency and department. Um, Taming's technical expertise and unwavering commitment to good urban design have will will have a lasting impact on our neighborhoods. Um, Taming had many

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achievements. I would say that Taming was um one of the department's um early adopters and and uh implementers and uh proponent and advocate for digital design tools and software. In fact,

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Tayang created the city's first comprehensive 3D digital model before Google. It's hard to imagine, but actually I remember uh when Google was starting to actually do the Google Earth and they actually visited with Taming uh

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to get some uh information on how we did it. Um uh this is a transformative tool that actually changed how our staff, planners, designers, um other city officials as well as um uh designers within the city

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um could visualize development and make informed decisions. Um he's a dedicated public servant and one of what I would always consider a kind of secret weapon that we had here on the ninth floor. Um, of course we will miss him, but we wish

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him well in his retirement. I I want to end um by acknowledging um that our department and city hall actually lost a great um colleague last week um one of our streets colleague Louisa Gag. In

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fact, there is a a vigil that is probably ongoing outside city hall plaza right now. Louisa um was uh a transportation planner who led the blue bites program of the city. Um she worked

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closely with many of our staff almost daily uh and of course uh interacted with many of the development teams that actually uh had projects that we reviewed. Um I know all of us will remember her as a great person and an

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exceptionally passionate colleague. Um she was certainly a generous friend and collaborator to the department. Um this um this loss I think has hit many of our staff really close um and and and it was

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very personal for them and we all mourn her loss and I just want to make sure that to make a um you know um to to to share with the public that our thoughts are are with Louisa and her family. So I

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end my report there. Thank you. >> Okay. Thank you Dr. Chen and and on behalf of the board to uh our condolences to Louisa and her family, friends and uh and colleagues um uh and and thanks. Um Louisa made great

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contributions uh to the city and um she will be remembered um as um yeah, just just a really great person um that helped to move the city and and transportation and our blue bikes initiatives um uh forward. Uh so uh so

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with appreciation and thanks um and also thank you to uh to Mr. Chan um and uh helping out Google back back then um but but also in uh again you know pioneering I think it's just a testament to um to our staff on on just the amazing work

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that they do and and constant innovation that has you know always been a fabric of the agency. So um with that um I need a motion to adjourn this meeting. >> So moved. >> Second. Okay. Uh, all those in favor? >> I oppose. The eyes have it. Meeting

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adjourned. Thank you so much and we'll see you next