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South End Landmark District Commission

The South End Landmark District Commission will hold a public hearing on August 7 at 5:30 p.m.

Use Congress Street as an entrance and exit for City Hall after 5:30 p.m.

The public can offer testimony.

Discussion Topics

  1. I. VIOLATIONS

    19.056 SE             78 West Concord St. Unit 2: Ratification of unapproved vinyl windows

    18.107 SE             15 Union Pk. Ratification of unapproved roof deck pergola

    18.098 SE             40 East Springfield St. Ratification of unapproved front door and lintel panting

  2. II. DESIGN REVIEW HEARING

    18.724 SE       89 Union Park St. Proposed Work: (Continuation from application heard on 02/06).Replace existing double doors with single door flanked by side lights.

     18.146 SE      19 Worcester St. Proposed Work: (Continuation from application heard on 07/03). At rear façade facing a public way, construct a one story brick wall with an overhead garage door. Install a black iron fence in remaining opening.

     19.065 SE       95 Berkeley St. Proposed Work: (Heard on 07/03 under advisory review) Install new windows on all facades that are more historically accurate.

    19.035 SE 19.036 SE  126 Dartmouth St. & 700 Tremont St. Proposed Work: Installation of a cellphone antenna and corresponding radio equipment.

    19.044 SE            501 Shawmut Ave Proposed Work: At rear façade levels one and three facing a public way, replace fire escapes with 2 steel cantilever balconies. Remove 1 window from each floor and replace with a patio door.

    19.047 SE            55 Clarendon St. Proposed Work: At front façade level one, replace historic door

    19.055 SE             2 Casenove St. Proposed Work: At front façade at first and second level, replace historic windows. (See Additional Items in Administrative Review).

     19.057 SE           27 Lawrence St. Proposed Work: Install roof deck and install HVAC Unit (See additional items in administrative review).

    19.058  SE           411 Shawmut Ave. Proposed Work: At roof level, relocate existing HVAC equipment in new enclosure, build new roof deck, and build new spiral stairs from existing deck, install new skylights.

    19.061 SE            251 Shawmut Ave Proposed Work: At street level, install blade sign using existing hardware. On Milford St and Shawmut Ave. facades, install pinned letter sign on sign band.

    19.063 SE             645-647 Tremont St. Proposed Work: At street level, paint existing storefront and install new signage on sign band.

     

  3. III. ADVISORY REVIEW

    217 Albany St. Proposed Work: Demolish an existing non-contributing 2 story building; construct a 14 floor residential building.

    1631 Washington St. - Alexandra Hotel Proposed Work: Integrate existing Alexandra Hotel façade into new hotel development.

    112 Shawmut Ave. Proposed Work: At the corner of Herald Street and Shawmut Avenue, demolish interior and modify the exterior of an existing historic warehouse. Incorporate the remaining façade into a new 13 story residential tower.

  4. IV. DISTRICT GUIDELINES UPDATE

    Protection Area Height Increase:Vote to increase the height of protection area EDA South, Zone 3 from 200’ 6.5 F.A.R. to 350’

  5. V. ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW/APPROVAL

     19.055 SE            2 Cazenove St: At front façade repoint brick in kind. Repair front stoop, construct a rood deck, clean front granite stone, restore front door. (See additional items in design review).

     19.060 SE             17 Cazenove St: At front façade level two, replace 2 non-historic 1 over 1 wood windows and 2 non-historic 2 over 2 wood windows in kind.

     19.020 SE             52 Chandler St: At front façade parlor level, replace 1 aluminum 2 over 2 window. and 1 aluminum 1 over 1 window with wood windows and same pane configuration.

     19.021 SE         52 Chandler St: At front façade level two and three, replace 6 non-historic wood windows in kind. 2 will be 2 over 2 and 4 will be 1  over 1.

    18.1486 SE          68 Chandler St: At rear dormer, replace 2 non-historic 2 over 2 windows in kind.

    18.1487 SE           68 Chandler St: At rear façade facing a public way, level one. Replace 2 non-historic, wood 2 over 2 windows in kind.

    18.1532 SE           31 Concord Sq: At front façade, garden level, repoint brick. Repoint front steps in kind.

     19.059 SE            36 Gray St: At front façade spot point brick in kind.

     19.046 SE             488 Columbus Ave: At front façade level one; replace 2 non-historic wood 2 over 2 bowed windows with JB Proper Bostonian wood 2 over 2.

    18.1480 SE           33 Dwight St: At front façade level four and five, replace 7 non-historic wood windows with 3, 2 over 2 wood windows on the fourth floor and 4, 1 over 1 on the fifth floor.

      19.040 SE           22 Dartmouth St: Replace flashing at roof line in kind.

     19.026 SE           54 East Springfield St: At front façade level one, repair historic door

      19.057 SE           27 Lawrence St: At front façade dormer level, restore existing windows in kind. (See additional items in design review).

      19.071 SE           461 Massachusetts Ave: At front façade level one, repair historic doors in kind.

      19.052 SE           25 Milford St: At front façade garden level replace 2, 1 over 1 non-historic wood windows with 2, 2 over 2 wood windows. At front façade level one, replace two 1 over 1 non-historic wood windows with 2, 2 over 2 wood windows.

    18.1523 SE           16 Rutland Sq: Remove old roof deck, rubber roof and hatch. Install new roof and hatch in kind. Install new roof deck with expanded footprint.

     19.041 SE            550 Tremont St: At front cornice, repair flashing in kind.

    19.054  SE            12 Upton St: At front façade mansard roof, replace asphalt shingles with slate. Replace copper gutters, wood trim around dormer, repoint brick, restore lintels and sills, and granite steps in kind.

     19.028 SE              28 Upton St: Replace cooper flashing at roof line in kind. Install roof deck

     19.016 SE              175 West Brookline St: At front façade, repoint brick and restore and paint lintels and sills in kind.

    19.1494 SE             208 West Canton St: At front façade dormer level, replace 2 non-historic 1 over 1 wood front facing windows with wood 2 over 2 windows. Replace 1 non-historic wood 1 over 1 window over main entrance with a wood 2 over 2 window.

     19.064 SE            129 West Newton St: At front façade replace rotted trim at roof line in kind.

    18.1332 SE           153 West Newton St: At front façade, restore hood above door in kind. At cornice line, replace copper flashing in kind.

     19.037 SE            160 West Newton St: At front façade level one, replace fogged non-historic glass.

     19.051 SE          220 West Springfield St: At front façade remove existing stair treads and risers, form new concrete stairs with bullnose tread. Paint to match existing brownstone.

     19.031 SE           12 Yarmouth St: At front façade, replace 4 aluminum 1 over 1 windows with wood windows. The two large windows will be 2 over 2; the two smaller windows will be 1 over 1.

  6. VI. RATIFICATION OF 7/3/2018 PUBLIC HEARING MINUTES
  7. VII. STAFF UPDATES
  8. VIII. PROJECTED ADJOURNMENT: 9:30 PM
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