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Boston Landmarks Commission Hearing 11/28/2017

The commission will hold its monthly public design review hearing on Tuesday, November 28, 2017.

USE CONGRESS STREET AS AN ENTRANCE/EXIT AFTER 5:30 P.M. 
The public can offer testimony.

Discussion Topics

  1. Design Review - 5:30 p.m.

    18.499.111      Old South Building (David’s Tea)
    Applicant: Daniel Savage, Permit Agent

    Proposed work: Proposed work: Installation of new David’s Tea blade sign

    18.607.223      Christian Science Center Complex
    Applicant: Brooke Ten Eyck
    Proposed work: Installation of bike rack

    18.606.42        Franklin Park (William Devine Golf Course)
    Removed at Applicant's Request
    Applicant: Allison Perlman, BPRD
    Proposed work: Installation of a cart boardwalk at the William Devine Golf Course

    18.292.90        Five Clocks (9 Chelsea Street, East Boston)
    Removed at Applicant's Request
    Applicant: Richard Lynds, Attorney, Linear Realty
    Proposed work: Relocation of Historic Clock from Maverick Square to Central Square in East Boston (continued from earlier hearing date)

  2. Administrative Review/Approval

    ► Applicants whose projects are listed under this heading NEED NOT APPEAR at the hearing. Please see agenda for details. If you have any questions, please contact staff at 617-635-3850 or BLC@boston.gov

    18.550.223      Christian Science Center Complex
    Applicant: Edward D. Pare, Jr., Esq., Lessee
    Proposed work: Installation of three antenna collocations

    18.577.175      Old State House
    Applicant: Matt Ottinger, Director of Facilities
    Proposed work: Restoration of existing windows

    18.587.79        102 Broad Street (Bulfinch Façade)
    Applicant: Marc Savatsky, Developer
    Proposed work: Installation of security camera

    18.589.176      Faneuil Hall
    Applicant: James McGaffigan, Project Manager
    Proposed work: Installation of accessible lift to the Great Hall stage

    18.590.198      10 Post Office Square
    Applicant: David Young, Construction Supervisor
    Proposed work: Replacement of existing thermoplastic roofing

    18.597.181      Old Corner Bookstore (Bruegger’s Bagels)
    Applicant: Jason Parillo, Sign Contractor
    Proposed work: Installation of Bruegger’s Bagels signage

    18.598.110      Jewelers Building
    Applicant: Thomas White, TRM
    Proposed work: Addition of one antenna to existing collocation

    18.600.66        Blackstone Block (The Point)
    Applicant: Louis Cavagnaro, General Contractor
    Proposed work: Reattach loose gutter, spot point masonry, and repaint windows

    18.601.29        Boylston Building (China Trade Building)
    Applicant: Paul Osborn, BPDA
    Proposed work: Installation of temporary and reversible Chinatown Library decal on Boylston facade

    18.608.99        Boston Public Library
    Applicant: Meghan Weeks, Exhibitions Staff
    Proposed work: Installation and relocation of art works, including the Deferrari bust, Salisbury painting, and commemorative plaque

    18.609.56        Back Bay Fens  (Mass Arts Building)
    Applicant: Catherine Walsh, Project Manager DCAMM
    Proposed work: Improvement of accessibility to Mass College of Art and Design North Building

  3. Business Hearing - 6:00 PM

    1. Discussion and vote on Design Review Applications.
    The Design Review Committee will present summaries of applications and make recommendations for a vote on each agenda item discussed at the Design Review Hearing, which met on 11/28/17 from 5:30–6:00 p.m. in Boston City Hall, Room 900.

    2. Review and ratification of 11/14/2017 meeting minutes.

    3. Advisory Review:   18.602.229 Charles River Esplanade
    (Lower Lock Gatehouse Modernization Project)

    Applicant: James Alexander, FAIA, Finegold Alexander Architects
    Proposed work: Rehabilitation and Expansion of the Lower Basin Barracks and surrounding site within the Charles River Esplanade

    4. Commissioner John Freeman, “10+ Things That Make a Historic Renovation Successful”

    5. Property Updates and Staff Reports

  4. Projected Adjournment - 7:30 PM
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