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South End Landmark District Commission

The South End Landmark District Commission will hold a public hearing on May 1 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. VIOLATIONS

    18.1103 SE           163 West Newton Street: Ratification of unapproved windows installed at front façade.

  2. DESIGN REVIEW HEARING

    18.733 SE             232 West Canton Street Proposed Work: Continuation of application heard on 1/2/2018 regarding re-building the light well at front garden.

    18.1028 SE           543 Massachusetts Avenue, Unit #5 Proposed Work: At rear façade, connect existing dormers to create one unified dormer above the cornice. (See also Administrative Review work below).

    18.1025 SE           36 Dwight Street Proposed Work: At front façade replace non-historic garden fence.

    18.1131 SE           40 Berkeley Street Proposed Work: Construct new front-lit signage on top of canopy within courtyard.

    18.1052 SE           51 Gray Street Proposed Work: Construct a new roof deck and hatch.

    18.1131 SE           155 Warren Avenue Proposed Work: At front façade garden level, lower window sill to bring egress code compliant.

  3. ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW/APPROVAL

    18.1127 SE           150 Appleton Street: At front façade garden level, replace 2 aluminum non-historic 2/2 windows with 2/2 wood clad windows. Brick mould to be replaced in kind.

    18.1129 SE           138 Chandler Street: At front façade, replace 4 non-historic wood double hung windows with all wood with proper pane configuration (2/2 on full size and 1/1 on side lights)

    18.1175 SE           287 Columbus Avenue: Replace existing worn fabric banners with new banners. Hardware to remain unchanged.

    18.1141 SE           380 Columbus Avenue: At front façade remove existing non-historic flashing and gutters and replace with copper flashing and gutters.

    18.1151 SE           13 Concord Square: At front façade 4th Floor, replace 4 non-historic 6/6 wood clad windows with 4 wood clad windows with correct historic pane configuration; (2/2 for the 2 full sized windows and 1/1 for two side windows).

    18.1143 SE           29 Dwight Street: At front façade, reopen and enlarge existing window well, restore existing historic front door, install a new stoop door underneath the front staircase. Repair sills and lintels and paint using BM HC-69 in kind. Repoint façade and repair historic fence in kind. At front façade, replace 12 existing non-historic aluminum clad windows with aluminum clad 2/2.

    18.1025 SE           36 Dwight Street: Repair and paint front staircase in kind (See also Design Review Hearing work above).

    18.1132 SE           30 East Concord Street: Replace the following items in kind: wood panel cladding on penthouse; wood edge of roof, individual damaged slate shingles on mansard roof.  Rebuild existing masonry chimney in kind, paint metal at tops of dormers to match existing.

    18.1107 SE           465 Massachusetts Avenue #2: At front façade, second floor, replace 2 non-historic aluminum 2/2 windows with aluminum clad wood windows 2/2. Brick moulds will be replaced in kind.

    18.1106 SE           465 Massachusetts Avenue #3: At front façade, second floor, replace 5 non-historic aluminum 2/2 windows with aluminum clad wood windows 2/2. Brick moulds will be replaced in kind.

    18.1028 SE           543 Massachusetts Avenue: At rear façade dormer, install 1 new 2/2 double hung true divided light wood windows. Wood and brick moulds all painted to match historic style (See also Design Review Hearing work above).

    18.1189 SE           128 Pembroke Street: At front façade, repoint brick and replace trim surrounding dormers in kind.

    18.1134 SE           78 Rutland Street: At front façade garden level, replace 2 white 1/1 vinyl windows with 2 new 2/2 wood windows.

    18.1104 SE           312 Shawmut Avenue: Proposed Work: At front façade 5th floor, replace 1 wood window with 2/2 JB Proper Bostonian true divided lite wood window.

    18.1177 SE           147 Warren Avenue: Proposed Work: At front façade, second and third floor, replace 6 wood non-historic windows in kind with 2x2 wood windows.

    18.1128 SE           191 West Canton Street: At front façade 3rd floor, replace 1 non-historic 1/1 aluminum clad double hung windows with 2/2 aluminum clad double hung windows. The large windows will be 2/2 and the side lights will be 1/1 to match historic construction. Remove siding and shingles from head house and replace with wood shingles. Reconstruct roof deck.

    18.935   SE           66 West Rutland Square: At front façade, repair slate mansard roof in kind. 

    18.1130 SE           86 West Springfield Street: Replace existing asphalt roof shingles with architectural shingles. Flashing to be replaced with bronze aluminum flashing. Replace the following items in kind; copper gutters, lower portion of downspout, wood trim on dormers, dormer plastic membrane roof. Spot point chimneys.

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