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South End Landmark District Commission

The South End Landmarks District Commission will hold a public hearing on November 6 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

    VIO.19.003               415 Massachusetts Avenues Proposed Work: Ratification of unapproved exhaust pipes and labels installed on the side of front stoop

    VIO.19.015                205 West Newton Street #3 Proposed Work: Ratification of unapproved installation of white vinyl windows at dormer level

  2. DESIGN REVIEW

    19.448 SE                   200 West Brookline Street #3 Proposed Work: At front façade level two, replace 2 original two over two, wood curved sash windows and 1 original, wood, two over two window with JB Proper Bostonian two over two wood windows (1 straight sash, 2 curved).

    19.044 SE                   501 Shawmut Avenue Proposed Work: (Continued from 8/07/18 Hearing) At rear façade levels one and three remove 1 window from each floor and replace with a patio door

    19.247 SE                   29 Rutland Square Proposed Work: At front façade levels G,1,2,3 replace 8 original (6 curved, 4 straight sash) wood, two over two windows and 2 non-original (Fl. G & 1) two over two, wood windows with wood, two over two windows (8 curved and 2 straight sash).

    19.266 SE                   74 Appleton Street Proposed Work: At side el facing a public way, dismantle existing roof deck and install new roof deck in the same footprint with a black metal rail.

    19.245 SE                   439 Tremont Street Proposed Work: At commercial storefront, replace existing awning fabric and blade sign design using existing hardware.

    19.274 SE                   60 West Rutland Square Proposed Work: At front yard install new iron fence around existing garden fence.

    19.299 SE                   17 Cazenove Street Proposed Work: Demolish existing roof deck and construct new deck.

    19.307 SE                   2 Ringgold Street Proposed Work: Replace front bead board door and door frame with wood panel door and side lights. Install new wrought iron fence. Install new range hood exhaust flue. (See additional work in admin review section).

    19.312 SE                   554 Massachusetts Avenue Proposed Work: At front façade garden level, restore windows to original size. At rear yard facing a public way, replace wood picket fence, at rear el repair roof deck with wood rail. (See additional work in admin review section).

    19.320 SE                   Intersection of Columbus and West Springfield Street Proposed Work: At the southeasterly corner of the referenced intersection, replace the existing DAS node with a new DAS node.

    19.331 SE                   1401 Washington Street Proposed Work: At front façade, install new commercial signage.

    19.483 SE                   603 Tremont Street Proposed Work: At Tremont Street storefront sign band install store signage.

    19.498 SE                   26 Chandler Street Proposed Work: At Chandler Street storefront, replace main entry (non-original) metal double doors with revolving door. At all levels above the commercial storefront, replace metal 1 over 1, aluminum windows in kind.

    19.322-334 SE          Multiple Locations Proposed Work: At various locations; remove existing standard light pole and replace with six sided metal pole with integrated cell antenna.

    19.329 SE                   1400 Washington Street Proposed Work: At front façade, replace existing pavers in entry court. At rear façade install new cooling tower, at all facades replace existing metal hand rails. At all facades, replace supplemental exterior lighting.

  3. ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW/APPROVAL:

    19.317 SE                   71 Appleton Street: At front façade dormer level, replace dormer trim, fascia, soffit copper drip edge in kind. At roof line replace fascia, 3 (missing) corbels, missing shingles in kind. At all front façade levels replace window trim, repoint brick, replace rot around wood on main entrance, seal around windows and vents in kind. Re-attach roof over the main entry.

    19.290 SE                   3 Cazenove Street: At front façade level one and two replace 6, curved sash, two over two, wood non-historic windows in kind. At front façade level two replace 1, straight sash, two over two, wood, non-historic window in kind.

    19.319 SE                   298A Columbus Avenue: At front façade level three, replace 3, one over one, wood windows with 3, two over two, wood windows.

    19.535 SE                   474 Columbus Avenue: At West Newton and Columbus elevation level two (including 3 windows in the oriel) replace 14, two over two, aluminum clad windows with 14 two over two, aluminum clad windows.

    19.286 SE                   21 Lawrence Street: At rear façade, remove existing asphalt shingles and replace with slate shingles. Remove existing gutter and aluminum downspout and install copper gutters and downspout.  

    19.519 SE                   532 Massachusetts Avenue: At rear yard facing a public way, replace non-historic wood gate door in kind.

    19.321 SE                   541 Massachusetts Avenue: At rear façade el, replace existing structurally unsound wall in kind.

    19.312 SE                   554 Massachusetts Avenue: Replace rotted soffit in kind, replace gutter and downspout in kind (See additional items in design review).

    19.314 SE                   562 Massachusetts Avenue: At front façade level two, replace destroyed (wind damage) non-original wood two over two windows in kind.

    19.313 SE                   22 Milford Street: At front façade floors two and three, replace 6 non-historic two over two, wood windows in kind.

    19.252 SE                   1 Ringgold Street: Install iodized metal stays on roof to stabilize the chimney, On Waltham Street elevation install star braces (2 per floor for a total of 8).

    19.307 SE                   2 Ringgold Street: At front façade all levels, replace 9 vinyl, 6 over 6 windows with 9, aluminum clad, two over two windows.  At front façade install copper downspout. Repair existing stone stringer in kind. Install grey architectural shingles. (See additional items in design review).

    19.310 SE                   8 Rutland Square: Construct Roof deck.

    19.264 SE                   19 Rutland Square: At front façade, remove existing asphalt shingles and replace with natural slate.

    19.271 SE                   79 Rutland Street: At front façade, repoint and repair masonry in kind. At all levels on the front façade (except dormer), replace the aluminum clad two over two windows in kind. Replace asphalt shingles with slate shingles. At front façade dormer level, replace two wood two over two windows with two wood two over two windows. Install mechanical equipment penthouse on roof not visible from a public way.

    19.541 SE                   253 Shawmut Avenue: Replace existing asphalt shingles with architectural shingles. Repoint and re-flash chimneys in kind. Replace gutters with copper gutters.

    19.542 SE                   255 Shawmut Avenue: Replace existing asphalt shingles with architectural shingles. Repoint and re-flash chimneys in kind. Replace gutters with copper gutters.

    19.292 SE                   431 Shawmut Avenue #3: At front façade level 1, restore original curved sash windows.

    19.256 SE                   5 Taylor Street: At front façade front door lintel repair crumbling brownstone in kind. Repoint front façade brick in kind.

    19.304 SE                   41 Warren Avenue: At roofline, install EPDM rubber roof with copper edge.

    19.315 SE                   161 West Brookline Street: At front façade, all levels replace 13 (all) wood windows (11 six over six, 2 one over one) with 11, two over two, wood windows and 2, one over one, wood windows.

    19.237 SE                   209 West Canton Street: At front façade level two and dormer level, replace existing non-historic wood windows (2 one over one and 5 two over two) with 5 two over two wood windows and 2 one over one wood windows.

    19.291 SE                   232 West Canton Street #3: At front façade level two replace 3 non-original 2 over 2 wood windows in kind.

    19.493 SE                   232 West Canton Street: At front façade, repoint brick in kind. At front façade, remove slate shingles add water shield and re-install (original slate).

    19.300 SE                   2 Worcester Square: Replace non-historic front double door with new wood door.

  4. 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. RATIFICATION OF 10/2/2018 PUBLIC HEARING MINUTES & 10/23 SUBCOMMITTEE MINUTES
  6. STAFF UPDATES
  7. PROJECTED ADJOURNMENT: 11:00 PM
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