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Boston Landmarks Commission

The commission will hold its next design review hearing on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at 4 p.m.

Please note: This hearing will be held virtually and not in person. To participate, please go to our Zoom Meeting link, or call 301-715-8592 and enter meeting ID 882 7369 0798 #. You can also email comments through email at blc@boston.gov.

Public testimony begins at

Discussion Topics

  1. Design Review - 4:00pm

    21.0712.0019 – Commonwealth Avenue Mall CONTINUED FROM 4-27-2021

    Applicant: Elizabeth Vizza, Friends of the Public Garden

    Proposed work: Landscape and lighting Improvements to the Hamilton, Glover, and Sarmiento statues.

    21.0810.0050 – Exchange Building – 53 State Street CONTINUED FROM 4-27-2021

    Applicant: Mark Walsh

    Proposed work: Install new signage and relocate existing signage.

    21.0942.0050 – Exchange Building – 53 State Street

    Applicant: Francesca DiRico

    Proposed work: Replace and install new signage. 

    21.0986.0066 – Blackstone Block – 1 Union Street

    Proposed workReplace existing exterior signs with new illuminated exterior signs, non-illuminated green metal cladding and add new vinyl window graphics. 

    21.0932.004 – Boston Common – 139 Tremont Street

    Applicant: Imari Paris Jeffries, King Boston

    Proposed work: Create a plaza with a sculpture honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

  2. Administrative Review

    21.0902.0014     Brook Farm – 670 Baker Street: Manually remove invasive vegetation in the vicinity of the Print Shop and the Hive foundation at the Brook Farm Historic Site.

    21.0987 BSR      58 Deerfield Street: Replace eight non-historic two-over-two wood windows in-kind.

    21.0943.0245     Harvard Medical School – 210 Longwood Avenue: Restore the Longwood marble wall; cleaning, dismantling, rebuilding, repairing and restoring all components of the marble wall facing Longwood Avenue.

  3. Business Hearing - 6:00pm

    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 earlier.  

    2. Demolition Delay Hearing: 726 East 8th Street, South Boston

    Application #21.0090D2676

    Applicant: Damien Carthy

    Review of proposed demolition of the existing house at 726 East 8th Street. 

    3. Preliminary hearing for Petition #275.21 Ayer Mansion, 395 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 

    4. Advisory Review – Franklin Park, Franklin Park Zoo

    Redesign of zoo entrance. 

    5. Review and ratification of public hearing minutes and subcommittee meeting minutes from 5/11/2021

    6. Discussion and Vote on 2021 Work Plan 

    7.  Staff Updates

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