Boston Landmarks Commission

ATTENTION: THIS HEARING WILL ONLY BE HELD VIRTUALLY AND NOT IN PERSON.YOU CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE HEARING BY GOING TO HTTPS://ZOOM.US/J/92653796173 OR CALLING 301-715-8592 AND ENTER MEETING ID 92653796173

YOU CAN ALSO SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS TO BLC@BOSTON.GOV 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The BOSTON LANDMARKS COMMISSION will hold a virtual public hearing: 

DATE: Tuesday, August 22nd, 2023

TIME: Design Review 4:00 PM

            Business Meeting 6:00 PM

Subject of the Public Hearing will be action on the agenda below, and such other business as may come before the Commission in accordance with Chapter 772 of the Acts of 1975, as amended. 

I. DESIGN REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING - 4:00pm

1.    24.0173 BLC MISSION CHURCH COMPLEX - 80 AND 100 SMITH STREET

APPLICANT: David MacKay - Mission Associates, LLC

PROPOSED WORK: Demolition of the buildings located at 80 and 100 Smith Street.

2.   ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW/APPROVAL: In order to expedite the review process, the  

commission has delegated the approval of certain work items, such as those involving ordinary maintenance and repair, restoration or replacement, or which otherwise have a minimal impact on a building’s appearance, to commission staff pending ratification at its monthly public hearing. Having been identified as meeting these eligibility criteria and all applicable guidelines, the following applications will be approved at this hearing:

24.0039 BLC - 2420 BEACON STREET, BRIGHTON, MA Replace all of the non-historic existing EPDM single-ply roofing assembly and non-historic existing wood amenity deck and guards on the north roof with a new PVC single-ply roofing assembly with new paver on pedestals amenity deck and guards.  Replace all non-historic existing skylights (north and south roofs) with new walkable skylights.

24.0155 BLC – WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT BOSTON COMMON Water main work under the pathway at the North Side of the Boston Common. Previously approved by the Boston Landmarks Commission in 2017.  (Former BLC Application #17.918.04)

24.0133 BLC – 53 STATE STREET - DAS CELL ANTENNA The Applicant seeks permission to install a Small Cell facility on an existing City streetlight under the current Agreement between ExteNet and the City. The antenna and radios will be placed on the pole and the cabling will be routed inside.

24.0132 BLC – 45-55 UNION STREET BLACKSTONE SQUARE - DAS CELL ANTENNA Applicant seeks to install a Small Cell facility on an existing COB streetlight. Antenna and radios will be placed on the pole and all cabling will be inside the pole.

23.0490 BLC – 310 WASHINGTON STREET - OLD SOUTH MEETING HOUSE - Install a new trench drain at the bottom of the stairway on the south façade of the building and remove a plywood wall in the same area and replace with painted wood stile and rail paneling to match the millwork style of the historic building, scribed to the profile of the original stone foundation. Drain covers shall be black. The work is part of a project to alleviate the storm water that is penetrating the building. Drain covers shall be black. 

► Applicants whose projects are listed under this heading NEED NOT APPEAR at the hearing. Following the hearing, you will be issued a Determination Sheet to present at the Inspectional Services Department (1010 Massachusetts Avenue) as proof of project approval when applying for permits. ISD personnel will send an electronic copy of your building-permit application to the commission staff for review. (To avoid potential confusion, the text of your building-permit application should be consistent with the project description given below.) Commission staff will accordingly authorize the execution of the work, attaching any applicable provisos, reflecting the relevant guidelines and precedents. 

PLEASE NOTE THAT FOLLOWING ISSUANCE OF THE DETERMINATION SHEET NO FURTHER CORRESPONDENCE WILL BE ISSUED for the applications listed below. The electronic building-permit application as annotated by commission staff will constitute your Certificate of Appropriateness; this will be valid for two years from the date of the hearing. The applicant is required to notify the commission of any project changes; failure to do so may affect the status of the approval.  If you have any questions not addressed by the above information, please contact staff at 617.635.1935 or BLC@boston.gov. Thank you.

1. DESIGN REVIEW APPLICATIONS & ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL APPLICATIONS

DISCUSSION AND VOTE:

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. Administrative approvals shall also be read into the record and voted upon. 

 

2. PETITIONS, STUDY REPORTS & DESIGNATIONS

#288.22 - HOTEL BUCKMINSTER 

Report from the Study Report Subcommittee

Commission Vote to Accept Amended Study Report 

Commission Vote to Approve/Disapprove Landmarks Designation

3. ARTICLE 85 HEARING

#21.1001.D2784 - 14 GARDNER STREET, Allston, MA - Historic House and Carriage House

Review of the proposed demolition of 14 Gardner and two alternatives to demolition submitted by applicant.

4. HEARING MINUTES  

Review and ratification of Public Hearing Minutes from 07/25/23.

5. STAFF UPDATES

09/12/23 at 6pm - NEXT BLC HEARING

PROJECTED ADJOURNMENT:  8:00PM