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Back Bay Architectural Commission

The commission's monthly hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, December 13, 2017.

(Use Congress Street as an entrance and exit after 5:30pm)

Public testimony begins at

Discussion Topics

  1. Violations Committee Meeting

    263 Newbury Street: Unapproved electronic signage.

    178 Commonwealth Avenue: Unapproved roof deck and headhouse.

  2. Design Review Hearing

    18.261 BB 669 Boylston Street: At front façade repair storefront; install new signage; install outdoor patio dining area; and at rear elevation install louvers for mechanical equipment.

    18.369 BB 183 Commonwealth Avenue: At rear parking area remove cross bar spanning entrance to parking area and lower height of existing brick walls.

    18.572 BB 175 Beacon Street: Replace all existing windows with wood, true-divided light wood windows; replace slate Mansard roof in-kind; install new copper gutters and downspouts; replace black rubber roof in-kind; enlarge existing roof deck; re-clad existing headhouse in flat seam copper; re-landscape front garden; re-paint fence and entry door black; install granite paving and granite curb; re-clad rear oriel window in copper; replace rear glass block door with garage door; and install new parking court.

    18.693 BB 443 Marlborough Street: At rear elevation expand existing garage door opening; replace oriel window with French doors; install doors at side elevation of rear ell; replace existing deck’s railing; install new roof deck at rear ell’s roof; and convert existing window into a door.

    18.548 BB 361 Beacon Street: Amend Application 18.262 BB to include constructing a copper clad penthouse addition and elevator overrun headhouse, roof deck, rooftop condenser, and rooftop terrace at existing rear bay.

    18.683 BB 212 Commonwealth Avenue: Construct penthouse addition and roof decks; construct two-story rear addition and roof deck; and remove exterior egress balconies and stairs.

    18.691 BB 410 Beacon Street: Remove tree from rear yard; and expand existing garage and garage door opening.

    18.710 BB 237 Marlborough Street: Amend application 17.834 BB to further setback approved penthouse addition from front (street facing) façade of building.

  3. Administrative Review/Approval

    18.647 BB 216 Beacon Street: At front façade re-point masonry and install new copper downspout.

    18.575 BB 302 Berkeley Street: At front façade repair slate on bay and Mansard roof; install black rubber membrane roof on flat roof of bay; install copper flashing; and replace broken glass at existing skylight.

    18.617 BB 12-14 Commonwealth Avenue: Installation of rooftop antenna.

    18.603 BB 24 Commonwealth Avenue: At rear elevation replace four non-historic one-over-one fifth story wood windows in-kind.

    18.704 BB 24 Commonwealth Avenue: At front façade replace four non-historic third story aluminum one-over-one windows with one-over-one wood windows; and at rear elevation replace two non-historic aluminum one-over-one third story windows with wood one-over-one windows.

    18.674 BB 50 Commonwealth Avenue: Replace existing awning at Berkeley Street entrance.

    18.692 BB 160 Commonwealth Avenue: At rear elevation restore window glass openings.

    18.619 BB 338 Commonwealth Avenue: At front façade replace three wood one-over-one first story wood windows in-kind.

    18.612 BB 314 Dartmouth Street: Replace black rubber roof in-kind.

    18.703 BB 9 Gloucester Street: Remove, scrape and paint fence; replace existing concrete wall in-kind; re-install fence; grind tree stump; install brick paving; and replace concrete stair in-kind.

    18.677 BB 44 Gloucester Street: At front façade install new aluminum blade sign.

    18.291 BB 14 Hereford Street: Replace black rubber roof in-kind; replace three existing skylights and roof hatch; and replace existing slate, wood trim and copper flashing at Mansard roof in-kind.

    18.380 BB 47 Hereford Street: At front façade replace four one-over-one second story non-historic wood windows in-kind.

    18.379 BB 49 Hereford Street: At front façade replace four one-over-one third story non-historic wood windows in-kind.

    18.671 BB 9-11 Marlborough Street: At front façade replace six one-over-one third story non-historic wood windows and six non-historic one-over-one fourth story wood windows in-kind.

    18.669 BB 17 Marlborough Street: At front façade replace three one-over-one non-historic wood windows with two-over-two wood windows; and at rear elevation replace two one-over-one non-historic wood windows with two-over-two wood windows.

    18.670 BB 19 Marlborough Street: At front façade replace eighteen one-over-one non-historic wood windows in-kind; and at rear elevation replace nine two-over-two non-historic wood windows in-kind.

    18.574 BB 71 Marlborough Street: At front façade replace slate, gutters and flashing at Mansard roof in-kind; and install copper roof at dormer.

    18.620 BB 293 Marlborough Street: At rear elevation replace existing wood fence.

    18.543 BB 443 Marlborough Street: Replace all deteriorated wood windows in-kind.

    18.695 BB 142 Newbury Street: At front façade repaint storefront.

    18.705 BB 154-156 Newbury Street: At rear elevation replace slate at Mansard roof in-kind and install new copper gutters.

    18.585 BB 168 Newbury Street: At front façade replace existing wall sign.

    18.583 BB 254 Newbury Street: At front façade replace existing blade sign.

    18.700 BB 274 Newbury Street: At front façade replace existing blade sign.

    18.648 BB 320 Newbury Street: Install new wall signage at east and north elevations.

    18.657 BB 323-327 Newbury Street: Develop repair and restoration program for first and second story windows and initiate repair/replication of rotted framing, trim and sills for second story windows along open east side wall.

  4. Advisory Review

    290 Marlborough Street: At rear elevation, construct one-story addition and deck.

  5. Ratification of 11/8/2017 Public Hearing Minutes
  6. Staff Updates
  7. Projected Adjournment - 8:00pm
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