Zoning Commission Hearing

The Zoning Commission of the City of Boston (“Zoning Commission”) hereby gives notice, in accordance with Chapter 665 of the Acts of 1956, as amended, that a public hearing will be held on June 13, 2018, at 9:00 AM, in Room 900, Boston City Hall, in connection with a petition for the Fifth Amendment to the Master Plan for Planned Development Area No. 87 (“PDA No. 87”), Boston Landing (“Fifth Amendment”), and a petition for the First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Development Plan for the Sports Facility Project within PDA No. 87, Boston Landing (“First Amendment), filed by the Boston Redevelopment Authority d/b/a Boston Planning & Development Agency.

Said Fifth Amendment seeks to add two (2) additional Uses to PDA No. 87 which are Day Care Center Uses and Cultural Uses specifically designated for the site of the Sports Facility.  Said First Amendment would allow for the construction of one building, of up to 275,000 square feet of gross floor area, up to 95 feet in height and may contain a variety of uses listed in the First Amendment.

Copies of the petitions and the First and Fifth Amendments may be viewed at the office of the Zoning Commission, Room 952, Boston City Hall, between 9 AM and 5 PM any day except Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays.

The Zoning Commission of the City of Boston (“Zoning Commission”) hereby gives notice, in accordance with Chapter 665 of the Acts of 1956, as amended, that a public hearing will be held on June 13, 2018, at 9:15 AM, in Room 900, Boston City Hall, in connection with Map Amendment Application No. 708 and a petition for approval of the Development Plan for Planned Development Area No. 117, 115 Winthrop Square Redevelopment (“PDA Plan”), filed by the Boston Redevelopment Authority d/b/a Boston Planning & Development Agency.

Said map amendment would add the letter “D,” indicating a Planned Development Area overlay district to approximately 1.1 acres of land generally bounded by 75-101 Federal Street to the north, 100 Summer Street and 133 Federal Street to the south, Devonshire Street and Winthrop Square to the west, and Federal Street to the east.  Said PDA Plan will contain up to approximately 55 stories and up to 1,650,000 square feet of gross floor area, with a building height not to exceed 675 feet as defined under the Boston Zoning Code.  The 115 Winthrop Square Redevelopment (“Proposed Project”) is currently anticipated to include: (i) approximately 760,000 square feet of gross floor area of residential space comprised of up to 500 residences;  (ii) approximately 750,000 square feet of gross floor area of office space;  (iii) approximately 65,000 square feet of gross floor area of residential and office amenity space (which may include, for example, common rooms, fitness facilities, pet daycare, etc.);  (iv) approximately 40,000 square feet of gross floor area of publicly-accessible space and retail, restaurant and support space;  (v) approximately 40,000 square feet of gross floor area of shared meeting space;  and (vi) below-grade parking capacity for up to approximately 550 vehicles on up to five below grade levels that also include residential vehicle drop-off and pick-up, valet-assisted commercial/office parking, pet daycare/play areas, management and employee areas, mechanical, storage and support for the Great Hall, as well as other accessory uses for the Proposed Project.

A copy of the petition, the PDA Plan and a map of the area involved may be viewed at the office of the Zoning Commission, Room 952, Boston City Hall, between 9 AM and 5 PM any day except Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays.

The Zoning Commission of the City of Boston (“Zoning Commission”) hereby gives notice, in accordance with Chapter 665 of the Acts of 1956, as amended, that a public hearing will be held on June 13, 2018, at 9:30 AM, in Room 900, Boston City Hall, in connection with a petition for the First Amendment to the Development Plan for Planned Development Area No. 110, Harrison Albany Block Development (“First Amendment”), filed by the Boston Redevelopment Authority d/b/a Boston Planning & Development Agency.

Said First Amendment would clarify language in the original Development Plan for Planned Development Area No. 110, Harrison Albany Block Development (“Original Development Plan”) with respect to setbacks.  As approved, the Original Development Plan does not specify from which point the required setbacks are to be measured. 

A copy of the petition and the First Amendment may be viewed at the office of the Zoning Commission, Room 952, Boston City Hall, between 9 AM and 5 PM any day except Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays.

The Zoning Commission of the City of Boston (“Zoning Commission”) hereby gives notice, in accordance with Chapter 665 of the Acts of 1956, as amended, that a public hearing will be held on June 13, 2018, at 9:45 AM, in Room 900, Boston City Hall, in connection with Text Amendment Application No. 481, filed by the Boston Redevelopment Authority d/b/a Boston Planning & Development Agency.

Said petition would amend Article 64, South End Neighborhood District, with respect to maximum building height in a Planned Development Area in the EDA South Subdistrict.

A copy of the petition and a map of the area involved may be viewed at the office of the Zoning Commission, Room 952, Boston City Hall, between 9 AM and 5 PM any day except Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays.

The Zoning Commission of the City of Boston (“Zoning Commission”) hereby gives notice, in accordance with Chapter 665 of the Acts of 1956, as amended, that a public hearing will be held on June 13, 2018, at 10:00 AM, in Room 900, Boston City Hall, in connection with a petition for the Fourth Amendment to the Development Plan for Planned Development Area No. 11, One Post Office Square (“Fourth Amendment”), filed by the Boston Redevelopment Authority d/b/a Boston Planning & Development Agency.

Said petition would allow for improvements to the existing office building, exterior façade replacement, recladding of upper levels and the addition of mid-level and roof amenities and demolition of the existing parking garage containing 371 parking spaces within 2 underground and 3 above ground levels and a 15-story addition to the existing office building above the garage. The decrease in parking will result in 300 parking spaces. These changes will result in an additional 207,000 square feet of Gross Floor Area on the project site.

A copy of the petition and the Fourth Amendment may be viewed at the office of the Zoning Commission, Room 952, Boston City Hall, between 9 AM and 5 PM any day except Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays.