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South End Landmark District Commission hearing

The South End Landmark District Commission will meet on July 6 at 5:30 p.m.

Attention: Please note that this hearing will be held virtually and not in person. To participate, please go to our Zoom meeting link or call 929-205-6099 and enter meeting id 874 2128 6172#. You can also submit written comments to staff via email at SouthEndLDC@boston.gov.


Subject of the hearing will be applications for Certificates of Design Approval on the agenda below, reviews of architectural violations, and such businesses as may come before the commission, in accordance with Chapter 772 of the Acts of 1975, as amended. Applications are available for review during business hours at the office of the Environment Department. Applicants or their representatives are required to attend, unless indicated otherwise below. Sign language interpreters are available upon request.

Discussion Topics

  1. DESIGN REVIEW HEARING

    APP # 21.0864 SE 93 PEMBROKE STREET

    Applicant: Alaina Wallin

    Proposed work: At the front facade parlor and garden levels, replace four two-over-two historic curved sash wood windows in kind.

    APP # 21.0978 SE 14 HOLYOKE STREET

    Applicant: Zephyr Architects

    Proposed work: Construct a roof deck with hatch/ headhouse access. See additional items under Administrative Review.

    APP # 21.0980 SE 610-626 TREMONT STREET

    Applicant: Extenet Systems, Inc.

    Proposed work: Replace an existing single acorn light pole with new double acorn light pole with antenna and telecommunications equipment.

    APP # 21.0983 SE 26 HOLYOKE STREET

    Applicant: Fred Bisceglia

    Proposed work: Refinish limestone façade with brownstone-colored mortar.

    APP # 21.1003 SE 54 RUTLAND SQUARE

    Applicant: Kathryn Willmore

    Proposed work: Replace the garden level entry door under the stoop.

    APP # 21.1006 SE 1313 WASHINGTON STREET

    Applicant: Monahan Products LLC d/b/a UPPAbaby

    Proposed work: At the ground floor storefront, install new blade sign and window graphics.

    APP # 21.1006 SE 35 NORTHAMPTON STREET

    Applicant: Industrial Communications LLC for Boston Fire Department

    Proposed work: At the roof, remove and replace five antennas and lines and install two new antennas and lines. Install new wire radio equipment and install new HVAC.

    APP # 21.1034 SE 43 UNION PARK #3

    Applicant: Timothy Sheehan

    Proposed work: Construct a new roof deck with raised angled hatch access.

    APP # 21.1055 SE 435 COLUMBUS AVENUE

    Applicant: Abacus Builders & General Contractors

    Proposed work: Rebuild an existing visible roof deck.

    APP # 21.1056 SE 116 CHANDLER STREET

    Applicant: Rachel Cargo

    Proposed work: Replace entry doors in kind.

    APP # 21.1061 SE 150 WEST CANTON STREET

    Applicant: Creative Building Associates

    Proposed work: At the front facade garden through second levels (below the mansard), replace six historic two-over-two curved sash wood windows with new construction curved sash wood windows of the same configuration. See additional items under Administrative Review.

    APP # 21.1082 SE 19 CLAREMONT PARK

    Applicant: Claremont Park 19, LLC

    Proposed work: At the entry doors, remove non-original glazing and replace with larger glazing. See additional work under Administrative Review.

    APP # 21.1086 SE COLUMBUS AVENUE AT WEST CANTON STREET

    Applicant: Boston Transportation Department

    Proposed work: Ratify the installation of a Blue Bikes Station.

    APP # 21.1104 SE 596 TREMONT STREET

    Applicant: Eric Parkes

    Proposed work: Construct a roof deck with hatch access and horizontal cable guardrail system.

  2. CREATION OF A SUBCOMMITTEE FOR THE PURPOSES OF MEETING WITH INTERESTED PARTIES TO DISCUSS THE INSTALLATION OF SECURITY GATES AND OTHER SECURITY SOLUTIONS IN THE DISTRICT
  3. ADVISORY REVIEW

    157 WEST SPRINGFIELD STREET

    Proposed work: Redevelop former church property and construct an addition.

    505 TREMONT STREET

    Proposed work: Construct an addition at the Berkeley Street ground floor façade for permanent outdoor seating.

  4. DISCUSSION AND VOTE ON PROPOPSED PERMANENT SIGNAGE AT PROPERTIES RECEIVING COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT FUNDING
  5. 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:

    • 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 one year 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 617-635-3850 or southendldc@boston.gov.


    APP # 21.1098 SE 53 Appleton Street: At the front façade dormer replace three non-historic casement windows with two, two-over-two wood windows.

    APP # 21.1062 SE 130 Appleton Street: At the Dartmouth Street façade fourth level, replace three (3) two-over-two aluminum windows with new construction aluminum-clad windows of the same configuration.

    APP # 21.0988 SE 29 Braddock Park: At the front façade mansard level, remove fascia board and trim around the gutter line and dormer windows and replace in kind. Remove the copper gutter and downspouts and replace in kind. Replace rubber roof over dormer window.

    APP # 21.0989 SE 31 Braddock Park: At the front façade mansard level, replace fascia, trim, and copper gutters in kind. Remove trim around windows and any damaged slate and replace in kind.

    APP # 21.1082 SE 19 Claremont Park: At the front façade garden level, construct a new light well. Repair and restore front stoop and garden curb and paint to match the color of the underlying brownstone. Refinish front entry doors. At the garden level, replace three (3) non-historic aluminum windows with two-light aluminum-clad new construction windows. At the stoop, scrape, prime & paint black iron railings to match existing. Remove parlor level security grates.

    APP # 21.1095 SE 507 Columbus Avenue: At the front façade all levels, chip all surfaces and repair all bands, lintels, and sills and recreate all decorative details to match existing. Complete missing brownstone course. Paint all restored masonry with Tammscoat HC-69 to match the color of the underlying brownstone. Repoint chimneys. Scrape and paint shingles on mansard roof.

    APP # 21.1096 SE 37 Greenwich Park: At the front façade and side façade all levels, repoint brick masonry joints. Refinish lintels, sills, and limestone band to match existing. At the side elevation cut and modify the fire escape to match the fire balcony at the floor above.

    APP # 21.0978 SE 14 Holyoke Street: At the front façade all levels, clean and repoint masonry; clean and restore existing trim at doors and windows; clean, restore, and paint brownstone trim to match the color of the underlying stone; clean and restore existing front entry doors. Restore existing cornices. At the garden level, reopen an existing light well. At the second level (below the mansard), replace one (1) non-historic window with a new construction, two-over-two, wood window. At the mansard level, replace four (4) non-historic windows with two (2) two-over-two and two (2) one-over-one new construction wood windows. See additional work under Design Review.

    APP # 21.1005 SE 530 Massachusetts Avenue: Repoint the rear façade.

    APP # 21.1107 SE 472 Massachusetts Avenue: At the front facade all levels, repoint all masonry joints to match existing; repair brownstone heads and sills. Paint all brownstone heads and sills with HC-69 Tammscoat paint

    APP # 21.0985 SE 12-14 Rutland Square: At the front façade mansard levels, repair upper soffit, gutter, and gutter belt below mansard shingles in kind. Repair all window trim and sills in kind.

    APP # 21.1089 SE 46 Union Park: At the front facade basement through third levels (below the mansard), remove storm windows and replace eight non-historic two-over-two curved sash windows with new construction wood curved sash windows of the same configuration.

    APP # 21.1083 SE 28 Upton Street: At the front façade parlor windows reinstall two decorative security grates.

    APP # 21.1101 SE 53 Warren Avenue: Rebuild an existing roof deck in the same footprint with black steel picket railings.

    APP # 21.1102 SE 133 Warren Avenue #3: At the front façade second level, replace three (3) two-over-two non-historic wood windows with new construction aluminum-clad windows of the same configuration. At the front façade mansard level, replace one (1) two-over-two segment underhead wood window with a new construction aluminum-clad window of the same configuration. At the rear façade mansard level, replace two (2) one-over-one non-historic wood windows with new construction two-over-two aluminum-clad windows of the same configuration.

    APP # 21.1084 SE 2A Wellington Street: At all facades, repoint brick joints, refinish all lintels and sills to match exiting, refinish the front stairs and paint to match the color of the underlying stone.

    APP # 21.1093 SE 145 West Canton Street: At the front façade, chip hollow cement from front stairs and refinish. Repaint to match the color of the underlying brownstone. Scrape, prime, and repaint railings black to match existing.

    APP # 21.1061 SE 150 West Canton Street: At the front facade second level, replace one non-historic two-over-two wood window with a new construction wood window of the same configuration. See additional items under Design Review.

    APP # 21.1085 SE 68, 98-102 West Newton Street: At no, 68, replace all windows throughout due to damage

    from a 2015 fire. At no. 98-102 levels basement through third story, replace all existing

    windows with new aluminum sash windows to match the existing configurations.

    APP # 21.1099 SE 1 Worcester Square: Replace four second-story two-over-two aluminum-clad windows in-kind.

    APP # 21.1126 SE 1 Worcester Square: Replace two first-story and two lower-level two-over-two aluminum-clad windows in-kind.

     

  6. RATIFICATION OF MEETING MINUTES

    6/01/2021 Public Hearing Minutes

  7. STAFF UPDATES
  8. PROJECTED ADJOURNMENT: 8:30 PM

    SOUTH END LANDMARK DISTRICT COMMISSION

    • John Amodeo, John Freeman, Diana Parcon, Fabian D’Souza, David Shepperd
    • Alternate: Catherine Hunt, Vacancy
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