South End Landmark District Commission
The South End Landmark District Commission will hold its monthly hearing on Tuesday, June 1, 2021, 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 897 9244 9833 #. You can also submit written comments to staff via email at SouthEndLDC@boston.gov.
Discussion Topics
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Design Review Hearing
APP # 21.0413 SE 34 East Springfield Street. Continued from the 2/02/2021 SELDC Public Hearing. Proposed work: At the rear façade mansard level, remove existing dormer and construct a new wood dormer.
At the roof level, install new HVAC equipment and mechanical screening/ railing.(Scope of work removed from this hearing).APP # 21.0504 SE 27 Gray Street. Proposed work: At the front façade, reconfigure recessed entrance by relocating existing entry doors to be in the same plane as masonry façade. Install doors in in new frame with transom.
APP # 21.0697 SE 567 Tremont Street. Proposed work: Modify existing telecommunications equipment at the roof: remove three (3) antennas, six (6) TMAs and nine (9) radios and install three (3) new antennas and six (6) new radios. Install a pipe mast for a new antenna.
APP # 21.0864 SE 93 Pembroke Street. Proposed work: At the front façade garden and parlor levels, replace four (4) historic two-over-two curved-sash windows with new construction wood curved sash windows of the same configuration.
APP # 21.0885 SE 7 Concord Square. Proposed work: At the front façade, install new fire alarm and beacon/bell.
APP # 21.0891 SE 596 Tremont Street. Proposed work: Install an HVAC condenser on the roof.
APP # 21.0944 SE 34 Montgomery Street. Proposed work: Construct a new roof deck with kitchenette.
APP # 21.0946 SE 414, 474, 482, 494 Tremont Street. Proposed work: At the Tremont Street sidewalk, replace existing masonry planters with new pre-cast concrete and wood planters and perform associated sidewalk repairs.
APP # 21.0971 SE 1597 Washington Street. Proposed work: At the fourth through sixth floors all street-facing elevations, replace all aluminum windows to match single-light awning aluminum windows at the second and third floors. See additional items under Administrative Review.
APP # 21.0972 SE 26 Upton Street. Proposed work: At the roof, install a dayliter roof hatch and construct a deck with HVAC units and associated mechanical screening.
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Discussion and Vote on Proposed Permanent Signage at Properties Receiving Community Preservation Act Funding
Discussion and Vote on Proposed Permanent Signage at Properties Receiving Community Preservation Act Funding.Postponed. -
Administrative Review/ Approval
APP # 21.0881 SE 39 Appleton Street: At the roof install HVAC condensers and construct a roof deck with hatch access (visibility to be verified by staff).
APP # 21.0938 SE 79 Dartmouth Street: At the front façade parlor and second levels, replace five (5) non-historic one-over-one wood windows with new construction two-over-two wood windows.
APP # 21.0886 SE 38 Gray Street: At the front façade all levels, repoint mortar joints with a soft mortar mix to match historic in terms of color, texture, profile, and tooling. Restore brownstone trim and repaint to match the color of the underlying brownstone.
APP # 21.0936 SE 4 Lawrence Street: At the front façade second level (below the mansard) replace three (3) non-historic one-over-one vinyl windows with new construction two-over-two aluminum-clad windows.
APP # 21.0970 SE 36 Lawrence Street #3: At the front façade second level (above the parlor), replace three (3) six-over-six wood windows with new construction two-over-two wood windows.
APP # 21.0940 SE 38 Rutland Square: At the front stoop and cheek walls, chip hollow cement and refinish. Prime and paint with Tammscoat to match the color of the underlying brownstone. Refinish the garden curb and paint to match the color of the underlying brownstone.
APP # 21.0976 SE 555 Shawmut Avenue: At the rear façade mansard level, replace two (2) non-historic one-over-one aluminum windows with new construction, two-over-two, aluminum clad windows.
APP # 21.0974 SE 587 Tremont Street: At the front façade dormer and roof level, replace existing slate roof in kind, install new slate on dormer cheek walls, and refurbish existing snow guards or replace in kind, and install new copper flashing. Remove window grates from dormer windows and repair, strip, and repaint dormer woodwork. At the rear façade roof level, install a skylight at the pitched roof and replace rear asphalt shingles with new grey asphalt shingles.
APP # 21.0947 SE 12 Upton Street: At the front façade mansard level, replace two (2) two-over-two and two (2) one-over-one non-historic wood windows with new construction wood windows of the same configuration.
APP # 21.0971 SE 1597 Washington Street: At the fourth through sixth floors of the street-facing elevations, replace terrace/balcony doors and curtain walls in kind.
APP # 21.0878 SE 1690-1692 Washington Street: At the front façade repair front entrance stoop and surround.
APP # 21.0893 SE 152 West Canton Street: At the front stoop, chip hollow cement from stoop and both sides of the cheek wall and refinish. Prime and paint with Tammscoat to match the color of the underlying brownstone.
APP # 21.0882 SE 222 West Canton Street #1: At the garden level, reopen a former window well and install a new window.
APP # 21.0977 SE 80 West Concord Street #4 & #5: At the front façade mansard level, replace two (2) two-over-two and two (2) one-over-one non-historic wood windows with new construction wood windows of the same configuration. At the rear façade mansard level, replace three (3) non-historic, two-over-two wood windows with new construction wood windows of the same configuration.
APP # 21.0948 SE 155 West Newton Street: At the front façade mansard level, replace existing slate shingles in kind and replace cornice roof with new copper. Install new copper flashing and gutters. At the front façade stoop and entry, restore original entablature and bracket details and replace in kind as needed, restore stoop roof and details, and resurface masonry stairs. At the front façade all levels, repoint brick joints using a soft mortar mix and repair lintels and sills as required. Paint wood trim and repaint masonry surfaces as needed to match the color of the underlying stone.
APP # 21.0941 SE 164 West Newton Street: At the front façade all levels, repoint masonry joints using a soft mortar mix, restore brownstone lintels and sills to match original profile, repoint front steps, and prime and paint front steps and sidewalls to match the color of the underlying brownstone.
APP # 21.0879 SE 58 West Rutland Square: At the front façade all levels, repoint brick joints with a soft mortar mix, repair or replace brick and lintels in kind as needed, and remove and replace copper gutters and trim around windows in kind. Remove shingle mansard and replace with slate shingles. Install copper trim around the front brick doorway entrance.
APP # 21.0888 SE 225 West Springfield Street: At the front façade garden level, replace rotted wood window trim in kind.
APP # 21.0883 SE 24 Worcester Square: Restore and resurface brownstone stoop in kind.
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Ratification of Hearing and Meeting Minutes
5/4/2021 Public Hearing Minutes
5/12/2021 Subcommittee Public Meeting Minutes
3/11/2021 Subcommittee Public Meeting Minutes
- Staff Updates
- Projected Adjournment: 8:30 PM