Beacon Hill Architectural Commission Hearing
The commission will hold its monthly public hearing on Thursday, October 20, 2016.
(Use Congress Street As An Entrance/Exit After 5:30 P.M.)
I. DESIGN REVIEW HEARING
4:00 PM
17.157 BH Spruce Place & 45 Beacon Street
Applicant: Jinny Nathans, American Meteorological Society Inc. (Applicant)
Proposed Work: Ratification of the grade change for all of Spruce Place; install a six-inch asphalt berm along the south side of Spruce Place; modify a door opening at the rear façade of the carriage barn; install new granite bollards at both the east and west sides of the carriage barn; and replace non-matching face brick at select locations on the rear façade of the carriage barn.
4:30 PM
Applicant: Chris Pitman, CBT Architects (Architect)
Proposed Work: Install a wire mesh on the interior side of the sixth floor balconies on both the south and east façades.
4:45 PM
Applicant: John Cucinatti, Florina Pizzeria/Paninoteca (Applicant)
Proposed Work: Install a painted wood sign panel “Florina”; install white vinyl logos on four windows and a door; and replace a mechanical louver on the side façade.
5:00 PM
17.411 BH 84 Mount Vernon Street
Applicant: John Corey (Owner)
Proposed Work: Replace the top rail on the two railings at the front stoop.
5:15 PM
Applicant: Carol Harris, Joseph Kennard Architects, Inc. (Architect)
Proposed Work: Install rooftop mechanical equipment; replace the garden wall door fronting Acorn Street; install an intercom system at the front entryway; install a fire department connection on the front façade; and replace the metal coping along the garden wall.
5:30 PM
Applicant: Ginger Lawrence (Owner)
Proposed Work: Remove the paneled wood garage door and install a metal garage door with a dark green finish. (UPDATED 10/13/2016)
II. ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW/APPROVAL
17.277 BH 65 Anderson Street, Apt. 3C: Replace multi-light, double-hung wood windows with a black painted finish in-kind.
17.421 BH 13, 17, 21 and 27 Bowdoin Street: Repoint; replace deteriorated face brick in-kind; install anchors between the outer wythe and inner wythes of brick; resurface brownstone sills and lintels using a tinted cementitious stucco; and reattach and restore the fire escape to the façades.
17.356 BH 30 Brimmer Street: Reset dislodged sandstone unit on the East Elevation.
17.403 BH 38 Cedar Lane Way: Repoint; resurface brownstone sills and lintels using a tinted cementitious stucco; replace asphalt shingles with black slate shingles; and replace copper flashing and gutters in-kind.
17.401 BH 5 Charles River Square: Remove eight storm windows; remove and replace eight six-over-six, double-hung wood windows with a black painted finish in-kind.
17.400 BH 15-17 Charles Street: Replace black slate shingles in-kind on 17 Charles Street and red slate shingles on 15 Charles Street in-kind; replace all copper flashing and ridgelines in-kind; replace the roofing membrane system on the flat roofs in-kind; and repoint.
17.414 BH 32 Chestnut Street: Remove and replace the recessed paneled wood garage door with a black painted finish in-kind.
17.281 BH 48 Beacon Street: Replace deteriorated face brick in-kind; repoint; resurface brownstone sills and lintels using a tinted cementitious stucco; and replace the roofing membrane system in-kind and associated copper flashing and parapet coping covers in-kind.
17.154 BH 15 Garden Street: Repoint; resurface brownstone sills and lintels using a tinted cementitious stucco; replace the sealant around the perimeter of the windows in-kind; and replace the wood brick molds in-kind.
17.338 BH 39 Chestnut Street: Remove and replace the roofing membrane system and copper flashing in-kind.
17.331 BH 67 Hancock Street: Reset the granite retaining wall within the front areaway; resurface the brownstone lintels and sill using a tinted cementitious stucco; re-caulk the joints on the granite stoop; repaint both doors red and the door surrounds black; repaint the iron work black.
17.416 BH 46 Joy Street: Temporarily remove the brick sidewalk and granite curb along Joy Street and Smith Court to waterproof the below-grade foundation; and reset the brick sidewalk and granite curb at the existing grade.
17.358 BH 63 Mount Vernon Street: Remove a non-historic fire escape; replace deteriorated face brick in-kind; repoint; remove the non-historic front areaway railing and install a cast iron railing with a black painted finish to match the historic; resurface brownstone sills and lintels using a tinted cementitious stucco; and install louvered wood shutters with a black painted finish and shutter dogs.
17.420 BH 63 Mount Vernon Street: Restore the brownstone entryway surround, including the balustrade and trim at the second floor.
16.1433 BH 132 Myrtle Street: Remove the non-historic security grilles at the two first floor windows; install two storm windows with a black finish to match the existing sashes.
17.409 BH 5 Pinckney Street: Remove and replace the roofing membrane system and copper flashing on the shed dormer.
17.311 BH 13 Temple Street: Resurface the cementitious stucco on the secondary side (north) façade.
17.415 BH 2 Walnut Street: Repoint; resurface brownstone sills using a tinted cementitious stucco; replace slate shingles and copper flashing on the mansard roof in-kind.
17.410 BH 41 West Cedar Street: Remove and replace the wood gutter with a black painted finish in-kind.
17.412 BH 57 West Cedar Street: Repaint the entry door green and the entryway surround beige to match existing.
17.402 BH 79 West Cedar Street: Paint two doors and surrounding trim green.
17.301 BH 9 Willow Street: Remove existing light fixtures and select exposed wiring along the Willow Court façade, and install a bronze light fixture adjacent to the entryway.
III. ADVISORY REVIEW
6:15 PM Previously presented for Advisory Review 7/2016
Applicant: JDMD Owner, LLC (Owner)
Proposed Work: Modify the north, east and west façades; create a passageway between Temple Street and Ridgeway Lane; and construct a rooftop addition with a roof deck.