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Back Bay Architectural Commission hearing

The Commission will hold its monthly public hearing on Wednesday, January 8, 2020, at 5 p.m.

(Use Congress Street as an entrance and exit after 5:30 p.m.)

Public testimony begins at

Discussion Topics

  1. Executive Session

    Matter of Open Meeting Law Complaint of Samuel D. Perry against the Back Bay Architectural Commission, received November 27, 2019.

  2. Design Review

    20.105 BB 117 Newbury StreetAt front façade install flag holder in ground and Union Jack flag.

    20.646 BB 10 Newbury Street: At front façade replace storefrontWITHDRAWN BY APPLICANT

    20.677 BB 10-11 Arlington Street: At rear elevation remove upper fire escapes; and at roof enlarge previously approved roof deck and construct copper-clad headhouse.

    20.664 BB 217 Commonwealth Avenue: At roof install retractable skylight at eastern courtyard.

    20.661 BB 303 Commonwealth Avenue: At roof construct deck and headhouseWITHDRAWN BY STAFF

  3. Administrative Review/Approval

    20.676 BB 3 Arlington Street: At rear elevation enlarge existing window well.

    20.658 BB 142 Beacon Street: At front façade install new fence at garden.

    20.644 BB 234 Beacon Street: At rear elevation replace two lower-level two-over-two wood windows in-kind, and replace one first-story six-over-six wood window in-kind.

    20.656 BB 263 Beacon Street: At rear elevation replace lower-level non-historic aluminum sliding patio door with wood swinging doors, and replace non-historic aluminum one-over-one window with wood one-over-one window.

    20.642 BB 534 Beacon Street: Replace 47 windows with historically appropriate wood windows.

    20.689 BB 122 Commonwealth Avenue: At roof redesign and relocate previously approved condensing units.

    20.589 BB 150 Commonwealth Avenue: At rear addition replace black rubber membrane roof, copper flashing and copper gutter in-kind.

    20.640 BB 178 Commonwealth Avenue: At rear elevation replace three lower-level six-over-six non-historic vinyl windows with one-over-one wood windows.

    20.641 BB 199 Commonwealth Avenue: At roof replace black rubber membrane roof in-kind and replace two domed-skylights with low-profile flat skylights.

    20.663 BB 349 Commonwealth Avenue: At front façade replace two lower-level one-over-one non-historic wood windows in-kind.

    20.620 BB 373 Commonwealth Avenue: At roof install antenna on ballast mount.

    20.652 BB 395 Commonwealth Avenue:  At roof replace black rubber membrane roof in-kind.

    20.625 BB 222 Marlborough Street: Replace existing storm windows with black Harvey Tru-Channel storm windows.

    20.648 BB 30 Newbury Street: At roof replace black rubber membrane roof in-kind.

    20.685 BB 170 Newbury Street: At roof replace two levels of black rubber membrane roofs in-kind.

    20.626 BB 174 Newbury Street: At front façade remove non-historic window awnings.

    20.665 BB 211 Newbury Street: At front façade replace signage and wall sconces.

    20.632 BB 225 Newbury Street: At front façade install three awnings at first-story windows.

    20.675 BB 256, 258, 260 Newbury Street: Revised work to project approved by BBAC 1-9-2019 including re-building upper stories of rear masonry walls, rear Mansard roof, and roof turrets.

  4. Ratification of 12/11/2019 Public Hearing Minutes
  5. Advisory Review

    97 Newbury Street: Renovations to existing building including re-design of façade, rear addition, and rooftop additionWITHDRAWN BY APPLICANT

    149-153 Newbury StreetConstruction of a new, mixed-use (retail/office) building on the site of the existing surface parking lot.

  6. Staff Updates
  7. Projected Adjournment - 6:30pm
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