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Back Bay Architectural Commission

The commission will hold its monthly public hearing on Wednesday, December 11, 2019, at 4:30 p.m.

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

Public testimony begins at

Discussion Topics

  1. Violations Committee - 4:30pm

    VIO.20.017 BB 135 Commonwealth Avenue: Unapproved HVAC unit attached to rear elevation.

    VIO.20.024 BB 48 Gloucester Street: At side elevation unapproved removal of louver at window opening and installation of pvc piping out louvered window opening.

    VIO.20.032 BB 64 Commonwealth Avenue: Unapproved asphalt paving at rear parking area.

    VIO.20.034 BB 31 Fairfield Street: Unapproved wood railings at front entry steps.

  2. Design Review - 5:00pm

    20.105 BB 117 Newbury Street:  At front façade install flag holder in ground and Union Jack flag.

    20.346 BB 731 Boylston StreetAt front façade remodel storefront and install signage.

    20.579 BB 15 Newbury Street: At roof of Parish House install condenser unit.

    20.598 BB 159 Newbury Street: At front façade remodel existing garden terrace space.

    20.392 BB 354 Marlborough Street: At rear of property remove Linden tree.

    20.550 BB 451 Beacon StreetAt roof install new roof deck; repair and restore all windows;

    and at rear elevation extend parking area and replace garden level entry door.

    20.486 BB 315 Commonwealth Avenue: At roof replace black rubber membrane roof in-kind, replace roof deck and railings, install deck step lights, remove brick chimney, access hatch, skylight and elevator headhouse, construct new access hatch, replace existing large skylight in-kind, install pyramid skylight, install nine heat pumps, and add three chimney pots to west chimney; at front façade and rear elevation refurbish and clean roof slate, replace all flashing and gutters with copper, remove all security devices, flood lights, sirens, and lock boxes, repair wood moudlings and masonry, refurbish doors, clean and re-paint ironwork and fire escapes; and at rear elevation replace roof over entry door with standing seam copper, and install air intake vent and light fixture above entry door.

  3. Proposal to address moratorium on the enactment rules related to the location of sandwich board signs on public ways in the Back Bay Architectural District set to expire on December 31, 2019

    Discussion and Vote

  4. Administrative Review/Approval

    20.574 BB 260 Beacon Street: At rear elevation replace four, second-story, one-over-one, non-historic wood windows in-kind.

    20.575 BB 282 Beacon Street: At rear elevation replace three, fourth-story non-historic windows with six-over-six wood windows.

    20.596 BB 303 Berkeley Street: At roof, replace one set of non-historic French doors in-kind, and replace one set of non-historic French doors with two, two-over-two wood windows.

    20.601 BB 419 Boylston Street: At front façade replace wall sign.

    20.590 BB 234-236 Clarendon Street: At rear elevation re-point masonry, replace deteriorated lintels in-kind, replace roof slate in-kind, and install new copper gutter and downspout.

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

    20.585 BB 151 Commonwealth Avenue: At roof replace black rubber membrane roofing in-kind.

    20.595 BB 180 Commonwealth Avenue: At side elevation replace four, ninth-story six-over-nine non-historic wood windows in-kind; and at rear elevation replace five, ninth-story one-over-one non-historic wood windows in-kind.

    20.561 BB 290 Commonwealth Avenue: At roof repair masonry at existing elevator shaft and install new flashing.

    20.526 BB 108 Marlborough Street: At roof replace tar and gravel roof with black rubber membrane roof, replace roof slate in-kind, and install new copper gutter.

    20.593 BB 138 Marlborough Street: At rear and side elevations, replace four, second-story two-over-two non-historic wood windows in-kind.

    20.599 BB 285 Marlborough Street: Replace all non-historic aluminum-clad windows with historically appropriate wood windows.

    20.563 BB 288 Marlborough Street: At bay window replace copper roofing and wood trim elements in-kind.

    20.560 BB 348 Marlborough Street: At front façade repair and repaint front entry doors, steps and curbing; and at rear elevation re-point masonry.

    20.594 BB 356 Marlborough Street: At front façade replace three, fourth-story, one-over-one non-historic wood windows in-kind.

    20.597 BB 356 Marlborough Street: At front façade replace deteriorated wood window trim and sills in-kind; and replace deteriorated roof slate in-kind.

    20.582 BB 81 Newbury Street: At front façade replace first-story window signage in-kind.

    20.551 BB 174 Newbury Street: At front façade recover existing window awnings.

    20.572 BB 252 Newbury Street: At front façade replace blade sign.

    20.571 BB 280 Newbury Street: At rear elevation re-point masonry.

    20.591 BB 302 Newbury Street: At front façade replace existing blade sign.

  5. Ratification of 11/13/2019 Public Hearing Minutes
  6. Staff Updates
  7. Projected Adjournment - 7:00pm
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