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Public Facilities Commission Meeting (MOH)

The presenter is the Mayor's Office of Housing.

RE: COVID-19, Temporary Practices
 
ATTENDANCE
 
In accordance with Governor Baker's July 14, 2022, Act Extending Certain COVID-19 Measures Adopted During the State of Emergency, with respect to the Open Meeting Law, the Act extends, until March 31, 2023, the remote meeting provisions of the Governor’s March 12, 2020, Executive Order Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law including the requirement that public bodies conduct its meetings in a public place that is open and physically accessible to the public, the Public Facilities Commission (PFC) will be conducting its meetings virtually. This enables the PFC to conduct its usual business while adhering to public health recommendations and ensuring public access to its deliberations through adequate, alternative means.
 
You can watch these virtual meetings on Boston City TV at Xfinity channel 24, RCN channel 13, Fios channel 962, and livestreaming on our website.
 
These practices in effect since May 11, 2020, will remain in effect until further notice. Updates to these practices will be posted as appropriate.
 
 

Discussion Topics

  1. VOTE 1: Theresa Strachila, Program Manager, Director’s Office Division
     
    Conveyance to Urban Guild, Inc.: Vacant land located at 218 Washington Street, 220 Washington Street, and two unnumbered parcels on Washington Street, Dorchester.
     
    Purchase Price: $400
     
    Ward: 14
    Parcel Numbers: 01197000, 01196000, 01195000, and 01194000
    Square Feet:  32,074 (total)
    Future Use: Garden
    Assessed Value Fiscal Year 2022:  $491,700 (total)
    Appraised Value June 20, 2022:  $1,000,000 (total)
    Total Estimated Property Development Costs: $850,400
    MOH Program:  Grassroots
    RFP Issuance Date: September 27, 2021
     
    That, having duly advertised its intent to sell to Urban Guild, Inc., a Massachusetts non-profit corporation, with an address of 260 Washington Street, Dorchester, MA 02121, the vacant land located at:
     
    218 Washington Street, Ward: 14, Parcel: 01197000, Square Feet: 4,428
     
    220 Washington Street, Ward: 14, Parcel: 01196000, Square Feet: 4,469
     
    Unnumbered parcel on Washington Street, Ward: 14, Parcel: 01195000, Square Feet: 9,005
     
    Unnumbered parcel on Washington Street, Ward: 14, Parcel: 01194000, Square Feet: 14,172
     
    in the Dorchester District of the City of Boston containing approximately 32,074 total square feet of land, for two consecutive weeks (September 19, 2022 and September 26, 2022) in accordance with the provisions of St. 1909, c.486, § 31B (as appearing in St. 1966, c.642, § 12), the Public Facilities Commission, pursuant to its vote of August 17, 2022 and subsequent approval by the Mayor, does hereby vote to sell the aforementioned property to Urban Guild, Inc.; and
     
    FURTHER VOTED: the Director be, and hereby is, authorized to deliver an instrument conveying said property to Urban Guild, Inc. in consideration of Four Hundred Dollars ($400).
     
     
  2. VOTE 2: Julio Pilier, Housing Development Officer, Neighborhood Housing Development Division
     
    Tentative Developer Designation and Intent to Sell to Mass Liberation, Inc.: Vacant land located 190-190A Blue Hill Avenue and 192 Blue Hill Avenue, Roxbury.
     
    Purchase Price: $200
     
    Ward: 13
    Parcel Numbers: 00425000 and 00424000
    Square Feet:  6,047 (total)
    Future Use: New Construction - Housing
    Assessed Value Fiscal Year 2022:  $163,600 (total)
    Appraised Value December 29, 2022:   $1,000,000 (total)
    Total Estimated Property Development Costs: $414,358
    MOH Program: Grassroots
    RFP Issuance Date: April 25, 2022
     
    That, having duly advertised a Request for Proposals to develop said properties, Mass Liberation, Inc., a Massachusetts non-profit corporation, with an address of 194C Blue Hill Avenue, Roxbury, MA 02119,be tentatively designated as developer of the vacant land located at: 
     
    190-190A Blue Hill Avenue, Ward: 13, Parcel: 00425000, Square Feet: 3,274


    192 Blue Hill Avenue, Ward: 13, Parcel: 00424000, Square Feet: 2,773
     
    in the Roxbury District of the City of Boston containing approximately 6,047 total square feet of land for the period of 12 months from the date of the vote subject to such terms, conditions and restrictions as the Director deems appropriate for proper redevelopment of these parcels; and
     
    FURTHER VOTED: Subject to the approval of the Mayor under St. 1909, c.486, § 31B (as appearing in St. 1966, c.642, § 12) that it is the intent of this Commission to sell the aforementioned properties to Mass Liberation, Inc.;
     
    AND, FURTHER, VOTED: That the Director be, and hereby is, authorized to advertise the intent of this Commission to sell the above described properties in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 642 of the Acts of 1966 and the applicable statutory terms of M.G.L. c.30B, section 16.
     
     
  3. VOTE 3: Julio Pilier, Housing Development Officer, Neighborhood Housing Development Division
     
    Tentative Developer Designation and Intent to Sell to MTK Development, LLC: Vacant land located at 376-376B Blue Hill Avenue, 378 Blue Hill Avenue, 380 Blue Hill Avenue, 382-382A, and 384-384A Blue Hill Avenue, Roxbury.
     
    Purchase Price: $500
     
    Ward: 14
    Parcel Numbers: 00507000, 00506000, 00505000, 00504000 and 00503000
    Square Feet:  11,475 (total)
    Future Use:  New Construction - Housing
    Assessed Value Fiscal Year 2022:  $172,800 (total)
    Appraised Value December 29, 2022:  $1,500,000 (total)
    Total Estimated Property Development Costs: $11,045,500
    MOH Program: Neighborhood Housing
    RFP Issuance Date: April 25, 2022
     
    That, having duly advertised a Request for Proposals to develop said properties, MTK Development, LLC, a Massachusetts limited liability company, with an address of 703 Metropolitan Avenue, Boston, MA 02136, be tentatively designated as developer of the vacant land located at:
     
    376-376B Blue Hill Avenue, Ward: 14, Parcel: 00507000, Square Feet: 2,295
     
    378 Blue Hill Avenue, Ward: 14, Parcel: 00506000, Square Feet: 2,295
     
    380 Blue Hill Avenue, Ward: 14, Parcel: 00505000, Square Feet: 2,295
     
    382-382A Blue Hill Avenue, Ward: 14, Parcel: 00504000, Square Feet: 2,295
     
    384-384A Blue Hill Avenue, Ward: 14, Parcel: 00503000, Square Feet: 2,295
     
    in the Roxbury District of the City of Boston containing approximately 11,475 total square feet of land for the period of 12 months from the date of the vote subject to such terms, conditions and restrictions as the Director deems appropriate for proper redevelopment of these parcels; and
     
    FURTHER VOTED: Subject to the approval of the Mayor under St. 1909, c.486, § 31B (as appearing in St. 1966, c.642, § 12) that it is the intent of this Commission to sell the aforementioned properties to MTK Development, LLC;
     
    AND, FURTHER, VOTED: That the Director be, and hereby is, authorized to advertise the intent of this Commission to sell the above described properties in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 642 of the Acts of 1966 and the applicable statutory terms of M.G.L. c.30B, section 16.
     
     
  4. VOTE 4: Neriliz Llenas, Program Manager, Real Estate Management & Sales Division
     
    Conveyance to Sharif Abdal-Khallaq d/b/a East Roxbury Development Company: Vacant land located 59 Humboldt Avenue, Roxbury.
     
    Purchase Price: $37,000
     
    Ward: 12
    Parcel Number: 01824000
    Square Feet: 1,860 
    Future Use: Additional Square Footage for Future Development
    Assessed Value Fiscal Year 2023:  $19,900
    Appraised Value March 20, 2022:  $37,000
    MOH Program:  REMS Land Disposition
    RFP Issuance Date: April 25, 2022
     
    That, having duly advertised its intent to sell Sharif Abdal-Khallaq d/b/a East Roxbury Development Company, an individual, with an address of 2821 Washington Street, Roxbury, MA 02119, the vacant land at 59 Humboldt Avenue (Ward: 12, Parcel Number: 01824000), in the Roxbury District of the City of Boston containing approximately 1,860 square feet of land, for two consecutive weeks (November 7, 2022 and November 14, 2022) in accordance with the provisions of St. 1909, c.486, § 31B (as appearing in St. 1966, c.642, § 12), the Public Facilities Commission, pursuant to its vote of September 14, 2022 and subsequent approval by the Mayor, does hereby vote to sell the aforementioned property to Sharif Abdal-Khallaq d/b/a East Roxbury Development Company; and
     
    FURTHER VOTED: the Director be, and hereby is, authorized to deliver an instrument conveying said property to Sharif Abdal-Khallaq d/b/a East Roxbury Development Company in consideration of Thirty-Seven Thousand Dollars ($37,000).
     
     
  5. VOTE 5: James Smith, Senior Environmental Manager, Real Estate Management and Sales Division
     
    Transfer of the care, custody, management and control from the Mayor’s Office of Housing to the Property Management Department: Land with building thereon located at 7 Bayswater Street, East Boston.
     
    Property Transfer
     
    Ward: 01
    Parcel Number:  04382000
    Square Feet: 9,716 
    Future Use:  Municipal Purpose
    Assessed Value Fiscal Year 2023:  $1,676,100
    MOH Program:  REMS Land Disposition
     
    Subject to the approval of the Mayor under the provisions of St. 1909, c. 486, § 31A (as appearing in St. 1966, c. 642, § 12) that the land with building thereon located at 7 Bayswater Street (Ward: 01, Parcel Number: 04382000), in the East Boston District of the City of Boston containing approximately 9,716 square feet, be and the same hereby is, transferred from the care, custody, management and control of the Mayor’s Office of Housing to the care, custody, management and control of the Property Management Department.
     
     
  6. VOTE 6: James Smith, Senior Environmental Manager, Real Estate Management and Sales Division
     
    Transfer of the care, custody, management and control from the Mayor’s Office of Housing  to the Boston Public Schools Department: Vacant land located at an unnumbered parcel on Walker Street, Charlestown.
     
    Property Transfer
     
    Ward: 02
    Parcel Number: 00965000
    Square Feet: 19,853 
    Future Use:  Municipal Purpose
    Assessed Value Fiscal Year 2023:  $1,194,000
    MOH Program:  REMS Land Disposition
     
    Subject to the approval of the Mayor under the provisions of St. 1909, c. 486, § 31A (as appearing in St. 1966, c. 642, § 12) the vacant land located at an unnumbered parcel on Walker Street (Ward: 02, Parcel Number: 00965000), in the Charlestown District of the City of Boston containing approximately 19,853 total square feet of land, be and the same hereby is, transferred from the care, custody, management and control of the Mayor’s Office of Housing to the care, custody, management and control of the Boston Public Schools Department.
     
     
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