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Public Facilities Commission Meeting (MOH)

The presenter is the Mayor's Office of Housing.

ATTENDANCE

On March 28, 2025, Governor Healy approved an extension to remote and hybrid meeting options for public bodies established under Former Governor Baker's Executive Order of March 12, 2020 Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law through June 30, 2027. The Public Facilities Commission (PFC) will continue to conduct its meetings virtually and to ensure its public access to its deliberations through adequate, alternative means.

You can watch these virtual meetings on Boston City TV at Xfinity channel 26, RCN channel 13, Fios channel 962, and livestreaming on our website.

For public participation requests, please email PFC@boston.gov. Any and all requests for public participation must be received no later than the commencement of this Public Facilities Commission meeting at 10 a.m.

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: Tiera Satchebell, Housing Development Officer, Neighborhood Housing Development Division
     
    Amendment to the Tentative Developer Designation vote of February 26, 2025 to extend the Tentative Designation and Intent to Sell period from 36 months to 48 months to a nominee comprised of principals[1] of Volnay Capital, LLC: Vacant land located at 251-255 Washington Street, 259 Washington Street, and an unnumbered parcel on Washington Street, Dorchester.
     
    Time Extension
     
    1. TD – 3/15/2023 through 3/15/2024 = 12 months
    2. TD extension for an additional 12 months – 3/15/2023 through 3/15/2025 = 24 months
    3. TD extension for an additional 12 months – 3/15/2023 through 3/15/2026 = 36 months
    4. TD extension for an additional 12 months – 3/15/2023 through 3/16/2027 = 48 months
    TD total time is 48 months
     
    Ward: 14
    Parcel Numbers: 01556000, 01560000, 01561000
    Square Feet: 12,529 (total)
    Future Use:  New Construction - Housing
    Assessed Value Fiscal Year 2025: $301,900 (total)
    Appraised Value January 13, 2023: $275,000 (total)
    Total Estimated Property Development Costs: $30,790,721
    MOH Program:  Neighborhood Housing
    RFP Issuance Date: May 2, 2022
     
    That the vote of this Commission at its meeting of February 26, 2025 regarding the tentative designation and intent to sell the vacant land located at:
     
    251-255 Washington Street, Ward: 14, Parcel: 01556000, Square Feet: 3,234
     
    259 Washington Street, Ward: 14, Parcel: 01561000, Square Feet: 3,715
     
    Unnumbered Washington Street, Ward: 14, Parcel: 01560000, Square Feet: 5,580
     
    in the Dorchester District of the City of Boston containing approximately 12,529 total square feet of land to a nominee comprised of principals of Volnay Capital LLC, a Massachusetts limited liability company, located at 19 Wedgemore Avenue, Winchester, MA 01890;
     
    be, and hereby is amended as follows:
     
    By deleting the figure and word: “36 months” and substituting in place thereof the following figure and word: “48 months” wherever such may appear.
     
    [1] The nominee is to be a newly formed Massachusetts entity. MOH shall not bring a future vote for conveyance of the properties before the PFC without evidence of the nominee being registered and in good standing with the Massachusetts Secretary of State, and, also, providing a complete and current property affidavit (i.e. LOOPS form) for the nominee.
     
     
     
  2. VOTE 2: James Smith, Senior Environmental Compliance Manager, Real Estate Management and Sales Division
     
    Conveyance to Ziven Drake: Vacant land located at an unnumbered parcel on Regis Road, Mattapan.
     
    Purchase Price: $62,500
     
    Ward: 18
    Parcel Number: 01101000
    Square Feet: 6,250
    Future Use: Landscaped Space
    Assessed Value Fiscal Year 2026: $110,100
    Appraised Value February 23, 2025: $62,500 
    MOH Program: Real Estate Management and Sales
    Appraised Value February 23, 2025: $62,500 
     
    That, having duly advertised its intent to sell to Ziven Drake, an individual, with an address of 10 Rockway Street, the vacant land located at an unnumbered parcel on Regis Road (Ward: 18, Parcel: 01101000) in the Mattapan District of the City of Boston containing approximately 6,250 square feet of land for two consecutive weeks (October 20, 2025 and October 27, 2025) 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 24, 2025 and subsequent approval by the Mayor, does hereby vote to sell the aforementioned property to Ziven Drake; and
     
    FURTHER VOTED: the Director be, and hereby is, authorized to deliver an instrument conveying said property to the Ziven Drake in consideration of Sixty-Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($62,500).
     
     
  • 10:10AM
  • Virtually via Zoom
    Boston, MA 02201
  • send an email
  • 617-635-4826
  • Contact:
    Colleen Daley
  • Neighborhoods:
    Dorchester
    Downtown
    Mattapan
  • Posted:
    01/24/2026 - 3:17PM
  • Resources:
    Official Filed Posting
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