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Back Bay Architectural Commission

The commission will hold its monthly public hearing on Wednesday, February 14, 2018.

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

Public testimony begins at

Discussion Topics

  1. VIOLATIONS COMMITTEE

    350 Marlborough Street: Unapproved painting of front entry steps.

    356 Marlborough Street: Revised plans for unapproved headhouse.

  2. DESIGN REVIEW

    18.870 BB 855 Boylston Street: At Boylston Street façade replace existing curtain wall entry, install new signage, and replace sidewalk pavers.

    18.858 BB 212 Commonwealth Avenue: At roof construct pent house and roof deck; at rear elevation remove fire egress stairs and balconies, and construct one-story rear addition; and at rear yard erect a garden wall and gate.

    18.857 BB 288 Commonwealth Avenue: Amend Application 16.997 by extending area of paving at rear yard, repairing rear elevation wall and installing rooftop vents.

    18.871 BB 17 Gloucester Street: Remove twenty existing non-historic skylights and replace with ten dormers.

    18.868 BB 7 Marlborough Street: Install boiler vent at basement level of rear elevation.

    18.782 BB 288 Marlborough Street: Construct dormer and roof deck; relocate roof top HVAC equipment; refurbish existing skylight; and restore missing finial at gable.

    18.776 BB 142 Beacon Street: At front façade replace existing brick veneer with cast stone veneer; replace all windows; install new intercom, door hardware and light fixtures at entry; restore front and rear slate roofs; replace elevator headhouse, skylights and mechanical equipment at uppermost roof; and construct two-story rear addition and garage with roof deck above.

  3. ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW/APPROVAL

    18.854 BB 280 Beacon Street: At front façade and side elevation replace nine fifth floor eight-over-eight wood windows in-kind.

    18.861 BB 295 Beacon Street: At side elevation replace five first-story wood one-over-one wood windows in-kind.

    18.845 BB 483 Beacon Street: At side (Beacon Street) elevation replace four ninth-story vinyl one-over-one windows (approved in 2011) with aluminum clad one-over-one windows.

    18.853 BB & 18.833 BB 545 Boylston Street: At front façade replace wall sign; and at patio seating area replace planters, umbrellas and furniture.

    18.838 BB 565 Boylston Street: At front façade replace existing wall sign.

    18.471 BB 44 Commonwealth Avenue: At front façade replace seventeen one-over-one wood windows in-kind.

    18.860 BB 61 Commonwealth Avenue: At Front façade replace eleven one-over-one wood windows in-kind; and at rear elevation replace four two-over-two wood windows in-kind, and seven non-historic one-over-one wood windows with two-over-two wood windows.

    18.790 BB 148 Commonwealth Avenue: At rear elevation’s entry overhang replace deteriorated wood trim in-kind and replaced rolled asphalt roof with black rubber membrane roof.

    18.773 BB 152 Commonwealth Avenue: At front façade’s entry steps add central wrought iron black handrail.

    18.692 BB 160 Commonwealth Avenue: At rear elevation restore window glass openings.

    18.821 BB 239 Commonwealth Avenue, Unit 33: At side and rear elevations replace nine second-story wood one-over-one windows in-kind; and at interior courtyard replace one second-story wood two-over-two window in-kind.

    18.797 BB 390 Commonwealth Avenue: At front façade replace two fifth-story one-over-one aluminum windows with wood one-over-one windows.

    18.843 BB 117 Marlborough Street: At front façade repair deteriorated sandstone with a tinted cementitious stucco and re-paint window trim black.

    18.849 BB 298 Marlborough Street: At rear elevation replace one third-story two-over-two non-historic aluminum window with a two-over-two wood window; and replace deteriorated wood decking at deck with wood decking.

    18.864 BB 7-9 Newbury Street: At rear elevation replace two fifth-story two-over-two wood windows in-kind.

    18.830 BB 172 Newbury Street: At uppermost flat roof replace ballast roof system with black rubber membrane roof; and at rear lower flat roof remove existing wood decking and install ballast roof.

    18.863 BB 211 Newbury Street: At front façade replace wood entry doors with wood entry doors matching those at 209 Newbury Street.

    18.859 BB 331A-333 Newbury Street: At front façade replace blade sign, install window signage and frosted banding at windows; and install two security cameras and intercom.

    18.822 BB 344 Newbury Street: Clean masonry and remove graffiti at front façade and rear elevation; re-point masonry at front façade; install new black rubber membrane roof; replace missing slate at cupola in-kind; replace rear gutter in-kind; and repair concrete building elements at rear elevation.

    18.862 BB 346 Newbury Street: Clean and re-point masonry, and remove graffiti at front façade and rear elevation; install new black rubber membrane roof; replace three roof skylights in-kind; repair and re-paint three second-story windows at rear elevation; and replace rear cement block wall at rear elevation.

  4. RATIFICATION OF 12/13/2017 & 1/9/2018 PUBLIC HEARING MINUTES
  5. STAFF UPDATES
  6. PROJECTED ADJOURNMENT: 7:30pm
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