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Beacon Hill Architectural Commission

The commission will hold its monthly public hearing on Thursday, January 17, 2019, at 5 p.m.

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

Public testimony begins at

Discussion Topics

  1. Violations

    19.176 BH 60 Chestnut Street: Installation of deck railing at rooftop deck at rear garage; installation of HVAC condensers at garage roof; proposal to install temporary mesh screening in front of condensers. CONTINUED FROM 9-20-2018, 10-18-2018 & 12/20/2018 PUBLIC HEARINGS

  2. Design Review

    19.525 BH 71 Chestnut Street: At front façade re-point masonry; replace all sills and lintels with cast stone; remove existing iron grate over door and iron gate at door alcove; clean rust off existing steel beam and re-paint; replace existing wood panels in transom over double doors with new glass panes; repair all doors; replace deteriorated sections of wood trim in-kind; Replace first-story sixteen-light wood window in-kind; and re-paint all exterior wood elements. CONTINUED FROM 10-18-2018 & 11-15-2018 PUBLIC HEARINGS WITHDRAWN BY APPLICANT

    19.042 BH 79 West Cedar Street: Install brass flag mount into mortar on front elevation and install flagpole between windows on second story. WITHDRAWN BY APPLICANT

    19.684 BH 81 Charles Street: At front façade replace window trim at ground floor commercial space in-kind.

    19.629 BH 32-34 Hancock Street: Amend application 17.892 BH to change design of approved fence at rear elevation.

    19.628 BH 34 Beacon Street: At roof replace flashing, repair railings, replace gutter and downspout, repair snow guards and repair chimneys; at front façade and side elevation re-point and repair masonry, and replace all windows in-kind; at side elevation repair window guards; and at front façade repair balconies including replacing wood ceiling in-kind, replace balcony sash in-kind; restore entry door, and replace glass at sidelights.

  3. Administrative Review/Approval

    19.677 BH 27 Anderson Street: At front façade and side elevation replace six non-historic second-story vinyl one-over-one windows with wood one-over-one windows.

    19.678 BH 58 Myrtle Street:  At front façade remove four second-story storm windows and replace four non-historic second-story one-over-one wood windows with one-over-one wood windows.

    19.664 BH 30 Pinckney Street: At front façade remove second-story storm windows; replace two non-historic second-story two-over-two wood windows with two-over-two wood windows; replace six non-historic second-story one-over-one wood windows with  one-over-one wood windows; and replace two non-historic second-story transom wood windows with wood windows.

  4. Review and Ratification of 10-18-2018; 11-15-2018; and 12-20-2018 Public Hearing Minutes
  5. Staff Updates
  6. Projected Adjournment - 7:30 p.m.
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