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Beacon Hill Architectural Commission

The commission will hold its monthly public hearing on Thursday, February 21, 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

    19.777 BH 45 Beacon Street: Ratification of the existing grade in Spruce Place; repair masonry at rear elevation of Carriage Barn; replace two missing granite bollards at east and west corners of Carriage Barn; modify door at rear elevation of Carriage Barn by extending its length and lowering bottom jamb; and install asphalt berm at rear wall of Carriage barn.

    19.789 BH 8 Joy Street: At front façade and side elevation replace sixteen wood windows and 14 window casings in-kind; and at front façade and side elevation repair five wood windows and seven window casings.

  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

    19.785 BH 99 Pinckney Street: At front sidewalk remove existing concrete slab and coal chute, install new blue stone slab matching the dimensions of the blue stone slab at 97 Pinckney Street, water proof membrane and brick pavers, and install coal chute cap.

    19.731 BH 35 Mount Vernon Street: At front façade replace entry doors in-kind, and install new address numbers.

    19.774 BH 12 Byron Street: At front façade install four storm windows at second story.

    19.648 BH 84 Chestnut Street: Install two awnings at storefront windows.

    19.682 BH 85 Pinckney Street: At front façade replace second story non-historic French doors and transoms with double-hung six-over-nine wood windows (See Administrative Review items below).

    19.744 BH 28 Pinckney Street: Replace existing in-filled garage door opening with new overhead garage door painted black; paint existing door black; remove existing paint from masonry; and restore curb cut and sidewalk (work previously approved by BHAC on June 18, 2015).

    19.695 BH 156 Cambridge Street (a/k/a 83 Joy Street): At roof replace three existing panel antennas with six panel antennas, and replace one canister enclosure with new stealth enclosure to house relocated antennas.

  3. Administrative Review/Approval

    19.698 BH 20 Chestnut Street: At rear elevation remove screening/fencing and HVAC condensers at garage roof; repair and replace copper flashing at garage roof; and re-paint garage door and windows black.

    19.770 BH 31 Mount Vernon Street: At side and rear elevations replace three second-story six-over-two non-historic wood windows in-kind.

    19.682 BH 85 Pinckney Street: At front façade replace all first, third, fourth and fifth-story six-over-six non-historic wood windows in-kind, and at rear elevation replace all third, fourth and fifth-story six-over-six non-historic wood windows in-kind (See Design Review item above).

    19.712 BH 24 West Cedar Street: At rear elevation remove air-conditioning unit at sidewall and infill with brick to match the surrounding masonry.

    19.699 BH 26 West Cedar Street: Replace slate roof in-kind; and at front façade replace copper gutter in-kind.

  4. Review and Ratification of January 17, 2019 Public Hearing Minutes
  5. Staff Updates
  6. Projected Adjournment - 7:30pm
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