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South End Landmark District Commission

The South End Landmark District Commission will hold its monthly public hearing on Tuesday, August 6, 201, at 5:30 p.m.

To enter and exit City Hall after 5:30 p.m., please use the Congress Street entrance.

The public can offer testimony.

Discussion Topics

  1. VIOLATIONS

    VIO.19.041                  275 Shawmut Avenue Violation: (Continued from 06/04/2019 & 07/02/2019) Ratification of unapproved commercial exhaust at rear of structure that rises above the gutter line.

  2. Design Review

    APP # 19.1170 SE      4-18 Clarendon Street & 70-80 Warren Avenue Proposed Work: Rebuild large sections of masonry façades.

    APP # 19.1240 SE     720 Harrison Avenue: Proposed Work: At the parking structure fronting Harrison Avenue and Sharon Street, install landscaping and a fence. 

    APP # 19.1243 SE      76 Chandler Street: Proposed Work: At front facade levels 1 & 2, replace 6 original windows with two 2 over 2 wood windows and two one over one wood windows.

    APP # 19.1354 SE      435 Columbus Avenue Proposed Work: (Continued From 07/02/2019) At front façade commercial storefront, replace non-historic storefront window with an entryway.

    APP # 19.1377 SE      715-725 Tremont Street Proposed Work: At front entrance install canopy.

    APP# 19.1435 SE       818-840 Harrison Avenue: Maintain Double Acorn Light

    APP# 19.1436 SE      57 Newland Street: Single Acorn Light, to Double

    APP# 19.1437 SE       640 Harrison Avenue: Single Acorn Light to Double

    APP# 19.1438 SE      E. Newton Street: Single Acorn Light to Double

    APP# 19.1441 SE       312-314 Shawmut Avenue: Single Acorn Light to Double

    Proposed Work: Install cell phone tower and equipment on existing acorn light pole.

    APP # 20.038 SE      1 Taylor Street: Proposed Work: At rear el facing a public way, remove and replace existing roof deck.

    APP # 20.043 SE      24 Union Park: Proposed Work: Remove rear chimney (See Additional Items in Administrative Review).

    APP # 20.054 SE      30-34 East Concord Street: Proposed Work: At penthouse, replace existing roof decks in kind.

    APP # 20.055 SE      31 Worcester Street: Proposed Work: At rear yard facing a public way, rebuild privacy wall and install new door to rear yard (See additional items under administrative review).

    APP # 19.1197 SE      16 Appleton Street Proposed Work: Replace existing garden fence (See additional items under administrative review).   Withdrawn by Staff

    APP # 20.056 SE      531 Massachusetts Avenue: Proposed Work: At front and rear facades, add two skylights (per side).

    APP # 20.057 SE      95 Berkeley Street: Proposed Work: At roof install additional mechanical equipment with screening.

    APP # 19.1340 SE     320 Shawmut Avenue #2: Proposed Work: At the front facade level two, replace three, original 2 over 2 wood windows (with curved sashes) with three, wood, 2 over 2 windows (2 with curved sashes).

  3. Administrative

    APP # 19.1197 SE 16 Appleton Street: At front facade, patch and repair front stoop, stoop sidewall, and garden retaining wall (See additional items in Design Review) Withdrawn by Staff

    APP # 20.033 SE 95 Berkeley Street: At all elevations, repoint masonry, spot repair and patch masonry as noted in the application. 

    APP # 19.1421 SE 56 Clarendon Street: At all street facing elevations, replace deteriorated wood brickmold, soffits and brackets in kind.

    APP # 20.032 SE 433 Columbus Avenue: Remove slate mansard roof and copper gutters and replace in kind. Replace damaged wood window trim in kind. Spot repair stoop and lintels. Replace existing 1 over 1 wood sash at the top floor with two, 2 over 2 sash and two, 1 over 1, wood sash (at the side windows of the dormer only). Replace existing 1 over 1 wood sash at the second floor with 2 over 2 sash. Existing windows are replacements and not historic. 

    APP # 20.047 SE    519 Columbus Avenue #3: At front facade, level two replace two, curved sash, wood, 2 over 2 windows with two ,curved sash, 2 over 2, wood windows.

    APP # 19.1318 SE    32 Concord Square: At front facade, level 2 above front door, replace one, wood, 4 over 4 window with one, wood 2 over 2 window. At dormer level replace three wood, 1 over 1, windows with one 2 over 2 and two 1 over 1 wood windows. Replace scalloped slate roof in kind, replace all gutters and downspouts with copper downspouts and gutters.

    APP # 20.076 SE    4 Dartmouth Place: At front facade, all levels, replace all windows. Windows are replacements and not historic. New windows will be wood, 2 over 2, except the four side windows on the bays at level 2 and dormer level, these will be 1 over 1.

    APP # 20.027 SE 5 Dwight Street: At the front and rear mansard roof, replace three existing asphalt shingles in kind.

    APP # 20.062 SE 33 East Concord Street: At front facade, replace fascia board, repair damaged slate in kind, replace deteriorated wood on dormer in kind, repair copper gutter and downspout, repaint lintels and sills, repoint brick in kind, repaint security grates black.

    APP # 20.046 SE    40 Greenwich Park: At side elevation facing a public way, level 1, replace five, aluminum, 2 over 2 windows with five, aluminum clad, 2 over 2 windows.

    APP # 20.039 SE    531 Massachusetts Avenue: At front facade, replace existing laminate entablature detail with wood detail to match historic design.

    APP # 20.050 SE    600 Massachusetts Avenue #7: At front and side facades garden level, replace six, (non-historic) 2 over 2, wood windows with six, 2 over 2, wood windows.

    APP # 20.021 SE 672-674 Massachusetts Avenue: At the front stoops, repair treads and spot repair deteriorated concrete and install masonry coating in kind. At the main entrance, remove deteriorated decorative concrete at columns and overhangs, install pins, install new molded concrete to match, and install a concrete coating material to (Cont.) match the existing color. At the front facade, repoint brick and spot repair concrete in kind. Replace all existing windows with new wood 2 over 2 windows and 1 over one sash (at the side windows of the bay dormer only).  Replace decorative metal window grates and wood window trim in kind.

    APP # 19.1338 SE 291 Shawmut Avenue #1: At the front and rear facades, replace seven, 2 over 2, windows in kind. 

    APP # 20.014 SE 379 Shawmut Avenue: At the front facade, repoint brick in kind.

    APP # 19.1446 SE 501 Shawmut Avenue#3: At front facade level two, replace three, 6 over 6, wood windows with three, 2 over 2 ,wood windows. 

    APP # 19.1448 SE 501 Shawmut Avenue#2: At front facade level one, replace two, 9 over 9, wood windows with two, 2 over 2, wood windows. 

    APP # 19.1452 SE 501 Shawmut Avenue: At front facade garden level, replace two, wood, 1 over 1 windows with two, aluminum clad 1 over 1 windows.

    APP # 19.1447 SE 501 Shawmut Avenue #4: At the front facade level three, replace three, wood, 6 over 6 windows with three, 2 over 2, wood windows. At the rear elevation level three, replace three wood 6 over 6 windows with three, 2 over 2, wood windows. 

    APP # 19.1444 SE 501 Shawmut Avenue #5: At the front facade top level, replace two, 4 over 4, wood windows with 1 over 1, wood windows and one, 6 over 6, wood window with 2 over 2, wood windows. At the rear facade, replace two, 4 over 4, windows and one fixed picture window with fixed. 

    APP # 19.1440 SE 398-498 Tremont Street: Replace one concrete light pole with a new tapered concrete pole with antenna at the top and mounted mechanical boxes.     

    APP # 20.042 SE    673 Tremont Street: At front facade, replace deteriorated trim materials on front hood with historically appropriate trim, refinish existing door, repair and repaint existing steps in kind.

    APP # 20.043 SE      24 Union Park:Repair front door (See Additional Items in Design Review).

    APP # 20.1432 SE    7 Warren Avenue: At Berkeley Street facade, remove existing precast masonry lintel and create new, cast-in-place lintel.

    APP # 20.064 SE    81 Warren Avenue: At front facade, repoint brick, replace square tiebacks with star tie backs. Repair sills and lintels in kind, replace all seven, 6 over 6 windows with wood, 2 over 2 windows, install new fish scale mansard slate, repair dormer, cornice and front hood and brackets in kind. Install new copper gutter and downspout.

    APP # 20.051 SE    151 Warren Avenue: Remove existing slate and rubber roof, flashing, replace rubber roof and reinstall original slate roof. Trim to be replaced in kind.

    APP # 19.1367 SE 72 Waltham Street: At the front and side walls of the stoop, remove loose material and patch as needed, and paint the stoop to match the color of the underlying stone.

    APP # 20.036 SE 100 Waltham Street: At the front facade, replace two, 6 over 6 windows at the basement, two 6 over 6 at the first floor, and four, 6 over 6 windows at the third floor (including one at the alley elevation), with new 6 over 6 wood windows.

    APP # 19.1362 SE 153 West Brookline Street: At the side of the structure, repair existing iron fence (non-historic) . 

    APP # 20.052 SE 188 West Canton Street #3: Replace the existing deck, head house, and underlying rubber roofing in kind. 

    APP # 20.049 SE    10 Worcester Square #4: At front facade level three and dormer level, replace seven, 2 over 2 aluminum clad windows with five 2 over 2 aluminum clad, 2 over 2 windows and two, 1 over 1, aluminum clad windows (side bay windows).

    APP # 20.055 SE 31 Worcester Street: At the front and side elevations, repoint brick, restore brownstone windows and sills, front steps and garden level coursing. At the front and rear roof elevations, restore the roof cornice line, dormers, slate mansard, gutters, and downspouts or replace in kind. At the front elevation, restore eight 2 over 2 wood windows (with curved sash). At the front and side elevations, replace non-original, wood, 2 over 2 sash and 1 over 1 sash  in kind. At the rear facade, top level, replace non-original, wood, 2 over 2 and 1 over 1 sash in kind. At the side elevation, restore the oriole window. At the front facade first level, refinish the front door. At the front facade garden level, lower the entrance under the front stairs. Raise front garden granite curb to its original height or replace in kind.  

    APP # 19.1371 SE 81 Worcester Street: At the front facade, second and third levels, replace four 2 over 2 wood windows in kind.  

    APP # 20.037 SE    150 Worcester Street: At front facade parapet, repoint brick in kind.

  4. RATIFICATION OF 07/03/2019 PUBLIC HEARING MINUTES
  5. STAFF UPDATES
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