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Boston Landmarks Commission hearing 11/26/2019

The commission will hold its monthly design review public hearing on Tuesday, November 26, 2019.

Use Congress Street as an entrance/exit after 5:30 p.m.

The public can offer testimony.

Discussion Topics

  1. Design Review - 4 p.m.

    20.540.145 James Michael Curley House, 350 Jamaicaway: Installation of exit signs and emergency lighting to comply with fire code including: exterior lighting at front entry door, side entry door, kitchen door and fire escape at rear of building; three interior exit signs at main entry, second and third stories; and three interior emergency lights at hallway and stairs.

    20.583.99 Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston Street: Re-paint plaster walls and woodwork at current Tea Room (former Boylston Street Driveway/Periodical Room).

    20.509.105 National Shawmut Bank Building, 33 Congress Street: Replace existing window with double door entrance on the Devonshire/Water Street corner, first-story retail space.

    20.552.250.14 Winthrop-Carter Building, 1 Water Street: Roof replacement and related work including replacing membrane roof, installing new coated aluminum roof fascia, installing copper cladding at elevator headhouse, replacing galvanized steel stairway to penthouse elevator room in-kind, adding galvanized steel ladder to northwest side of penthouse, and removing bubble skylight.

    20.538.223.07 Christian Science Center Complex, 175-235 Huntington Avenue: Installation of five safety bollards at top of spiral ramp at garage exit.

    20.539.223.07 Christian Science Center Complex, 250 Massachusetts Avenue: Complete final phases of restoration work at church dome, drum and cupola; and portico and west façade.

  2. Administrative Review/Approval

    20.562.247.12 228-230 Centre Street, Epiphany School (Industrial School for Girls): At new building install rooftop solar array to supplement existing rooftop solar array.

    20.507 AB 4 Chiswick Road, Unit 31: Replace eleven third-story deteriorated wood six-over-one windows with aluminum-clad six-over-one windows.

    20.331 AB 5 Colliston Road, Apartment 7: Replace ten deteriorated wood six-over-one windows with aluminum-clad six-over-one windows.

    20.461 BSR 485-487 Commonwealth Avenue: At front façade replace all deteriorated wood windows (eight six-over-six, two twelve-over-sixteen, and one nine-over-twelve) in-kind.

    20.348 AB 1945-1949 Commonwealth Avenue: At all elevations replace deteriorated windows with aluminum-clad six-over-six windows.

    20.456.114 1-11 Court Street, The Ames Building: At all elevations re-point and repair masonry, replace joint sealants, and re-paint wood windows and railings.

    20.373 AB 9-15 Egremont Road: At all elevations repair and re-point masonry.

    20.487 BV 20 Isabella Street: At front façade install black iron security grates at cellar windows.

    20.450 BV 2 Lyndeboro Place: At rear roof slope reposition gutter and downspout.

    20.556.211.04 36-40 River Street, Stoughton School: At all elevations replace deteriorated sections of trim and woodwork in-kind and paint to match existing colors.

    20.498 SB 117 St. Botolph Street: Replace small copper roof in-kind at third-story, and replace rotted wood window frames in-kind at fourth-story.

    20.469 SB 258 West Newton Street, Unit 1: Install black iron security grates at all lower level windows and rear lower level entry door.

  3. Business Hearing - 6 p.m.

    1. Discussion and vote on Design Review Applications.

    The Design Review Committee will present summaries of applications and make recommendations for a vote on each agenda item discussed at the Design Review Hearing, which met earlier in the evening in the same location.

    2. Vote to accept the National Register nomination for the Fowler-Clark-Epstein Farm.

    3. Review and ratification of hearing minutes from 10/22/2019

    4. Updates

  4. Projected Adjournment - 7 p.m.
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