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Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) Office Environmental Notification Form For Office Use Only EEA#: MEPA Analyst: The information requested on this form must be completed in order to submit a document electronically for review under the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act, 301 CMR 11.00. Project Name: Dorchester Bay City Street Address: 200 Mt. Vernon Street and 2 Morrissey Boulevard Municipality: Boston Watershed: Boston Harbor Universal Transverse Mercator Coordinates: Latitude: 42° 19’ 13”N UTM (Zone 19) Easting: 321159 Northing: 4687374 Longitude: 71° 02’ 56”W Estimated commencement date: Third Quarter Estimated completion date: Third of 2022 Quarter of 2032 Project Type: Mixed-use Status of project design: 5% complete Proponent: Bayside Property Owner, LLC and Morrissey Property Owner, LLC for which Accordia Partners LLC is acting as the developer Street Address:451 D Street, Suite 100 Municipality: Boston State: MA Zip Code: 02210 Name of Contact Person: Corinne Snowdon Firm/Agency: Epsilon Associates, Inc. Street Address: 3 Mill & Main Place, Suite 250 Municipality: Maynard State: MA Zip Code: 01754 Phone: (978) 897-7100 Fax: (978) 897-0099 E-mail: csnowdon@ epsilonassociates.com Does this project meet or exceed a mandatory EIR threshold (see 301 CMR 11.03)? Yes No If this is an Expanded Environmental Notification Form (ENF) (see 301 CMR 11.05(7)) or a Notice of Project Change (NPC), are you requesting: a Single EIR? (see 301 CMR 11.06(8)) Yes No a Special Review Procedure? (see 301CMR 11.09) Yes No a Waiver of mandatory EIR? (see 301 CMR 11.11) Yes No a Phase I Waiver? (see 301 CMR 11.11) Yes No (Note: Greenhouse Gas Emissions analysis must be included in the Expanded ENF.) Which MEPA review threshold(s) does the project meet or exceed (see 301 CMR 11.03)? 11.03(3)(a)5 Provided that a Chapter 91 License is required, New non-water dependent use or Expansion of an existing non-water dependent structure, provided the use or structure occupies one or more acres of tidelands 301 CMR 11.03(5)(b)4.a – New discharge or expansion of discharge to a sewer system of 100,000 or more gpd Effective January 2011 301 CMR 11.03(6)(a)6 - Generation of 3,000 or more New adt on roadways providing access to a single location 11.03(6)(b)7 Construction of 300 or more New parking spaces at a single location Which State Agency Permits will the project require? Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs – Public Benefit Determination Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation - License Agreement and Construction/Vehicular Access Permit Massachusetts Water Resources Authority - 8(m) Permit; Direct connection permit; and Sewer use discharge permits (lab buildings) Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection - Chapter 91 Consolidated Written Determination (Bayside Site); Chapter 91 License(s) (Bayside Site) Identify any financial assistance or land transfer from an Agency of the Commonwealth, including the Agency name and the amount of funding or land area in acres: The Bayside Site is owned by the University of Massachusetts Building Authority (UMBA). UMBA has designated Bayside Property Owner, LLC, as the development agent of the Bayside Site, and the Bayside Proponent will enter into a long-term ground lease for the redevelopment of the property, with Accordia Partners LLC acting as its development agent. Summary of Project Size Existing Change Total & Environmental Impacts LAND Total site acreage Bayside Component 19.943 2 Morrissey Component 13.611 Total 33.554 New acres of land altered 0 Acres of impervious area1 Bayside Component 19.458 -8.686 10.7721 2 Morrissey Component 11.861 -3.975 7.8861 Total 31.319 -12.661 18.6581 Square feet of new bordering vegetated wetlands alteration Bayside Component 0 2 Morrissey Component 0 Total 0 Square feet of new other wetland alteration Bayside Component 868,705 2 Morrissey Component 406,250 Total 1,274,955 - 2 - Acres of new non-water dependent use of tidelands or waterways Bayside Component 0 2 Morrissey Component N/A Total 0 STRUCTURES Gross square footage2 Bayside Component 0 +3,500,000 3,500,000 2 Morrissey Component 425,000 +1,975,000 2,400,000 Total 425,000 +5,475,000 5,900,000 Number of housing units Bayside Component 0 +1,455 1,455 2 Morrissey Component 0 +285 285 Total 0 +1,740 1,740 Maximum height (feet)2 Bayside Component 0 +294 2942 2 Morrissey Component 65 +180 2452 Total 65 +229 2942 TRANSPORTATION Vehicle trips per day Bayside Site (Unadjusted)3 2,000 30,120 32,120 Bayside Site (Adjusted) 2,000 8,080 10,080 2 Morrissey Site (Unadjusted) 4,318 14,548 18,866 2 Morrissey Site (Adjusted) 2,980 3,632 6,612 Total (Unadjusted) 6,318 44,668 50,986 Total (Adjusted) 4,980 11,712 16,692 Parking spaces Total 2,200 +450 2,650 WASTEWATER Water Use (Gallons per day) Bayside Component 0 +490,969 490,969 2 Morrissey Component 23,375 +186,022 209,397 Total 23,375 +676,991 700,366 Water withdrawal (GPD) Bayside Component 0 +490,969 490,969 2 Morrissey Component 23,375 +186,022 209,397 Total 23,375 +676,991 700,366 Wastewater generation/treatment (GPD) Bayside Component 0 +446,335 446,335 2 Morrissey Component 21,250 +169,110 190,360 Total 21,250 +615,445 636,695 - 3 - Length of water mains (miles) Bayside Component 0.5 +0.4 0.9 2 Morrissey Component 0.0 +0.5 0.5 Total 0.5 +0.9 1.4 Length of sewer mains (miles) Bayside Component 0.3 +0.5 0.8 2 Morrissey Component 0.0 +0.3 0.3 Total 0.3 +0.8 1.1 1 – Does not include landscape areas in the Project. The extent of hardscape and greenscape in these areas is unknown at this time. 2 - As defined in Article 2A of the Boston Zoning Code 3 – Existing trips at the Bayside Site are based on UMass Boston-provided gate data. Has this project been filed with MEPA before? Yes (EEA # ) No Has any project on this site been filed with MEPA before? Yes (EEA #14623) No A portion of the Project Site (the Bayside Site, described below) is owned by the University of Massachusetts Building Authority (UMBA). In a June 30, 2010 Certificate of the Secretary of EOEA Establishing a Special Review Procedure, UMBA and the MEPA Office established a Special Review Procedure to guide the MEPA review of the 25-year Master Plan for the University of Massachusetts at Boston (UMass Boston) campus. The Bayside Site was not included in the original site that was covered by that Special Review Procedure. However, the Special Review Procedure was amended to include the Bayside Site, as reflected in the Amended Certificate of the Secretary of the EOEA Establishing a Special Review Procedure dated October 8, 2014. In April 2015, UMass Boston submitted a Notice of Project Change for work on the Bayside Site, including the demolition of the former Bayside Expo Center structure, utility modifications, and pavement and landscaping improvements necessary to create a temporary parking area at the site for the UMass Boston community. UMBA has since designated Bayside Property Owner, LLC (Bayside Proponent) as the developer of the Bayside Site. The Bayside Proponent will enter into a long- term ground lease with UMBA for the redevelopment of the Bayside Site after completion of the permitting process therefor, with Accordia Partners, LLC acting as its development agent. The Bayside Site is no longer envisioned as part of the UMass Boston campus, and will not operate as part of that campus but rather, as a discrete mixed-use development. - 4 - GENERAL PROJECT INFORMATION – all proponents must fill out this section PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Describe the existing conditions and land uses on the project site: The Project Site consists of two parcels of land in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston separated by Mt. Vernon Street. The first parcel, the Bayside Site, is a 19.943-acre (approximately 868,703 square foot) parcel of land bounded by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) Dorchester Shores Reservation to the east; the Harbor Point Apartments to the south; Mt. Vernon Street to the west; and property of a Boston Teachers Union affiliate and a portion of the Dorchester Shores Reservation to the north. From the Bayside Site’s northern driveway south to its terminus at the University of Massachusetts at Boston (UMass Boston) Campus, Mt. Vernon Street is a City of Boston public street. North of the driveway, Mt. Vernon Street is under the jurisdiction of DCR. The Bayside Site formerly housed the Bayside Exposition Center, is vacant, and currently contains approximately 1,300 surface parking spaces used by UMass Boston. The Bayside Site was developed as a shopping mall in the 1960’s, and was replaced by the Bayside Exposition Center, well known for its annual gate shows of flowers, boats, and cars. In 2010, the Bayside Site was purchased by UMBA. In March 2015, part of the roof of the Bayside Expo building collapsed under the weight of snow during Boston's record-setting winter of 2015, and in 2016 UMBA demolished the Bayside Expo building. Over the years, there have been a variety of uses proposed for the Bayside Site, including an Olympic Village as part of Boston’s bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics, and a new Major League Soccer stadium. However, none of these proposals came to fruition and the Bayside Site has remained underutilized. The second parcel, the 2 Morrissey Site, is an approximately 13.611-acre (approximately 592,918 square foot) parcel of land with an approximately 425,000 square foot building thereon, together with approximately 900 surface parking spaces.