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Bayside DoubleTree Hotel Expansion Dorchester, Massachusetts Expanded Project Notification Form October 6, 2014 // DOUBLETREE BAYSIDE HOTEL EXPANSION VIEW FROM MOUNT VERNON EXTENSION FIGURE 3-3 4.17.14 submitted to Boston Redevelopment Authority submitted by Bayside Club Hotel LLC c/o Corcoran Jennison Companies prepared by Fort Point Associates, Inc. in association with Arrowstreet HW Moore Associates, Inc. Howard/Stein-Hudson Associates, Inc. DLA Piper Fort Point Associates, Inc. McPhail Associates, LLC Urban Planning Environmental Consulting Project Permitting Feldman Land Surveyors Bayside DoubleTree Hotel Expansion Expanded Project Notification Form EXPANDED PROJECT NOTIFICATION FORM CHAPTER 1: PROJECT SUMMARY .......................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 PROJECT IDENTIFICATION ........................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 PROJECT SITE................................................................................................................. 1-1 1.3 PROJECT SUMMARY ..................................................................................................... 1-1 1.4 PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY BENEFITS ......................................................................... 1-2 1.5 SUMMARY OF ANTICIPATED PERMITS AND APPROVALS ......................................... 1-3 1.6 PROJECT TEAM .............................................................................................................. 1-4 CHAPTER 2: PROJECT DESCRIPTION ..................................................................................... 2-1 2.1 PROJECT SITE AND SURROUNDINGS ......................................................................... 2-1 2.2 PROPOSED PROJECT .................................................................................................... 2-1 2.3 COMPLIANCE WITH BOSTON ZONING CODE .......................................................... 2-4 CHAPTER 3: URBAN DESIGN ................................................................................................. 3-1 3.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 3-1 3.2 MASSING ....................................................................................................................... 3-1 3.3 CHARACTER AND MATERIALS ..................................................................................... 3-1 3.4 LANDSCAPE .................................................................................................................. 3-2 3.5 VEHICULAR CIRCULATION AND PEDESTRIAN ENVIRONMENT ................................ 3-2 CHAPTER 4: SUSTAINABILITY ................................................................................................ 4-1 4.1 SUSTAINABLE DESIGN.................................................................................................. 4-1 4.2 ARTICLE 37 / LEED COMPLIANCE ................................................................................ 4-1 CHAPTER 5: TRANSPORTATION ............................................................................................ 5-1 5.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 5-1 5.2 EXISTING CONDITIONS ............................................................................................... 5-3 5.3 FUTURE CONDITIONS ............................................................................................... 5-14 5.4 TRANSPORTATION MITIGATION MEASURES ........................................................... 5-26 5.5 TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT ......................................................... 5-27 5.6 EVALUATION OF SHORT-TERM CONSTRUCTION IMPACTS ................................... 5-27 Table of Contents i Bayside DoubleTree Hotel Expansion Expanded Project Notification Form CHAPTER 6: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ...................................................................... 6-1 6.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 6-1 6.2 WIND ............................................................................................................................ 6-1 6.3 SHADOW ...................................................................................................................... 6-1 6.4 DAYLIGHT ..................................................................................................................... 6-2 6.5 SOLAR GLARE ............................................................................................................... 6-2 6.6 AIR QUALITY ................................................................................................................. 6-3 6.7 NOISE ............................................................................................................................ 6-4 6.8 WETLANDS .................................................................................................................... 6-5 6.9 FLOOD ZONES ............................................................................................................. 6-5 6.10 WATER QUALITY .......................................................................................................... 6-6 6.11 GEOTECHNICAL ........................................................................................................... 6-7 6.12 SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE ............................................................................... 6-9 6.13 CONSTRUCTION IMPACTS ........................................................................................ 6-10 6.14 WILDLIFE HABITAT ..................................................................................................... 6-13 6.15 HISTORIC RESOURCES ............................................................................................... 6-13 CHAPTER 7: INFRASTRUCTURE ............................................................................................. 7-1 7.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 7-1 7.2 WASTEWATER ............................................................................................................... 7-1 7.3 WATER SYSTEM ............................................................................................................. 7-3 7.4 STORM DRAINAGE SYSTEM ......................................................................................... 7-4 7.5 ELECTRICAL SERVICES................................................................................................... 7-5 7.6 TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM ............................................................................... 7-6 7.7 GAS SYSTEMS ................................................................................................................ 7-6 7.8 UTILITY PROTECTION DURING CONSTRUCTION ..................................................... 7-6 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1-1 Locus Map Figure 1-2 Aerial View of Existing Site Figure 1-3 Site Plan Table of Contents ii Bayside DoubleTree Hotel Expansion Expanded Project Notification Form Figure 2-1 Oblique View of Existing Site Figure 2-2 Existing Conditions Survey Figure 2-3 Existing Conditions Photographs Figure 2-4 Existing Conditions Photographs Figure 2-5 Ground Floor Plan Figure 2-6 Second Floor Plan Figure 2-7 Typical Upper Floor Plan Figure 2-8 Site Access Plan Figure 2-9 Landscape Plan Figure 2-10 Roof Plan Figure 2-11 Chapter 91 Jurisdiction Figure 3-1 Site Plan Figure 3-2 Neighborhood Context Figure 3-3 Perspectives Figure 3-4 Perspectives Figure 3-5 North Elevation Figure 3-6 East Elevation Figure 3-7 Landscape Plan Figure 3-8 Site Access Plan Figure 4-1 LEED Checklist Figure 5-1 Study Area Intersections Figure 5-2 Existing Conditions (2014) Turning Movement Volumes, a.m. Peak Hour Figure 5-3 Existing Conditions (2014) Turning Movement Volumes, p.m. Peak Hour Figure 5-4 On-Street Parking Regulations Figure 5-5 Public Transportation Facilities Figure 5-6 Existing (2014) Pedestrian Volumes, a.m. Peak Hour Figure 5-7 Existing (2014) Pedestrian Volumes, p.m. Peak Hour Figure 5-8 Car and Bicycle Sharing Services Figure 5-9 No Build Conditions (2019) Turning Movement Volumes, a.m. Peak Hour Figure 5-10 No Build Conditions (2019) Turning Movement Volumes, p.m. Peak Hour Figure 5-11 Site Access Plan Figure 5-12 Vehicle Trip Distribution Figure 5-13 Projected Generated Trips, a.m. Peak Hour Figure 5-14 Projected Generated Trips, p.m. Peak Hour Figure 5-15 Build Conditions (2019) Turning Movement Volumes, a.m. Peak Hour Figure 5-16 Build Conditions (2019) Turning Movement Volumes, p.m. Peak Hour Table of Contents iii Bayside DoubleTree Hotel Expansion Expanded Project Notification Form Figure 6-1 Shadow Study, March 21 Figure 6-2 Shadow Study, June 21 Figure 6-3 Shadow Study, September 21 Figure 6-4 Shadow Study, December 21 Figure 6-5 Flood Elevations Figure 6-6 Historic Resources Figure 7-1 Drain and Wastewater System Map Figure 7-2 Water Distribution System Map LIST OF TABLES Table 1-1 Anticipated Project Approvals Table 2-1 Project Program Table 5-1 Level of Service Criteria Table 5-2 Existing Conditions (2014) Capacity Analysis Summary, a.m. Peak Hour Table 5-3 Existing Conditions (2014) Capacity Analysis Summary, p.m. Peak Hour Table 5-4 Public Transportation Services Table 5-5 No Build