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Doc*L8{3 BOARD APPROVED MEMORANDUM DECEMBER12,2019 /'l Doc*l8{3 BOARD APPROVED MEMORANDUM DECEMBER12,2019 TO BOSTON REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY DIBIA BOSTON PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT AGENCY- AND BRIAN P. GOLDEN, DIRECTOR FROM: JONATHAN GREELEY, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT REVIEW I\4ICHAEL CHRISTOPHER, DEPUry DIRECTOR FOR DEVELOPMENT REVI EW/GOVERN M E NT AFFAI RS MICHAEL CANNIZZO, DEPUry DIRECTOR FOR URBAN DESIGN ALEXA PINARD, URBAN DESIGNER EBONY DAROSA, PROJECT MANAGER .CHRIS BREEN, URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT MANAGER MICHAEL SINATRA, PROJECT MANAGER SUBJECT: 566 COLUMBUS AVENUE- SOUTH END SUMMARY: This Memorandum requests that the Boston Redevelopment Authority ("BRA") dlbla Boston Planning & D'evelopment Agency ('BPDA") authorize the Director to: (1) issue a Scoping Determination waiving the requirement of further review pursuant to Article 80, Large Project Review of the Boston Zoning Code (the "Code") for the 566 Columbus Avenue project (the "Proposed Project"); (2) issue a Certification of Compliance under Section 808-6 upon successful completion of the Article 80 review process; (3) enter into an Affordable Housing Agreement ('AHA") execute and deliver a Cooperation Agreement, and any and all other agreements and documents that the Director deems appropriate and necessary in connection with the Proposed Project; (4) approve a Minor Modification for Parcel 17 of the South End Urban Renewal Plan, Project No. Mass R-56, and adopt the Resolution entitled "RESOLUTION OF THE BOSTON REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORIry REGARDING MINOR MODIFICATION TO THE SOUTH END URBAN RENEWAL PLAN, MASS. R-56 WITH RESPECT TO PARCEL 17,' foT the Proposed Project consisting of the construction of a new mixed use building for sixty-six (66) residential homeownership units and ground floor commercial space; (5) authorize the Director to enter into an Amended and Restated Land Disposition Agreement or new Land - Effective October 20,2016, the BRA commenced doing business as BPDA 1 Disposition Agreement for Parcel 17 located at 566 Columbus Avenue, subject to the terms and conditions deemed necessary and appropriate by the Director and in the best interests of the BPDA. 1. PROJECT SITE The Project Site is an approximately 23,000 square foot lot that is bounded by Massachusetts Avenue to the west, Columbus Avenue to the north, West Springfield Street to the east, and four-story brick row houses al.220 West Springfield Street and 460 Massachusetts Avenue to the south. The Project Site includes an existing, three story building known as the Harriet Tubman House, which was built for the United South End Settlements ('USES") in 1975 a.nd which currently occupies the building. The front exterior of the existing building contains a mural painted by local artistJameel Parker, which the Proponent, 566 Columbus LLC (further described below) will assist with reproduction or relocation. The Project Site.is located within the South End'Landmarks District, as well as within the South End Urban Renewal Plan area. The area surrounding the Project Site contains a mix of three to six-story residential buildings with ground floor commercial space along Columbus Avenue and Massachusetts Avenue. The Project Site provides access to several public transit options including an MBTA bus stop adjacent to the site at the corner of Columbus and Massachusetts avenues. The Project Site is also an approximately three-minute walk from the MBTA Orange Line Massachusetts Avenue station and an approximately five-minute walk from the MBTA Green Line "E" Bianch at Symphony Station. DEVELOPMENT TEAM The development team includes: Address/Location: 566 Columbus Avenue Proponent: 566 Columbus LLC, an affiliate of New Boston Ventures, LLC 540 Tremont Street, Suite 8 2 Boston, MA 02'116 (617) s42-5300 David Goldman-Princi pal Dennis Kanin Development Consultant: Boston lnnovations Land LLC 21 6;4Washi ngto n Street Roxbury, Mn ozt t g Richard Taylor Architect: J. Garland Enterprises LLC One Marina Park Drive, Suite 141 0 Boston, MA 02210 (617) 8s1-1158 Jonathan Garland Bargmann Hendrie + Archetype, lnc. 9 Channel Center, Suite 300 Boston, MA 02210 (617) 350-04s0 Joel Bargmann Kevin Triplett Community Outreach: Exclusive Real Estate '10 Derne Street Boston, MA 021 14 (617)263-11s7 Harry Collings Jay Walsh Article 80 Coordination & Management: Bevco 202 West Selden Street Boston, MA02126 (617) 438-2767 BeverleyJohnson 3 Community Liaison: Jovita Fontanez 32 Dartmouth Street, #2 Boston, MA 02116 (617) 267-1193 Communications Consultant: Joycg Ferriabough Bolling 564 Harold Street Roxbury, MA 021 19 Landscape Architect: Carol R. Johnson Associates, lnc. 21 Custom Hbuse Street, 3rd Floor BoSton, MA 02110 (617) 896-2s00 John N. Amodeo Legal Counsel: McDermott, Quilty & Miller LLP 28 State Street, 5uite 802 Boston, MA 02109 (617) 946-4600 Joseph Hanley, Esq. Nicholas Zozula, Esq. Permitting Consultants: Epsilon Associates, lnc. 3 Clock Tower Place, Suite 250 Maynard, MA 01754 (978) 897-7100 Cindy Schlessinger Talya Moked Transportation and Parking Consultant: Howard Stein Hudson 1 1 Beacon Street, Suite 1010 Boston, MA 02108 (617) 482-7080 Thomas Tinlin 4 lan McKinnon Civil Engineer: Nitsch Engineering 2 Center Plaza, Suite 430 Boston, MA 02108 (617) 338-0063 Deborah Danik M EPIFP Engineer: Wozny/Barbar & Associates, lnc 1076 Washington Street Hanover, MA 02339 (781) 826-4144 Zbigniew Wozny Geotechnical Consultant: McPhail Associates, LLC 2269 Massachusetts Aven ue Cambridge, MA 02140 (617) 868-1420 Scott Smith \-_ DESCRTPTTON AND PROGRAM OF PROPOSED PROJECT The Project Site will be redeveloped with an approximately 89,700 square foot mixed use commercial and residential building, The new six-story building will be U- shaped, and will feature a community-oriented ground floor with approximately 5,000 SF of commercial space, an art exhibit gallery open to the public, and new, improved and modern community space. The first two floors of the building will contain 11 income restricted artist live/work spaces, providing tonvenient public access. The upper floors will include approximately 55 residential units with a mix of one, two, and three-bedroom homeownership units, for a total of 66 residential units in the building. Outdoor open space for the residents will be provided, with a shared courtyard at the ground level in the center of the "U", and elevated roof terraces and private balconies for each unit above the ground floor, (collectively the above consists of the "Proposed Project"). The Proposed Project will include approximately 42 below-grade parking spaces. An exhibit gallery will help to highlight the rich cultural heritage of the neighborhood. A "pocket garden" will line the edge of the Project Site along West Springfield Street, and will add a year-round visual amenity to the residential 5 streetscape. The parking garage will be accessed via the existing curb cut off Massachusetts Avenue but will be scaled down substantially from its current configuration to provide additional public realm space along Massachusetts Avenue. Streetscape features including street trees, light poles, trash/recycling receptacles, public bike racks and benches will be incorporated and/or enhanced as part of the Proposed Project's associated public realm improvements. ARTICLE 80 REVIEW PROCESS On May 30,2019, the Proponent filed a Letter of lntent ("LOl") in accordance with the BPDA's policy regarding Provision of Mitigation by Development Projects in Boston. On May 30,2019, letters soliciting nominations for the lmpact Advisory Group ("lAG") were delivered to local and state elected officials. OnJuly 31,2019, the IAG was final.ized with eleven (11) members. The Proponent filed an Expanded Project Notification Form ('EPNF")for the Proposed Project on July 30,2019, which initiated a thirty-day (30) public comment period, which was extended due community and IAG request, with a closing date of September 27,2019. Notice of the receipt of the EPNF by the BPDA was published in the Boston Herald onJuly 30,2019. The notice and EPNF were sent to the Cih/s public agencies/departments and elected officials. Additionally, copies of the EPNF were sent to all IAG members. Pursuant to Section 808-5.3 of the Code, a Scoping Session was held on August 13, 2019 with the Citys public agencies and elected officials to review and discuss the Proposed Project. The BPDA subsequently sponsored and held two (2) IAG meetings on August 19, 2019 and December 9,2019 and one (1) general public meeting on September 1 1, 2019 to solicit feedback and review the Proposed Project. The public meeting was advertised in the Boy Stote Bonner, The Boston Guqrdion, The Boston Sun and The South End News. ln addition to the above mentioned meetings, the Proponent also conducted community outreach and attended a series of meetings before and during the Article 80 review process with their abutters, local elected officials, and several 5 neighborhood groups in the South End and Roxbury to discuss the Proposed Project and solicit feedback. ZONING The Proposed Project site is located within the South End Landmarks District. The Project will include up to approximately 89,700 square feet of gross floor area on a combined site that consists of approximately 23,278 square feet of land, for a resulting projected Floor Area Ratio (FAR) not to exceed 4.0 in the CC Sub-district and 2.0 in the tt/FR Sub-district. Current zoning establishes a maxlmum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 4.0 in the CC Sub-district and 2.0 in the MFR Sub-district. The applicable dimensional regulations under the Zoning Code, Article 64, Table D (MFR) and Table E (CC) require no Minimum Lot Size, no Minimum LotArea Per Dwelling Unit, no Minimum Lot Width, no Minimum Lot Frontage, no Minimum Front Yard, and no Minimum Side Ya.rd; however, the Zoning Code does require a Maximum Building Height of 70 feet, a minimum Rear Yard Setback of 20 feet, and a Minimum Usable Open Space of 200 square feet per dwelling unit. As previously describ'ed, the Proposed Project has been proactively designed to comply with the dimensional regulation requirements under the Zoning Code.
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