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boston college Field House Institutional Master Plan Amendment/ Draft Project Impact Report submitted to Boston Redevelopment Authority d/b/a Boston Planning & Development Agency 1 City Hall Square Boston, Massachusetts submitted by Boston College 140 Commonwealth Avenue Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts January 2017 Institutional Master Plan Amendment/Draft Project Impact Report Boston College Field House Brighton, Massachusetts SUBMITTED TO Boston Redevelopment Authority d/b/a Boston Planning & Development Agency 1 City Hall Square Boston, MA 02201 PROPONENT Trustees of Boston College 140 Commonwealth Avenue Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 PREPARED BY VHB 99 High Street, 10th Floor Boston, MA 02110 In association with: ARC/Architectural Resources Cambridge Eastley+Partners, LLC Stephen Stimson Associates Landscape Architects Waterfield Design Group The Green Engineer Bard, Rao+Athanas Consulting Engineers, LLC January 2017 Boston College Field House IMP Amendment/Draft Project Impact Report Table of Contents Chapter 1: Project Description 1.1 Proposed Project Purpose and Need ..................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Institutional Master Plan Overview ......................................................................................... 1-2 1.2.1 Status of the 10-Year Plan Projects ..................................................................... 1-3 1.2.2 Consistency with the IMP ........................................................................................ 1-4 1.2.3 Proposed Configurations on the Student Housing ....................................... 1-4 1.3 Existing Site Conditions ................................................................................................................ 1-5 1.3.1 Site Context ................................................................................................................... 1-5 1.3.2 Existing On-Site Uses ................................................................................................. 1-5 1.4 Project Description ......................................................................................................................... 1-6 1.4.1 Proposed Development Program ......................................................................... 1-6 1.4.2 Building Design ............................................................................................................ 1-7 1.4.3 Site Improvements ..................................................................................................... 1-7 1.4.4 Vehicular Access and Parking ................................................................................ 1-8 1.4.5 Sustainable Development Approach ................................................................... 1-9 1.4.6 Project Schedule and Cost ...................................................................................... 1-9 1.5 Project Benefits ................................................................................................................................ 1-9 1.5.1 Overview of Boston College’s Public Benefits ................................................. 1-9 1.5.2 Project Benefits ..........................................................................................................1-10 1.6 Community Outreach ..................................................................................................................1-12 Chapter 2: Regulatory Context and General Information 2.1 Regulatory Context ......................................................................................................................... 2-1 2.1.1 Conformance with Zoning ....................................................................................... 2-1 2.1.2 Article 80 – Development Review and Approval ............................................ 2-2 2.1.3 Article 37 – Green Buildings ................................................................................... 2-3 2.1.4 Boston Civic Design Commission Review.......................................................... 2-3 2.1.5 Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act .......................................................... 2-3 2.1.6 Massachusetts Water Resources Authority ...................................................... 2-3 2.1.7 Massachusetts Historical Commission................................................................ 2-4 i Table of Contents Boston College Field House IMP Amendment/Draft Project Impact Report 2.2 Anticipated Permits and Approvals ......................................................................................... 2-4 2.2.1 Agency Outreach and Coordination .................................................................... 2-5 2.3 Project Team ..................................................................................................................................... 2-6 Chapter 3: Urban Design 3.1 Neighborhood Context ................................................................................................................. 3-1 3.2 Building Design Concept & Development ............................................................................ 3-1 3.2.1 Height and Massing ................................................................................................... 3-2 3.2.2 Signage and Lighting ................................................................................................ 3-2 3.2.3 Characters and Exterior Materials ......................................................................... 3-3 3.2.4 Views ................................................................................................................................ 3-3 3.3 Public Realm Improvements ....................................................................................................... 3-3 Chapter 4: Environmental Protection 4.1 Shadow ................................................................................................................................................ 4-1 4.1.1 Methodology ................................................................................................................ 4-1 4.1.2 Shadow Impact Analysis ........................................................................................... 4-1 4.1.3 Proposed Mitigation Measures ............................................................................. 4-3 4.2 Solid and Hazardous Wastes ...................................................................................................... 4-3 4.2.1 Waste Reduction and Recycling Measures ....................................................... 4-3 4.3 Noise .................................................................................................................................................... 4-4 4.4 Nighttime Lighting ......................................................................................................................... 4-4 4.5 Construction Impacts ..................................................................................................................... 4-4 Chapter 5: Responses to Comments APPENDIX A: Community Benefits B: Hazardous Materials Report ii Table of Contents Boston College Field House IMP Amendment/Draft Project Impact Report List of Tables Table Description Page Table 1-1 Proposed Development Program ............................................................................... 1-7 Table 2-1 Anticipated Project Permits and Approvals ............................................................ 2-5 Table 5-1 PNF and IMPNF for Amendment Comment Letters ............................................ 5-1 List of Figures Note: All supporting graphics are provided at the end of each chapter. *These figures are placeholders and will be submitted under separate cover due to large format size. Figure No. Description 1.1 Site Location Map 1.2 Project Context 1.3a Amended IMP for the Field House 1.3b Amended IMP for Field House with Modified Future Housing 1.4 Existing Site Conditions Plan 1.5 Photographs of Existing Site Conditions 1.6 Boston College Ten-Year Plan Institutional Projects Approved in the 2009 IMP 1.7 Proposed Site Plan 3.1* Site Survey 3.2a-f Site Photographs of Existing Conditions 3.3a Site Plan 3.3b Site Sections 3.4a-b Project Alternatives iii Table of Contents Boston College Field House IMP Amendment/Draft Project Impact Report 3.5 Overall First Floor Plan & Partial Second Floor Plan 3.6 Roof Plan 3.7 Massing Model 3.8a-b* Building Elevations 3.9 Building Section 3.10* Site Sections 3.11a-c Existing & Proposed View Perspectives 3.12 Existing & Proposed Long-Range View 3.13 Existing & Proposed Bird’s Eye View 3.14 Existing & Proposed Aerial Perspective 3.15* Site Plan 4.1a Shadow Impacts—March 21 4.1b Shadow Impacts—June 21 4.1c Shadow Impacts—September 21 4.1d Shadow Impacts—December 21 iv Table of Contents Boston College Field House IMP Amendment/Draft Project Impact Report 1 Project Description The Proponent, Trustees of Boston College (“Boston College” or the “University”) is submitting this combined Institutional Master Plan (IMP) Amendment/Draft Project Impact Report (DPIR) in accordance with Article 80B, Large Project Review of the Boston Zoning Code (the “Code”). The purpose of this filing is to respond to the Scoping Determination issued by the Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) on the proposed Field House to be built next to the parking garage on Shea Field within Boston College’s Lower Campus in the Brighton neighborhood