Project Proposal to The Asset Management Board Charles F. Hurley Building Redevelopment Project Commonwealth of Massachusetts APPENDICES Charles F. Hurley Building Boston, Massachusetts February 16, 2021 Proposed by: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance Carol W. Gladstone, Commissioner In Collaboration with Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development Roslin Acosta, Secretary 1 VII. Appendices Appendix A: DCAMM Lease Search Area Appendix B: Letter from Secretary of Administration and Finance Supporting Project and Creation of Trust Fund Appendix C: Other Letters of Support Appendix D: Public Comments on Draft Final Project Proposal and Minutes from Public Hearing on Draft Final Project Proposal Appendix E: Other Public Comments Received by DCAMM on Overall Project and Summary of First Public Meeting Appendix F: Correspondence with Massachusetts Historical Commission and Historic Preservation Consultation Partners Appendix G: Applicable Reports and Studies Appendix H: Private Individuals and Consultants Involved in Proposal Preparation Appendix I: Appraisal Appendix J: Public Hearing Notice 2 Appendix A: DCAMM Lease Search Area 3 Appendix B: Letter from Secretary of Administration and Finance Supporting Project and Creation of Trust Fund 4 Appendix C: Other Letters of Support 6 February 4, 2021 Dear Asset Management Board Members: I am writing in support of the redevelopment of the Charles F. Hurley Building in Downtown Boston, which for 50 years has served as the headquarters for the Department of Unemployment Assistance, MassHire Department of Career Services, and other critical Labor and Workforce agencies. It has been my pleasure to work with Commissioner Gladstone and her staff over the past year and a half on a plan to relocate our programs into more suitable office space in the short term, and redevelop the Hurley Building site over the long term. We look forward to working out of space that is modern, flexible, adaptable, accessible, well‐lit, and with technology‐enabled hearing rooms to better accommodate our constituents. Additionally, we look forward to working in a building that is welcoming and accessible versus the difficult to navigate situation people experience today. I understand that the amount of office space that this project will yield is still to be determined, as is the particular arrangement of private uses that will complement the state office space on the site. Nonetheless, I think the approach that DCAMM is taking of introducing private uses, opening up the site, improving the public realm, and adding new construction will improve the site greatly. Approaching this project as a public‐private partnership will conserve state resources at a time of budget constraints and uncertainty. I thank Commissioner Gladstone and her team for their leadership on this project, and I look forward to a more accommodating space for our workforce and our constituents as well as a better use for the current Hurley site. Sincerely, Rosalin Acosta, Secretary Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development 7 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services Department of Mental Health 25 Staniford Street Boston, Massachusetts 02114-2575 CHARLES D. BAKER Governor (617) 626-8000 KARYN E. POLITO www.mass.gov/dmh Lieutenant Governor MARYLOU SUDDERS Secretary BROOKE DOYLE Commissioner February 1, 2021 Dear Asset Management Board Members: The Lindemann Mental Health Center provides critical mental health services to patients in Boston, including transitional housing for 80 clients and more clinically intensive residential services for 33 residents who are receiving services through the Department of Mental Health (DMH). In addition, Lindemann hosts several outpatient programs, such as the Freedom Trail Clinic run in conjunction with nearby Massachusetts General Hospital, as well as other vendor- operated psychiatric emergency service, crisis intervention, outreach and support programs. The building also serves as DMH’s central administrative office. My staff and I have been following the proposed redevelopment of the adjacent Charles F. Hurley office building, and I am writing to express my support for that project. We who work in the Lindemann Building well understand the capital needs associated with a building of this era and design. I am especially pleased to see the possible inclusion of an “Open Space Improvement Area” that could bring much-needed upgrades to the public spaces surrounding our building. Some such upgrades may pose operational concerns for our programs and staff; however, we intend to work with DCAMM throughout the design of the redevelopment project to address such concerns if and as they arise. Sincerely, Brooke Doyle, M.Ed., LMHC Commissioner 8 THE TRIAI COURT OF MASSACHUSETTS EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE TRIAI COURT PMulM M. CMrey COief J usPice of POe TriMl CourP Office of CourP MMnMgemenP Two CenPer PlMzM, SuiPe D40 J oOn A. Bello BosPon, MA 02108 AssociMPe CourP AdminisPrMPor - E- C2A. DD- February 9, –-–1 Division of #apital A sset - anagem ent & - aintenanc e C ne A shbu rton 0lac e, 15th Floor " oston, - assac hu setts -–1-8 2e: #harles F. ( u rley " u ilding Dear A sset - anagem ent " oard - em bers: 4he Edw ard " rooke #ou rthou se shares a large #ity bloc k w ith the #harles F. 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A s the oc c u pants of the last m ajor c onstruc tion projec t to transform this bloc k, the Exec u tive C ffice of the 4rial #ou rt su pports the red evelopm ent of the ( u rley " u ilding. 7 e also su pport the proposed C pen 3pac e )m provem ent A rea on the portion of the bloc k imm ed iately ad jac ent to the arcad e alongside the " rooke #ou rthou se, and su rrou nd ing the , ind em ann " u ilding. 4here are am ple opportu nities to rethink and improve the su rrou nd ing open spac es, and w e are glad to see that D#A - - proposes d oing so in a w ay that w ill not forec lose further c hanges by the #om m onw ealth in the futu re, shou ld ou r c ollec tive need s c hange. 7 e look forward to w orking w ith D#A - - on the transformation of that bloc k. 3inc erely, John A . 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BesP regMrds, JMy 1 11 KENZIE BOK BOSTON CITY COUNCILOR - DISTRICT 8 Abi Vladeck, AICP Director of Public/Private Development Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM) Commonwealth of Massachusetts One Ashburton Place, 15th Floor Boston, MA 02108 December 23, 2020 Dear Director Vladeck, Thank you for this opportunity to comment on DCAMM’s plan to issue an RFP for the redevelopment of the Charles F. Hurley Building. As the Boston City Councilor for District 8, representing the surrounding neighborhoods of the West End and Beacon Hill, I am deeply interested in ensuring that this project enhances the area for all those who live nearby, work at the site, or simply pass through this location at the heart of the city. I appreciate the consultations you have done in advance of publishing your draft Project Proposal and draft Design Guidelines, and I am hopeful for a process that will continue to be highly consultative with our many community stakeholders. In this letter, I will begin with a constructive suggestion for what I consider to be the critical missing element from the current draft Project Proposal. I will then move through several topics to amplify the important respects in which the draft Project Proposal already speaks to them, and to suggest places where the proposed language could and should be enhanced.