Institutional Master Plan Notification Form Project Notification Form 2019 IMP PROJECTS Submitted to: Boston Planning & Development Agency One City Hall Square Boston, MA 02201 Submitted by: Massachusetts General Hospital 55 Fruit Street Boston, MA 02114 Prepared by: Epsilon Associates, Inc. 3 Mill & Main Place, Suite 250 Maynard, MA 01754 In Association with: NBBJ Leggat McCall Properties Goulston & Storrs VHB February 20, 2019 Institutional Master Plan Notification Form Project Notification Form 2019 IMP PROJECTS Submitted to: Boston Planning & Development Agency One City Hall Square Boston, MA 02201 Submitted by: Massachusetts General Hospital 55 Fruit Street Boston, MA 02114 Prepared by: Epsilon Associates, Inc. 3 Mill & Main Place, Suite 250 Maynard, MA 01754 In Association with: NBBJ Leggat McCall Properties Goulston & Storrs VHB February 20, 2019 Table of Contents Table of Contents 1.0 INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INFORMATION 1-1 1.1 Introduction 1-1 1.2 Mission and Objectives 1-5 1.2.1 Mission & Guiding Principles 1-5 1.2.2 Mission in Practice 1-6 1.3 Community Benefits 1-8 1.4 Job Training and Education 1-16 1.5 Employment 1-18 1.6 Economic Benefits 1-18 1.7 Facilities 1-19 1.7.1 Properties Owned in Boston 1-19 1.7.2 Properties Leased in Boston 1-25 1.8 Project Team 1-27 2.0 PROPOSED IMP PROJECTS 2-1 2.1 Program Need 2-1 2.1.1 Clinical Building 2-1 2.1.1.1 Clinical Space Needs 2-2 2.1.1.2 Operational Improvements 2-3 2.1.2 Campus Services Building 2-4 2.2 Project Sites 2-4 2.3 Proposed IMP Projects 2-7 2.3.1 Clinical Building 2-7 2.3.1.1 Campus Connections 2-11 2.3.2 Campus Services Building 2-14 2.3.3 Schedule 2-15 2.3.4 Public Benefits 2-15 2.4 Campus Improvement Projects 2-15 2.5 Campus Maintenance 2-17 2.6 Potential Future Projects 2-17 2.7 Campus Expansion 2-17 2.8 Zoning 2-17 2.8.1 Existing Zoning 2-17 2.8.1.1 Existing MGH IMP 2-17 2.8.1.2 Nashua Street Facilities 2-20 2.8.1.3 Charles River Plaza 2-21 5043/MGH/IMPNF-PNF i Table of Contents Epsilon Associates, Inc. Table of Contents (Continued) 2.8.1.4 Charlestown Navy Yard 2-22 2.8.2 Future Zoning 2-23 2.8.2.1 Main Campus 2-23 2.8.2.2 Nashua Street Facilities 2-24 2.3.2.3 Charlestown Navy Yard and Charles River Plaza 2-24 2.9 Anticipated Permits and Approvals 2-25 2.10 Legal Information 2-26 2.10.1 Legal Judgments Adverse to the Proposed Projects 2-26 2.10.2 History of Tax Arrears on Property 2-26 2.10.3 Site Control / Public Easements 2-26 2.11 Public Participation 2-27 3.0 ASSESSMENT OF DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMPONENTS 3-1 3.1 Transportation 3-1 3.1.1 Introduction 3-1 3.1.2 Existing Transportation Conditions 3-1 3.1.2.1 Pedestrian Facilities 3-1 3.1.2.2 Bicycle Accommodations 3-4 3.1.2.3 Transit 3-11 3.1.2.4 Roadway Network 3-16 3.1.2.5 Loading/Service 3-20 3.1.2.6 Ambulances 3-24 3.1.2.7 Taxicabs 3-24 3.1.2.8 Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) 3-24 3.1.2.9 Parking 3-28 3.1.2.10 Transportation Demand Management 3-33 3.1.3 Trip Generation 3-35 3.1.3.1 Unadjusted Trip Generation 3-36 3.1.3.2 Person Trip Generation 3-37 3.1.3.3 Mode Shares 3-38 3.3.3.4 Adjusted Trip Generation 3-39 3.1.4 North Station Area Mobility Action Plan 3-39 3.2 Wind 3-40 3.3 Shadow 3-40 3.4 Daylight 3-40 3.5 Solar Glare 3-40 3.6 Air Quality 3-40 3.7 Noise 3-41 3.8 Stormwater/Water Quality 3-42 3.9 Solid and Hazardous Waste 3-42 5043/MGH/IMPNF-PNF ii Table of Contents Epsilon Associates, Inc. Table of Contents (Continued) 3.9.1 Hazardous Waste 3-42 3.9.2 Operational Solid and Hazardous Wastes 3-42 3.10 Geotechnical and Groundwater Impacts 3-42 3.11 Flood Zones and Wetlands 3-43 3.12 Construction Impacts 3-43 3.13 Rodent Control 3-44 3.14 Wildlife Habitat 3-44 3.15 Tidelands 3-44 3.16 Sustainability 3-44 3.16.1 Clinical Building 3-47 3.16.2 Campus Services Building 3-54 3.17 Climate Change Preparedness 3-58 3.17.1 2019 IMP Projects 3-58 3.17.2 MGH’s Boston Properties 3-60 3.18 Urban Design 3-63 3.18.1 Land Use 3-63 3.18.2 Scale and Massing 3-64 3.18.3 Circulation 3-64 3.18.4 Open Space and View Corridors Analysis 3-69 3.19 Historic and Archaeological Resources 3-69 3.19.1 Historic Resources in the Project Site 3-69 3.19.2 Historic Resources in the Project Vicinity 3-73 3.19.3 Archaeological Resources Within the Project Site 3-74 3.19.4 Consistency with Historic Reviews 3-74 3.19.4.1 Boston Landmarks Commission 3-74 3.19.4.2 Massachusetts Historical Commission 3-74 3.20 Infrastructure 3-76 3.20.1 Sanitary Sewer 3-76 3.20.1.1 Existing System Conditions 3-76 3.20.1.2 Future Wastewater Generation and System Modifications 3-77 3.20.2 Domestic and Fire Protection Water 3-77 3.20.2.1 Existing System Conditions 3-77 3.20.2.2 Future Water Demand and System Modifications 3-78 3.20.3 Storm Drainage 3-78 3.20.3.1 Existing System Conditions 3-78 3.20.3.2 Future Storm Drainage Flows 3-79 3.20.3.3 Consistency with Massachusetts Stormwater Management Standards 3-79 3.20.4 Energy Systems 3-81 3.20.4.1 Existing Electrical System Conditions 3-81 5043/MGH/IMPNF-PNF iii Table of Contents Epsilon Associates, Inc. Table of Contents (Continued) 3.20.4.2 Future Electrical Requirements 3-82 3.20.4.3 Existing Chilled Water System Conditions 3-82 3.20.4.4 Future Chilled Water Requirements 3-82 3.20.4.5 Existing Natural Gas System Conditions 3-82 3.20.4.6 Future Natural Gas Requirements 3-82 3.20.4.7 Existing Steam System Conditions 3-82 3.20.4.8 Future Steam Requirements 3-82 3.20.4.9 Existing Telecommunications System Conditions 3-82 3.20.4.10 Future Telecommunications System Connections 3-82 4.0 COORDINATION WITH OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES 4-1 4.1 Architectural Access Board Requirements 4-1 4.2 Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) 4-1 4.3 Massachusetts Historical Commission 4-1 4.4 Article 85 4-1 List of Appendices Appendix A Climate Change Questionnaires Appendix B Accessibility Checklists List of Figures Figure 1-1 MGH Boston Campuses 1-3 Figure 1-2 Project Sites 1-4 Figure 1-3 Owned and Leased Buildings in Downtown Boston 1-20 Figure 1-4 Owned and Leased Buildings in Charlestown 1-21 Figure 2-1 Project Sites 2-5 Figure 2-2 Massing Model of Projects 2-9 Figure 2-3 Clinical Building Conceptual Massing 2-10 Figure 2-4 Context and Pedestrian Areas 2-12 Figure 2-5 Proposed Connectors 2-13 Figure 2-6 Existing and Future Campus Areas 2-18 Figure 3-1 Main Campus Major Pedestrian Circulation Routes 3-3 Figure 3-2 Charlestown Navy Yard Campus Major Pedestrian Circulation Routes 3-6 5043/MGH/IMPNF-PNF iv Table of Contents Epsilon Associates, Inc. List of Figures (Continued) Figure 3-3 Nashua Street Area Major Pedestrian Circulation Routes 3-7 Figure 3-4 Main Campus Bicycle Parking 3-8 Figure 3-5 Charlestown Navy Yard Campus Bicycle Parking Supply 3-9 Figure 3-6 Nashua Street Area Bicycle Parking Supply 3-10 Figure 3-7 Existing Public Transit 3-12 Figure 3-8 Existing Partners Shuttle Bus Routes 3-17 Figure 3-9 Main Campus Vehicular Circulation 3-18 Figure 3-10 Charlestown Navy Yard Vehicular Circulation 3-19 Figure 3-11 Nashua Street Area Vehicular Circulation 3-21 Figure 3-12 Main Campus Loading/Service Areas 3-25 Figure 3-13 Charlestown Navy Yard Campus Loading/Service Areas 3-26 Figure 3-14 Nashua Street Loading/Service Areas 3-27 Figure 3-15 Existing Parking Supply serving the Downtown Campus (September 2017) 3-29 Figure 3-16 Existing Parking Supply serving the Charlestown Navy Yard Campus (September 2017) 3-32 Figure 3-17 Proposed Open Spaces 3-49 Figure 3-18 Land Use 3-65 Figure 3-19 Existing and Proposed Projects’ Building Heights 3-66 Figure 3-20 Massing Context 3-67 Figure 3-21 Pedestrian and Vehicular Circulation 3-68 Figure 3-22 Area Green Network 3-70 Figure 3-23 View Corridors 3-71 Figure 3-24 Historic Resources 3-75 List of Tables Table 1-1 Employee Statistics (2017) 1-18 Table 1-2 Owned Land in Boston 1-19 Table 1-3 Owned Buildings and Uses 1-22 Table 1-4 Leased Space 1-25 Table 2-1 Buildings to be Demolished 2-7 Table 2-2 Project Program 2-7 Table 2-3 Preliminary List of Anticipated Permits and Approvals 2-25 Table 3-1 Existing Partners Shuttle Service Routes and Ridership Supporting MGH, Fall 2018 3-14 Table 3-2 MGH Loading Areas 3-23 Table 3-3 Existing MGH Main Campus Parking Inventory 3-30 5043/MGH/IMPNF-PNF v Table of Contents Epsilon Associates, Inc.