Brookline Preservation Commission Demolition Application Report Address: 1684 Beacon Street Applicant: Beacon 19 Properties, LLC Building Type: Residential and Commercial National Register Listing (if Applicable): Beacon Street National Register Historic District Historical/Architectural Significance: 1684 Beacon Street was constructed in 1896 for Dr. John C. Jones on land formally belonging to Uriah Coffin. The mixed use building has consistently served multi purposes, as Dr. Jones originally both resided and carried out his practice at the address. This is the only known building on Beacon Street to be designed by G. Fred Crosby. Crosby, perhaps best known as the architect of Brookline’s Fire Station No. 7 at 665 Washington Street, was born in Nova Scotia and immigrated with his parents to Boston around 1870. In 1911 the property was purchased by Dr. Ernest D. Burden. While a long time employee of Brooks Hospital in Brookline, Dr. Burden, like Dr. Jones, both resided and carried out his private practice in the building with his family until the property was sold in 1940 shortly after his death to Abner Freedman. Quickly after obtaining the property, Freedman modified the front entrance, though it wasn’t until 1952 that he permitted the construction of the one story addition to the front to be used for additional commercial space, which significantly altered the facade. The same year, Freedman enclosed and expanded upon a rear porch with 8” cinderblock. Over the years the first floor commercial space has had a variety of tenants including a furniture company, a photography studio, an antique gallery, a travel agency, and most recently a dentist’s office. While the exact number of dwelling units differs from permit to permit, the residential use on the second and third floor has always been retained. The structure features a brick façade on the upper two stories, and Weymouth granite below, as seen on the left side elevation. As is typical for buildings on Beacon Street, the façade includes two projecting bays. Decorative brick quoining and dentil molding are visible; as well as an oxeye window on the first floor of the side elevation by a side entry, and another on the third story centered on the facade. At its November 10, 2020 public hearing, the Brookline Preservation Commission imposed an eighteen month demolition stay on the building at 1684 Beacon Street, finding that it meets the following criteria of significance: Page 1 of 9 1684 Beacon Street Request to Lift Stay of Partial Demolition – February 2021 b. The building is listed on or is within an area listed on the National or State Registers of Historic Places; is eligible for listing on the National or State Registers of historic places; or is a building for which a preliminary determination of eligibility has been made by the Massachusetts Historical Commission; c. The building is associated with one or more significant historic persons or events, or with the broad architectural, cultural, political, economic, or social history of the own or Commonwealth; and d. The building is historically or architecturally significant in terms of its period, style, method of construction, or its association with a significant architect or builder, either by itself or as part of a group of buildings. The applicant has requested that the Commission consider lifting the stay of demolition based upon its review of the proposed plans for the property. The proposal consists of a rear two story addition, with a roof deck, on top of the existing 1952 cinderblock addition to align with the height of the original structure. The addition would add 571 sf. to the rear of the structure. Additionally, the applicant is proposing to replace all existing windows; the scope includes wood replacement windows, with the profile matching, on the façade, and Marvin aluminum clad windows on the side, with the profile matching existing. Aluminum clad windows are also proposed for the new addition and changes to the rear. The proposal requires zoning relief for design review, parking, and inclusionary zoning, and is scheduled to appear before the Planning Board on February 11, 2021. Aerial view of 1684 Beacon Street, looking east. (please note the blue line is incorrect and the correct building is starred) Page 2 of 9 1684 Beacon Street Request to Lift Stay of Partial Demolition – February 2021 Aerial view of 1684 Beacon Street, looking north. Aerial view of 1684 Beacon Street, looking west. (please note the blue line is in correct and the correct building is starred) Page 3 of 9 1684 Beacon Street Request to Lift Stay of Partial Demolition – February 2021 Aerial view of 1684 Beacon Street, looking south Page 4 of 9 1684 Beacon Street Request to Lift Stay of Partial Demolition – February 2021 Photograph of the front elevation Page 5 of 9 1684 Beacon Street Request to Lift Stay of Partial Demolition – February 2021 . Photograph of the left side elevation Page 6 of 9 1684 Beacon Street Request to Lift Stay of Partial Demolition – February 2021 Photograph of the side entry on the left side elevation Page 7 of 9 1684 Beacon Street Request to Lift Stay of Partial Demolition – February 2021 Photograph of the rear elevation Page 8 of 9 1684 Beacon Street Request to Lift Stay of Partial Demolition – February 2021 1980 photograph of the façade of 1684 Beacon Street Page 9 of 9 1684 Beacon Street Request to Lift Stay of Partial Demolition – February 2021 1684 Beacon Brookline MA 1684 BEACON STREET SYMBOL LEGEND 1684 BEACON STREET ZONING SUMMARY ZONING TABLE PROPOSED G1.75(WS) SUBDISTRICT: TOWN OF BROOKLINE, PERMITTED EXISTING PROPOSED RELIEF GENERAL BUSINESS ZONING NORTH ARROW DIMENSION DIMENSION DIMENSION REQUIRED SUBDISTRICT - G17.5(WS) LOT SIZE (SF) REFERENCE NUMBER NONE (4) 7,115 NO CHANGE N SIM MINIMUM 1 BUILDING SECTION A101 DRAWING SHEET LOT WIDTH NONE 47.43 NO CHANGE N (FEET) MINIMUM (4) REFERENCE NUMBER SIM 1 DETAIL FLOOR AREA RATIO A101 1.75 1.26 1.34 N DRAWING SHEET (FAR) MAXIMUM Ref 1 REFERENCE NUMBER BUILDING HEIGHT 45 +/- 52,5 NO CHANGE *E/N EXTERIOR ELEVATION (FEET) MAXIMUM (9) 1 A101 1 Ref Ref DRAWING SHEET 1 USABLE OPEN SPACE NONE (5) 64 324 N Ref (% of gross floor area) (13) Name ELEVATION TITLE LANDSC. OPEN SPACE Elevation NONE - - N (% of gross floor area) 1 REFERENCE NUMBER FRONT YARD MIN. DEPTH INTERIOR ELEVATION NONE 0.2 NO CHANGE N 1 A101 1 (FEET) (1,3,6) DRAWING SHEET 1 0 SIDE YARD DEPTH (2,3,7) NONE NO CHANGE N 10 1t WINDOW TAG REAR YARD DEPTH 10+L/10 60 NO CHANGE N (FEET) (3,8) 1i WALL TYPE TAG PARKING 9 7 7 Y (MIN #) 1t DOOR TAG DRAWING LIST SHEET NUMBER SHEET NAME 1i LIGHTING FIXTURE TAG A000 COVER PARKING: A900 EXISTING PHOTOS - THERE IS NO PROPOSED CHANGE TO PARKING LOT SIZE, ONLY NEW STRIPING TO DEFINE PARKING SPACES A901 RENDERINGS - TRANIST OVERLAY DISTRICT 1 REVISION TAG ZONING + A902 MATERIALS PROJECT NARRATIVE PLANNING Name A002 BUILDING INFORMATION 101 150 SF ROOM TAG A010 ARCHITECTURAL SITE PLAN The proposed project includes exterior restoration to an existing 4.5 story masonry structure. Complete interior renovation, A100 GROUND FLOOR - DEMO/PROPOSED and extension of the existing rear addition to the 4th level adjacent to the rear parking area. A101 LEVEL 1 - DEMO/PROPOSED SPOT ELEVATION TAG The existing mixed use building will be redesigned to include 5 dwelling units plus a small street level commercial space. The A102 LEVEL 2 - DEMO/PROPOSED lower two units will be designed as accessible units. The unit include: View Name A103 LEVEL 3 - DEMO/PROPOSED 1 1/8" = 1'-0" VIEW TITLE A104 LEVEL 4 - DEMO/PROPOSED RETAIL = 474 SF A200 ELEVATIONS - DEMO/PROPOSED Unit 1 = 1,224 sf 1 bed 1 bath MAAB Unit 2 = 1,707 sf 2 bed 2 bath MAAB CENTER LINE Unit 3 = 1,657 sf 3 bed 2 bath 784a Tremont Street Boston MA 02118 Unit 4 = 755 sf 1 bed 1 bath 617 607 4589 bloomarchitecture.com Unit 5 = 1,820 sf 2 bed 2.5 bath GRAPHIC SCALE 0' 4' 8' 16' 32' ISSUE: ZONING + PLANNING DATE: 1/19/21 SCALE: 1/2" = 1' -0" COVER A000 PROJECT # 2028 copyright: BLOOM DN COMMON STAIR MECH/ 165 SF COMMON STORAGE 1684 Beacon STAIR 224 SF Brookline MA 159 SF RETAIL 777 SF UP RETAIL 2,430 SF UNIT UNIT UNIT 1,461 SF MECH/ 1,449 SF 1,047 SF STORAGE DN COMMON COMMON 798 SF STAIR STAIR 168 SF DN COMMON 157 SF STAIR 77 SF (E) Basement (E) Level 2 (E) Level 3 (E) Level 4 1 1/8" = 1'-0" 3 1/8" = 1'-0" 4 1/8" = 1'-0" 5 1/8" = 1'-0" BASEMENT 1,964 gsf LEVEL 1 2,666 gsf LEVEL 2 1,618 gsf LEVEL 3 1,618 gsf LEVEL 4 1,064 gsf TOTAL 8,930 gsf FAR 1.26 (E) Level 1 2 1/8" = 1'-0" EXISTING PROPOSED DN COMMON COMMON COMMON COMMON MECH DW STAIR STAIR 80 SF STAIR STAIR 139 SF 153 SF 167 SF 159 SF UNIT 2 UNIT 2 UNIT 5 1,224 SF 1,707 SF LOWER ZONING + 939 SF PLANNING DW Dryer Washer UNIT 5 COMMON COMMON DW UPPER STAIR STAIR 881SF 170 SF 185 SF Dryer UNIT 3 Washer 1,657SF 784a Tremont Street Boston MA 02118 D W 617 607 4589 bloomarchitecture.com UNIT 4 755 SF UP MECH/ STORAGE 484 SF W DN ISSUE: ZONING + PLANNING D DATE: 1/19/21 SCALE: 1/8" = 1' -0" (N) Basement (N) Level 2 (N) Level 3 (N) Level 4 BUILDING 6 1/8" = 1'-0" 8 1/8" = 1'-0" 9 1/8" = 1'-0" 10 1/8" = 1'-0" RETAIL INFORMATION 474 SF BASEMENT 1,964 gsf COMMON LEVEL 1 2,666 gsf STAIR LEVEL 2 1,995 gsf 321 SF LEVEL 3 1,995 gsf LEVEL 4 774 gsf TOTAL 9,501 gsf A002 FAR 1.34 (N) Level 1 PROJECT # 2028 copyright: BLOOM 7 1/8" = 1'-0" 1684 Beacon Brookline MA A200 4 NEW GREEN SPACE/TREE 5 PROPERTY LINE 6 1 7 8 ' - 0 4 " 0" 18' - .