Fort Point Landmarks March 2024 Meeting

updated 3/13:  rescheduled from March 19th to March 27th at 6 PM in order to have a a quorum of Commissioners present.

THE FORT POINT CHANNEL LANDMARK DISTRICT COMMISSION

will hold a public hearing on:

Wednesday March 27, 2024 (newer date)

6:00 PM

This hearing will be held virtually and NOT in person. 

You can participate in this hearing by going to the Zoom meeting link or by

calling  929-436-2866 and entering meeting id 956 3126 7399#.You can also submit written comments or questions to FortPointLDC@boston.

I.  DESIGN REVIEW HEARING

APP # 24.0513 FPC  30 THOMSON PLACE

Applicant: Nathan Turner

Proposed Work: Installation of wall mounted ductwork, condensers and exhaust openings to support a new high-end Italian best in class pizzeria.

APP # 24.0751 FPC 372 CONGRESS STREET(moved to administrative review)
Applicant: Pamela Jagiello
Proposed Work: Recover three existing awning frames with Navy Blue Sunbrella and letter with white letters, JUST SALAD. Replace existing 24" diameter blade sign with new illuminated blade, same size, same location. 24"x 24", Just salad logo, blue background with white logo. Assorted white window lettering, door with hours, logo on front glass.

APP # 24.0517 FPC  7 CHANNEL CENTER STREET

Applicant: Phil Marcotty

Proposed Work: Redevelopment of the existing property at 7 Channel Center including the construction of a new 9-story building.

 II.  ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW/APPROVAL

APP # 24.0702 FPC 319 A STREET: Install (1) set of fabricated aluminum letters 

to existing I beam canopy on west elevation to read: "Citrus & Salt."

APP # 24.0648 FPC 5 NECCO STREET: Replacement of a portion of the existing top floor glass wall with an approximately 7’-10” x 23’-4” foot folding door.

III.  RATIFICATION OF 1/11/24 PUBLIC HEARING MINUTES

IV.  STAFF UPDATES

PROJECTED ADJOURNMENT: 8:15 PM

FORT POINT CHANNEL LANDMARK DISTRICT COMMISSION

David Berarducci, Susan Goganian, Lynn Smiledge, Vacancy, Vacancy Alternates: Thomas Rodde, Vacancy

originally published 03.06.24

Happenings This Week & Next Plus Opportunities For Feedback

3/18: updated with cancelation of Citrus & Salt Abutter's Meeting. New date tbd.

3/12: South Boston Innovation Campus Joint Impact Advisory Group and Public Meeting  to review NPC for Building 2 at 2 Harbor St. within the South Boston designated port area (DPA). at 6pm. View NPC. 

3/13: AIR POLLUTION CONTROL COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING at 2:30pm Application for a Modified South Boston Parking Freeze Permit from Howard Stein Hudson on behalf of Channelside Acquisitions, LLC ( 244–284 A St) for 345 commercial spaces and 70 residential excluded spaces in a garage.

3/13: SAVR / 150 Seaport Blvd Abutter's Meeting at 7pm. Proposal: Outdoor seating addition of 54 seats. View meeting recording and enter password: G22U0nX^

3/14: Wetlands and Waterways (Chapter 91) climate resilience draft regulations office hours from 1:30-4:00pm. Register. There will be a final office hours on April 3 from 1:30-4:00pm. Register. Please note that questions are being requested in advance. See the bottom of the page for details*. 

3/14: BPDA Board Meeting 

3/18: CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS WORKING SESSION ON DOCKET #0257,  A working session to discuss an Ordinance creating the City of Boston Planning Department, at 10am.

3/19: Boston Civic Design Committee meetings at 5pm: 232 A St. is on the agenda B. To receive agenda notifications, sign up (at bottom of the page). 

3/19: Citrus & Salt / Abutter's Meeting at 6pm. Proposal: Patio seating Cancelled and will be rescheduled.

3/21: Sign Code Modernization Kickoff Public Meeting at 6pm. BPDA staff will give an overview of the project’s scope, discuss the history of Boston’s signage and sign regulations, and highlight some of the issues hindering the City’s sign code today. The presentation will be followed by an open discussion session to ask questions about the project and collaboratively investigate what the future of Boston’s signage should look like.  View Sign Code Modernization zoning initiative.

3/22:  CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS WORKING SESSION ON DOCKET #0257, a working session to discuss an Ordinance creating the City of Boston Planning Department, at 10am.

3/23: Revelry and Revolution: An Evacuation Day Harbor Cruise from 1pm to 3pm by the National Park Service, DCR and Boston Harbor Now.  Limited tickets available.

Comment Deadlines

3/12: EEA#8161  2 Harbor St Building 2 PNC (Project Commencement Notice) comment deadline  to MEPA analyst alexander.strysky@mass.gov.

3/25:  EEA#16746 232 A Street DEIR comments due to MEPA analyst Nicholas.Perry@mass.gov

3/25: EEA#16746 Reserved Channel Special Review Procedure Request comments due to MEPA analyst alexander.strysky@mass.gov

3/28: EEA# 15985 Commonwealth Pier Revitalization NPC Comment Deadline Alexander Strysky

4/30: Extended Public Comment Period closes at 5pm for all MassDEP climate resilience draft regulations.

• Send Waterways Resilience comments to dep.waterways@mass.gov with Waterways Resilience Comments in the subject line.
• Send Wetlands Resilience comments to dep.wetlands@mass.gov with Wetlands-401 Resilience Comments in the subject line.

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*MassDEP Office Hours: Participants are encouraged to submit questions about the Wetlands/401WQC regulations, Stormwater Handbook, and/or Waterways regulations in advance of the session(s) you plan to attend.

• Questions submitted in advance (preferably at least one week) of an Office Hours session will be prioritized. “Live” questions will be considered, as time permits. 
• MassDEP may choose not to address questions at these sessions if not received sufficiently in advance or if the question requires extensive evaluation.
• Please refrain from asking site-specific questions related to projects you may be involved in.
• Submit questions here.

originally published  03.12.24

FPNA Gathering Introduces New Councilor-At-Large, Neighborhood Liaison, Restaurant, Over 55 Acres & More

 You are invited to 

A Neighborhood Gathering
on

Tuesday, November 21, 2023
6 pm to 7:30 pm
Sign Up
District Hall, 75 Northern Avenue
or
via Zoom

featuring
Our C-6 Community Officers
&
A Look Ahead at Development & Planning
of over 55 acres in the neighborhood 

Ileen Gladstone
Cypher Street Construction Update

introducing

Henry Santana 

Boston City Councilor-At-Large Elect

Lydia Hamilton Polaski 

South Boston Neighborhood Liaison

A New Restaurant at 319 A Street

formerly Oak & Rowan

&

 Join the

Neighborhood Planning Committee

Neighborhood Building Ambassadors

originally published 11.26.23

Fort Point Channel Landmarks July 2016 Meeting

The FORT POINT CHANNEL LANDMARK DISTRICT COMMISSION will hold a public hearing:

Thursday, 14 July  2016

5:30 PM

Boston City Hall – Piemonte Room (5th Floor)

After 5:30 pm, enter and exit City Hall at the Dock Square entrance on Congress Street

(across from Faneuil Hall).

Subject of the hearing will be applications for Certificates of Design Approval on the agenda below, review of architectural violations and such business as may come before the commission, in accordance with Ch. 772 of the Acts of 1975, as amended

I. DESIGN REVIEW HEARING

5:30 PM

16.1757 FPC 319 A Street

Applicant: Paul Boutchia, BRG 319A LLC (Applicant)

Proposed Work: Remove existing building signage; install a marquee with "Oak & Rowan" signage at the A Street entrance; install one "319A" non-illuminated metal sign panel on the vacant lot façade; install two internally illuminated "319A" signs on the A Street and Pastene Alley façades; install two sign plaques "Entrance to 319 A" one on the Pastene Alley façade and one on the vacant lot façade; and install applied lettering "Entrance to 319 A" on the glazing at a door fronting Pastene Alley.

6:00 PM

16.1759 FPC 64 Sleeper Street

Applicant: Liza Meyer, City of Boston Parks & Recreation Dept. (Applicant)

Proposed Work: Constructing a children's park with plantings and play features with parking below.

6:30 PM Previously presented 5/2016 – new ownership and new design team

16.1760 FPC 22 Boston Wharf Road

Applicant: Lisa Serafin, Redgate (Applicant)

Proposed Work: Modify the existing building and alter previously approved two-story rooftop addition with stair and elevator bulkhead.

7:00 PM Previously presented 11/2015

16.1771 FPC 10 Boston Wharf Road

Applicant: David McMahon, McMahon Architects (Architect)

Proposed Work: Install signage; install a temporary seasonal vestibule; install infill at an entryway fronting Boston Wharf Road; and reduce previously approved scope of work by eliminating the wood panels on the brick façade

7:15 PM

16.1769 FPC 44 Thomson Place

Applicant: John Kiernan, Fort Point Channel Investors, LLC (Applicant)

Proposed Work: Remove the parking lot and surrounding landscape from the lot adjacent to 44 Thomson Place, and create a plaza with pavers, lighting, built-in benches, moveable furniture, and green spaces.

7:30 PM

16.1770 FPC 25 & 44 Thomson Place

Applicant: John Kiernan, Fort Point Channel Investors, LLC (Applicant)

Proposed Work: Widen the sidewalk in two locations on Thomson Place and one location on Stillings Street.

ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW / APPROVAL: In order to expedite the review process, the commission has delegated the approval of certain work items, such as those involving ordinary maintenance and repair, restoration or replacement, or which otherwise have a minimal impact on a building’s appearance, to the staff pending ratification at its monthly public hearing. Having been identified as meeting these eligibility criteria and all applicable guidelines, the following applications will be approved at this hearing:

16.1762 FPC 33-41 Farnsworth Street: Remove two banner signs and associated armature; and install two halo-lit metal sign panels flanking the entryway with concealed conduit.

PROJECTED ADJOURNMENT: 8:00 PM

FORT POINT CHANNEL LANDMARK DISTRICT COMMISSION

David Berarducci, Susan Goganian, John Karoff, Michele Yeeles, Vacancy

Alternates: B.K. Boley, Thomas Rodde

Special Fort Point Meeting Introducing Two New Restaurants

Two New Restaurants 

Planned for Fort Point 

Caswell Restaurant Group

Newburyport, MA

To be located at 319 A Street

&

The City Tap House

Philadelphia & Washington, DC

To be located at 374 Congress Street

Find out more about the food, the amenities, the hours...

Tuesday July 21st

6:00 PM

@

Factory 63

Nancy Caswell, owner of The Caswell Restaurant Group with two restaurants in Newburyport, is seeking to open an up-scale restaurant and bar.

Brian Harrington, owner of City Tap House restaurant, is seeking to open a restaurant serving elevated American cuisine at reasonable prices.

originally posted 7.10.15

Fort Point Channel Landmarks December Meeting

The FORT POINT CHANNEL LANDMARK DISTRICT COMMISSION will hold a public hearing:

Thursday, 11 December 2014

5:30 P.M.

Boston City Hall – Piemonte Room

After 5:30 p.m., enter and exit City Hall at the Dock Square entrance on Congress Street

(across from Faneuil Hall).

Subject of the hearing will be applications for Certificates of Design Approval on the agenda below, review of architectural violations and such business as may come before the commission, in accordance with Ch. 772 of the Acts of 1975, as amended. Applications are available for review during normal business hours at the office of the Environment Department. Applicants or their representatives are required to attend, unless indicated otherwise below. Sign-language interpreters are available upon request.

I. DESIGN REVIEW HEARING

5:30 PM
Application 14.945 FPC 338 Congress Street (continued review)
Applicant: Redgate Capital Partners (developer): Modify storefront expression at south elevation of previously approved six-story mixed use building to accommodate exposed art wall

5:50 PM

Application 15.691 FPC 319 A Street
Applicant: BRG 319A LLC (owner): Substantially rehabilitate 5-story warehouse building. Work to include replacement of original wood windows, removal of fire escapes, introduction of new window openings, construction of a roof deck and pergolas, installation of roof top mechanical equipment, head house expansion, etc.

II. Administrative Review / Approval: In order to expedite the review process, the commission has delegated the approval of certain work items, such as those involving ordinary maintenance and repair, restoration or replacement, or which otherwise have a minimal impact on a building’s appearance, to the staff pending ratification at its monthly public hearing. Having been identified as meeting these eligibility criteria and all relevant guidelines, the following applications will be approved at this hearing:

Application 15.594 FPC 315 A Street: Install vinyl window decals
Application 14.1342 FPC 313 Congress Street: Revisions to previously approved signage

PROJECTED ADJOURNMENT: 6:30 PM

originally published 11.26.14

Fort Point Channel Landmarks September Meeting

The FORT POINT CHANNEL LANDMARK DISTRICT COMMISSION will hold a public hearing:

Thursday, 11 September 2014

5:30 P.M.

Boston City Hall – Room 709

After 5:30 p.m., enter and exit City Hall at the Dock Square entrance on Congress Street

 (across from Faneuil Hall).

Subject of the hearing will be applications for Certificates of Design Approval on the agenda below, review of architectural violations and such business as may come before the commission, in accordance with Ch. 772 of the Acts of 1975, as amended. Applications are available for review during normal business hours at the office of the Environment Department. Applicants or their representatives are required to attend, unless indicated otherwise below. Sign-language interpreters are available upon request.

I. 5:30 PM DESIGN REVIEW HEARING

5:30 PM
Application 15.349 FPC 320 Summer Street
Applicant: Wagamama (tenant): Construct glass and metal canopy and new patio with planters and outdoor furniture; install signage; replace 3 windows and entry door; install louvers in alley windows

5:50 PM
Application 15.350 FPC 27 Wormwood Street
Applicant: DIV Tower Point Property LLC (property manager): Install lighting on building facades and smokestack

6:10 PM
Application 15.354 FPC 11 Seaport Boulevard
Applicant: MS Seaport Block J, LLC (owner): Construct 11 story building on vacant parcel, within the Seaport Boulevard/Boston Wharf Road Protection Area

6:40 PM
Application 15.347 FPC 300 Summer Street
Applicant: Bledar Hoxhallari (tenant): Install vinyl window decals

II. 6:50 PM ANNUAL MEETING: Election of Officers

III. Administrative Review / Approval: In order to expedite the review process, the commission has delegated the approval of certain work items, such as those involving ordinary maintenance and repair, restoration or replacement, or which otherwise have a minimal impact on a building’s appearance, to the staff pending ratification at its monthly public hearing. Having been identified as meeting these eligibility criteria and all relevant guidelines, the following applications will be approved at this hearing:

Application 15.348 FPC 319 A Street: Perform exploratory masonry work and masonry cleaning tests in anticipation of masonry restoration project

Application 15.178 FPC 25 Channel Center: Install vinyl window decals

Application 14.1342 FPC 313 Congress Street: Replace windows; construct patio; install 
signage, awnings, and lighting

PROJECTED ADJOURNMENT: 7:00 PM

319 A Street Community Meeting

The Boston Residential Group

will be presenting their plans to

renovate the 319 A Street property

to 48 Loft Condominiums and a restaurant.

Thursday September 4th

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

@

Factory 63

63 Melcher Street

Project Description: BRG 319A, LLC has proposed to rehabilitate the existing building at 319 A Street to allow commercial uses on the ground floor and residential uses on the upper floors. The Project will include approximately 48 residential units and approximately 5,000 square feet of gross floor area devoted to ground floor commercial space that is anticipated to be occupied by a restaurant. The project will involve a thorough renovation of the building interior, restoration of the historic facades including historically sensitive modifications and repairs to the building exterior such as the replacement of the damaged and deteriorated windows and doors, and the construction of an outdoor dining terrace for use by prospective restaurant tenants. There will be no expansion of the existing building envelope, with the exception of a new stairway headhouse and new elevator vestibule that will allow access to the roof. The Proponent has also submitted a Planned Development Area development plan for the proposed Project.

Close of Comment Period: Monday, September 29, 2014

Lauren Middleton-Pratt, BRA, LMiddleton.Prat(at)boston.gov or 617-918-4317.

updated 8/22/14. orginally posted 8/19/14

Landmarks Meeting Thursday, 9/8

The FORT POINT CHANNEL LANDMARK DISTRICT COMMISSION will hold a public hearing:

Thursday, September 8 2011
5:30 P.M.
BOSTON CITY HALL, CURLEY ROOM

Subject of the hearing will be applications for Certificates of Design Approval on the agenda below, reviews of architectural violations, and
such businesses as may come before the commission, in accordance with Chapter 772 of the Acts of 1975, as amended. Applications are
available for public inspection during normal business hours at the office of the Environment Department. Sign language interpreters are
available upon request.


FORT POINT CHANNEL LANDMARK DISTRICT COMMISSION
David Berarducci, Susan Goganian, John Karoff, Yanni Tsipis, Michele Yeeles
Alternates: B.K. Boley, Kosta Ligris


319 A Street
John Matteson, W2005BWH II Realty, LLC: Replace windows on sidewalk and 1st floor levels with wood windows, restore wood transoms at West and A St. elevations, replace windows on 2nd-5th floors with metal windows, all to match existing window profiles.

BRA Approves 319 A Rear

The BRA announces the approval of the 319 A Rear project:

$150million Residential Project Approved in Boston’s Innovation District


BRA board approved a $150million, residential project at 319 A Street Rear -bringing new rental housing to Boston’s Innovation District. 319 A Street Rear will be a 268,500 square-foot, 21-story, 180 foot-tall building that will be home to 184 new rental apartments. The building will be the first rental building built as part of the City’s Innovation District. Located in the heart of the Fort Point Channel this redevelopment will support of the Innovation District, through the creation of twenty-seven “innovation housing” units at 63 Melcher Street. The innovation housing units are intended for individuals whose income is too high to qualify for formally restricted affordable housing units but who are often priced out of the housing market. The innovation units are a smaller unit type that have a flexible layout and have access to a shared common area.

319 A Street Rear will also include nineteen affordable housing units and five affordable artist live/work units located at 63 Melcher Street. Construction is set to begin in 3rd quarter 2011 with an estimated completion date in the 3rd quarter 2013. 319 A Street Rear will be developed by Archon Group, L.P. and Goldman Properties. This project will create 200 construction jobs and 30 permanent jobs.

319 A Street Rear Renderings

View more documents from bostonredevelopment.

319 A Rear IAG Meeting Postponed

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Good afternoon:


Please be advised that the 319 A Street Rear Project Impact Advisory Group (“ IAG”) Meeting that was scheduled for Monday, October 25, 6:00PM - 7:30PM, has been postponed. An email will be sent out with the new meeting date and time.

Thank you.

Kristin Kara

Senior Project Manager
Boston Redevelopment Authority
One City Hall Square
Boston, MA 02201
Phone: 617-918-4263

319 A Rear IAG Meeting, 10/25

Please be advised that there will be a 319 A Street Rear Project Impact Advisory Group (“ IAG”) Meeting on Monday, October 25, 6:00PM - 7:30PM, at ADD Inc, which is located at 311 Summer Street.  Please enter from Summer Street.  The purpose of the meeting is to update the IAG on the 319 A Street Rear Project.

Thank you. 

Regards,

Kristin

Kristin Kara

Senior Project Manager

Boston Redevelopment Authority

One City Hall Square

Boston, MA 02201

Phone: 617-918-4263

IAG Meeting for 319 A St. Project, 5/25

Please be advised that there will be a 319 A Street Rear Project Impact Advisory Group (“ IAG”) Working Session Meeting on Tuesday, May 25, 8:00AM - 9:00AM, at ADD Inc, which is located at 311 Summer Street. Please enter from A Street, adjacent to the A Street underpass. The meeting will be held on the Summer Street level. The purpose of the meeting is for the development team to update the IAG on the 319 A Street Rear Project.


All members of the community and media are welcome to attend IAG Working Session Meetings.

Archon Scales Back 319 A St.

Fort Point Developers Downsize Project, Succumb To BRA’s Demands
http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news137344.html

The Archon Group and Goldman Properties have scaled back the size of their proposed Fort Point residential tower, bowing to pressure from the Boston Redevelopment Authority and neighborhood residents.

In backing off plans to plant a 240-foot tower at 319 A St. Rear in South Boston, Archon and Goldman are also pulling a significant community benefit - the donation of a Summer Street warehouse for artist live/work space.

The BRA told the developers Thursday that its proposed warehouse donation at 327 Summer St. did not constitute enough of an "exceptional" community benefit to warrant a building height 60 feet over the current 180-foot zoning limit. The BRA asked Archon and Goldman to either reduce the size of their proposed tower, or to significantly increase their benefits package.

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319 A St. at Landmark Commission Meeting, 1/14

There's a Fort Point Landmark Commission meeting which will include a section on the 319 A St. project proposed by Goldman Properties.


Fort Point Channel Landmark District Commission
Public hearing


Thursday January 14th, 2009
5 PM
Boston City Hall, Piemonte Room, 5th Floor

Agenda:

5 PM - Review and discussion of second DRAFT FPCLDC by-laws
5:15 - Advisory Design Review: 319 A St.
6:15 - Administrative Review: 24" x 15" sign at 330 Congress Street
6:20 - Adjournment

For additional information, contact the Fort Point Channel Landmark District Commission staff: 617.635.3850.

IAG Meeting for 319 A St. Project, 12/8

Please be advised that there will be a 319 A Street Rear Project Impact Advisory Group (“ IAG”) Working Session meeting on Tuesday, December 8, 8:00-9:30AM, at Made in the Fort Point, located at 12 Farnsworth Street.

All members of the community and media are welcome to attend IAG Meetings.

For details on the project, see this post.

Articles on 319 A St. Proposal

REMINDER: The BRA meeting about this project is tomorrow (Monday, 11/23).

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Boston Herald:
High-rise planned for Fort Point area

A Boston development team has proposed a 25-story residential tower in the city’s Fort Point Channel neighborhood.

The project at 319 A Street Rear by Archon Group and Goldman Properties would be the neighborhood’s tallest building, at 240 feet, and include 232 apartments.

Under the plan submitted yesterday to the Boston Redevelopment Authority for the 315,000-square-foot residential high-rise, a five-story former warehouse at the site would be demolished to make way for the new building.

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Boston Business Journal:
Developers submit revised 25-story residential plan for Fort Point Channel

The city of Boston received a proposal late Thursday from two out-of-state developers that details a substantially scaled-back blueprint to convert a Fort Point Channel warehouse populated by artists into a 25-story residential tower in South Boston.

The plan, submitted by New York-based Goldman Properties and Archon Group, the real estate arm of Wall Street titan Goldman Sachs, would comprise 315,000 square feet, of which 259,000 square feet would be dedicated to residential space. That footprint is considerably smaller than the developers’ prior plan to build two buildings at the site.

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25-story tower planned for Fort Point

A Boston developer wants to build what would be the tallest building in the Fort Point Channel neighborhood, a 25-story, 232-unit apartment building and parking garage on A Street.
Discuss
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Goldman Properties filed plans yesterday for property currently occupied by a five-story warehouse that contains artist studios. Goldman did not indicate when it intends to begin construction, saying the economic climate must improve first.

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