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Back Bay Architectural Commission

The Commission will hold its next monthly public hearing virtually on Wednesday, September 8, 2021, at 5 p.m.

Please note: This hearing will be held virtually and not in person. To participate, please go to our Zoom Meeting link, or call 301-715-8592 and enter meeting ID 811 3741 2620 #. You can also email comments through email at backbayac@boston.gov.

Public testimony begins at

Discussion Topics

  1. Design Review

    22.0073 BB    52 Hereford Street (a/k/a 303 Newbury Street: At roof remove two stealth flue pipes and add one stealth chimney enclosure. Replace telecommunication equipment.

    22.0248 BB     28 Exeter Street: Amend application 21.0159 BB with a revised rooftop addition and reduction of approved exterior roof deck space.

    22.0293 BB    Charlesgate East and Beacon Street: Replace existing street light pole with DAS node.

    22.0289 BB    136-138 Beacon Street: At front garden remove existing Norway Spruce to accommodate staging necessary for masonry repairs and replant a twelve to fourteen foot tall Norway Spruce in the same location.

    21.0774 BB     234 Beacon Street: At rear garage addition extend roof deck to footprint of previous deck prior to 2017 reconstruction of addition.

    21.1033 BB      341 Commonwealth Avenue: At roof construct deck and headhouse.

    22.0232BB      341 Marlborough Street: Remove existing roof hatch and construct new stair headhouse to existing roof deck

    22.0194BB      24 Commonwealth Avenue: At rear elevation complete improvements to the existing roof deck above the garage and at the lower courtyard area including: replacing wood decking; adding planters against railings; repainting existing railings; replacing existing wood cladding with new Ipe screen fence; adding new porcelain pavement and stairs from garage entrance; adding shade tolerant plantings; adding a wood raised walkway; and adding abstract stepping stones.

    22.0234BB     21 Marlborough Street: Proposed Work: At front façade replace a total of eight third-story windows to match the window pane configuration of second-story windows: four, four-over-four; and four, six-over-six windows.

    20.761 BB       149-155 Newbury Street: Landscape plan and site plan related to construction of a new, mixed-use (retail/office) building on the site of the existing surface parking lot.

    21.1035 BB      761-793 Boylston Street: Construction five-story roof top addition and rear addition.

  2. Administrative Review/Approval

    22.0214 BB    136-138 Beacon Street: At front façade repair and repoint masonry, and repaint and caulk windows.

    22.0212.0149    137 Beacon Street: At rear elevation repair fence.

    22.0240 BB    140 Beacon Street: At rear elevation repoint masonry.

    22.0260 BB    172 Beacon Street: At front façade and rear elevation repoint masonry.

    22.0280 BB    458 Beacon Street: At rear elevation replace four first-story one-over-one non-historic wood windows in-kind.

    22.0268 BB    651 Boylston Street: Replace existing previously-approved exterior chairs, tables, and umbrellas with new chairs, tables, and umbrellas enclosed plan.

    22.0269 BB    655 Boylston Street: Replace existing previously-approved exterior chairs, tables, and umbrellas with new chairs, tables, and umbrellas enclosed plan.

    22.0233 BB    28 Commonwealth Avenue: At front façade repair masonry and replace cement sidewalk with brick sidewalk.

    22.0254 BB    308 Commonwealth Avenue: At front façade replace existing handrail at steps and install additional handrail at upper steps

    22.0256 BB     333 Commonwealth Avenue: At front façade repair masonry.

    22.0239 BB    199 Marlborough Street: Repoint and repair masonry; replace deteriorated sections of wood trim in-kind; repair windows; and repaint windows and trim to match existing color.

    22.0306 BB    236 Marlborough Street: At rear elevation repoint masonry.

    22.0287 BB    376 Marlborough Street: At rooftop addition replace two non-historic wood doors in-kind.

    22.0209 BB    149 Newbury Street: Demolish existing guard shack building, perimeter fence, concrete curbs, brick piers, concrete pavement, interior perimeter landscaping within the fence, and light fixtures.

    22.0206 BB    237 Newbury Street: At front facade install wall sign.

    22.0282 BB    254 Newbury Street: At roof install exhaust vent.

    22.0265 BB    270 Newbury Street: At front façade replace blade sign.

    22.0249 BB    279 Newbury Street: At front façade remove and repair bricks at patio, waterproof underground roof and reset bricks at patio.

  3. Ratificatiuon of 8/11/2021 Public Hearing Minutes
  4. Staff Updates
  5. Projected Adjournment - 8:00pm
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